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
₩8,930
|
$2.13
₫50,076
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.08
₩7,937
|
$5.54
₫130,198
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.56
₩2,042
|
$0.48
₫11,376
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.82
₩1,068
|
$0.29
₫6,806
|
|
pay 55.1% less for groceries
|
Seoul
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.17
₩4,144
|
$1.03
₫24,071
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.72
₩7,466
|
$6.19
₫145,472
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.47
₩11,064
|
$5.49
₫128,900
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.83
₩5,005
|
$1.62
₫38,149
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.85
₩6,337
|
$1.71
₫40,218
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.90
₩3,782
|
$1.53
₫35,945
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.67
₩2,177
|
$0.55
₫13,032
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.82
₩3,677
|
$0.79
₫18,521
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.77
₩3,612
|
$0.57
₫13,288
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.68
₩2,199
|
$0.48
₫11,327
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.38
₩1,799
|
$0.65
₫15,332
|
|
pay 26.4% less for transportation
|
Seoul
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.41
₩7,064
|
$4.32
₫101,459
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$41.78
₩54,570
|
$8.53
₫200,305
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,904.23
₩41,671,706
|
$42,650.00
₫1,001,526,428
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.96
₩11,708
|
$5.42
₫127,194
|
|
pay 57.8% less for housing
|
Seoul
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$21.92
₩28,625
|
$9.48
₫222,527
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$768.77
₩1,004,131
|
$379.24
₫8,905,521
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$592.83
₩774,331
|
$207.16
₫4,864,557
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$138.80
₩181,288
|
$57.72
₫1,355,484
|
|
pay 31.9% less for childcare
|
Seoul
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$384.99
₩502,851
|
$242.78
₫5,700,997
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,449.76
₩24,098,153
|
$13,468.11
₫316,264,228
|
|
pay 56.1% less for entertainment and sports
|
Seoul
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.80
₩4,961
|
$0.85
₫20,031
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.92
₩5,126
|
$2.06
₫48,259
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.42
₩4,465
|
$1.49
₫35,053
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$52.16
₩68,132
|
$29.54
₫693,766
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.63
₩13,891
|
$4.69
₫110,168
|
|
pay 8.4% less for clothing
|
Seoul
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$60.78
₩79,383
|
$44.14
₫1,036,580
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.57
₩56,914
|
$35.28
₫828,536
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$72.02
₩94,063
|
$94.54
₫2,220,050
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$114.47
₩149,511
|
$93.36
₫2,192,230
|
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