Hanoi vs New Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hanoi New Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$702
$1108
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1807
$2892
🏠 One person rent
$342
$482
🏘️ Family rent
$601
$823
🍽️ Food expenses
$219
$394
🚐 Transport expenses
$63
$124
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$369
$1360
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
72
94
😀 Quality of life
65
89
🏙️ Population
8.72M
4.05M

The cost of living in Hanoi is 37% less expensive than in New Taipei. Cities ranked 7229th and 5023rd ($702 vs $1108) 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 0.5 months in Hanoi compared to 1.2 months in New Taipei. Hanoi ranked 3rd best city to live in Vietnam vs New Taipei ranked 1st in Taiwan, while ranked 5251st and 252nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hanoi vs New Taipei

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Hanoi New Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.02
$4.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.5
$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.59
$5.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$1.68
 Cappuccino
$1.86
$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$0.92
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$367
$570
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$268
$342
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$674
$1019
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$484
$608
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.5
$70.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$69.9
$109
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.3
$23.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.28%
2.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3941
$13830
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2307
$7127
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.39
$0.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.68
$38.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.52
$9.67
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.8
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.41
$3.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.88
$1.65
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$3.18
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.47
$2.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$14.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.81
$8.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$23.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.24
$4.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$2.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$2.44
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$3.24
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$4.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.97
$1.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.4
$9.19
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.95
$1.5
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.4
$4.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.77
$9.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.09
$7.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.53
$1.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1
$2.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27.2
$39.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.96
$11.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$43.1
$37.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.38
$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$43.8
$54.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$85.8
$90.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$294
$656
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12836
$18576

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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 New Taipei

Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi Taipei
$1257
29 km or 18 mi Taoyuan
$941
33 km or 20 mi Keelung
$997
42 km or 26 mi Yilan
$796
48 km or 30 mi Zhubei
$882
53 km or 33 mi Hsinchu
$937
80 km or 50 mi Miaoli
$709
124 km or 77 mi Taichung
$957
140 km or 87 mi Changhua
$888
144 km or 90 mi Nantou
$879
171 km or 106 mi Douliu
$889
198 km or 123 mi Chiayi
$910
246 km or 153 mi Fuzhou
$656
250 km or 155 mi Putian
$668
252 km or 157 mi Taitung
$841
259 km or 161 mi Tainan
$910
267 km or 166 mi Ningde
$654
283 km or 176 mi Ishigaki
$1067
289 km or 179 mi Quanzhou
$634
290 km or 180 mi Jinjiang
$630
291 km or 181 mi Kaohsiung
$999
318 km or 197 mi Rui'an
$705
321 km or 199 mi Kinmen
$903
341 km or 212 mi Wenzhou
$763
345 km or 214 mi Xiamen
$723
375 km or 233 mi Nanping
$682
375 km or 233 mi Wenling
$677
386 km or 240 mi Zhangzhou
$696
387 km or 241 mi Miyakojima
$1064
408 km or 253 mi Sanming
$634
411 km or 256 mi Lishui
$697
428 km or 266 mi Linhai
$661
445 km or 277 mi Longyan
$698
457 km or 284 mi Wuyishan
$610
489 km or 304 mi Jinhua
$598
497 km or 309 mi Yiwu
$667
507 km or 315 mi Quzhou
$617
510 km or 317 mi Chaozhou
$465
515 km or 320 mi Shangrao
$665
515 km or 320 mi Shantou
$602