Hanoi vs London - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hanoi London
🚶 Cost of living one person
$647
$3296
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1916
$7841
🏠 One person rent
$292
$2211
🏘️ Family rent
$744
$4100
🍽️ Food expenses
$217
$551
🚐 Transport expenses
$64.6
$375
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$439
$4153
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
71
100
😀 Quality of life
62
99
🏙️ Population
8.44M
8.8M

The cost of living in Hanoi is 80% less expensive than in London. Cities ranked 7236th and 58th ($647 vs $3296) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 2nd 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 0.7 months in Hanoi compared to 1.3 months in London. Hanoi ranked 2nd best city to live in Vietnam vs London ranked 1st in the United Kingdom, while ranked 4848th and 4th 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
$1.94
$21.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.4
$84
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.31
$9.67
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$8.03
☕ Cappuccino
$1.82
$4.64
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$2.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$302
$2704
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$221
$1831
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$826
$5123
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$623
$3478
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.9
$167
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$71.2
$255
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.01
$38.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.39%
5.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2965
$20412
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1710
$10524
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$3.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.82
$91.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.48
$30.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.9
$1.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.42
$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.98
$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$2.25
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.57
$4.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.7
$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.78
$8.95
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$13.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.46
$2.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$2.99
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$3.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$1.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$1.1
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.98
$2.87
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.8
$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.88
$2.74
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.38
$20.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.79
$3.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.15
$5.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.55
$2.7
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.02
$2.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$28.7
$55.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.9
$17.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.9
$69.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.44
$15.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$42
$97.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.6
$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$259
$2250
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12394
$26090

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HanoiLondon

Cost of living

$349

$907

$6.64K

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Cities near Hanoi

Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Bac Ninh
$513
52 km or 32 mi Hai Duong
$554
56 km or 35 mi Viet Tri
$592
64 km or 40 mi Thai Nguyen
$570
75 km or 47 mi Nam Dinh
$496
83 km or 51 mi Thai Binh
$513
89 km or 55 mi Haiphong
$591
129 km or 80 mi Ha Long
$582
135 km or 84 mi Thanh Hoa
$563
150 km or 93 mi Cam Pha
$569
221 km or 137 mi Chongzuo
$564
254 km or 158 mi Sa Pa
$553
262 km or 163 mi Vinh
$579
263 km or 163 mi Fangchenggang
$573
298 km or 185 mi Ha Tinh
$558
305 km or 190 mi Qinzhou
$592
308 km or 192 mi Wenshan
$575
324 km or 201 mi Nanning
$549
330 km or 205 mi Baise
$571
341 km or 212 mi Beihai
$642
402 km or 250 mi Dong Hoi
$500
406 km or 252 mi Luang Prabang
$1253
418 km or 259 mi Thakhek
$1161
424 km or 263 mi Vang Vieng
$1183
451 km or 281 mi Guigang
$702
461 km or 286 mi Laibin
$598
462 km or 287 mi Xingyi
$571
468 km or 291 mi Hechi
$575
474 km or 294 mi Zhanjiang
$764
479 km or 298 mi Yulin
$771
480 km or 298 mi Haikou
$650
481 km or 299 mi Vientiane
$1163
492 km or 306 mi Sanya
$763
501 km or 311 mi Yuxi
$611
516 km or 321 mi Udon Thani
$543
518 km or 322 mi Liuzhou
$579
528 km or 328 mi Gaozhou
$761
531 km or 330 mi Maoming
$756
533 km or 331 mi Jinghong
$604
539 km or 335 mi Hue
$393

Cities near London

Distance City Cost of living
1.3 km or 0.8 mi Westminster
$2868
11 km or 7 mi Wimbledon
$2332
13 km or 8.3 mi Richmond
$2273
15 km or 9.3 mi Croydon
$2414
16 km or 10 mi Greenford
$2209
19 km or 12 mi Ewell
$2207
21 km or 13 mi Coulsdon
$2214
23 km or 14 mi Esher
$2185
24 km or 15 mi Walton-on-Thames
$2182
25 km or 15 mi Watford
$2470
27 km or 17 mi Upminster
$2136
28 km or 17 mi Rickmansworth
$2217
31 km or 19 mi St Albans
$2261
32 km or 20 mi Grays
$2028
32 km or 20 mi Hertford
$2076
32 km or 20 mi Slough
$2112
32 km or 20 mi Brentwood
$2433
35 km or 22 mi Harlow
$2199
35 km or 22 mi Gravesend
$2035
35 km or 22 mi Hemel Hempstead
$2122
37 km or 23 mi Woking
$2429
38 km or 24 mi Harpenden
$2052
40 km or 25 mi Billericay
$2048
41 km or 25 mi Maidenhead
$2623
43 km or 27 mi East Grinstead
$2052
43 km or 27 mi Basildon
$1924
43 km or 27 mi Guildford
$2422
44 km or 27 mi Crawley
$2092
44 km or 27 mi Stevenage
$1987
44 km or 27 mi Bracknell
$2248
44 km or 28 mi Rochester
$1973
44 km or 28 mi Tonbridge
$2063
45 km or 28 mi High Wycombe
$2089
46 km or 28 mi Bishop's Stortford
$2062
46 km or 28 mi Luton
$1885
47 km or 29 mi Chatham
$2263
49 km or 30 mi Chelmsford
$1948
49 km or 30 mi Gillingham
$2135
49 km or 30 mi Godalming
$2344
49 km or 31 mi Farnborough
$2009