Busan vs Hanoi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Busan Hanoi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1114
$702
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2827
$1807
🏠 One person rent
$430
$342
🏘️ Family rent
$741
$601
🍽️ Food expenses
$443
$219
🚐 Transport expenses
$144
$63
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2595
$369
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
72
72
😀 Quality of life
92
65
🏙️ Population
3.45M
8.72M

The cost of living in Busan is 59% more expensive than in Hanoi. Cities ranked 5007th and 7229th ($1114 vs $702) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th 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 2.3 months in Busan compared to 0.5 months in Hanoi. Busan ranked 3rd best city to live in South Korea vs Hanoi ranked 3rd in Vietnam, while ranked 121st and 5251st 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
$5.89
$2.02
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.2
$30.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.33
$4.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.24
$0.96
☕ Cappuccino
$3.77
$1.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.65
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$478
$367
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$269
$268
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$873
$674
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$493
$484
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95.3
$45.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$148
$69.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24
$9.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.2%
8.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8921
$3941
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7114
$2307
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.03
$0.39
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$49.9
$7.68
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.6
$5.52
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.97
$1.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.59
$0.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$0.84
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.73
$1.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.37
$3.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.1
$10.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.87
$3.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.4
$1.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.57
$1.39
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.95
$1.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.64
$0.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$0.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.94
$0.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.9
$15.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.94
$0.95
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.07
$1.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.27
$1.77
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.7
$3.09
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.57
$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.27
$1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.6
$27.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.72
$3.96
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$23
$43.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.96
$4.38
👖 Brand Jeans
$83.9
$43.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.8
$85.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$465
$294
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15370
$12836

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Gimhae
$946
27 km or 16 mi Yangsan
$1005
40 km or 25 mi Changwon
$1032
46 km or 28 mi Masan
$994
50 km or 31 mi Geoje
$961
51 km or 32 mi Miryang
$991
56 km or 35 mi Ulsan
$1020
63 km or 39 mi Tongyeong
$981
64 km or 40 mi Sacheon
$993
81 km or 50 mi Tsushima Island
$945
84 km or 52 mi Gyeongsan
$976
85 km or 53 mi Gyeongju
$1012
87 km or 54 mi Jinju
$1111
94 km or 58 mi Daegu
$1043
98 km or 61 mi Yeongcheon
$997
102 km or 64 mi Tsushima
$944
108 km or 67 mi Pohang
$1030
123 km or 77 mi Gwangyang
$996
131 km or 82 mi Yeosu
$1008
138 km or 86 mi Gumi
$943
141 km or 88 mi Gimcheon
$916
142 km or 88 mi Suncheon
$1014
154 km or 96 mi Namwon
$970
162 km or 101 mi Iki
$944
165 km or 103 mi Andong
$916
166 km or 103 mi Sangju
$951
183 km or 113 mi Mungyeong
$954
189 km or 118 mi Jeonju
$823
193 km or 120 mi Gwangju
$1062
195 km or 121 mi Yeongju
$994
198 km or 123 mi Hirado
$932
199 km or 124 mi Munakata
$968
199 km or 124 mi Fukutsu
$965
200 km or 124 mi Okagaki
$977
201 km or 125 mi Koga
$955
201 km or 125 mi Shingu
$954
202 km or 125 mi Itoshima
$940
202 km or 126 mi Karatsu
$934
204 km or 127 mi Daejeon
$922
205 km or 127 mi Jeongeup
$963

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Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Bac Ninh
$597
52 km or 32 mi Hai Duong
$587
56 km or 35 mi Viet Tri
$590
64 km or 40 mi Thai Nguyen
$476
75 km or 47 mi Nam Dinh
$602
83 km or 51 mi Thai Binh
$587
89 km or 55 mi Haiphong
$571
129 km or 80 mi Ha Long
$585
135 km or 84 mi Thanh Hoa
$601
150 km or 93 mi Cam Pha
$577
221 km or 137 mi Chongzuo
$580
254 km or 158 mi Sa Pa
$563
262 km or 163 mi Vinh
$590
263 km or 163 mi Fangchenggang
$592
298 km or 185 mi Ha Tinh
$567
305 km or 190 mi Qinzhou
$605
308 km or 192 mi Wenshan
$575
324 km or 201 mi Nanning
$564
330 km or 205 mi Baise
$578
341 km or 212 mi Beihai
$664
402 km or 250 mi Dong Hoi
$496
406 km or 252 mi Luang Prabang
$1269
418 km or 259 mi Thakhek
$1038
424 km or 263 mi Vang Vieng
$1082
451 km or 281 mi Guigang
$699
461 km or 286 mi Laibin
$608
462 km or 287 mi Xingyi
$574
468 km or 291 mi Hechi
$584
474 km or 294 mi Zhanjiang
$805
479 km or 298 mi Yulin
$738
480 km or 298 mi Haikou
$694
481 km or 299 mi Vientiane
$1056
492 km or 306 mi Sanya
$774
501 km or 311 mi Yuxi
$600
516 km or 321 mi Udon Thani
$581
518 km or 322 mi Liuzhou
$587
528 km or 328 mi Gaozhou
$790
531 km or 330 mi Maoming
$789
533 km or 331 mi Jinghong
$590
539 km or 335 mi Hue
$380