Hanoi vs Kaohsiung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hanoi Kaohsiung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$647
$956
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1916
$2684
🏠 One person rent
$292
$361
🏘️ Family rent
$744
$819
🍽️ Food expenses
$217
$390
🚐 Transport expenses
$64.6
$96.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$439
$1264
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
71
80
😀 Quality of life
62
83
🏙️ Population
8.44M
2.73M

The cost of living in Hanoi is 32% less expensive than in Kaohsiung. Cities ranked 7236th and 5750th ($647 vs $956) 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 0.7 months in Hanoi compared to 1.3 months in Kaohsiung. Hanoi ranked 2nd best city to live in Vietnam vs Kaohsiung ranked 4th in Taiwan, while ranked 4848th and 417th 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
$1.94
$3.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.4
$30.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.31
$4.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$1.53
☕ Cappuccino
$1.82
$2.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$0.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$302
$363
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$221
$234
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$826
$876
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$623
$623
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.9
$78.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$71.2
$123
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.01
$22.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.39%
2.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2965
$4370
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1710
$2797
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.82
$28.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.48
$8.72
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.9
$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.42
$3.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.98
$1.97
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$2.4
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.57
$3.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.7
$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.78
$9.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$16.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.46
$5.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$2.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$2.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$3.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$2.24
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$1.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.98
$1.68
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.8
$9.06
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.88
$1.62
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.38
$3.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.79
$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.15
$4.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.55
$2.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.02
$2.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$28.7
$33.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.9
$9.18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.9
$50.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.44
$8.75
👖 Brand Jeans
$42
$83
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.6
$80.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$259
$378
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12394
$10905

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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 Kaohsiung

Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Tainan
$814
88 km or 55 mi Taitung
$788
97 km or 60 mi Chiayi
$747
124 km or 77 mi Douliu
$770
150 km or 93 mi Nantou
$796
163 km or 101 mi Changhua
$813
175 km or 108 mi Taichung
$894
224 km or 139 mi Miaoli
$728
253 km or 157 mi Hsinchu
$897
257 km or 160 mi Zhubei
$821
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$875
280 km or 174 mi Yilan
$731
285 km or 177 mi Kinmen
$823
291 km or 181 mi New Taipei
$1073
298 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1181
301 km or 187 mi Jinjiang
$627
307 km or 191 mi Xiamen
$688
309 km or 192 mi Quanzhou
$644
315 km or 196 mi Keelung
$967
340 km or 211 mi Putian
$625
341 km or 212 mi Zhangzhou
$664
379 km or 235 mi Shantou
$581
393 km or 244 mi Chaozhou
$451
398 km or 247 mi Fuzhou
$669
416 km or 258 mi Jieyang
$443
430 km or 267 mi Puning
$569
432 km or 268 mi Longyan
$649
437 km or 271 mi Ishigaki
$1155
457 km or 284 mi Ningde
$648
466 km or 289 mi Meizhou
$655
487 km or 302 mi Sanming
$603
497 km or 309 mi Nanping
$630
510 km or 317 mi Shanwei
$936
562 km or 349 mi Miyakojima
$1154
575 km or 357 mi Rui'an
$681
575 km or 357 mi Tuguegarao
$431
587 km or 365 mi Heyuan
$764
600 km or 373 mi Wenzhou
$726
605 km or 376 mi Huizhou
$601
616 km or 382 mi Wuyishan
$601