Hanoi vs London - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hanoi London
🚶 Cost of living one person
$652
$3851
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1681
$8597
🏠 One person rent
$302
$2689
🏘️ Family rent
$530
$4575
🍽️ Food expenses
$208
$592
🚐 Transport expenses
$63.4
$400
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$371
$4336
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
72
100
😀 Quality of life
65
99
🏙️ Population
8.44M
8.8M

The cost of living in Hanoi is 83% less expensive than in London. Cities ranked 7418th and 8th ($652 vs $3851) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Vietnam and the United Kingdom, respectively. Check Vietnam vs the United Kingdom comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Hanoi compared to 1.1 months in London. Hanoi ranked 2nd best city to live in Vietnam vs London ranked 1st in the United Kingdom, while ranked 5259th and 5th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hanoi vs London

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Hanoi London
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.9
$22.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.7
$91.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.49
$10.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$9.11
☕ Cappuccino
$1.81
$5.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$3.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$319
$3237
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$233
$2291
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$583
$4710
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$422
$4163
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$43.6
$170
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$67.2
$264
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.69
$39.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.3%
4.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3417
$21687
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2001
$11040
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$4.04
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.52
$101
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.6
$31.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.83
$1.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.36
$1.65
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.89
$2.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$2.38
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.51
$5.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.83
$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.57
$9.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$15.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.3
$3.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.72
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$3.18
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$3.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$1.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$1.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$1.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.94
$3.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.1
$13.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$3.12
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.33
$22.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.72
$4.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.05
$6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.51
$2.76
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.99
$2.97
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$28.2
$59
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.8
$18.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$42.2
$69.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.27
$16.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$43.7
$110
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.8
$120
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$253
$2511
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11154
$27583

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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

Cities near London

Distance City Cost of living
1.3 km or 0.8 mi Westminster
$2960
11 km or 7 mi Wimbledon
$2512
13 km or 8.3 mi Richmond
$2449
15 km or 9.3 mi Croydon
$2514
16 km or 10 mi Greenford
$2435
19 km or 12 mi Ewell
$2367
21 km or 13 mi Coulsdon
$2352
23 km or 14 mi Esher
$2337
24 km or 15 mi Walton-on-Thames
$2326
25 km or 15 mi Watford
$2633
27 km or 17 mi Upminster
$2299
28 km or 17 mi Rickmansworth
$2374
31 km or 19 mi St Albans
$2456
32 km or 20 mi Grays
$2200
32 km or 20 mi Hertford
$2197
32 km or 20 mi Slough
$2273
32 km or 20 mi Brentwood
$2655
35 km or 22 mi Harlow
$2091
35 km or 22 mi Gravesend
$2176
35 km or 22 mi Hemel Hempstead
$2274
37 km or 23 mi Woking
$2515
38 km or 24 mi Harpenden
$2224
40 km or 25 mi Billericay
$2205
41 km or 25 mi Maidenhead
$2785
43 km or 27 mi East Grinstead
$2206
43 km or 27 mi Basildon
$2164
43 km or 27 mi Guildford
$2559
44 km or 27 mi Crawley
$2275
44 km or 27 mi Stevenage
$2223
44 km or 27 mi Bracknell
$2469
44 km or 28 mi Rochester
$1780
44 km or 28 mi Tonbridge
$2118
45 km or 28 mi High Wycombe
$2122
46 km or 28 mi Bishop's Stortford
$2132
46 km or 28 mi Luton
$2160
47 km or 29 mi Chatham
$2419
49 km or 30 mi Chelmsford
$2000
49 km or 30 mi Gillingham
$2245
49 km or 30 mi Godalming
$2416
49 km or 31 mi Farnborough
$2165