Hanoi vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hanoi Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$702
$957
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1807
$2561
🏠 One person rent
$342
$348
🏘️ Family rent
$601
$601
🍽️ Food expenses
$219
$378
🚐 Transport expenses
$63
$116
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$369
$1411
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
72
85
😀 Quality of life
65
86
🏙️ Population
8.72M
2.87M

The cost of living in Hanoi is 27% less expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 7229th and 5984th ($702 vs $957) 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 0.5 months in Hanoi compared to 1.5 months in Taichung. Hanoi ranked 3rd best city to live in Vietnam vs Taichung ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 5251st and 409th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hanoi vs Taichung

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Hanoi Taichung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.02
$4.75
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.5
$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.59
$5.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$1.58
☕ Cappuccino
$1.86
$2.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$1.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$367
$335
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$268
$252
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$674
$593
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$484
$464
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.5
$58.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$69.9
$90.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.3
$20.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.28%
2.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3941
$6960
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2307
$7979
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.39
$0.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.68
$31.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.52
$11.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.8
$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.41
$3.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.88
$1.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$2.72
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.47
$2.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$15.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.81
$7.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$16.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.24
$4.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$2.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.76
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.97
$1.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.4
$16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.95
$1.59
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.4
$3.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.77
$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.09
$6.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.53
$1.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1
$2.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27.2
$32
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.96
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$43.1
$47.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.38
$13.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$43.8
$79.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$85.8
$84.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$294
$343
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12836
$17495

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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 Taichung

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$888
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$879
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$709
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$889
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$910
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$937
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$882
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$941
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1108
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$796
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1257
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$910
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$997
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$841
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$999
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$668
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$630
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$634
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$903
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$656
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$723
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$654
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$696
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1067
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$682
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$698
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$634
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$705
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$602
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$465
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$763
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$464
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$673
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$589
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1064
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$677
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$610
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$697
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$661
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$665