Hanoi vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hanoi Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$647
$1181
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1916
$3254
🏠 One person rent
$292
$567
🏘️ Family rent
$744
$1230
🍽️ Food expenses
$217
$408
🚐 Transport expenses
$64.6
$104
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$439
$1684
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
71
95
😀 Quality of life
62
86
🏙️ Population
8.44M
2.6M

The cost of living in Hanoi is 45% less expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 7236th and 4534th ($647 vs $1181) 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 0.7 months in Hanoi compared to 1.4 months in Taipei. Hanoi ranked 2nd best city to live in Vietnam vs Taipei ranked 2nd in Taiwan, while ranked 4848th and 339th among best cities to live in the world.

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Hanoi Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.94
$6.07
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.4
$30.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.31
$4.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$2.83
☕ Cappuccino
$1.82
$3.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$302
$613
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$221
$468
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$826
$1547
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$623
$1030
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.9
$46.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$71.2
$72.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.01
$23.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.39%
2.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2965
$13635
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1710
$6907
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.82
$36.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.48
$8.61
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.9
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.42
$2.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.98
$1.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$2.79
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.57
$2.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.7
$17.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.78
$8.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$19.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.46
$4.64
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$2.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$2.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$3.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$2.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$2.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.98
$1.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.8
$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.88
$1.61
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.38
$3.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.79
$9.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.15
$7.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.55
$1.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.02
$2.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$28.7
$38.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.9
$9.78
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.9
$32.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.44
$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$42
$56.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.6
$85.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$259
$617
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12394
$19749

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Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Bac Ninh
$513
52 km or 32 mi Hai Duong
$554
56 km or 35 mi Viet Tri
$592
64 km or 40 mi Thai Nguyen
$570
75 km or 47 mi Nam Dinh
$496
83 km or 51 mi Thai Binh
$513
89 km or 55 mi Haiphong
$591
129 km or 80 mi Ha Long
$582
135 km or 84 mi Thanh Hoa
$563
150 km or 93 mi Cam Pha
$569
221 km or 137 mi Chongzuo
$564
254 km or 158 mi Sa Pa
$553
262 km or 163 mi Vinh
$579
263 km or 163 mi Fangchenggang
$573
298 km or 185 mi Ha Tinh
$558
305 km or 190 mi Qinzhou
$592
308 km or 192 mi Wenshan
$575
324 km or 201 mi Nanning
$549
330 km or 205 mi Baise
$571
341 km or 212 mi Beihai
$642
402 km or 250 mi Dong Hoi
$500
406 km or 252 mi Luang Prabang
$1253
418 km or 259 mi Thakhek
$1161
424 km or 263 mi Vang Vieng
$1183
451 km or 281 mi Guigang
$702
461 km or 286 mi Laibin
$598
462 km or 287 mi Xingyi
$571
468 km or 291 mi Hechi
$575
474 km or 294 mi Zhanjiang
$764
479 km or 298 mi Yulin
$771
480 km or 298 mi Haikou
$650
481 km or 299 mi Vientiane
$1163
492 km or 306 mi Sanya
$763
501 km or 311 mi Yuxi
$611
516 km or 321 mi Udon Thani
$543
518 km or 322 mi Liuzhou
$579
528 km or 328 mi Gaozhou
$761
531 km or 330 mi Maoming
$756
533 km or 331 mi Jinghong
$604
539 km or 335 mi Hue
$393

Cities near Taipei

Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1073
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$967
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$875
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$731
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$821
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$897
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$728
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$894
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$813
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$796
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$770
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$747
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$669
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$625
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$788
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$814
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$648
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1155
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$644
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$956
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$627
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$681
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$823
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$726
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$688
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$671
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1154
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$630
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$664
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$682
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$603
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$661
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$649
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$601
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$587
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$677
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$616
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$671
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$451
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$581