Hanoi vs Tainan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hanoi Tainan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$652
$894
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1681
$2330
🏠 One person rent
$302
$263
🏘️ Family rent
$530
$440
🍽️ Food expenses
$208
$430
🚐 Transport expenses
$63.4
$81.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$371
$1477
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
72
74
😀 Quality of life
65
83
🏙️ Population
8.44M
1.87M

The cost of living in Hanoi is 27% less expensive than in Tainan. Cities ranked 7418th and 6262nd ($652 vs $894) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 12th 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 1.7 months in Tainan. Hanoi ranked 2nd best city to live in Vietnam vs Tainan ranked 8th in Taiwan, while ranked 5259th and 549th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hanoi vs Tainan

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Hanoi Tainan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.9
$6.54
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.7
$26
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.49
$4.87
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$2.92
 Cappuccino
$1.81
$3.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$1.12
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$319
$282
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$233
$171
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$583
$501
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$422
$305
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$43.6
$47.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$67.2
$73.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.69
$21.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.3%
1.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3417
$3267
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2001
$2457
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$0.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.52
$21.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.6
$9.23
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.83
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.36
$3.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.89
$1.85
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$2.94
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.51
$2.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.83
$18.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.57
$9.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.3
$4.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$2.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$3.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$4.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$2.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$2.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.7
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.94
$1.79
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.1
$16.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$1.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.33
$3.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.72
$12.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.05
$5.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.51
$2.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.99
$2.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$28.2
$37.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.8
$10.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$42.2
$66.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.27
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$43.7
$66.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.8
$88.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$253
$259
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11154
$6518

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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 Tainan

Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Kaohsiung
$1002
62 km or 38 mi Chiayi
$914
89 km or 55 mi Douliu
$894
102 km or 63 mi Taitung
$854
116 km or 72 mi Nantou
$894
126 km or 78 mi Changhua
$914
139 km or 86 mi Taichung
$1006
188 km or 117 mi Miaoli
$695
218 km or 135 mi Hsinchu
$993
222 km or 138 mi Zhubei
$868
233 km or 145 mi Taoyuan
$942
249 km or 155 mi Kinmen
$901
254 km or 158 mi Yilan
$802
259 km or 161 mi New Taipei
$1135
261 km or 162 mi Jinjiang
$615
267 km or 166 mi Taipei
$1313
269 km or 167 mi Quanzhou
$621
271 km or 168 mi Xiamen
$707
286 km or 178 mi Keelung
$1030
298 km or 185 mi Putian
$634
308 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$681
356 km or 221 mi Fuzhou
$628
359 km or 223 mi Shantou
$589
371 km or 230 mi Chaozhou
$454
395 km or 246 mi Jieyang
$451
397 km or 247 mi Longyan
$697
412 km or 256 mi Puning
$579
415 km or 258 mi Ningde
$628
431 km or 268 mi Ishigaki
$1078
439 km or 273 mi Meizhou
$669
446 km or 277 mi Sanming
$616
455 km or 283 mi Nanping
$671
497 km or 309 mi Shanwei
$941
535 km or 333 mi Rui'an
$700
556 km or 346 mi Miyakojima
$1079
560 km or 348 mi Wenzhou
$753
567 km or 352 mi Heyuan
$766
573 km or 356 mi Wuyishan
$600
590 km or 367 mi Huizhou
$608
608 km or 378 mi Lishui
$696