Hanoi vs Tainan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hanoi Tainan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$631
$913
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1916
$2705
🏠 One person rent
$282
$330
🏘️ Family rent
$746
$789
🍽️ Food expenses
$215
$399
🚐 Transport expenses
$64.5
$76.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$481
$1294
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
71
74
😀 Quality of life
65
82
🏙️ Population
8.25M
1.87M

The cost of living in Hanoi is 31% less expensive than in Tainan. Cities ranked 7372nd and 5887th ($631 vs $913) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 7th 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 Tainan. Hanoi ranked 2nd best city to live in Vietnam vs Tainan ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 4592nd and 364th 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
$2.04
$5.55
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.5
$17.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.84
$4.81
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$1.86
 Cappuccino
$1.89
$2.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.46
$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$316
$307
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$198
$241
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$951
$651
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$586
$695
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$50.8
$50
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$78
$77.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.09
$25.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.56%
1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2514
$2852
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1401
$2187
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.06
$17.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.29
$9.06
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.96
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.45
$3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.09
$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$3.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.74
$2.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.74
$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.93
$9.44
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$17.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.55
$4.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$2.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$2.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$3.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$2.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$2.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.06
$1.61
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.2
$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.84
$1.51
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.41
$3.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.83
$12.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.15
$5.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.24
$2.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.77
$2.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$26.6
$36.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.55
$9.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$34.1
$52.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.78
$9.61
👖 Brand Jeans
$34
$60.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.9
$90.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$254
$734
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13775
$11040

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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 Tainan

Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Kaohsiung
$932
62 km or 38 mi Chiayi
$725
89 km or 55 mi Douliu
$791
102 km or 63 mi Taitung
$952
116 km or 72 mi Nantou
$857
126 km or 78 mi Changhua
$890
139 km or 86 mi Taichung
$995
188 km or 117 mi Miaoli
$746
218 km or 135 mi Hsinchu
$860
222 km or 138 mi Zhubei
$917
233 km or 145 mi Taoyuan
$861
249 km or 155 mi Kinmen
$851
254 km or 158 mi Yilan
$863
259 km or 161 mi New Taipei
$1011
261 km or 162 mi Jinjiang
$676
267 km or 166 mi Taipei
$1169
269 km or 167 mi Quanzhou
$689
271 km or 168 mi Xiamen
$721
286 km or 178 mi Keelung
$860
298 km or 185 mi Putian
$675
308 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$719
356 km or 221 mi Fuzhou
$664
359 km or 223 mi Shantou
$589
371 km or 230 mi Chaozhou
$588
395 km or 246 mi Jieyang
$716
397 km or 247 mi Longyan
$713
412 km or 256 mi Puning
$738
415 km or 258 mi Ningde
$694
431 km or 268 mi Ishigaki
$1114
439 km or 273 mi Meizhou
$799
446 km or 277 mi Sanming
$667
455 km or 283 mi Nanping
$678
497 km or 309 mi Shanwei
$1083
535 km or 333 mi Rui'an
$744
556 km or 346 mi Miyakojima
$1115
560 km or 348 mi Wenzhou
$787
567 km or 352 mi Heyuan
$891
573 km or 356 mi Wuyishan
$655
590 km or 367 mi Huizhou
$837
608 km or 378 mi Lishui
$741