Hanoi vs London - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hanoi London
🚶 Cost of living one person
$702
$3740
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1807
$8537
🏠 One person rent
$342
$2516
🏘️ Family rent
$601
$4294
🍽️ Food expenses
$219
$631
🚐 Transport expenses
$63
$412
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$369
$3678
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
72
100
😀 Quality of life
65
96
🏙️ Population
8.72M
8.8M

The cost of living in Hanoi is 81% less expensive than in London. Cities ranked 7229th and 20th ($702 vs $3740) 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 0.5 months in Hanoi compared to 1 months in London. Hanoi ranked 3rd best city to live in Vietnam vs London ranked 1st in the United Kingdom, while ranked 5251st and 12th 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
$2.02
$22.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.5
$98
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.59
$11.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$9.2
☕ Cappuccino
$1.86
$5.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$3.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$367
$2958
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$268
$2140
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$674
$4865
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$484
$3773
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.5
$169
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$69.9
$260
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.3
$42.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.28%
4.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3941
$20369
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2307
$10989
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.39
$4.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.68
$105
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.52
$31.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.8
$1.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.41
$1.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.88
$2.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$2.42
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.47
$5.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$13.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.81
$9.98
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$18.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.24
$3.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$2.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$3.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$1.46
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$1.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.97
$3.79
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.4
$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.95
$3.33
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.4
$23.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.77
$4.84
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.09
$6.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.53
$2.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1
$3.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27.2
$68.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.96
$20.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$43.1
$79.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.38
$15.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$43.8
$117
👟 Brand Sneakers
$85.8
$122
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$294
$2594
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12836
$30567

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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

Cities near London

Distance City Cost of living
1.3 km or 0.8 mi Westminster
$3038
11 km or 7 mi Wimbledon
$2559
13 km or 8.3 mi Richmond
$2498
15 km or 9.3 mi Croydon
$2564
16 km or 10 mi Greenford
$2419
19 km or 12 mi Ewell
$2417
21 km or 13 mi Coulsdon
$2406
23 km or 14 mi Esher
$2395
24 km or 15 mi Walton-on-Thames
$2382
25 km or 15 mi Watford
$2661
27 km or 17 mi Upminster
$2336
28 km or 17 mi Rickmansworth
$2426
31 km or 19 mi St Albans
$2490
32 km or 20 mi Grays
$2227
32 km or 20 mi Hertford
$2271
32 km or 20 mi Slough
$2345
32 km or 20 mi Brentwood
$2675
35 km or 22 mi Harlow
$2152
35 km or 22 mi Gravesend
$2259
35 km or 22 mi Hemel Hempstead
$2321
37 km or 23 mi Woking
$2567
38 km or 24 mi Harpenden
$2276
40 km or 25 mi Billericay
$2260
41 km or 25 mi Maidenhead
$2846
43 km or 27 mi East Grinstead
$2265
43 km or 27 mi Basildon
$2188
43 km or 27 mi Guildford
$2622
44 km or 27 mi Crawley
$2385
44 km or 27 mi Stevenage
$2262
44 km or 27 mi Bracknell
$2485
44 km or 28 mi Rochester
$1860
44 km or 28 mi Tonbridge
$2191
45 km or 28 mi High Wycombe
$2215
46 km or 28 mi Bishop's Stortford
$2223
46 km or 28 mi Luton
$2212
47 km or 29 mi Chatham
$2576
49 km or 30 mi Chelmsford
$2111
49 km or 30 mi Gillingham
$2377
49 km or 30 mi Godalming
$2472
49 km or 31 mi Farnborough
$2199