Busan vs Hanoi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Busan Hanoi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1060
$647
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2838
$1916
🏠 One person rent
$390
$292
🏘️ Family rent
$797
$744
🍽️ Food expenses
$436
$217
🚐 Transport expenses
$135
$64.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2181
$439
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
72
71
😀 Quality of life
89
62
🏙️ Population
3.45M
8.44M

The cost of living in Busan is 64% more expensive than in Hanoi. Cities ranked 5092nd and 7236th ($1060 vs $647) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 30th 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 2.1 months in Busan compared to 0.7 months in Hanoi. Busan ranked 4th best city to live in South Korea vs Hanoi ranked 2nd in Vietnam, while ranked 201st and 4848th 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
$5.69
$1.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28
$27.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.51
$5.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.28
$0.98
☕ Cappuccino
$3.79
$1.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.8
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$392
$302
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$248
$221
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$825
$826
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$584
$623
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$92.3
$45.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$143
$71.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20.7
$9.01
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.26%
10.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7716
$2965
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7051
$1710
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.09
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$40.2
$7.82
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.2
$5.48
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.05
$1.42
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.95
$0.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$0.91
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.1
$1.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$9.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.19
$3.78
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$26.4
$10.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.81
$3.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.06
$1.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.97
$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.64
$1.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.35
$1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.2
$0.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.98
$0.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13
$11.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.7
$0.88
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.11
$1.38
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.4
$1.79
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.79
$3.15
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.58
$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.3
$1.02
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.7
$28.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.64
$3.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$23
$30.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.84
$4.44
👖 Brand Jeans
$85.9
$42
👟 Brand Sneakers
$80.7
$90.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$470
$259
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13395
$12394

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Gimhae
$959
27 km or 16 mi Yangsan
$1027
40 km or 25 mi Changwon
$1075
46 km or 28 mi Masan
$998
50 km or 31 mi Geoje
$887
51 km or 32 mi Miryang
$1030
56 km or 35 mi Ulsan
$1059
63 km or 39 mi Tongyeong
$924
64 km or 40 mi Sacheon
$983
81 km or 50 mi Tsushima Island
$901
84 km or 52 mi Gyeongsan
$991
85 km or 53 mi Gyeongju
$1388
87 km or 54 mi Jinju
$1054
94 km or 58 mi Daegu
$995
98 km or 61 mi Yeongcheon
$1115
102 km or 64 mi Tsushima
$903
108 km or 67 mi Pohang
$988
123 km or 77 mi Gwangyang
$1002
131 km or 82 mi Yeosu
$989
138 km or 86 mi Gumi
$992
141 km or 88 mi Gimcheon
$977
142 km or 88 mi Suncheon
$1059
154 km or 96 mi Namwon
$987
162 km or 101 mi Iki
$902
165 km or 103 mi Andong
$880
166 km or 103 mi Sangju
$1000
183 km or 113 mi Mungyeong
$979
189 km or 118 mi Jeonju
$854
193 km or 120 mi Gwangju
$1101
195 km or 121 mi Yeongju
$964
198 km or 123 mi Hirado
$891
199 km or 124 mi Munakata
$916
199 km or 124 mi Fukutsu
$916
200 km or 124 mi Okagaki
$913
201 km or 125 mi Koga
$921
201 km or 125 mi Shingu
$919
202 km or 125 mi Itoshima
$910
202 km or 126 mi Karatsu
$895
204 km or 127 mi Daejeon
$992
205 km or 127 mi Jeongeup
$970

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Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Bac Ninh
$513
52 km or 32 mi Hai Duong
$554
56 km or 35 mi Viet Tri
$592
64 km or 40 mi Thai Nguyen
$570
75 km or 47 mi Nam Dinh
$496
83 km or 51 mi Thai Binh
$513
89 km or 55 mi Haiphong
$591
129 km or 80 mi Ha Long
$582
135 km or 84 mi Thanh Hoa
$563
150 km or 93 mi Cam Pha
$569
221 km or 137 mi Chongzuo
$564
254 km or 158 mi Sa Pa
$553
262 km or 163 mi Vinh
$579
263 km or 163 mi Fangchenggang
$573
298 km or 185 mi Ha Tinh
$558
305 km or 190 mi Qinzhou
$592
308 km or 192 mi Wenshan
$575
324 km or 201 mi Nanning
$549
330 km or 205 mi Baise
$571
341 km or 212 mi Beihai
$642
402 km or 250 mi Dong Hoi
$500
406 km or 252 mi Luang Prabang
$1253
418 km or 259 mi Thakhek
$1161
424 km or 263 mi Vang Vieng
$1183
451 km or 281 mi Guigang
$702
461 km or 286 mi Laibin
$598
462 km or 287 mi Xingyi
$571
468 km or 291 mi Hechi
$575
474 km or 294 mi Zhanjiang
$764
479 km or 298 mi Yulin
$771
480 km or 298 mi Haikou
$650
481 km or 299 mi Vientiane
$1163
492 km or 306 mi Sanya
$763
501 km or 311 mi Yuxi
$611
516 km or 321 mi Udon Thani
$543
518 km or 322 mi Liuzhou
$579
528 km or 328 mi Gaozhou
$761
531 km or 330 mi Maoming
$756
533 km or 331 mi Jinghong
$604
539 km or 335 mi Hue
$393