Hanoi vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hanoi Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$694
$942
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1821
$2514
🏠 One person rent
$340
$352
🏘️ Family rent
$602
$608
🍽️ Food expenses
$212
$371
🚐 Transport expenses
$64.3
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$505
$1422
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
72
85
😀 Quality of life
67
87
🏙️ Population
8.72M
2.87M

The cost of living in Hanoi is 26% less expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 7314th and 5994th ($694 vs $942) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd 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 4766th and 351st 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
$2.09
$4.76
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.1
$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.49
$4.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.99
$1.59
☕ Cappuccino
$1.85
$2.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.48
$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$384
$363
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$260
$253
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$687
$668
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$478
$459
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$46.7
$58.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$72.6
$88.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.9
$19.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.96%
2.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4545
$7194
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2658
$6745
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.38
$0.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.74
$31.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.37
$9.94
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.84
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.43
$3.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.93
$1.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$2.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.46
$2.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$16.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.82
$7.96
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.48
$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.26
$4.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$2.41
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$1.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.95
$1.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.4
$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$1.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.37
$3.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.88
$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.01
$6.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.67
$1.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.14
$2.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$26.3
$32.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.83
$9.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$43.2
$47.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.98
$13.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$46
$71.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$82.1
$85.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$341
$345
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14773
$17517

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28 km or 17 mi Bac Ninh
$594
52 km or 32 mi Hai Duong
$586
56 km or 35 mi Viet Tri
$582
64 km or 40 mi Thai Nguyen
$467
75 km or 47 mi Nam Dinh
$599
83 km or 51 mi Thai Binh
$583
89 km or 55 mi Haiphong
$564
129 km or 80 mi Ha Long
$579
135 km or 84 mi Thanh Hoa
$593
150 km or 93 mi Cam Pha
$574
221 km or 137 mi Chongzuo
$592
254 km or 158 mi Sa Pa
$553
262 km or 163 mi Vinh
$583
263 km or 163 mi Fangchenggang
$602
298 km or 185 mi Ha Tinh
$560
305 km or 190 mi Qinzhou
$617
308 km or 192 mi Wenshan
$579
324 km or 201 mi Nanning
$580
330 km or 205 mi Baise
$589
341 km or 212 mi Beihai
$679
402 km or 250 mi Dong Hoi
$495
406 km or 252 mi Luang Prabang
$1261
418 km or 259 mi Thakhek
$968
424 km or 263 mi Vang Vieng
$1033
451 km or 281 mi Guigang
$714
461 km or 286 mi Laibin
$620
462 km or 287 mi Xingyi
$577
468 km or 291 mi Hechi
$593
474 km or 294 mi Zhanjiang
$824
479 km or 298 mi Yulin
$751
480 km or 298 mi Haikou
$711
481 km or 299 mi Vientiane
$968
492 km or 306 mi Sanya
$782
501 km or 311 mi Yuxi
$607
516 km or 321 mi Udon Thani
$564
518 km or 322 mi Liuzhou
$601
528 km or 328 mi Gaozhou
$802
531 km or 330 mi Maoming
$797
533 km or 331 mi Jinghong
$591
539 km or 335 mi Hue
$375

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Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$874
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$868
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$687
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$884
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$904
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$921
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$889
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$989
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1123
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$792
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1248
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$938
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$979
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$844
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$971
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$673
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$643
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$648
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$892
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$679
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$729
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$672
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$702
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1039
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$689
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$705
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$640
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$717
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$612
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$474
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$774
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$473
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$682
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$600
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1042
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$687
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$617
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$686
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$677
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$684