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
₫50,216
|
$7.88
₩10,997
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.75
₫120,518
|
$6.09
₩8,498
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.44
₫11,248
|
$1.59
₩2,215
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.26
₫6,528
|
$0.84
₩1,174
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for groceries
|
Hanoi
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.03
₫26,105
|
$3.10
₩4,321
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.00
₫127,007
|
$6.52
₩9,107
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.30
₫134,555
|
$8.06
₩11,249
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.59
₫40,264
|
$3.06
₩4,269
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.59
₫40,464
|
$4.74
₩6,612
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.72
₫43,673
|
$3.30
₩4,603
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.46
₫11,739
|
$1.55
₩2,163
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.76
₫19,378
|
$2.44
₩3,407
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
₫12,361
|
$2.68
₩3,748
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
₫11,564
|
$1.73
₩2,416
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
₫13,667
|
$1.39
₩1,936
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for transportation
|
Hanoi
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.47
₫88,046
|
$4.59
₩6,405
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$7.91
₫200,863
|
$44.40
₩61,986
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$39,554.95
₫1,004,315,210
|
$27,023.07
₩37,722,173
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.38
₫136,587
|
$8.02
₩11,197
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for housing
|
Hanoi
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$9.00
₫228,614
|
$22.27
₩31,093
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$338.66
₫8,598,765
|
$883.18
₩1,232,852
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$239.31
₫6,076,107
|
$490.54
₩684,756
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$58.28
₫1,479,703
|
$133.35
₩186,151
|
|
pay 63.8% more for childcare
|
Hanoi
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$243.92
₫6,193,277
|
$385.48
₩538,102
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,260.72
₫311,304,238
|
$20,782.92
₩29,011,393
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Hanoi
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.99
₫25,108
|
$3.58
₩4,999
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.83
₫46,546
|
$3.60
₩5,028
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.38
₫35,151
|
$3.22
₩4,499
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$26.31
₫667,949
|
$53.73
₩75,002
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.15
₫105,453
|
$10.74
₩14,996
|
|
pay 43.9% more for clothing
|
Hanoi
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$36.72
₫932,367
|
$59.13
₩82,538
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.37
₫669,543
|
$46.64
₩65,112
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.93
₫2,359,547
|
$86.69
₩121,017
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$86.41
₫2,194,042
|
$124.89
₩174,338
|
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