Hanoi vs Ulsan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hanoi Ulsan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$702
$1020
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1807
$2536
🏠 One person rent
$342
$420
🏘️ Family rent
$601
$688
🍽️ Food expenses
$219
$394
🚐 Transport expenses
$63
$94
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$369
$2629
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
72
65
😀 Quality of life
65
75
🏙️ Population
8.72M
1.13M

The cost of living in Hanoi is 31% less expensive than in Ulsan. Cities ranked 7229th and 5510th ($702 vs $1020) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 38th in Vietnam and South Korea, respectively. Check Vietnam vs South Korea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Hanoi compared to 2.6 months in Ulsan. Hanoi ranked 3rd best city to live in Vietnam vs Ulsan ranked 13th in South Korea, while ranked 5251st and 1747th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hanoi vs Ulsan

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Hanoi Ulsan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.02
$5.56
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.5
$24.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.59
$4.34
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$2.36
☕ Cappuccino
$1.86
$3.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$1.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$367
$346
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$268
$320
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$674
$634
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$484
$534
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.5
$75
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$69.9
$114
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.3
$20.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.28%
3.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3941
$4917
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2307
$2716
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.39
$0.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.68
$33.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.52
$11.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.8
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.41
$1.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.88
$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$1.71
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.47
$3.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.81
$8.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$22.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.24
$6.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$3.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$6.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$4.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$3.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$2.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.97
$1.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.4
$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.95
$1.5
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.4
$2.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.77
$5.91
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.09
$6.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.53
$1.43
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1
$1.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27.2
$52.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.96
$8.46
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$43.1
$34.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.38
$7.92
👖 Brand Jeans
$43.8
$105
👟 Brand Sneakers
$85.8
$93.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$294
$241
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12836
$15450

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Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Bac Ninh
$597
52 km or 32 mi Hai Duong
$587
56 km or 35 mi Viet Tri
$590
64 km or 40 mi Thai Nguyen
$476
75 km or 47 mi Nam Dinh
$602
83 km or 51 mi Thai Binh
$587
89 km or 55 mi Haiphong
$571
129 km or 80 mi Ha Long
$585
135 km or 84 mi Thanh Hoa
$601
150 km or 93 mi Cam Pha
$577
221 km or 137 mi Chongzuo
$580
254 km or 158 mi Sa Pa
$563
262 km or 163 mi Vinh
$590
263 km or 163 mi Fangchenggang
$592
298 km or 185 mi Ha Tinh
$567
305 km or 190 mi Qinzhou
$605
308 km or 192 mi Wenshan
$575
324 km or 201 mi Nanning
$564
330 km or 205 mi Baise
$578
341 km or 212 mi Beihai
$664
402 km or 250 mi Dong Hoi
$496
406 km or 252 mi Luang Prabang
$1269
418 km or 259 mi Thakhek
$1038
424 km or 263 mi Vang Vieng
$1082
451 km or 281 mi Guigang
$699
461 km or 286 mi Laibin
$608
462 km or 287 mi Xingyi
$574
468 km or 291 mi Hechi
$584
474 km or 294 mi Zhanjiang
$805
479 km or 298 mi Yulin
$738
480 km or 298 mi Haikou
$694
481 km or 299 mi Vientiane
$1056
492 km or 306 mi Sanya
$774
501 km or 311 mi Yuxi
$600
516 km or 321 mi Udon Thani
$581
518 km or 322 mi Liuzhou
$587
528 km or 328 mi Gaozhou
$790
531 km or 330 mi Maoming
$789
533 km or 331 mi Jinghong
$590
539 km or 335 mi Hue
$380

Cities near Ulsan

Distance City Cost of living
34 km or 21 mi Yangsan
$1005
35 km or 21 mi Gyeongju
$1012
52 km or 32 mi Miryang
$991
53 km or 33 mi Gimhae
$946
54 km or 33 mi Pohang
$1030
56 km or 35 mi Busan
$1114
58 km or 36 mi Yeongcheon
$997
60 km or 38 mi Gyeongsan
$976
68 km or 42 mi Changwon
$1032
74 km or 46 mi Daegu
$1043
81 km or 50 mi Masan
$994
94 km or 58 mi Sacheon
$993
102 km or 63 mi Geoje
$961
113 km or 70 mi Tongyeong
$981
114 km or 71 mi Gumi
$943
119 km or 74 mi Jinju
$1111
125 km or 78 mi Andong
$916
125 km or 78 mi Gimcheon
$916
126 km or 78 mi Tsushima Island
$945
142 km or 88 mi Sangju
$951
150 km or 93 mi Tsushima
$944
153 km or 95 mi Mungyeong
$954
154 km or 96 mi Yeongju
$994
162 km or 100 mi Gwangyang
$996
174 km or 108 mi Yeosu
$1008
176 km or 109 mi Namwon
$970
179 km or 111 mi Suncheon
$1014
183 km or 114 mi Taebaek
$976
195 km or 121 mi Daejeon
$922
198 km or 123 mi Jeonju
$823
201 km or 125 mi Chungju
$892
202 km or 126 mi Jecheon
$1003
203 km or 126 mi Gyeryong
$945
203 km or 126 mi Iki
$944
204 km or 127 mi Cheongju
$903
211 km or 131 mi Sejong
$986
211 km or 131 mi Samcheok
$983
214 km or 133 mi Nonsan
$1005
215 km or 133 mi Nagato
$1008
218 km or 135 mi Iksan
$982