Hanoi vs Kaohsiung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hanoi Kaohsiung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$702
$999
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1807
$2645
🏠 One person rent
$342
$382
🏘️ Family rent
$601
$672
🍽️ Food expenses
$219
$413
🚐 Transport expenses
$63
$77.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$369
$1411
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
72
80
😀 Quality of life
65
87
🏙️ Population
8.72M
2.72M

The cost of living in Hanoi is 30% less expensive than in Kaohsiung. Cities ranked 7229th and 5666th ($702 vs $999) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 3rd in Vietnam and Taiwan, respectively. Check Vietnam vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Hanoi compared to 1.4 months in Kaohsiung. Hanoi ranked 3rd best city to live in Vietnam vs Kaohsiung ranked 5th in Taiwan, while ranked 5251st and 364th 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
$2.02
$3.78
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.5
$31.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.59
$5.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$1.59
☕ Cappuccino
$1.86
$2.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$0.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$367
$404
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$268
$289
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$674
$745
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$484
$535
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.5
$46.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$69.9
$71.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.3
$24
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.28%
2.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3941
$4856
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2307
$3306
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.39
$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.68
$12.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.52
$8.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.8
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.41
$3.42
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.88
$2.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$2.91
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.47
$2.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.81
$8.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$14.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.24
$7.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$2.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$2.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$3.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$3.13
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$2.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.97
$1.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.4
$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.95
$1.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.4
$4.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.77
$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.09
$4.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.53
$2.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1
$2.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27.2
$36.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.96
$9.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$43.1
$69.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.38
$8.74
👖 Brand Jeans
$43.8
$100
👟 Brand Sneakers
$85.8
$88.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$294
$450
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12836
$11481

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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 Kaohsiung

Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Tainan
$910
88 km or 55 mi Taitung
$841
97 km or 60 mi Chiayi
$910
124 km or 77 mi Douliu
$889
150 km or 93 mi Nantou
$879
163 km or 101 mi Changhua
$888
175 km or 108 mi Taichung
$957
224 km or 139 mi Miaoli
$709
253 km or 157 mi Hsinchu
$937
257 km or 160 mi Zhubei
$882
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$941
280 km or 174 mi Yilan
$796
285 km or 177 mi Kinmen
$903
291 km or 181 mi New Taipei
$1108
298 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1257
301 km or 187 mi Jinjiang
$630
307 km or 191 mi Xiamen
$723
309 km or 192 mi Quanzhou
$634
315 km or 196 mi Keelung
$997
340 km or 211 mi Putian
$668
341 km or 212 mi Zhangzhou
$696
379 km or 235 mi Shantou
$602
393 km or 244 mi Chaozhou
$465
398 km or 247 mi Fuzhou
$656
416 km or 258 mi Jieyang
$464
430 km or 267 mi Puning
$589
432 km or 268 mi Longyan
$698
437 km or 271 mi Ishigaki
$1067
457 km or 284 mi Ningde
$654
466 km or 289 mi Meizhou
$673
487 km or 302 mi Sanming
$634
497 km or 309 mi Nanping
$682
510 km or 317 mi Shanwei
$943
562 km or 349 mi Miyakojima
$1064
575 km or 357 mi Rui'an
$705
575 km or 357 mi Tuguegarao
$416
587 km or 365 mi Heyuan
$765
600 km or 373 mi Wenzhou
$763
605 km or 376 mi Huizhou
$621
616 km or 382 mi Wuyishan
$610