Hanoi vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hanoi Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$631
$995
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1916
$2895
🏠 One person rent
$282
$366
🏘️ Family rent
$746
$939
🍽️ Food expenses
$215
$392
🚐 Transport expenses
$64.5
$121
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$481
$1361
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
71
84
😀 Quality of life
65
83
🏙️ Population
8.25M
3.03M

The cost of living in Hanoi is 37% less expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 7372nd and 5356th ($631 vs $995) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 3rd 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 1.4 months in Taichung. Hanoi ranked 2nd best city to live in Vietnam vs Taichung ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 4592nd and 343rd 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
$2.04
$3.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.5
$25.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.84
$4.75
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$3.14
☕ Cappuccino
$1.89
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.46
$1.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$316
$372
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$198
$286
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$951
$1000
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$586
$814
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$50.8
$44
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$78
$69.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.09
$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.56%
1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2514
$5254
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1401
$4416
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.72
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.06
$38.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.29
$10.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.96
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.45
$3.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.09
$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$3.39
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.74
$3.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.74
$17.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.93
$6.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$19.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.55
$4.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$2.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$4.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$2.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$2.68
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.78
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.06
$1.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.2
$15.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.84
$1.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.41
$3.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.83
$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.15
$6.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.24
$2.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.77
$2.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$26.6
$31.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.55
$9.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$34.1
$41.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.78
$13.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$34
$96
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.9
$87.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$254
$316
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13775
$13893

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Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Bac Ninh
$524
52 km or 32 mi Hai Duong
$557
56 km or 35 mi Viet Tri
$549
64 km or 40 mi Thai Nguyen
$562
75 km or 47 mi Nam Dinh
$504
83 km or 51 mi Thai Binh
$517
89 km or 55 mi Haiphong
$605
129 km or 80 mi Ha Long
$590
135 km or 84 mi Thanh Hoa
$566
150 km or 93 mi Cam Pha
$571
221 km or 137 mi Chongzuo
$573
254 km or 158 mi Sa Pa
$543
262 km or 163 mi Vinh
$575
263 km or 163 mi Fangchenggang
$568
298 km or 185 mi Ha Tinh
$554
305 km or 190 mi Qinzhou
$592
308 km or 192 mi Wenshan
$568
324 km or 201 mi Nanning
$547
330 km or 205 mi Baise
$574
341 km or 212 mi Beihai
$638
402 km or 250 mi Dong Hoi
$513
406 km or 252 mi Luang Prabang
$1212
418 km or 259 mi Thakhek
$1184
424 km or 263 mi Vang Vieng
$1195
451 km or 281 mi Guigang
$735
461 km or 286 mi Laibin
$611
462 km or 287 mi Xingyi
$567
468 km or 291 mi Hechi
$573
474 km or 294 mi Zhanjiang
$777
479 km or 298 mi Yulin
$806
480 km or 298 mi Haikou
$620
481 km or 299 mi Vientiane
$1233
492 km or 306 mi Sanya
$552
501 km or 311 mi Yuxi
$612
516 km or 321 mi Udon Thani
$500
518 km or 322 mi Liuzhou
$596
528 km or 328 mi Gaozhou
$831
531 km or 330 mi Maoming
$857
533 km or 331 mi Jinghong
$588
539 km or 335 mi Hue
$422

Cities near Taichung

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$890
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$857
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$746
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$791
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$725
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$860
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$917
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$861
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1011
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$863
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1169
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$913
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$860
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$952
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$932
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$675
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$676
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$689
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$851
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$664
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$721
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$694
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$719
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1114
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$678
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$713
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$667
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$744
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$589
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$588
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$787
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$716
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$799
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$738
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1115
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$735
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$655
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$741
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$719
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$721