Hanoi vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hanoi Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$648
$1158
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1977
$3291
🏠 One person rent
$290
$535
🏘️ Family rent
$794
$1250
🍽️ Food expenses
$220
$412
🚐 Transport expenses
$65.1
$107
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$505
$1789
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
71
95
😀 Quality of life
63
86
🏙️ Population
8.44M
2.6M

The cost of living in Hanoi is 44% less expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 7305th and 4715th ($648 vs $1158) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st 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 Taipei. Hanoi ranked 2nd best city to live in Vietnam vs Taipei ranked 2nd in Taiwan, while ranked 4684th and 311th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hanoi vs Taipei

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Hanoi Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.03
$5.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.2
$31.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.63
$5.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$2.59
☕ Cappuccino
$1.91
$3.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.43
$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$314
$573
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$209
$426
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$870
$1581
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$666
$1031
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51.3
$54.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$78.6
$84
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.23
$24.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.93%
1.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2876
$12472
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1588
$6228
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.32
$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.1
$37.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.44
$8.86
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.93
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.44
$2.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.05
$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$3.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.64
$2.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$16.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.71
$9.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$17.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.72
$4.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$2.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$2.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$3.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$2.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$2.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.83
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.02
$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.3
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.79
$1.63
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.41
$3.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.83
$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.26
$7.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.62
$1.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.06
$2.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27.2
$39.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.3
$10
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$32.2
$34.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.76
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$31.9
$57.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.9
$85.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$232
$627
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13338
$18424

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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 Taipei

Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1060
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$1028
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$868
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$745
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$828
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$864
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$698
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$931
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$841
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$818
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$761
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$707
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$706
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$661
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$801
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$841
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$683
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1229
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$666
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$932
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$654
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$719
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$821
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$776
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$807
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$712
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1231
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$673
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$731
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$719
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$642
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$702
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$713
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$643
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$731
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$708
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$633
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$716
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$592
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$605