Busan vs Hanoi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Busan Hanoi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1029
$631
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2852
$1916
🏠 One person rent
$380
$282
🏘️ Family rent
$849
$746
🍽️ Food expenses
$419
$215
🚐 Transport expenses
$141
$64.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2548
$481
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
73
71
😀 Quality of life
91
65
🏙️ Population
3.45M
8.25M

The cost of living in Busan is 63% more expensive than in Hanoi. Cities ranked 5114th and 7372nd ($1029 vs $631) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 39th 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 2.5 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 108th and 4592nd 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
$5.65
$2.04
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.5
$22.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.34
$4.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3
$0.91
 Cappuccino
$3.66
$1.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.36
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$366
$316
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$251
$198
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$869
$951
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$654
$586
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$87
$50.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$134
$78
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19.2
$9.09
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.47%
10.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8493
$2514
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7560
$1401
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.01
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$44.1
$8.06
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.1
$5.29
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.98
$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.87
$1.09
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$0.99
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.18
$1.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$9.74
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.52
$3.93
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$30
$10.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.54
$3.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.96
$1.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.76
$1.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.47
$1.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.27
$1.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.18
$1.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.63
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.1
$1.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.4
$12.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
$0.84
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.34
$1.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.69
$1.83
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.02
$3.15
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.73
$1.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.39
$0.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.3
$26.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.92
$4.55
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25
$34.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.84
$2.78
👖 Brand Jeans
$69.8
$34
👟 Brand Sneakers
$70.2
$86.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$528
$254
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13891
$13775

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$907
27 km or 16 mi Yangsan
$963
40 km or 25 mi Changwon
$1073
46 km or 28 mi Masan
$1006
50 km or 31 mi Geoje
$882
51 km or 32 mi Miryang
$973
56 km or 35 mi Ulsan
$1078
63 km or 39 mi Tongyeong
$910
64 km or 40 mi Sacheon
$953
81 km or 50 mi Tsushima Island
$895
84 km or 52 mi Gyeongsan
$1035
85 km or 53 mi Gyeongju
$1326
87 km or 54 mi Jinju
$878
94 km or 58 mi Daegu
$1113
98 km or 61 mi Yeongcheon
$1039
102 km or 64 mi Tsushima
$896
108 km or 67 mi Pohang
$989
123 km or 77 mi Gwangyang
$965
131 km or 82 mi Yeosu
$984
138 km or 86 mi Gumi
$1055
141 km or 88 mi Gimcheon
$1076
142 km or 88 mi Suncheon
$991
154 km or 96 mi Namwon
$960
162 km or 101 mi Iki
$903
165 km or 103 mi Andong
$865
166 km or 103 mi Sangju
$1060
183 km or 113 mi Mungyeong
$999
189 km or 118 mi Jeonju
$787
193 km or 120 mi Gwangju
$1147
195 km or 121 mi Yeongju
$958
198 km or 123 mi Hirado
$907
199 km or 124 mi Munakata
$902
199 km or 124 mi Fukutsu
$910
200 km or 124 mi Okagaki
$897
201 km or 125 mi Koga
$914
201 km or 125 mi Shingu
$917
202 km or 125 mi Itoshima
$914
202 km or 126 mi Karatsu
$905
204 km or 127 mi Daejeon
$924
205 km or 127 mi Jeongeup
$955

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Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Bac Ninh
$524
52 km or 32 mi Hai Duong
$557
56 km or 35 mi Viet Tri
$549
64 km or 40 mi Thai Nguyen
$562
75 km or 47 mi Nam Dinh
$504
83 km or 51 mi Thai Binh
$517
89 km or 55 mi Haiphong
$605
129 km or 80 mi Ha Long
$590
135 km or 84 mi Thanh Hoa
$566
150 km or 93 mi Cam Pha
$571
221 km or 137 mi Chongzuo
$573
254 km or 158 mi Sa Pa
$543
262 km or 163 mi Vinh
$575
263 km or 163 mi Fangchenggang
$568
298 km or 185 mi Ha Tinh
$554
305 km or 190 mi Qinzhou
$592
308 km or 192 mi Wenshan
$568
324 km or 201 mi Nanning
$547
330 km or 205 mi Baise
$574
341 km or 212 mi Beihai
$638
402 km or 250 mi Dong Hoi
$513
406 km or 252 mi Luang Prabang
$1212
418 km or 259 mi Thakhek
$1184
424 km or 263 mi Vang Vieng
$1195
451 km or 281 mi Guigang
$735
461 km or 286 mi Laibin
$611
462 km or 287 mi Xingyi
$567
468 km or 291 mi Hechi
$573
474 km or 294 mi Zhanjiang
$777
479 km or 298 mi Yulin
$806
480 km or 298 mi Haikou
$620
481 km or 299 mi Vientiane
$1233
492 km or 306 mi Sanya
$552
501 km or 311 mi Yuxi
$612
516 km or 321 mi Udon Thani
$500
518 km or 322 mi Liuzhou
$596
528 km or 328 mi Gaozhou
$831
531 km or 330 mi Maoming
$857
533 km or 331 mi Jinghong
$588
539 km or 335 mi Hue
$422