Cost of living comparison
Seoul is 2.3 times more expensive than Hanoi.
If you lived in Seoul instead of Hanoi, you would:
pay 2.9 times more for restaurants
|
Hanoi
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.96
₫49,708
|
$8.11
₩11,194
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.32
₫134,709
|
$5.90
₩8,141
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.46
₫11,584
|
$1.53
₩2,105
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.28
₫6,980
|
$0.82
₩1,135
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for groceries
|
Hanoi
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.01
₫25,625
|
$3.09
₩4,266
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.78
₫120,982
|
$6.06
₩8,361
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.22
₫132,058
|
$8.19
₩11,310
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.69
₫42,731
|
$3.27
₩4,517
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.68
₫42,464
|
$4.76
₩6,569
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.60
₫40,435
|
$3.12
₩4,306
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.46
₫11,759
|
$1.57
₩2,171
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.76
₫19,287
|
$2.58
₩3,562
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.47
₫11,982
|
$2.72
₩3,748
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
₫11,239
|
$1.91
₩2,633
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.58
₫14,656
|
$1.42
₩1,953
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for transportation
|
Hanoi
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.48
₫87,946
|
$4.69
₩6,471
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$7.86
₫198,833
|
$45.15
₩62,328
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$39,295.00
₫994,163,484
|
$27,815.53
₩38,394,890
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.34
₫135,206
|
$9.44
₩13,025
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for housing
|
Hanoi
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.56
₫216,623
|
$23.52
₩32,466
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$339.65
₫8,593,049
|
$873.53
₩1,205,765
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$203.41
₫5,146,258
|
$528.87
₩730,014
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$62.58
₫1,583,182
|
$140.47
₩193,896
|
|
pay 61.5% more for childcare
|
Hanoi
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$240.68
₫6,089,251
|
$381.75
₩526,945
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,685.27
₫320,937,276
|
$20,838.36
₩28,764,028
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Hanoi
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.98
₫24,854
|
$3.69
₩5,088
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.87
₫47,322
|
$3.88
₩5,351
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.38
₫34,796
|
$3.32
₩4,579
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$24.74
₫625,871
|
$52.67
₩72,696
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.72
₫119,300
|
$11.06
₩15,264
|
|
pay 48.8% more for clothing
|
Hanoi
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$31.89
₫806,725
|
$60.77
₩83,887
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.96
₫682,002
|
$44.72
₩61,724
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.38
₫2,109,609
|
$85.92
₩118,596
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$93.95
₫2,376,879
|
$127.28
₩175,685
|
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