Busan vs Hanoi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Busan Hanoi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1108
$652
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2784
$1681
🏠 One person rent
$427
$302
🏘️ Family rent
$724
$530
🍽️ Food expenses
$440
$208
🚐 Transport expenses
$144
$63.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2577
$371
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
72
72
😀 Quality of life
92
65
🏙️ Population
3.45M
8.44M

The cost of living in Busan is 70% more expensive than in Hanoi. Cities ranked 4938th and 7418th ($1108 vs $652) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 15th 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 0.6 months in Hanoi. Busan ranked 4th best city to live in South Korea vs Hanoi ranked 2nd in Vietnam, while ranked 150th and 5259th 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
$6.02
$1.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.2
$26.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.67
$4.49
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.25
$0.96
☕ Cappuccino
$3.89
$1.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.87
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$414
$319
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$278
$233
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$752
$583
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$499
$422
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$97.5
$43.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$150
$67.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.7
$8.69
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.23%
9.3%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8888
$3417
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7037
$2001
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.09
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$49.9
$7.52
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.6
$5.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$0.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.99
$1.36
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.72
$0.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$0.83
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.92
$1.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$9.83
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.15
$3.57
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$26.1
$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.92
$3.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.17
$1.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.25
$1.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.68
$1.02
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.28
$0.92
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.19
$0.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.79
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.98
$0.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.9
$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.7
$0.91
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.07
$1.33
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.34
$1.72
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.74
$3.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.61
$1.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.3
$0.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.3
$28.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.66
$3.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$23
$42.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.83
$4.27
👖 Brand Jeans
$85.9
$43.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$71.6
$86.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$470
$253
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13429
$11154

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Gimhae
$975
27 km or 16 mi Yangsan
$1039
40 km or 25 mi Changwon
$1084
46 km or 28 mi Masan
$1008
50 km or 31 mi Geoje
$913
51 km or 32 mi Miryang
$1038
56 km or 35 mi Ulsan
$1076
63 km or 39 mi Tongyeong
$934
64 km or 40 mi Sacheon
$984
81 km or 50 mi Tsushima Island
$937
84 km or 52 mi Gyeongsan
$1001
85 km or 53 mi Gyeongju
$1097
87 km or 54 mi Jinju
$1064
94 km or 58 mi Daegu
$1062
98 km or 61 mi Yeongcheon
$1008
102 km or 64 mi Tsushima
$933
108 km or 67 mi Pohang
$1024
123 km or 77 mi Gwangyang
$991
131 km or 82 mi Yeosu
$994
138 km or 86 mi Gumi
$949
141 km or 88 mi Gimcheon
$934
142 km or 88 mi Suncheon
$1016
154 km or 96 mi Namwon
$980
162 km or 101 mi Iki
$925
165 km or 103 mi Andong
$929
166 km or 103 mi Sangju
$957
183 km or 113 mi Mungyeong
$973
189 km or 118 mi Jeonju
$831
193 km or 120 mi Gwangju
$1081
195 km or 121 mi Yeongju
$1005
198 km or 123 mi Hirado
$908
199 km or 124 mi Munakata
$950
199 km or 124 mi Fukutsu
$942
200 km or 124 mi Okagaki
$955
201 km or 125 mi Koga
$939
201 km or 125 mi Shingu
$936
202 km or 125 mi Itoshima
$923
202 km or 126 mi Karatsu
$913
204 km or 127 mi Daejeon
$959
205 km or 127 mi Jeongeup
$981

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Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Bac Ninh
$558
52 km or 32 mi Hai Duong
$558
56 km or 35 mi Viet Tri
$569
64 km or 40 mi Thai Nguyen
$461
75 km or 47 mi Nam Dinh
$570
83 km or 51 mi Thai Binh
$556
89 km or 55 mi Haiphong
$562
129 km or 80 mi Ha Long
$559
135 km or 84 mi Thanh Hoa
$568
150 km or 93 mi Cam Pha
$551
221 km or 137 mi Chongzuo
$568
254 km or 158 mi Sa Pa
$529
262 km or 163 mi Vinh
$560
263 km or 163 mi Fangchenggang
$579
298 km or 185 mi Ha Tinh
$539
305 km or 190 mi Qinzhou
$590
308 km or 192 mi Wenshan
$563
324 km or 201 mi Nanning
$552
330 km or 205 mi Baise
$571
341 km or 212 mi Beihai
$652
402 km or 250 mi Dong Hoi
$483
406 km or 252 mi Luang Prabang
$1261
418 km or 259 mi Thakhek
$1139
424 km or 263 mi Vang Vieng
$1181
451 km or 281 mi Guigang
$693
461 km or 286 mi Laibin
$598
462 km or 287 mi Xingyi
$560
468 km or 291 mi Hechi
$574
474 km or 294 mi Zhanjiang
$790
479 km or 298 mi Yulin
$726
480 km or 298 mi Haikou
$677
481 km or 299 mi Vientiane
$1152
492 km or 306 mi Sanya
$758
501 km or 311 mi Yuxi
$586
516 km or 321 mi Udon Thani
$578
518 km or 322 mi Liuzhou
$574
528 km or 328 mi Gaozhou
$780
531 km or 330 mi Maoming
$773
533 km or 331 mi Jinghong
$577
539 km or 335 mi Hue
$372