Hanoi vs New Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hanoi New Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$648
$1060
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1977
$2992
🏠 One person rent
$290
$464
🏘️ Family rent
$794
$1087
🍽️ Food expenses
$220
$370
🚐 Transport expenses
$65.1
$119
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$505
$1661
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
71
95
😀 Quality of life
63
87
🏙️ Population
8.44M
4.04M

The cost of living in Hanoi is 39% less expensive than in New Taipei. Cities ranked 7305th and 5212th ($648 vs $1060) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 2nd 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 1.6 months in New Taipei. Hanoi ranked 2nd best city to live in Vietnam vs New Taipei ranked 1st in Taiwan, while ranked 4684th and 279th among best cities to live in the world.

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Hanoi New Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.03
$4.67
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.2
$31.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.63
$5.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$2.49
 Cappuccino
$1.91
$2.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.43
$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$314
$483
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$209
$361
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$870
$1333
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$666
$890
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51.3
$54.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$78.6
$83.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.23
$24.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.93%
1.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2876
$9578
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1588
$4941
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.32
$0.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.1
$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.44
$8.92
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.93
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.44
$2.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.05
$1.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.64
$2.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$16.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.71
$8.01
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$17.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.72
$4.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$1.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$2.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$2.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$1.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.65
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.02
$1.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.3
$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.79
$1.36
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.41
$3.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.83
$9.54
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.26
$7.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.62
$1.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.06
$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27.2
$29.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.3
$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$32.2
$36.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.76
$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$31.9
$67.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.9
$86.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$232
$504
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13338
$13786

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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 New Taipei

Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi Taipei
$1158
29 km or 18 mi Taoyuan
$868
33 km or 20 mi Keelung
$1028
42 km or 26 mi Yilan
$745
48 km or 30 mi Zhubei
$828
53 km or 33 mi Hsinchu
$864
80 km or 50 mi Miaoli
$698
124 km or 77 mi Taichung
$931
140 km or 87 mi Changhua
$841
144 km or 90 mi Nantou
$818
171 km or 106 mi Douliu
$761
198 km or 123 mi Chiayi
$707
246 km or 153 mi Fuzhou
$706
250 km or 155 mi Putian
$661
252 km or 157 mi Taitung
$801
259 km or 161 mi Tainan
$841
267 km or 166 mi Ningde
$683
283 km or 176 mi Ishigaki
$1229
289 km or 179 mi Quanzhou
$666
290 km or 180 mi Jinjiang
$654
291 km or 181 mi Kaohsiung
$932
318 km or 197 mi Rui'an
$719
321 km or 199 mi Kinmen
$821
341 km or 212 mi Wenzhou
$776
345 km or 214 mi Xiamen
$807
375 km or 233 mi Nanping
$673
375 km or 233 mi Wenling
$712
386 km or 240 mi Zhangzhou
$731
387 km or 241 mi Miyakojima
$1231
408 km or 253 mi Sanming
$642
411 km or 256 mi Lishui
$719
428 km or 266 mi Linhai
$702
445 km or 277 mi Longyan
$713
457 km or 284 mi Wuyishan
$643
489 km or 304 mi Jinhua
$731
497 km or 309 mi Yiwu
$708
507 km or 315 mi Quzhou
$633
510 km or 317 mi Chaozhou
$592
515 km or 320 mi Shangrao
$716
515 km or 320 mi Shantou
$605