Edinburgh vs Hanoi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Edinburgh Hanoi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2331
$702
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5693
$1807
🏠 One person rent
$1375
$342
🏘️ Family rent
$2392
$601
🍽️ Food expenses
$609
$219
🚐 Transport expenses
$161
$63
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3706
$369
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
88
72
😀 Quality of life
93
65
🏙️ Population
488K
8.72M

The cost of living in Edinburgh is 232% more expensive than in Hanoi. Cities ranked 1221st and 7229th ($2331 vs $702) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 37th and 2nd in the United Kingdom and Vietnam, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs Vietnam comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Edinburgh compared to 0.5 months in Hanoi. Edinburgh ranked 8th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Hanoi ranked 3rd in Vietnam, while ranked 77th and 5251st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Edinburgh vs Hanoi

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Edinburgh Hanoi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$22.7
$2.02
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$91.7
$30.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.1
$4.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.38
$0.96
☕ Cappuccino
$5.19
$1.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.84
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1465
$367
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1087
$268
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2613
$674
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1964
$484
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$170
$45.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$256
$69.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$42.9
$9.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.92%
8.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6800
$3941
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4921
$2307
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.01
$0.39
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$96.6
$7.68
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.5
$5.52
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.93
$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.77
$1.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.74
$0.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$0.84
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.76
$1.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.5
$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$3.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.6
$10.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$3.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$1.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$1.39
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.99
$1.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$0.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$0.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.09
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.33
$0.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.6
$15.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.73
$0.95
🚬 Cigarette pack
$21.3
$1.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.08
$1.77
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.83
$3.09
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.28
$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.66
$1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50
$27.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15
$3.96
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$114
$43.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$23.3
$4.38
👖 Brand Jeans
$105
$43.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$116
$85.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1708
$294
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$26404
$12836

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Cities near Edinburgh

Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Kirkcaldy
$1821
21 km or 13 mi Livingston
$1784
21 km or 13 mi Dunfermline
$1782
42 km or 26 mi Alloa
$1862
49 km or 30 mi Cumbernauld
$1652
49 km or 31 mi Stirling
$1852
52 km or 32 mi Perth
$1656
56 km or 35 mi Hamilton
$1854
59 km or 37 mi Dundee
$1585
65 km or 40 mi East Kilbride
$1902
66 km or 41 mi Glasgow
$2121
78 km or 48 mi Paisley
$1906
89 km or 56 mi Kilmarnock
$1568
98 km or 61 mi Greenock
$1645
99 km or 61 mi Irvine
$1707
102 km or 63 mi Dumfries
$1490
105 km or 65 mi Ayr
$1588
120 km or 74 mi Carlisle
$1655
147 km or 91 mi Newcastle upon Tyne
$2012
149 km or 93 mi Aberdeen
$1848
150 km or 93 mi Gateshead
$1975
153 km or 95 mi Tynemouth
$1803
153 km or 95 mi Jarrow
$1827
154 km or 96 mi South Shields
$1784
158 km or 98 mi Washington
$1784
158 km or 98 mi Whitehaven
$1771
164 km or 102 mi Sunderland
$1573
166 km or 103 mi Durham
$1964
173 km or 107 mi Bishop Auckland
$1755
182 km or 113 mi Inverness
$2053
189 km or 117 mi Hartlepool
$1415
189 km or 117 mi Elgin
$1540
190 km or 118 mi Darlington
$1430
194 km or 121 mi Stockton-on-Tees
$1450
197 km or 123 mi Middlesbrough
$1727
211 km or 131 mi Morecambe
$1873
212 km or 132 mi Bangor
$1496
213 km or 132 mi Lancaster
$1819
216 km or 134 mi Douglas
$2265
224 km or 139 mi Newtownabbey
$1892

Cities near Hanoi

Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Bac Ninh
$597
52 km or 32 mi Hai Duong
$587
56 km or 35 mi Viet Tri
$590
64 km or 40 mi Thai Nguyen
$476
75 km or 47 mi Nam Dinh
$602
83 km or 51 mi Thai Binh
$587
89 km or 55 mi Haiphong
$571
129 km or 80 mi Ha Long
$585
135 km or 84 mi Thanh Hoa
$601
150 km or 93 mi Cam Pha
$577
221 km or 137 mi Chongzuo
$580
254 km or 158 mi Sa Pa
$563
262 km or 163 mi Vinh
$590
263 km or 163 mi Fangchenggang
$592
298 km or 185 mi Ha Tinh
$567
305 km or 190 mi Qinzhou
$605
308 km or 192 mi Wenshan
$575
324 km or 201 mi Nanning
$564
330 km or 205 mi Baise
$578
341 km or 212 mi Beihai
$664
402 km or 250 mi Dong Hoi
$496
406 km or 252 mi Luang Prabang
$1269
418 km or 259 mi Thakhek
$1038
424 km or 263 mi Vang Vieng
$1082
451 km or 281 mi Guigang
$699
461 km or 286 mi Laibin
$608
462 km or 287 mi Xingyi
$574
468 km or 291 mi Hechi
$584
474 km or 294 mi Zhanjiang
$805
479 km or 298 mi Yulin
$738
480 km or 298 mi Haikou
$694
481 km or 299 mi Vientiane
$1056
492 km or 306 mi Sanya
$774
501 km or 311 mi Yuxi
$600
516 km or 321 mi Udon Thani
$581
518 km or 322 mi Liuzhou
$587
528 km or 328 mi Gaozhou
$790
531 km or 330 mi Maoming
$789
533 km or 331 mi Jinghong
$590
539 km or 335 mi Hue
$380