Hanoi vs Kaohsiung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hanoi Kaohsiung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$631
$932
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1916
$2619
🏠 One person rent
$282
$339
🏘️ Family rent
$746
$747
🍽️ Food expenses
$215
$377
🚐 Transport expenses
$64.5
$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$481
$1088
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
71
81
😀 Quality of life
65
84
🏙️ Population
8.25M
2.73M

The cost of living in Hanoi is 32% less expensive than in Kaohsiung. Cities ranked 7372nd and 5786th ($631 vs $932) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 5th 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 1.2 months in Kaohsiung. Hanoi ranked 2nd best city to live in Vietnam vs Kaohsiung ranked 5th in Taiwan, while ranked 4592nd and 320th 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
$2.04
$3.13
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.5
$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.84
$4.88
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$2.08
☕ Cappuccino
$1.89
$3.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.46
$1.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$316
$341
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$198
$231
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$951
$829
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$586
$580
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$50.8
$62.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$78
$94.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.09
$23.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.56%
2.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2514
$4824
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1401
$2490
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.06
$31.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.29
$9.04
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.96
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.45
$3.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.09
$1.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$2.29
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.74
$2.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.74
$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.93
$8.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$20.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.55
$3.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$2.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$3.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$2.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.74
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.06
$1.6
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.2
$9.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.84
$1.56
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.41
$3.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.83
$12.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.15
$4.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.24
$2.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.77
$2.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$26.6
$33.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.55
$9.14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$34.1
$54.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.78
$8.81
👖 Brand Jeans
$34
$96.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.9
$81.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$254
$313
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13775
$12618

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Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Bac Ninh
$524
52 km or 32 mi Hai Duong
$557
56 km or 35 mi Viet Tri
$549
64 km or 40 mi Thai Nguyen
$562
75 km or 47 mi Nam Dinh
$504
83 km or 51 mi Thai Binh
$517
89 km or 55 mi Haiphong
$605
129 km or 80 mi Ha Long
$590
135 km or 84 mi Thanh Hoa
$566
150 km or 93 mi Cam Pha
$571
221 km or 137 mi Chongzuo
$573
254 km or 158 mi Sa Pa
$543
262 km or 163 mi Vinh
$575
263 km or 163 mi Fangchenggang
$568
298 km or 185 mi Ha Tinh
$554
305 km or 190 mi Qinzhou
$592
308 km or 192 mi Wenshan
$568
324 km or 201 mi Nanning
$547
330 km or 205 mi Baise
$574
341 km or 212 mi Beihai
$638
402 km or 250 mi Dong Hoi
$513
406 km or 252 mi Luang Prabang
$1212
418 km or 259 mi Thakhek
$1184
424 km or 263 mi Vang Vieng
$1195
451 km or 281 mi Guigang
$735
461 km or 286 mi Laibin
$611
462 km or 287 mi Xingyi
$567
468 km or 291 mi Hechi
$573
474 km or 294 mi Zhanjiang
$777
479 km or 298 mi Yulin
$806
480 km or 298 mi Haikou
$620
481 km or 299 mi Vientiane
$1233
492 km or 306 mi Sanya
$552
501 km or 311 mi Yuxi
$612
516 km or 321 mi Udon Thani
$500
518 km or 322 mi Liuzhou
$596
528 km or 328 mi Gaozhou
$831
531 km or 330 mi Maoming
$857
533 km or 331 mi Jinghong
$588
539 km or 335 mi Hue
$422

Cities near Kaohsiung

Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Tainan
$913
88 km or 55 mi Taitung
$952
97 km or 60 mi Chiayi
$725
124 km or 77 mi Douliu
$791
150 km or 93 mi Nantou
$857
163 km or 101 mi Changhua
$890
175 km or 108 mi Taichung
$995
224 km or 139 mi Miaoli
$746
253 km or 157 mi Hsinchu
$860
257 km or 160 mi Zhubei
$917
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$861
280 km or 174 mi Yilan
$863
285 km or 177 mi Kinmen
$851
291 km or 181 mi New Taipei
$1011
298 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1169
301 km or 187 mi Jinjiang
$676
307 km or 191 mi Xiamen
$721
309 km or 192 mi Quanzhou
$689
315 km or 196 mi Keelung
$860
340 km or 211 mi Putian
$675
341 km or 212 mi Zhangzhou
$719
379 km or 235 mi Shantou
$589
393 km or 244 mi Chaozhou
$588
398 km or 247 mi Fuzhou
$664
416 km or 258 mi Jieyang
$716
430 km or 267 mi Puning
$738
432 km or 268 mi Longyan
$713
437 km or 271 mi Ishigaki
$1114
457 km or 284 mi Ningde
$694
466 km or 289 mi Meizhou
$799
487 km or 302 mi Sanming
$667
497 km or 309 mi Nanping
$678
510 km or 317 mi Shanwei
$1083
562 km or 349 mi Miyakojima
$1115
575 km or 357 mi Rui'an
$744
575 km or 357 mi Tuguegarao
$487
587 km or 365 mi Heyuan
$891
600 km or 373 mi Wenzhou
$787
605 km or 376 mi Huizhou
$837
616 km or 382 mi Wuyishan
$655