Busan vs Hanoi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Busan Hanoi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1084
$694
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2785
$1821
🏠 One person rent
$427
$340
🏘️ Family rent
$736
$602
🍽️ Food expenses
$428
$212
🚐 Transport expenses
$135
$64.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2425
$505
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
72
72
😀 Quality of life
91
67
🏙️ Population
3.45M
8.72M

The cost of living in Busan is 56% more expensive than in Hanoi. Cities ranked 5063rd and 7314th ($1084 vs $694) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 3rd 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 0.7 months in Hanoi. Busan ranked 3rd best city to live in South Korea vs Hanoi ranked 2nd in Vietnam, while ranked 120th and 4766th 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
$5.61
$2.09
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33
$26.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.41
$4.49
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.03
$0.99
 Cappuccino
$3.37
$1.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.62
$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$489
$384
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$270
$260
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$882
$687
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$498
$478
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91
$46.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$138
$72.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.8
$8.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.26%
7.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9604
$4545
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7017
$2658
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.99
$0.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$46.9
$8.74
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.86
$5.37
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.11
$0.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.91
$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.45
$0.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$0.82
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.48
$1.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.89
$3.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.1
$9.48
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.76
$3.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.2
$1.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.1
$1.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.74
$1.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.1
$0.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.93
$1.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.77
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.81
$0.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.2
$13.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.93
$0.91
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.91
$1.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.99
$1.88
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.47
$3.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.47
$1.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.2
$1.14
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46.7
$26.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.35
$3.83
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.9
$43.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.04
$3.98
👖 Brand Jeans
$79.6
$46
👟 Brand Sneakers
$74.9
$82.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$529
$341
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17592
$14773

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Gimhae
$1014
27 km or 16 mi Yangsan
$1044
40 km or 25 mi Changwon
$1013
46 km or 28 mi Masan
$992
50 km or 31 mi Geoje
$946
51 km or 32 mi Miryang
$1023
56 km or 35 mi Ulsan
$957
63 km or 39 mi Tongyeong
$982
64 km or 40 mi Sacheon
$974
81 km or 50 mi Tsushima Island
$899
84 km or 52 mi Gyeongsan
$943
85 km or 53 mi Gyeongju
$924
87 km or 54 mi Jinju
$1051
94 km or 58 mi Daegu
$992
98 km or 61 mi Yeongcheon
$964
102 km or 64 mi Tsushima
$896
108 km or 67 mi Pohang
$989
123 km or 77 mi Gwangyang
$955
131 km or 82 mi Yeosu
$954
138 km or 86 mi Gumi
$914
141 km or 88 mi Gimcheon
$887
142 km or 88 mi Suncheon
$973
154 km or 96 mi Namwon
$930
162 km or 101 mi Iki
$892
165 km or 103 mi Andong
$883
166 km or 103 mi Sangju
$919
183 km or 113 mi Mungyeong
$931
189 km or 118 mi Jeonju
$771
193 km or 120 mi Gwangju
$957
195 km or 121 mi Yeongju
$961
198 km or 123 mi Hirado
$885
199 km or 124 mi Munakata
$914
199 km or 124 mi Fukutsu
$907
200 km or 124 mi Okagaki
$928
201 km or 125 mi Koga
$901
201 km or 125 mi Shingu
$898
202 km or 125 mi Itoshima
$890
202 km or 126 mi Karatsu
$881
204 km or 127 mi Daejeon
$905
205 km or 127 mi Jeongeup
$922

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Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Bac Ninh
$594
52 km or 32 mi Hai Duong
$586
56 km or 35 mi Viet Tri
$582
64 km or 40 mi Thai Nguyen
$467
75 km or 47 mi Nam Dinh
$599
83 km or 51 mi Thai Binh
$583
89 km or 55 mi Haiphong
$564
129 km or 80 mi Ha Long
$579
135 km or 84 mi Thanh Hoa
$593
150 km or 93 mi Cam Pha
$574
221 km or 137 mi Chongzuo
$592
254 km or 158 mi Sa Pa
$553
262 km or 163 mi Vinh
$583
263 km or 163 mi Fangchenggang
$602
298 km or 185 mi Ha Tinh
$560
305 km or 190 mi Qinzhou
$617
308 km or 192 mi Wenshan
$579
324 km or 201 mi Nanning
$580
330 km or 205 mi Baise
$589
341 km or 212 mi Beihai
$679
402 km or 250 mi Dong Hoi
$495
406 km or 252 mi Luang Prabang
$1261
418 km or 259 mi Thakhek
$968
424 km or 263 mi Vang Vieng
$1033
451 km or 281 mi Guigang
$714
461 km or 286 mi Laibin
$620
462 km or 287 mi Xingyi
$577
468 km or 291 mi Hechi
$593
474 km or 294 mi Zhanjiang
$824
479 km or 298 mi Yulin
$751
480 km or 298 mi Haikou
$711
481 km or 299 mi Vientiane
$968
492 km or 306 mi Sanya
$782
501 km or 311 mi Yuxi
$607
516 km or 321 mi Udon Thani
$564
518 km or 322 mi Liuzhou
$601
528 km or 328 mi Gaozhou
$802
531 km or 330 mi Maoming
$797
533 km or 331 mi Jinghong
$591
539 km or 335 mi Hue
$375