Hanoi vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hanoi Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$694
$1248
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1821
$3144
🏠 One person rent
$340
$586
🏘️ Family rent
$602
$1014
🍽️ Food expenses
$212
$454
🚐 Transport expenses
$64.3
$106
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$505
$1768
😷 Air quality
Bad
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
72
94
😀 Quality of life
67
90
🏙️ Population
8.72M
2.43M

The cost of living in Hanoi is 44% less expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 7314th and 4646th ($694 vs $1248) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in Vietnam and Taiwan, respectively. Check Vietnam vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Hanoi compared to 1.4 months in Taipei. Hanoi ranked 2nd best city to live in Vietnam vs Taipei ranked 1st in Taiwan, while ranked 4766th and 178th 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
$2.09
$5.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.1
$47.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.49
$5.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.99
$2.86
☕ Cappuccino
$1.85
$3.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.48
$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$384
$684
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$260
$472
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$687
$1254
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$478
$835
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$46.7
$43.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$72.6
$67.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.9
$27.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.96%
2.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4545
$13487
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2658
$8490
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.38
$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.74
$37.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.37
$8.95
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.84
$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.43
$3.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.93
$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$3.12
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.46
$2.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$19.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.82
$9.42
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.48
$21.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.26
$4.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$3.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$3.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$4.69
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$2.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$2.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.95
$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.4
$14.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$1.66
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.37
$3.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.88
$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.01
$7.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.67
$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.14
$2.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$26.3
$40.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.83
$9.48
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$43.2
$33.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.98
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$46
$54
👟 Brand Sneakers
$82.1
$81.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$341
$642
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14773
$16947

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Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Bac Ninh
$594
52 km or 32 mi Hai Duong
$586
56 km or 35 mi Viet Tri
$582
64 km or 40 mi Thai Nguyen
$467
75 km or 47 mi Nam Dinh
$599
83 km or 51 mi Thai Binh
$583
89 km or 55 mi Haiphong
$564
129 km or 80 mi Ha Long
$579
135 km or 84 mi Thanh Hoa
$593
150 km or 93 mi Cam Pha
$574
221 km or 137 mi Chongzuo
$592
254 km or 158 mi Sa Pa
$553
262 km or 163 mi Vinh
$583
263 km or 163 mi Fangchenggang
$602
298 km or 185 mi Ha Tinh
$560
305 km or 190 mi Qinzhou
$617
308 km or 192 mi Wenshan
$579
324 km or 201 mi Nanning
$580
330 km or 205 mi Baise
$589
341 km or 212 mi Beihai
$679
402 km or 250 mi Dong Hoi
$495
406 km or 252 mi Luang Prabang
$1261
418 km or 259 mi Thakhek
$968
424 km or 263 mi Vang Vieng
$1033
451 km or 281 mi Guigang
$714
461 km or 286 mi Laibin
$620
462 km or 287 mi Xingyi
$577
468 km or 291 mi Hechi
$593
474 km or 294 mi Zhanjiang
$824
479 km or 298 mi Yulin
$751
480 km or 298 mi Haikou
$711
481 km or 299 mi Vientiane
$968
492 km or 306 mi Sanya
$782
501 km or 311 mi Yuxi
$607
516 km or 321 mi Udon Thani
$564
518 km or 322 mi Liuzhou
$601
528 km or 328 mi Gaozhou
$802
531 km or 330 mi Maoming
$797
533 km or 331 mi Jinghong
$591
539 km or 335 mi Hue
$375

Cities near Taipei

Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1123
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$979
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$989
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$792
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$889
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$921
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$687
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$942
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$874
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$868
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$884
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$904
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$679
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$673
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$844
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$938
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$672
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1039
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$648
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$971
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$643
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$717
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$892
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$774
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$729
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$687
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1042
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$689
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$702
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$686
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$640
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$677
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$705
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$617
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$611
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$696
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$628
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$684
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$474
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$612