Cost of living comparison

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Daegu vs. Hanoi Cost of Living Summary

Daegu is 2.4 times more expensive than Hanoi.

Restaurants
pay 2.8 times more in Daegu
Groceries
pay 3.1 times more in Daegu
Transportation
pay 3.2 times more in Daegu
Housing
pay 75.0% more in Daegu
Childcare
pay 72.8% more in Daegu
Entertainment and Sports
pay 2.5 times more in Daegu
Clothing
pay 64.9% more in Daegu

The cost of transportation, groceries, restaurants, entertainment and sports, housing, and childcare in Daegu are more expensive than in Hanoi. Notably, transportation, groceries, and restaurants are significantly more expensive in Daegu.

Daegu vs. Hanoi Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Daegu instead of Hanoi, you would:

pay 2.8 times more for restaurants

 
Hanoi
Daegu
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $1.89
₫49,291
$6.72
₩9,317
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$4.32
₫112K
$5.48
₩7,600
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.47
₫12,323
$1.48
₩2,047

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pay 3.1 times more for groceries

 
Hanoi
Daegu
Bread
1 loaf
$0.91
₫23,565
$4.50
₩6,243
Local cheese (8 oz) $4.95
₫129K
$5.54
₩7,674
Milk (1 gallon) $5.27
₫137K
$8.81
₩12,217

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pay 3.2 times more for transportation

 
Hanoi
Daegu
Gasoline (1 gallon) $3.20
₫83,397
$4.32
₩5,993
Monthly public transit pass $7.58
₫197K
$70.76
₩98,071
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $37,880.00
₫986M
$26,696.92
₩37M

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pay 75.0% more for housing

 
Hanoi
Daegu
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$8.67
₫226K
$19.81
₩27,460
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $348.52
₫9M
$379.34
₩526K
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $258.44
₫7M
$249.67
₩346K

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pay 72.8% more for childcare

 
Hanoi
Daegu
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $231.49
₫6M
$254.87
₩353K
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $11,784.89
₫307M
$27,763.25
₩38M

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pay 2.5 times more for entertainment and sports

 
Hanoi
Daegu
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $0.95
₫24,645
$3.54
₩4,904
Cappuccino in mid-range area $1.79
₫46,642
$3.46
₩4,795
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$1.33
₫34,504
$3.18
₩4,413

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pay 64.9% more for clothing

 
Hanoi
Daegu
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$41.82
₫1M
$53.11
₩73,608
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$22.94
₫597K
$47.76
₩66,198
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$86.52
₫2M
$91.70
₩127K

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: September 2026
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