Edinburgh vs Hanoi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Edinburgh Hanoi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2310
$652
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5713
$1681
🏠 One person rent
$1359
$302
🏘️ Family rent
$2393
$530
🍽️ Food expenses
$594
$208
🚐 Transport expenses
$166
$63.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3676
$371
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
88
72
😀 Quality of life
95
65
🏙️ Population
488K
8.44M

The cost of living in Edinburgh is 254% more expensive than in Hanoi. Cities ranked 1247th and 7418th ($2310 vs $652) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 32nd 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 0.6 months in Hanoi. Edinburgh ranked 5th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Hanoi ranked 2nd in Vietnam, while ranked 59th and 5259th 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
$21.6
$1.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$89.8
$26.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10
$4.49
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.41
$0.96
☕ Cappuccino
$5.01
$1.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.68
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1388
$319
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1053
$233
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2488
$583
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1942
$422
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$198
$43.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$300
$67.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.3
$8.69
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.08%
9.3%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6892
$3417
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4820
$2001
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.91
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$88.4
$7.52
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$27.7
$5.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.89
$0.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.71
$1.36
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.72
$0.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$0.83
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.63
$1.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$9.83
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$3.57
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.5
$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.05
$3.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.58
$1.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.4
$1.02
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$0.92
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$0.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.07
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.31
$0.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.4
$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.57
$0.91
🚬 Cigarette pack
$19.9
$1.33
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.11
$1.72
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.69
$3.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.26
$1.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.63
$0.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50
$28.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.7
$3.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$112
$42.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$22.5
$4.27
👖 Brand Jeans
$115
$43.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$120
$86.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1932
$253
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$23184
$11154

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Cities near Edinburgh

Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Kirkcaldy
$1768
21 km or 13 mi Livingston
$1775
21 km or 13 mi Dunfermline
$1728
42 km or 26 mi Alloa
$1762
49 km or 30 mi Cumbernauld
$1619
49 km or 31 mi Stirling
$1711
52 km or 32 mi Perth
$1641
56 km or 35 mi Hamilton
$1797
59 km or 37 mi Dundee
$1480
65 km or 40 mi East Kilbride
$1840
66 km or 41 mi Glasgow
$2058
78 km or 48 mi Paisley
$1837
89 km or 56 mi Kilmarnock
$1527
98 km or 61 mi Greenock
$1575
99 km or 61 mi Irvine
$1630
102 km or 63 mi Dumfries
$1485
105 km or 65 mi Ayr
$1522
120 km or 74 mi Carlisle
$1759
147 km or 91 mi Newcastle upon Tyne
$1963
149 km or 93 mi Aberdeen
$1769
150 km or 93 mi Gateshead
$1906
153 km or 95 mi Tynemouth
$1805
153 km or 95 mi Jarrow
$1825
154 km or 96 mi South Shields
$1780
158 km or 98 mi Washington
$1797
158 km or 98 mi Whitehaven
$1778
164 km or 102 mi Sunderland
$1602
166 km or 103 mi Durham
$2079
173 km or 107 mi Bishop Auckland
$1761
182 km or 113 mi Inverness
$2021
189 km or 117 mi Hartlepool
$1460
189 km or 117 mi Elgin
$1507
190 km or 118 mi Darlington
$1429
194 km or 121 mi Stockton-on-Tees
$1431
197 km or 123 mi Middlesbrough
$1638
211 km or 131 mi Morecambe
$1840
212 km or 132 mi Bangor
$1484
213 km or 132 mi Lancaster
$1839
216 km or 134 mi Douglas
$2205
224 km or 139 mi Newtownabbey
$1808

Cities near Hanoi

Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Bac Ninh
$558
52 km or 32 mi Hai Duong
$558
56 km or 35 mi Viet Tri
$569
64 km or 40 mi Thai Nguyen
$461
75 km or 47 mi Nam Dinh
$570
83 km or 51 mi Thai Binh
$556
89 km or 55 mi Haiphong
$562
129 km or 80 mi Ha Long
$559
135 km or 84 mi Thanh Hoa
$568
150 km or 93 mi Cam Pha
$551
221 km or 137 mi Chongzuo
$568
254 km or 158 mi Sa Pa
$529
262 km or 163 mi Vinh
$560
263 km or 163 mi Fangchenggang
$579
298 km or 185 mi Ha Tinh
$539
305 km or 190 mi Qinzhou
$590
308 km or 192 mi Wenshan
$563
324 km or 201 mi Nanning
$552
330 km or 205 mi Baise
$571
341 km or 212 mi Beihai
$652
402 km or 250 mi Dong Hoi
$483
406 km or 252 mi Luang Prabang
$1261
418 km or 259 mi Thakhek
$1139
424 km or 263 mi Vang Vieng
$1181
451 km or 281 mi Guigang
$693
461 km or 286 mi Laibin
$598
462 km or 287 mi Xingyi
$560
468 km or 291 mi Hechi
$574
474 km or 294 mi Zhanjiang
$790
479 km or 298 mi Yulin
$726
480 km or 298 mi Haikou
$677
481 km or 299 mi Vientiane
$1152
492 km or 306 mi Sanya
$758
501 km or 311 mi Yuxi
$586
516 km or 321 mi Udon Thani
$578
518 km or 322 mi Liuzhou
$574
528 km or 328 mi Gaozhou
$780
531 km or 330 mi Maoming
$773
533 km or 331 mi Jinghong
$577
539 km or 335 mi Hue
$372