Hanoi vs Tainan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hanoi Tainan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$648
$841
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1977
$2737
🏠 One person rent
$290
$262
🏘️ Family rent
$794
$782
🍽️ Food expenses
$220
$394
🚐 Transport expenses
$65.1
$78.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$505
$1275
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
71
74
😀 Quality of life
63
80
🏙️ Population
8.44M
1.87M

The cost of living in Hanoi is 23% less expensive than in Tainan. Cities ranked 7305th and 6292nd ($648 vs $841) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 9th 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 Tainan. Hanoi ranked 2nd best city to live in Vietnam vs Tainan ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 4684th and 499th 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
$2.03
$4.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.2
$23.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.63
$5.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$1.58
 Cappuccino
$1.91
$3.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.43
$1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$314
$271
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$209
$168
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$870
$632
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$666
$693
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51.3
$50.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$78.6
$77.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.23
$23.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.93%
1.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2876
$2874
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1588
$2280
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.32
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.1
$20.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.44
$8.94
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.93
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.44
$2.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.05
$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$3.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.64
$2.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$16.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.71
$9.48
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$17.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.72
$4.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$2.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$2.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$3.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$2.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$2.4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.02
$1.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.3
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.79
$1.61
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.41
$3.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.83
$12.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.26
$5.23
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.62
$2.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.06
$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27.2
$36.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.3
$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$32.2
$51.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.76
$9.65
👖 Brand Jeans
$31.9
$57.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.9
$86.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$232
$628
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13338
$18526

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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 Tainan

Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Kaohsiung
$932
62 km or 38 mi Chiayi
$707
89 km or 55 mi Douliu
$761
102 km or 63 mi Taitung
$801
116 km or 72 mi Nantou
$818
126 km or 78 mi Changhua
$841
139 km or 86 mi Taichung
$931
188 km or 117 mi Miaoli
$698
218 km or 135 mi Hsinchu
$864
222 km or 138 mi Zhubei
$828
233 km or 145 mi Taoyuan
$868
249 km or 155 mi Kinmen
$821
254 km or 158 mi Yilan
$745
259 km or 161 mi New Taipei
$1060
261 km or 162 mi Jinjiang
$654
267 km or 166 mi Taipei
$1158
269 km or 167 mi Quanzhou
$666
271 km or 168 mi Xiamen
$807
286 km or 178 mi Keelung
$1028
298 km or 185 mi Putian
$661
308 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$731
356 km or 221 mi Fuzhou
$706
359 km or 223 mi Shantou
$605
371 km or 230 mi Chaozhou
$592
395 km or 246 mi Jieyang
$691
397 km or 247 mi Longyan
$713
412 km or 256 mi Puning
$726
415 km or 258 mi Ningde
$683
431 km or 268 mi Ishigaki
$1229
439 km or 273 mi Meizhou
$795
446 km or 277 mi Sanming
$642
455 km or 283 mi Nanping
$673
497 km or 309 mi Shanwei
$1014
535 km or 333 mi Rui'an
$719
556 km or 346 mi Miyakojima
$1231
560 km or 348 mi Wenzhou
$776
567 km or 352 mi Heyuan
$801
573 km or 356 mi Wuyishan
$643
590 km or 367 mi Huizhou
$629
608 km or 378 mi Lishui
$719