Busan vs Hanoi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Busan Hanoi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1122
$648
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3048
$1977
🏠 One person rent
$395
$290
🏘️ Family rent
$821
$794
🍽️ Food expenses
$472
$220
🚐 Transport expenses
$148
$65.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2421
$505
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
73
71
😀 Quality of life
89
63
🏙️ Population
3.45M
8.44M

The cost of living in Busan is 73% more expensive than in Hanoi. Cities ranked 4837th and 7305th ($1122 vs $648) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 13th and 2nd in South Korea and Vietnam, respectively. Check South Korea vs Vietnam comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Busan compared to 0.8 months in Hanoi. Busan ranked 4th best city to live in South Korea vs Hanoi ranked 2nd in Vietnam, while ranked 181st and 4684th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Busan vs Hanoi

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Busan Hanoi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.92
$2.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$34.7
$24.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.87
$5.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.56
$0.9
 Cappuccino
$4.09
$1.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.86
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$423
$314
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$273
$209
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$902
$870
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$636
$666
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$74.8
$51.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$114
$78.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.5
$9.23
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.21%
10.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8000
$2876
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7248
$1588
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.15
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$44.1
$8.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.3
$5.44
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.17
$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.21
$1.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.99
$0.92
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.36
$1.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.91
$3.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$28.2
$10.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.36
$3.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$1.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.55
$1.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.13
$1.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$0.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.51
$1.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.8
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.14
$1.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.1
$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.85
$0.79
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.38
$1.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.71
$1.83
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.08
$3.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.72
$1.62
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.4
$1.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.1
$27.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.4
$4.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25.1
$32.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.6
$4.76
👖 Brand Jeans
$92.7
$31.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$87.9
$93.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$557
$232
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14632
$13338

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21 km or 13 mi Gimhae
$901
27 km or 16 mi Yangsan
$973
40 km or 25 mi Changwon
$1083
46 km or 28 mi Masan
$1002
50 km or 31 mi Geoje
$893
51 km or 32 mi Miryang
$992
56 km or 35 mi Ulsan
$1099
63 km or 39 mi Tongyeong
$931
64 km or 40 mi Sacheon
$1008
81 km or 50 mi Tsushima Island
$981
84 km or 52 mi Gyeongsan
$1022
85 km or 53 mi Gyeongju
$1341
87 km or 54 mi Jinju
$1146
94 km or 58 mi Daegu
$1114
98 km or 61 mi Yeongcheon
$941
102 km or 64 mi Tsushima
$980
108 km or 67 mi Pohang
$1000
123 km or 77 mi Gwangyang
$999
131 km or 82 mi Yeosu
$981
138 km or 86 mi Gumi
$977
141 km or 88 mi Gimcheon
$995
142 km or 88 mi Suncheon
$1027
154 km or 96 mi Namwon
$1005
162 km or 101 mi Iki
$985
165 km or 103 mi Andong
$871
166 km or 103 mi Sangju
$981
183 km or 113 mi Mungyeong
$992
189 km or 118 mi Jeonju
$915
193 km or 120 mi Gwangju
$1178
195 km or 121 mi Yeongju
$978
198 km or 123 mi Hirado
$968
199 km or 124 mi Munakata
$996
199 km or 124 mi Fukutsu
$1006
200 km or 124 mi Okagaki
$985
201 km or 125 mi Koga
$1015
201 km or 125 mi Shingu
$1020
202 km or 125 mi Itoshima
$1016
202 km or 126 mi Karatsu
$994
204 km or 127 mi Daejeon
$975
205 km or 127 mi Jeongeup
$1000

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Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Bac Ninh
$545
52 km or 32 mi Hai Duong
$565
56 km or 35 mi Viet Tri
$554
64 km or 40 mi Thai Nguyen
$571
75 km or 47 mi Nam Dinh
$511
83 km or 51 mi Thai Binh
$523
89 km or 55 mi Haiphong
$606
129 km or 80 mi Ha Long
$592
135 km or 84 mi Thanh Hoa
$571
150 km or 93 mi Cam Pha
$577
221 km or 137 mi Chongzuo
$586
254 km or 158 mi Sa Pa
$549
262 km or 163 mi Vinh
$583
263 km or 163 mi Fangchenggang
$595
298 km or 185 mi Ha Tinh
$560
305 km or 190 mi Qinzhou
$614
308 km or 192 mi Wenshan
$579
324 km or 201 mi Nanning
$572
330 km or 205 mi Baise
$593
341 km or 212 mi Beihai
$660
402 km or 250 mi Dong Hoi
$513
406 km or 252 mi Luang Prabang
$1251
418 km or 259 mi Thakhek
$1151
424 km or 263 mi Vang Vieng
$1174
451 km or 281 mi Guigang
$725
461 km or 286 mi Laibin
$623
462 km or 287 mi Xingyi
$580
468 km or 291 mi Hechi
$601
474 km or 294 mi Zhanjiang
$781
479 km or 298 mi Yulin
$794
480 km or 298 mi Haikou
$671
481 km or 299 mi Vientiane
$1168
492 km or 306 mi Sanya
$778
501 km or 311 mi Yuxi
$621
516 km or 321 mi Udon Thani
$555
518 km or 322 mi Liuzhou
$607
528 km or 328 mi Gaozhou
$774
531 km or 330 mi Maoming
$774
533 km or 331 mi Jinghong
$599
539 km or 335 mi Hue
$407