Hanoi vs Kaohsiung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hanoi Kaohsiung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$648
$932
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1977
$2650
🏠 One person rent
$290
$342
🏘️ Family rent
$794
$781
🍽️ Food expenses
$220
$379
🚐 Transport expenses
$65.1
$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$505
$1271
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
71
81
😀 Quality of life
63
83
🏙️ Population
8.44M
2.73M

The cost of living in Hanoi is 31% less expensive than in Kaohsiung. Cities ranked 7305th and 6046th ($648 vs $932) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 4th in Vietnam and Taiwan, respectively. Check Vietnam vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Hanoi compared to 1.4 months in Kaohsiung. Hanoi ranked 2nd best city to live in Vietnam vs Kaohsiung ranked 5th in Taiwan, while ranked 4684th and 389th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hanoi vs Kaohsiung

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Hanoi Kaohsiung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.03
$3.76
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.2
$31.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.63
$5.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$1.56
 Cappuccino
$1.91
$2.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.43
$0.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$314
$351
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$209
$236
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$870
$876
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$666
$613
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51.3
$60.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$78.6
$93.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.23
$21.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.93%
2.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2876
$4772
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1588
$2838
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.32
$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.1
$31.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.44
$8.84
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.93
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.44
$3.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.05
$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$2.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.64
$2.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.71
$9.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.72
$3.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$2.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$3.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$2.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$1.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.02
$1.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.3
$9.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.79
$1.57
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.41
$3.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.83
$12.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.26
$5.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.62
$2.31
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.06
$2.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27.2
$34
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.3
$9.41
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$32.2
$53.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.76
$8.79
👖 Brand Jeans
$31.9
$81.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.9
$82
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$232
$348
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13338
$12438

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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 Kaohsiung

Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Tainan
$841
88 km or 55 mi Taitung
$801
97 km or 60 mi Chiayi
$707
124 km or 77 mi Douliu
$761
150 km or 93 mi Nantou
$818
163 km or 101 mi Changhua
$841
175 km or 108 mi Taichung
$931
224 km or 139 mi Miaoli
$698
253 km or 157 mi Hsinchu
$864
257 km or 160 mi Zhubei
$828
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$868
280 km or 174 mi Yilan
$745
285 km or 177 mi Kinmen
$821
291 km or 181 mi New Taipei
$1060
298 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1158
301 km or 187 mi Jinjiang
$654
307 km or 191 mi Xiamen
$807
309 km or 192 mi Quanzhou
$666
315 km or 196 mi Keelung
$1028
340 km or 211 mi Putian
$661
341 km or 212 mi Zhangzhou
$731
379 km or 235 mi Shantou
$605
393 km or 244 mi Chaozhou
$592
398 km or 247 mi Fuzhou
$706
416 km or 258 mi Jieyang
$691
430 km or 267 mi Puning
$726
432 km or 268 mi Longyan
$713
437 km or 271 mi Ishigaki
$1229
457 km or 284 mi Ningde
$683
466 km or 289 mi Meizhou
$795
487 km or 302 mi Sanming
$642
497 km or 309 mi Nanping
$673
510 km or 317 mi Shanwei
$1014
562 km or 349 mi Miyakojima
$1231
575 km or 357 mi Rui'an
$719
575 km or 357 mi Tuguegarao
$445
587 km or 365 mi Heyuan
$801
600 km or 373 mi Wenzhou
$776
605 km or 376 mi Huizhou
$629
616 km or 382 mi Wuyishan
$643