Hanoi vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hanoi Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$652
$1313
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1681
$3273
🏠 One person rent
$302
$637
🏘️ Family rent
$530
$1099
🍽️ Food expenses
$208
$454
🚐 Transport expenses
$63.4
$111
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$371
$1659
😷 Air quality
Bad
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
72
94
😀 Quality of life
65
87
🏙️ Population
8.44M
2.6M

The cost of living in Hanoi is 50% less expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 7418th and 4455th ($652 vs $1313) 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 0.6 months in Hanoi compared to 1.3 months in Taipei. Hanoi ranked 2nd best city to live in Vietnam vs Taipei ranked 3rd in Taiwan, while ranked 5259th and 388th 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
$1.9
$6.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.7
$39.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.49
$5.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$2.9
 Cappuccino
$1.81
$3.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$1.12
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$319
$718
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$233
$524
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$583
$1272
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$422
$931
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$43.6
$48.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$67.2
$74.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.69
$25.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.3%
2.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3417
$14287
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2001
$8078
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.52
$38.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.6
$9.23
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.83
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.36
$3.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.89
$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$3.06
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.51
$2.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.83
$19
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.57
$9.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.3
$4.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$3.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$4.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$2.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$2.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.85
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.94
$1.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.1
$16.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$1.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.33
$3.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.72
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.05
$7.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.51
$1.62
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.99
$2.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$28.2
$41.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.8
$11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$42.2
$35.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.27
$17.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$43.7
$66.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.8
$87.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$253
$618
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11154
$17567

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Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Bac Ninh
$558
52 km or 32 mi Hai Duong
$558
56 km or 35 mi Viet Tri
$569
64 km or 40 mi Thai Nguyen
$461
75 km or 47 mi Nam Dinh
$570
83 km or 51 mi Thai Binh
$556
89 km or 55 mi Haiphong
$562
129 km or 80 mi Ha Long
$559
135 km or 84 mi Thanh Hoa
$568
150 km or 93 mi Cam Pha
$551
221 km or 137 mi Chongzuo
$568
254 km or 158 mi Sa Pa
$529
262 km or 163 mi Vinh
$560
263 km or 163 mi Fangchenggang
$579
298 km or 185 mi Ha Tinh
$539
305 km or 190 mi Qinzhou
$590
308 km or 192 mi Wenshan
$563
324 km or 201 mi Nanning
$552
330 km or 205 mi Baise
$571
341 km or 212 mi Beihai
$652
402 km or 250 mi Dong Hoi
$483
406 km or 252 mi Luang Prabang
$1261
418 km or 259 mi Thakhek
$1139
424 km or 263 mi Vang Vieng
$1181
451 km or 281 mi Guigang
$693
461 km or 286 mi Laibin
$598
462 km or 287 mi Xingyi
$560
468 km or 291 mi Hechi
$574
474 km or 294 mi Zhanjiang
$790
479 km or 298 mi Yulin
$726
480 km or 298 mi Haikou
$677
481 km or 299 mi Vientiane
$1152
492 km or 306 mi Sanya
$758
501 km or 311 mi Yuxi
$586
516 km or 321 mi Udon Thani
$578
518 km or 322 mi Liuzhou
$574
528 km or 328 mi Gaozhou
$780
531 km or 330 mi Maoming
$773
533 km or 331 mi Jinghong
$577
539 km or 335 mi Hue
$372

Cities near Taipei

Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1135
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$1030
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$942
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$802
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$868
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$993
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$695
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$1006
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$914
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$894
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$894
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$914
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$628
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$634
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$854
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$894
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$628
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1078
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$621
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$1002
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$615
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$700
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$901
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$753
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$707
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$677
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1079
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$671
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$681
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$696
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$616
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$666
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$697
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$600
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$586
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$672
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$604
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$650
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$454
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$589