Hanoi vs Pohang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hanoi Pohang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$648
$1000
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1977
$2651
🏠 One person rent
$290
$445
🏘️ Family rent
$794
$856
🍽️ Food expenses
$220
$389
🚐 Transport expenses
$65.1
$73.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$505
$2179
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
71
59
😀 Quality of life
63
66
🏙️ Population
8.44M
504K

The cost of living in Hanoi is 35% less expensive than in Pohang. Cities ranked 7305th and 5692nd ($648 vs $1000) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 51st 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 2.2 months in Pohang. Hanoi ranked 2nd best city to live in Vietnam vs Pohang ranked 43rd in South Korea, while ranked 4684th and 3937th among best cities to live in the world.

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Hanoi Pohang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.03
$5.67
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.2
$17.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.63
$6.06
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$2.85
 Cappuccino
$1.91
$3.44
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.43
$1.4
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$314
$237
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$209
$398
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$870
$1910
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$666
$453
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51.3
$61.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$78.6
$95.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.23
$17.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.93%
3.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2876
$6636
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1588
$3019
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.32
$1.08
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.1
$45.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.44
$9.4
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.93
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.44
$1.99
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.05
$2.36
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$2.35
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.64
$2.66
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.71
$6.83
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$18.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.72
$4.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$4.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$5.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$2.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$4.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$2.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.98
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.02
$2.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.3
$6.68
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.79
$1.51
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.41
$3.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.83
$5.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.26
$5.84
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.62
$2.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.06
$1.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27.2
$30.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.3
$11.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$32.2
$38.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.76
$8.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$31.9
$54.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.9
$69.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$232
$296
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13338
$22028

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
24 km or 15 mi Gyeongju
$1341
39 km or 24 mi Yeongcheon
$941
54 km or 33 mi Ulsan
$1099
62 km or 38 mi Gyeongsan
$1022
71 km or 44 mi Daegu
$1114
82 km or 51 mi Miryang
$992
83 km or 51 mi Andong
$871
83 km or 51 mi Yangsan
$973
93 km or 58 mi Gumi
$977
99 km or 61 mi Gimhae
$901
106 km or 66 mi Changwon
$1083
108 km or 67 mi Busan
$1122
110 km or 68 mi Yeongju
$978
113 km or 70 mi Gimcheon
$995
116 km or 72 mi Sangju
$981
120 km or 74 mi Masan
$1002
122 km or 76 mi Mungyeong
$992
127 km or 79 mi Sacheon
$1008
131 km or 82 mi Taebaek
$999
149 km or 92 mi Jinju
$1146
149 km or 93 mi Geoje
$893
157 km or 98 mi Tongyeong
$931
158 km or 98 mi Samcheok
$994
160 km or 100 mi Jecheon
$1111
165 km or 103 mi Chungju
$1098
170 km or 105 mi Donghae
$991
180 km or 112 mi Tsushima Island
$981
181 km or 112 mi Cheongju
$997
181 km or 113 mi Daejeon
$975
192 km or 119 mi Namwon
$1005
192 km or 119 mi Gyeryong
$999
193 km or 120 mi Gwangyang
$999
193 km or 120 mi Sejong
$1043
194 km or 121 mi Wonju
$1140
196 km or 122 mi Gangneung
$991
201 km or 125 mi Jeonju
$915
204 km or 126 mi Tsushima
$980
206 km or 128 mi Nonsan
$1084
206 km or 128 mi Gongju
$1098
208 km or 129 mi Suncheon
$1027