Edinburgh vs Hanoi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Edinburgh Hanoi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2295
$694
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5636
$1821
🏠 One person rent
$1360
$340
🏘️ Family rent
$2398
$602
🍽️ Food expenses
$601
$212
🚐 Transport expenses
$153
$64.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3514
$505
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
88
72
😀 Quality of life
92
67
🏙️ Population
488K
8.72M

The cost of living in Edinburgh is 231% more expensive than in Hanoi. Cities ranked 1307th and 7314th ($2295 vs $694) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 38th and 3rd 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 1.5 months in Edinburgh compared to 0.7 months in Hanoi. Edinburgh ranked 11th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Hanoi ranked 2nd in Vietnam, while ranked 83rd and 4766th 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
$22.3
$2.09
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$90
$26.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.2
$4.49
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.34
$0.99
☕ Cappuccino
$5
$1.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.58
$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1471
$384
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1081
$260
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2686
$687
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1966
$478
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$158
$46.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$245
$72.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.1
$8.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.86%
7.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6647
$4545
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4795
$2658
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.96
$0.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$94.6
$8.74
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.2
$5.37
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.99
$0.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.85
$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.01
$0.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$0.82
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.15
$1.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$3.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.8
$9.48
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.97
$3.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$1.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.29
$1.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.81
$1.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$0.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$1.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.1
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.31
$0.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.9
$13.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.83
$0.91
🚬 Cigarette pack
$22.4
$1.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.15
$1.88
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.71
$3.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.27
$1.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.65
$1.14
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.3
$26.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15
$3.83
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$112
$43.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$22.6
$3.98
👖 Brand Jeans
$94.7
$46
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$82.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1749
$341
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$25458
$14773

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Cities near Edinburgh

Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Kirkcaldy
$1794
21 km or 13 mi Livingston
$1760
21 km or 13 mi Dunfermline
$1750
42 km or 26 mi Alloa
$1842
49 km or 30 mi Cumbernauld
$1611
49 km or 31 mi Stirling
$1835
52 km or 32 mi Perth
$1640
56 km or 35 mi Hamilton
$1831
59 km or 37 mi Dundee
$1593
65 km or 40 mi East Kilbride
$1878
66 km or 41 mi Glasgow
$2114
78 km or 48 mi Paisley
$1885
89 km or 56 mi Kilmarnock
$1600
98 km or 61 mi Greenock
$1647
99 km or 61 mi Irvine
$1704
102 km or 63 mi Dumfries
$1456
105 km or 65 mi Ayr
$1586
120 km or 74 mi Carlisle
$1596
147 km or 91 mi Newcastle upon Tyne
$1979
149 km or 93 mi Aberdeen
$1806
150 km or 93 mi Gateshead
$1943
153 km or 95 mi Tynemouth
$1784
153 km or 95 mi Jarrow
$1820
154 km or 96 mi South Shields
$1777
158 km or 98 mi Washington
$1778
158 km or 98 mi Whitehaven
$1798
164 km or 102 mi Sunderland
$1554
166 km or 103 mi Durham
$1872
173 km or 107 mi Bishop Auckland
$1742
182 km or 113 mi Inverness
$2005
189 km or 117 mi Hartlepool
$1417
189 km or 117 mi Elgin
$1523
190 km or 118 mi Darlington
$1404
194 km or 121 mi Stockton-on-Tees
$1424
197 km or 123 mi Middlesbrough
$1741
211 km or 131 mi Morecambe
$1834
212 km or 132 mi Bangor
$1485
213 km or 132 mi Lancaster
$1791
216 km or 134 mi Douglas
$2236
224 km or 139 mi Newtownabbey
$1820

Cities near Hanoi

Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Bac Ninh
$594
52 km or 32 mi Hai Duong
$586
56 km or 35 mi Viet Tri
$582
64 km or 40 mi Thai Nguyen
$467
75 km or 47 mi Nam Dinh
$599
83 km or 51 mi Thai Binh
$583
89 km or 55 mi Haiphong
$564
129 km or 80 mi Ha Long
$579
135 km or 84 mi Thanh Hoa
$593
150 km or 93 mi Cam Pha
$574
221 km or 137 mi Chongzuo
$592
254 km or 158 mi Sa Pa
$553
262 km or 163 mi Vinh
$583
263 km or 163 mi Fangchenggang
$602
298 km or 185 mi Ha Tinh
$560
305 km or 190 mi Qinzhou
$617
308 km or 192 mi Wenshan
$579
324 km or 201 mi Nanning
$580
330 km or 205 mi Baise
$589
341 km or 212 mi Beihai
$679
402 km or 250 mi Dong Hoi
$495
406 km or 252 mi Luang Prabang
$1261
418 km or 259 mi Thakhek
$968
424 km or 263 mi Vang Vieng
$1033
451 km or 281 mi Guigang
$714
461 km or 286 mi Laibin
$620
462 km or 287 mi Xingyi
$577
468 km or 291 mi Hechi
$593
474 km or 294 mi Zhanjiang
$824
479 km or 298 mi Yulin
$751
480 km or 298 mi Haikou
$711
481 km or 299 mi Vientiane
$968
492 km or 306 mi Sanya
$782
501 km or 311 mi Yuxi
$607
516 km or 321 mi Udon Thani
$564
518 km or 322 mi Liuzhou
$601
528 km or 328 mi Gaozhou
$802
531 km or 330 mi Maoming
$797
533 km or 331 mi Jinghong
$591
539 km or 335 mi Hue
$375