Hanoi vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hanoi Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$652
$1006
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1681
$2692
🏠 One person rent
$302
$380
🏘️ Family rent
$530
$652
🍽️ Food expenses
$208
$389
🚐 Transport expenses
$63.4
$122
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$371
$1459
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
72
85
😀 Quality of life
65
83
🏙️ Population
8.44M
3.03M

The cost of living in Hanoi is 35% less expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 7418th and 5518th ($652 vs $1006) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 4th in Vietnam and Taiwan, respectively. Check Vietnam vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Hanoi compared to 1.4 months in Taichung. Hanoi ranked 2nd best city to live in Vietnam vs Taichung ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 5259th and 541st among best cities to live in the world.

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Hanoi Taichung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.9
$4.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.7
$32.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.49
$5.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$1.65
☕ Cappuccino
$1.81
$3.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$319
$336
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$233
$286
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$583
$609
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$422
$520
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$43.6
$60.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$67.2
$91.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.69
$23.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.3%
2.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3417
$7470
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2001
$8113
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$0.86
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.52
$32.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.6
$11.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.83
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.36
$3.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.89
$1.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$2.71
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.51
$2.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.83
$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.57
$8.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$17.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.3
$4.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.72
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$2.16
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$3.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$1.26
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$1.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.83
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.94
$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.1
$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$1.62
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.33
$4.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.72
$11.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.05
$6.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.51
$1.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.99
$2.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$28.2
$33.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.8
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$42.2
$49.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.27
$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$43.7
$81.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.8
$83.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$253
$354
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11154
$19915

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Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Bac Ninh
$558
52 km or 32 mi Hai Duong
$558
56 km or 35 mi Viet Tri
$569
64 km or 40 mi Thai Nguyen
$461
75 km or 47 mi Nam Dinh
$570
83 km or 51 mi Thai Binh
$556
89 km or 55 mi Haiphong
$562
129 km or 80 mi Ha Long
$559
135 km or 84 mi Thanh Hoa
$568
150 km or 93 mi Cam Pha
$551
221 km or 137 mi Chongzuo
$568
254 km or 158 mi Sa Pa
$529
262 km or 163 mi Vinh
$560
263 km or 163 mi Fangchenggang
$579
298 km or 185 mi Ha Tinh
$539
305 km or 190 mi Qinzhou
$590
308 km or 192 mi Wenshan
$563
324 km or 201 mi Nanning
$552
330 km or 205 mi Baise
$571
341 km or 212 mi Beihai
$652
402 km or 250 mi Dong Hoi
$483
406 km or 252 mi Luang Prabang
$1261
418 km or 259 mi Thakhek
$1139
424 km or 263 mi Vang Vieng
$1181
451 km or 281 mi Guigang
$693
461 km or 286 mi Laibin
$598
462 km or 287 mi Xingyi
$560
468 km or 291 mi Hechi
$574
474 km or 294 mi Zhanjiang
$790
479 km or 298 mi Yulin
$726
480 km or 298 mi Haikou
$677
481 km or 299 mi Vientiane
$1152
492 km or 306 mi Sanya
$758
501 km or 311 mi Yuxi
$586
516 km or 321 mi Udon Thani
$578
518 km or 322 mi Liuzhou
$574
528 km or 328 mi Gaozhou
$780
531 km or 330 mi Maoming
$773
533 km or 331 mi Jinghong
$577
539 km or 335 mi Hue
$372

Cities near Taichung

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$914
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$894
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$695
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$894
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$914
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$993
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$868
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$942
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1135
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$802
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1313
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$894
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$1030
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$854
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$1002
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$634
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$615
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$621
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$901
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$628
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$707
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$628
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$681
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1078
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$671
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$697
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$616
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$700
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$589
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$454
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$753
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$451
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$669
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$579
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1079
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$677
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$600
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$696
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$666
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$650