Hanoi vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hanoi Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$648
$931
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1977
$2751
🏠 One person rent
$290
$346
🏘️ Family rent
$794
$902
🍽️ Food expenses
$220
$369
🚐 Transport expenses
$65.1
$99.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$505
$1368
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
71
84
😀 Quality of life
63
80
🏙️ Population
8.44M
3.03M

The cost of living in Hanoi is 30% less expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 7305th and 6052nd ($648 vs $931) 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 0.8 months in Hanoi compared to 1.5 months in Taichung. Hanoi ranked 2nd best city to live in Vietnam vs Taichung ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 4684th and 496th 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
$2.03
$3.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.2
$31.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.63
$5.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$2.5
☕ Cappuccino
$1.91
$2.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.43
$0.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$314
$346
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$209
$265
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$870
$984
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$666
$770
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51.3
$45.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$78.6
$70.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.23
$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.93%
1.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2876
$6258
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1588
$4300
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.32
$0.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.1
$28.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.44
$8.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.93
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.44
$3.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.05
$1.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$2.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.64
$3.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.71
$5.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.72
$4.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$2.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$3.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$2.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$1.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.02
$1.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.3
$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.79
$1.57
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.41
$3.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.83
$10.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.26
$6.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.62
$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.06
$2.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27.2
$32.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.3
$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$32.2
$42.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.76
$13.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$31.9
$93.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.9
$91.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$232
$313
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13338
$13638

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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 Taichung

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$841
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$818
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$698
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$761
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$707
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$864
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$828
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$868
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1060
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$745
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1158
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$841
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$1028
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$801
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$932
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$661
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$654
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$666
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$821
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$706
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$807
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$683
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$731
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1229
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$673
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$713
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$642
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$719
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$605
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$592
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$776
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$691
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$795
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$726
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1231
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$712
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$643
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$719
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$702
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$716