Hanoi vs Tainan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hanoi Tainan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$702
$910
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1807
$2373
🏠 One person rent
$342
$264
🏘️ Family rent
$601
$439
🍽️ Food expenses
$219
$433
🚐 Transport expenses
$63
$90.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$369
$1446
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
72
73
😀 Quality of life
65
72
🏙️ Population
8.72M
1.85M

The cost of living in Hanoi is 23% less expensive than in Tainan. Cities ranked 7229th and 6264th ($702 vs $910) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 8th in Vietnam and Taiwan, respectively. Check Vietnam vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Hanoi compared to 1.6 months in Tainan. Hanoi ranked 3rd best city to live in Vietnam vs Tainan ranked 10th in Taiwan, while ranked 5251st and 2963rd 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
$2.02
$5.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.5
$25.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.59
$4.79
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$3.22
☕ Cappuccino
$1.86
$3.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$1.29
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$367
$277
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$268
$165
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$674
$489
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$484
$294
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.5
$54.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$69.9
$84.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.3
$21.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.28%
2.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3941
$3159
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2307
$2827
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.39
$0.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.68
$24.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.52
$10.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.8
$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.41
$3.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.88
$1.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$2.83
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.47
$3.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$21.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.81
$10.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$21.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.24
$3.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$2.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$3.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$3.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$3.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$2.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.97
$1.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.4
$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.95
$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.4
$4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.77
$12.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.09
$5.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.53
$2.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1
$2.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27.2
$36.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.96
$10.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$43.1
$65.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.38
$9.64
👖 Brand Jeans
$43.8
$76.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$85.8
$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$294
$298
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12836
$5587

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Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Bac Ninh
$597
52 km or 32 mi Hai Duong
$587
56 km or 35 mi Viet Tri
$590
64 km or 40 mi Thai Nguyen
$476
75 km or 47 mi Nam Dinh
$602
83 km or 51 mi Thai Binh
$587
89 km or 55 mi Haiphong
$571
129 km or 80 mi Ha Long
$585
135 km or 84 mi Thanh Hoa
$601
150 km or 93 mi Cam Pha
$577
221 km or 137 mi Chongzuo
$580
254 km or 158 mi Sa Pa
$563
262 km or 163 mi Vinh
$590
263 km or 163 mi Fangchenggang
$592
298 km or 185 mi Ha Tinh
$567
305 km or 190 mi Qinzhou
$605
308 km or 192 mi Wenshan
$575
324 km or 201 mi Nanning
$564
330 km or 205 mi Baise
$578
341 km or 212 mi Beihai
$664
402 km or 250 mi Dong Hoi
$496
406 km or 252 mi Luang Prabang
$1269
418 km or 259 mi Thakhek
$1038
424 km or 263 mi Vang Vieng
$1082
451 km or 281 mi Guigang
$699
461 km or 286 mi Laibin
$608
462 km or 287 mi Xingyi
$574
468 km or 291 mi Hechi
$584
474 km or 294 mi Zhanjiang
$805
479 km or 298 mi Yulin
$738
480 km or 298 mi Haikou
$694
481 km or 299 mi Vientiane
$1056
492 km or 306 mi Sanya
$774
501 km or 311 mi Yuxi
$600
516 km or 321 mi Udon Thani
$581
518 km or 322 mi Liuzhou
$587
528 km or 328 mi Gaozhou
$790
531 km or 330 mi Maoming
$789
533 km or 331 mi Jinghong
$590
539 km or 335 mi Hue
$380

Cities near Tainan

Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Kaohsiung
$999
62 km or 38 mi Chiayi
$910
89 km or 55 mi Douliu
$889
102 km or 63 mi Taitung
$841
116 km or 72 mi Nantou
$879
126 km or 78 mi Changhua
$888
139 km or 86 mi Taichung
$957
188 km or 117 mi Miaoli
$709
218 km or 135 mi Hsinchu
$937
222 km or 138 mi Zhubei
$882
233 km or 145 mi Taoyuan
$941
249 km or 155 mi Kinmen
$903
254 km or 158 mi Yilan
$796
259 km or 161 mi New Taipei
$1108
261 km or 162 mi Jinjiang
$630
267 km or 166 mi Taipei
$1257
269 km or 167 mi Quanzhou
$634
271 km or 168 mi Xiamen
$723
286 km or 178 mi Keelung
$997
298 km or 185 mi Putian
$668
308 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$696
356 km or 221 mi Fuzhou
$656
359 km or 223 mi Shantou
$602
371 km or 230 mi Chaozhou
$465
395 km or 246 mi Jieyang
$464
397 km or 247 mi Longyan
$698
412 km or 256 mi Puning
$589
415 km or 258 mi Ningde
$654
431 km or 268 mi Ishigaki
$1067
439 km or 273 mi Meizhou
$673
446 km or 277 mi Sanming
$634
455 km or 283 mi Nanping
$682
497 km or 309 mi Shanwei
$943
535 km or 333 mi Rui'an
$705
556 km or 346 mi Miyakojima
$1064
560 km or 348 mi Wenzhou
$763
567 km or 352 mi Heyuan
$765
573 km or 356 mi Wuyishan
$610
590 km or 367 mi Huizhou
$621
608 km or 378 mi Lishui
$697