Hanoi vs Seongnam - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hanoi Seongnam
🚶 Cost of living one person
$648
$1127
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1977
$3035
🏠 One person rent
$290
$477
🏘️ Family rent
$794
$1011
🍽️ Food expenses
$220
$476
🚐 Transport expenses
$65.1
$83.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$505
$2868
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
71
98
😀 Quality of life
63
76
🏙️ Population
8.44M
919K

The cost of living in Hanoi is 42% less expensive than in Seongnam. Cities ranked 7305th and 4810th ($648 vs $1127) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 12th 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 2.5 months in Seongnam. Hanoi ranked 2nd best city to live in Vietnam vs Seongnam ranked 10th in South Korea, while ranked 4684th and 938th among best cities to live in the world.

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Hanoi Seongnam
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.03
$6.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.2
$45.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.63
$5.53
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$3.13
☕ Cappuccino
$1.91
$3.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.43
$1.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$314
$464
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$209
$370
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$870
$824
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$666
$898
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51.3
$71.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$78.6
$111
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.23
$16.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.93%
3.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2876
$11353
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1588
$6094
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.32
$1.1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.1
$43.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.44
$7.52
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.93
$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.44
$2.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.05
$1.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$1.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.64
$3.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$9.98
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.71
$8.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$30.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.72
$7.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$3.73
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$5.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$5.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$3.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$3.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.89
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.02
$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.3
$19.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.79
$2.56
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.41
$3.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.83
$6.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.26
$2.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.62
$1.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.06
$0.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27.2
$42.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.3
$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$32.2
$23.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.76
$7.93
👖 Brand Jeans
$31.9
$64.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.9
$77.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$232
$292
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13338
$21935

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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 Seongnam

Distance City Cost of living
3.1 km or 1.9 mi Siheung
$1087
11 km or 7 mi Gwangju
$1057
13 km or 8.1 mi Hanam
$1074
13 km or 8.2 mi Gwacheon
$1005
17 km or 11 mi Guri
$1085
18 km or 11 mi Uiwang
$988
19 km or 12 mi Gunpo
$1003
19 km or 12 mi Anyang
$1025
20 km or 13 mi Seoul
$1461
20 km or 13 mi Suwon
$970
23 km or 14 mi Namyangju
$1084
23 km or 14 mi Yongin
$1142
24 km or 15 mi Gwangmyeong
$1038
31 km or 19 mi Ansan
$990
32 km or 20 mi Bucheon
$1068
32 km or 20 mi Icheon
$1077
33 km or 21 mi Osan
$1025
36 km or 22 mi Uijeongbu
$936
36 km or 22 mi Goyang
$1008
39 km or 24 mi Yangju
$941
42 km or 26 mi Hwaseong
$1049
43 km or 26 mi Gimpo
$966
43 km or 27 mi Incheon
$1067
47 km or 29 mi Yeoju
$1036
50 km or 31 mi Anseong
$1041
50 km or 31 mi Pyeongtaek
$1053
51 km or 32 mi Pocheon
$989
52 km or 32 mi Paju
$1020
53 km or 33 mi Dongducheon
$968
70 km or 44 mi Wonju
$1140
70 km or 44 mi Cheonan
$1222
71 km or 44 mi Chuncheon
$839
75 km or 47 mi Dangjin
$1025
78 km or 49 mi Kaesong
$1567
88 km or 54 mi Chungju
$1098
94 km or 59 mi Cheongju
$997
95 km or 59 mi Seosan
$1027
101 km or 63 mi Jecheon
$1111
107 km or 66 mi Sejong
$1043
109 km or 68 mi Gongju
$1098