Gwangju vs Hanoi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Gwangju Hanoi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1178
$648
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3262
$1977
🏠 One person rent
$485
$290
🏘️ Family rent
$860
$794
🍽️ Food expenses
$480
$220
🚐 Transport expenses
$123
$65.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2275
$505
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
58
71
😀 Quality of life
83
63
🏙️ Population
1.49M
8.44M

The cost of living in Gwangju is 82% more expensive than in Hanoi. Cities ranked 4654th and 7305th ($1178 vs $648) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th 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 1.9 months in Gwangju compared to 0.8 months in Hanoi. Gwangju ranked 7th best city to live in South Korea vs Hanoi ranked 2nd in Vietnam, while ranked 411th and 4684th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Gwangju vs Hanoi

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Gwangju Hanoi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.87
$2.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$38
$24.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.08
$5.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.46
$0.9
 Cappuccino
$3.55
$1.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.42
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$421
$314
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$329
$209
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$880
$870
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$605
$666
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$114
$51.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$177
$78.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.8
$9.23
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.9%
10.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8083
$2876
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5291
$1588
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.95
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$67.8
$8.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.36
$5.44
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.91
$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.43
$1.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.19
$0.92
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.72
$1.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.61
$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.13
$3.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$37.6
$10.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.53
$3.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.84
$1.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.69
$1.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.77
$1.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.17
$0.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.53
$1.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.83
$1.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17
$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.64
$0.79
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.44
$1.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.36
$1.83
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.79
$3.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4
$1.62
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.51
$1.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.8
$27.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.1
$4.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38.1
$32.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.26
$4.76
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.9
$31.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$65.8
$93.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1134
$232
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$27402
$13338

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$1040
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$1000
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$1005
57 km or 36 mi Suncheon
$1027
64 km or 39 mi Mokpo
$960
71 km or 44 mi Gimje
$968
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$999
76 km or 47 mi Jeonju
$915
82 km or 51 mi Yeosu
$981
86 km or 54 mi Iksan
$980
92 km or 57 mi Gunsan
$1007
106 km or 66 mi Jinju
$1146
116 km or 72 mi Nonsan
$1084
127 km or 79 mi Gyeryong
$999
131 km or 81 mi Sacheon
$1008
132 km or 82 mi Asan
$1066
133 km or 82 mi Boryeong
$1134
138 km or 86 mi Daejeon
$975
142 km or 88 mi Tongyeong
$931
145 km or 90 mi Gongju
$1098
148 km or 92 mi Masan
$1002
150 km or 93 mi Sejong
$1043
151 km or 94 mi Gimcheon
$995
156 km or 97 mi Geoje
$893
158 km or 98 mi Changwon
$1083
170 km or 106 mi Miryang
$992
171 km or 106 mi Daegu
$1114
171 km or 107 mi Cheongju
$997
174 km or 108 mi Gumi
$977
179 km or 111 mi Sangju
$981
179 km or 111 mi Gimhae
$901
180 km or 112 mi Gyeongsan
$1022
184 km or 114 mi Cheonan
$1222
184 km or 115 mi Seosan
$1027
188 km or 117 mi Jeju
$1157
193 km or 120 mi Busan
$1122
194 km or 120 mi Yangsan
$973
194 km or 120 mi Dangjin
$1025
196 km or 122 mi Mungyeong
$992
203 km or 126 mi Jeju Island
$1165

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Distance City Cost of living
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$545
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$565
56 km or 35 mi Viet Tri
$554
64 km or 40 mi Thai Nguyen
$571
75 km or 47 mi Nam Dinh
$511
83 km or 51 mi Thai Binh
$523
89 km or 55 mi Haiphong
$606
129 km or 80 mi Ha Long
$592
135 km or 84 mi Thanh Hoa
$571
150 km or 93 mi Cam Pha
$577
221 km or 137 mi Chongzuo
$586
254 km or 158 mi Sa Pa
$549
262 km or 163 mi Vinh
$583
263 km or 163 mi Fangchenggang
$595
298 km or 185 mi Ha Tinh
$560
305 km or 190 mi Qinzhou
$614
308 km or 192 mi Wenshan
$579
324 km or 201 mi Nanning
$572
330 km or 205 mi Baise
$593
341 km or 212 mi Beihai
$660
402 km or 250 mi Dong Hoi
$513
406 km or 252 mi Luang Prabang
$1251
418 km or 259 mi Thakhek
$1151
424 km or 263 mi Vang Vieng
$1174
451 km or 281 mi Guigang
$725
461 km or 286 mi Laibin
$623
462 km or 287 mi Xingyi
$580
468 km or 291 mi Hechi
$601
474 km or 294 mi Zhanjiang
$781
479 km or 298 mi Yulin
$794
480 km or 298 mi Haikou
$671
481 km or 299 mi Vientiane
$1168
492 km or 306 mi Sanya
$778
501 km or 311 mi Yuxi
$621
516 km or 321 mi Udon Thani
$555
518 km or 322 mi Liuzhou
$607
528 km or 328 mi Gaozhou
$774
531 km or 330 mi Maoming
$774
533 km or 331 mi Jinghong
$599
539 km or 335 mi Hue
$407