Cost of living comparison

Vietnam

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South Korea

Incheon vs. Hanoi Cost of Living Summary

Incheon is 91.8% more expensive than Hanoi.

Restaurants: pay 2.6 times more in Incheon
Groceries: pay 2.7 times more in Incheon
Transportation: pay 69.2% more in Incheon
Housing: pay 84.8% more in Incheon
Childcare: pay 1.3% more in Incheon
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.3 times more in Incheon
Clothing: pay 27.4% more in Incheon

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

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Incheon vs. Hanoi Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.6 times more for restaurants

	Hanoi	Incheon
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$1.89 ₫49,631	$6.72 ₩9,464	+254.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.32 ₫113K	$6.30 ₩8,866	+45.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.47 ₫12,408	$1.32 ₩1,853	+178.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.25 ₫6,444	$0.66 ₩923	+166.7%
Average			+161.3%

Hanoi vs. Incheon - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.7 times more for groceries

	Hanoi	Incheon
Bread 1 loaf	$0.91 ₫23,728	$2.95 ₩4,151	+225.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.95 ₫130K	$6.79 ₩9,563	+37.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.27 ₫138K	$7.85 ₩11,048	+48.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.51 ₫39,499	$2.93 ₩4,128	+94.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.59 ₫41,631	$2.94 ₩4,142	+85.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.44 ₫37,610	$3.26 ₩4,594	+127.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.47 ₫12,320	$1.28 ₩1,807	+173.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.66 ₫17,317	$2.35 ₩3,311	+255.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.50 ₫13,098	$2.77 ₩3,903	+454.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.44 ₫11,578	$1.50 ₩2,109	+239.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.46 ₫12,082	$0.86 ₩1,205	+85.6%
Average			+166.0%

Hanoi vs. Incheon - Cost of groceries

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pay 69.2% more for transportation

	Hanoi	Incheon
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.20 ₫83,973	$4.43 ₩6,233	+38.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$7.58 ₫199K	$24.79 ₩34,900	+227.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,880.00 ₫993M	$25,072.36 ₩35M	-33.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.61 ₫147K	$8.16 ₩11,482	+45.5%
Average			+69.2%

Hanoi vs. Incheon - Cost of transportation

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pay 84.8% more for housing

	Hanoi	Incheon
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$8.67 ₫227K	$19.81 ₩27,893	+128.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$348.52 ₫9M	$539.51 ₩760K	+54.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$258.44 ₫7M	$373.33 ₩526K	+44.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$56.25 ₫1M	$118.88 ₩167K	+111.4%
Average			+84.8%

Hanoi vs. Incheon - Cost of housing

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pay 1.3% more for childcare

	Hanoi	Incheon
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$231.49 ₫6M	$254.87 ₩359K	+10.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$11,784.89 ₫309M	$10,906.99 ₩15M	-7.4%
Average			+1.3%

Hanoi vs. Incheon - Cost of childcare

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pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports

	Hanoi	Incheon
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$0.95 ₫24,816	$3.17 ₩4,467	+235.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.79 ₫46,964	$3.48 ₩4,898	+94.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.33 ₫34,742	$3.18 ₩4,483	+140.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$27.93 ₫732K	$32.02 ₩45,087	+14.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.79 ₫99,263	$10.61 ₩14,942	+180.2%
Average			+132.9%

Hanoi vs. Incheon - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 27.4% more for clothing

	Hanoi	Incheon
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$41.82 ₫1M	$49.77 ₩70,064	+19.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$22.94 ₫601K	$39.49 ₩55,598	+72.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$86.52 ₫2M	$70.50 ₩99,256	-18.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$72.39 ₫2M	$99.06 ₩139K	+36.8%
Average			+27.4%

Hanoi vs. Incheon - Cost of clothing

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