Hanoi vs Seongnam - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hanoi Seongnam
🚶 Cost of living one person
$647
$1400
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1916
$3413
🏠 One person rent
$292
$690
🏘️ Family rent
$744
$1128
🍽️ Food expenses
$217
$444
🚐 Transport expenses
$64.6
$102
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$439
$2628
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
71
98
😀 Quality of life
62
74
🏙️ Population
8.44M
919K

The cost of living in Hanoi is 54% less expensive than in Seongnam. Cities ranked 7236th and 3869th ($647 vs $1400) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Vietnam and South Korea, respectively. Check Vietnam vs South Korea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Hanoi compared to 1.9 months in Seongnam. Hanoi ranked 2nd best city to live in Vietnam vs Seongnam ranked 10th in South Korea, while ranked 4848th and 1233rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hanoi vs Seongnam

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Hanoi Seongnam
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.94
$5.06
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.4
$41.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.31
$4.18
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$2.65
☕ Cappuccino
$1.82
$3.99
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$1.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$302
$797
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$221
$538
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$826
$1292
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$623
$905
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.9
$82.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$71.2
$127
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.01
$18.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.39%
4.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2965
$10514
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1710
$5622
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$1.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.82
$39
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.48
$14.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.9
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.42
$2.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.98
$2.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$2.87
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.57
$2.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.7
$8.55
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.78
$7.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$32
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.46
$6.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$3.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$5.39
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$5.22
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$3.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$2.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.98
$1.86
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.8
$21.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.88
$2.15
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.38
$3.18
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.79
$6.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.15
$4.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.55
$1.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.02
$1.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$28.7
$110
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.9
$9.75
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.9
$139
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.44
$9.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$42
$62.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.6
$80.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$259
$425
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12394
$20935

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Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Bac Ninh
$513
52 km or 32 mi Hai Duong
$554
56 km or 35 mi Viet Tri
$592
64 km or 40 mi Thai Nguyen
$570
75 km or 47 mi Nam Dinh
$496
83 km or 51 mi Thai Binh
$513
89 km or 55 mi Haiphong
$591
129 km or 80 mi Ha Long
$582
135 km or 84 mi Thanh Hoa
$563
150 km or 93 mi Cam Pha
$569
221 km or 137 mi Chongzuo
$564
254 km or 158 mi Sa Pa
$553
262 km or 163 mi Vinh
$579
263 km or 163 mi Fangchenggang
$573
298 km or 185 mi Ha Tinh
$558
305 km or 190 mi Qinzhou
$592
308 km or 192 mi Wenshan
$575
324 km or 201 mi Nanning
$549
330 km or 205 mi Baise
$571
341 km or 212 mi Beihai
$642
402 km or 250 mi Dong Hoi
$500
406 km or 252 mi Luang Prabang
$1253
418 km or 259 mi Thakhek
$1161
424 km or 263 mi Vang Vieng
$1183
451 km or 281 mi Guigang
$702
461 km or 286 mi Laibin
$598
462 km or 287 mi Xingyi
$571
468 km or 291 mi Hechi
$575
474 km or 294 mi Zhanjiang
$764
479 km or 298 mi Yulin
$771
480 km or 298 mi Haikou
$650
481 km or 299 mi Vientiane
$1163
492 km or 306 mi Sanya
$763
501 km or 311 mi Yuxi
$611
516 km or 321 mi Udon Thani
$543
518 km or 322 mi Liuzhou
$579
528 km or 328 mi Gaozhou
$761
531 km or 330 mi Maoming
$756
533 km or 331 mi Jinghong
$604
539 km or 335 mi Hue
$393

Cities near Seongnam

Distance City Cost of living
3.1 km or 1.9 mi Siheung
$1283
11 km or 7 mi Gwangju
$1165
13 km or 8.1 mi Hanam
$1161
13 km or 8.2 mi Gwacheon
$1070
17 km or 11 mi Guri
$1122
18 km or 11 mi Uiwang
$1063
19 km or 12 mi Gunpo
$1098
19 km or 12 mi Anyang
$1022
20 km or 13 mi Seoul
$1334
20 km or 13 mi Suwon
$1022
23 km or 14 mi Namyangju
$1129
23 km or 14 mi Yongin
$1127
24 km or 15 mi Gwangmyeong
$1089
31 km or 19 mi Ansan
$1070
32 km or 20 mi Bucheon
$1163
32 km or 20 mi Icheon
$1020
33 km or 21 mi Osan
$1042
36 km or 22 mi Uijeongbu
$955
36 km or 22 mi Goyang
$1171
39 km or 24 mi Yangju
$974
42 km or 26 mi Hwaseong
$1089
43 km or 26 mi Gimpo
$1099
43 km or 27 mi Incheon
$1092
47 km or 29 mi Yeoju
$1026
50 km or 31 mi Anseong
$1026
50 km or 31 mi Pyeongtaek
$984
51 km or 32 mi Pocheon
$1040
52 km or 32 mi Paju
$1075
53 km or 33 mi Dongducheon
$1055
70 km or 44 mi Wonju
$1074
70 km or 44 mi Cheonan
$1151
71 km or 44 mi Chuncheon
$865
75 km or 47 mi Dangjin
$1033
78 km or 49 mi Kaesong
$1565
88 km or 54 mi Chungju
$900
94 km or 59 mi Cheongju
$936
95 km or 59 mi Seosan
$1036
101 km or 63 mi Jecheon
$1016
107 km or 66 mi Sejong
$1019
109 km or 68 mi Gongju
$1038