Cost of living comparison
Hanoi is 41.2% cheaper than Seoul.
If you lived in Hanoi instead of Seoul, you would:
pay 52.8% less for restaurants
Seoul
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.84
₩9,439
|
$2.13
₫53,366
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.08
₩8,390
|
$5.54
₫138,751
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.56
₩2,158
|
$0.48
₫12,123
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.82
₩1,129
|
$0.29
₫7,253
|
|
pay 55.1% less for groceries
Seoul
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.17
₩4,380
|
$1.03
₫25,652
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.72
₩7,892
|
$6.19
₫155,028
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.47
₩11,695
|
$5.49
₫137,368
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.83
₩5,291
|
$1.62
₫40,655
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.85
₩6,698
|
$1.71
₫42,860
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.90
₩3,997
|
$1.53
₫38,307
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.67
₩2,301
|
$0.55
₫13,888
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.82
₩3,887
|
$0.79
₫19,738
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.77
₩3,818
|
$0.57
₫14,161
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.68
₩2,324
|
$0.48
₫12,071
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.38
₩1,902
|
$0.65
₫16,339
|
|
pay 26.4% less for transportation
Seoul
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.41
₩7,467
|
$4.32
₫108,123
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$41.78
₩57,681
|
$8.53
₫213,464
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,904.23
₩44,046,975
|
$42,650.00
₫1,067,317,526
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.96
₩12,375
|
$5.42
₫135,549
|
|
pay 57.8% less for housing
Seoul
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$21.92
₩30,256
|
$9.48
₫237,145
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$768.77
₩1,061,366
|
$379.24
₫9,490,532
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$592.83
₩818,468
|
$207.16
₫5,184,114
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$138.80
₩191,621
|
$57.72
₫1,444,527
|
|
pay 31.9% less for childcare
Seoul
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$384.99
₩531,513
|
$242.78
₫6,075,500
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,449.76
₩25,471,738
|
$13,468.11
₫337,039,886
|
|
pay 56.1% less for entertainment and sports
Seoul
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.80
₩5,244
|
$0.85
₫21,346
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.92
₩5,419
|
$2.06
₫51,429
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.42
₩4,719
|
$1.49
₫37,356
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$52.16
₩72,016
|
$29.54
₫739,340
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.63
₩14,682
|
$4.69
₫117,405
|
|
pay 8.4% less for clothing
Seoul
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$60.78
₩83,907
|
$44.14
₫1,104,674
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.57
₩60,158
|
$35.28
₫882,963
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$72.02
₩99,424
|
$94.54
₫2,365,887
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$114.47
₩158,033
|
$93.36
₫2,336,239
|
|
Change currency:
ASK THE ELSEWHERE COMMUNITY
Join the Elsewhere community and ask a question about Hanoi or Seoul. It's a free, question-and-answer based forum to discuss what life is like in countries and cities around the world.