Hanoi vs Incheon - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hanoi Incheon
🚶 Cost of living one person
$648
$1067
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1977
$3302
🏠 One person rent
$290
$413
🏘️ Family rent
$794
$1202
🍽️ Food expenses
$220
$467
🚐 Transport expenses
$65.1
$99.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$505
$2744
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
71
91
😀 Quality of life
63
95
🏙️ Population
8.44M
2.94M

The cost of living in Hanoi is 39% less expensive than in Incheon. Cities ranked 7305th and 5138th ($648 vs $1067) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 27th in Vietnam and South Korea, respectively. Check Vietnam vs South Korea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Hanoi compared to 2.6 months in Incheon. Hanoi ranked 2nd best city to live in Vietnam vs Incheon ranked 1st in South Korea, while ranked 4684th and 29th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hanoi vs Incheon

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Hanoi Incheon
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.03
$6.88
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.2
$37.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.63
$6.06
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$3.03
 Cappuccino
$1.91
$3.53
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.43
$1.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$314
$355
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$209
$256
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$870
$1331
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$666
$920
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51.3
$114
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$78.6
$177
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.23
$23.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.93%
3.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2876
$8666
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1588
$6871
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.32
$1.05
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.1
$25.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.44
$8.29
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.93
$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.44
$2.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.05
$3.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$2.83
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.64
$3.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.71
$8.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$18.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.72
$7.79
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$3.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$5.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$6.11
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$2.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$1.71
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.9
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.02
$4.54
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.3
$17.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.79
$2.32
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.41
$3.42
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.83
$4.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.26
$6.62
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.62
$3.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.06
$2.07
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27.2
$34.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.3
$11.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$32.2
$19
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.76
$7.69
👖 Brand Jeans
$31.9
$62.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.9
$74.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$232
$295
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13338
$27144

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Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Bac Ninh
$545
52 km or 32 mi Hai Duong
$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

Cities near Incheon

Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.8 mi Bucheon
$1068
19 km or 12 mi Gimpo
$966
19 km or 12 mi Gwangmyeong
$1038
22 km or 14 mi Ansan
$990
26 km or 16 mi Anyang
$1025
27 km or 17 mi Goyang
$1008
28 km or 18 mi Gunpo
$1003
30 km or 19 mi Gwacheon
$1005
31 km or 19 mi Hwaseong
$1049
31 km or 19 mi Uiwang
$988
34 km or 21 mi Seoul
$1461
38 km or 23 mi Suwon
$970
42 km or 26 mi Siheung
$1087
43 km or 27 mi Seongnam
$1127
44 km or 27 mi Paju
$1020
46 km or 29 mi Guri
$1085
47 km or 29 mi Uijeongbu
$936
50 km or 31 mi Yangju
$941
51 km or 31 mi Hanam
$1074
51 km or 32 mi Osan
$1025
53 km or 33 mi Namyangju
$1084
54 km or 34 mi Gwangju
$1057
55 km or 34 mi Yongin
$1142
57 km or 35 mi Kaesong
$1567
62 km or 38 mi Dongducheon
$968
63 km or 39 mi Dangjin
$1025
65 km or 40 mi Pyeongtaek
$1053
68 km or 42 mi Pocheon
$989
73 km or 45 mi Icheon
$1077
75 km or 47 mi Anseong
$1041
78 km or 48 mi Seosan
$1027
86 km or 53 mi Cheonan
$1222
89 km or 56 mi Yeoju
$1036
104 km or 64 mi Haeju
$1562
106 km or 66 mi Chuncheon
$839
113 km or 70 mi Wonju
$1140
118 km or 74 mi Cheongju
$997
120 km or 74 mi Gongju
$1098
122 km or 76 mi Sejong
$1043
126 km or 78 mi Boryeong
$1134