Cost of living comparison
Seoul is 2.3 times more expensive than Hanoi.
If you lived in Seoul instead of Hanoi, you would:
pay 3.0 times more for restaurants
|
Hanoi
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.98
₫50,344
|
$7.88
₩11,395
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.75
₫120,825
|
$6.09
₩8,805
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.44
₫11,277
|
$1.59
₩2,295
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.26
₫6,545
|
$0.84
₩1,216
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for groceries
|
Hanoi
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.03
₫26,172
|
$3.10
₩4,477
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.00
₫127,331
|
$6.52
₩9,436
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.30
₫134,897
|
$8.06
₩11,656
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.59
₫40,366
|
$3.06
₩4,424
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.59
₫40,567
|
$4.74
₩6,851
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.72
₫43,784
|
$3.30
₩4,770
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.46
₫11,769
|
$1.55
₩2,241
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.76
₫19,428
|
$2.44
₩3,530
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
₫12,392
|
$2.68
₩3,883
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
₫11,593
|
$1.73
₩2,503
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
₫13,701
|
$1.39
₩2,006
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for transportation
|
Hanoi
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.47
₫88,270
|
$4.59
₩6,636
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$7.91
₫201,374
|
$44.40
₩64,228
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$39,554.95
₫1,006,871,696
|
$27,023.07
₩39,086,703
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.38
₫136,935
|
$8.02
₩11,602
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for housing
|
Hanoi
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$9.00
₫229,196
|
$22.27
₩32,217
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$338.66
₫8,620,653
|
$883.18
₩1,277,448
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$239.31
₫6,091,574
|
$490.54
₩709,526
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$58.28
₫1,483,470
|
$133.35
₩192,884
|
|
pay 63.8% more for childcare
|
Hanoi
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$243.92
₫6,209,042
|
$385.48
₩557,567
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,260.72
₫312,096,663
|
$20,782.92
₩30,060,827
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Hanoi
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.99
₫25,172
|
$3.58
₩5,180
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.83
₫46,665
|
$3.60
₩5,210
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.38
₫35,241
|
$3.22
₩4,662
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$26.31
₫669,650
|
$53.73
₩77,715
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.15
₫105,722
|
$10.74
₩15,539
|
|
pay 43.9% more for clothing
|
Hanoi
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$36.72
₫934,740
|
$59.13
₩85,523
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.37
₫671,248
|
$46.64
₩67,467
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.93
₫2,365,553
|
$86.69
₩125,395
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$86.41
₫2,199,627
|
$124.89
₩180,644
|
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