Hanoi vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hanoi Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$647
$894
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1916
$2706
🏠 One person rent
$292
$308
🏘️ Family rent
$744
$820
🍽️ Food expenses
$217
$351
🚐 Transport expenses
$64.6
$123
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$439
$1355
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
71
84
😀 Quality of life
62
81
🏙️ Population
8.44M
3.03M

The cost of living in Hanoi is 28% less expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 7236th and 6071st ($647 vs $894) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 6th 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 1.5 months in Taichung. Hanoi ranked 2nd best city to live in Vietnam vs Taichung ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 4848th and 521st 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
$1.94
$4.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.4
$24.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.31
$4.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$2.43
☕ Cappuccino
$1.82
$2.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$1.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$302
$306
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$221
$237
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$826
$1000
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$623
$676
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.9
$39.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$71.2
$61.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.01
$17.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.39%
2.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2965
$5817
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1710
$3737
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.7
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.82
$33.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.48
$12.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.9
$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.42
$3.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.98
$1.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$2.39
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.57
$2.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.7
$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.78
$6.63
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.46
$4.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$1.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$2.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$2.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$1.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.98
$1.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.8
$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.88
$1.52
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.38
$3.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.79
$10.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.15
$6.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.55
$1.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.02
$2.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$28.7
$31.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.9
$9.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.9
$38.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.44
$13.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$42
$90.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.6
$91.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$259
$256
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12394
$18658

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HanoiTaichung

Cost of living

$349

$907

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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$813
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$796
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$728
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$770
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$747
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$897
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$821
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$875
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1073
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$731
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1181
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$814
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$967
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$788
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$956
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$625
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$627
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$644
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$823
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$669
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$688
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$648
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$664
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1155
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$630
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$649
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$603
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$681
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$581
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$451
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$726
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$443
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$655
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$569
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1154
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$671
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$601
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$682
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$661
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$671