Cost of living comparison

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Jeju vs. Hanoi Cost of Living Summary

Jeju is 2.2 times more expensive than Hanoi.

Restaurants
pay 4.2 times more in Jeju
Groceries
pay 2.0 times more in Jeju
Transportation
pay 33.8% more in Jeju
Housing
pay 92.7% more in Jeju
Childcare
pay 76.7% more in Jeju
Entertainment and Sports
pay 2.8 times more in Jeju
Clothing
pay 7.6% more in Jeju

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

Jeju vs. Hanoi Cost Breakdown

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

pay 4.2 times more for restaurants

 
Hanoi
Jeju
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $1.89
₫49,888
$6.37
₩9,603
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$4.32
₫114K
$4.00
₩6,029
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.47
₫12,472
$2.31
₩3,487

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pay 2.0 times more for groceries

 
Hanoi
Jeju
Bread
1 loaf
$0.91
₫23,850
$2.12
₩3,201
Local cheese (8 oz) $4.95
₫131K
??
Milk (1 gallon) $5.27
₫139K
$7.95
₩11,983

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pay 33.8% more for transportation

 
Hanoi
Jeju
Gasoline (1 gallon) $3.20
₫84,407
$4.57
₩6,891
Monthly public transit pass $7.58
₫200K
??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $37,880.00
₫998M
??

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pay 92.7% more for housing

 
Hanoi
Jeju
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$8.67
₫228K
$18.56
₩27,994
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $348.52
₫9M
$473.36
₩714K
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $258.44
₫7M
$382.08
₩576K

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pay 76.7% more for childcare

 
Hanoi
Jeju
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $231.49
₫6M
$353.07
₩532K
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $11,784.89
₫310M
$23,674.11
₩36M

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pay 2.8 times more for entertainment and sports

 
Hanoi
Jeju
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $0.95
₫24,944
$3.97
₩5,981
Cappuccino in mid-range area $1.79
₫47,207
$5.24
₩7,900
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$1.33
₫34,922
??

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pay 7.6% more for clothing

 
Hanoi
Jeju
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$41.82
₫1M
$48.82
₩73,627
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$22.94
₫604K
$28.30
₩42,682
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$86.52
₫2M
$62.97
₩94,968

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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: April 2026
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