Hanoi vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hanoi Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$702
$1257
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1807
$3182
🏠 One person rent
$342
$588
🏘️ Family rent
$601
$1015
🍽️ Food expenses
$219
$455
🚐 Transport expenses
$63
$107
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$369
$1619
😷 Air quality
Bad
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
72
94
😀 Quality of life
65
89
🏙️ Population
8.72M
2.44M

The cost of living in Hanoi is 44% less expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 7229th and 4661st ($702 vs $1257) 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 0.5 months in Hanoi compared to 1.3 months in Taipei. Hanoi ranked 3rd best city to live in Vietnam vs Taipei ranked 2nd in Taiwan, while ranked 5251st and 266th 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
$2.02
$6.43
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.5
$45.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.59
$5.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$3.15
☕ Cappuccino
$1.86
$3.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$0.95
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$367
$706
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$268
$468
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$674
$1285
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$484
$827
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.5
$45.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$69.9
$70.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.3
$26.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.28%
2.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3941
$13965
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2307
$8309
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.39
$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.68
$38
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.52
$9.11
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.8
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.41
$3.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.88
$1.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$3.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.47
$2.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$19.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.81
$9.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$20.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.24
$4.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$3.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$3.08
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$4.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$2.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$2.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.97
$1.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.4
$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.95
$1.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.4
$3.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.77
$9.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.09
$8.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.53
$1.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1
$2.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27.2
$42.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.96
$10.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$43.1
$34.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.38
$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$43.8
$63.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$85.8
$84.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$294
$644
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12836
$18442

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Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Bac Ninh
$597
52 km or 32 mi Hai Duong
$587
56 km or 35 mi Viet Tri
$590
64 km or 40 mi Thai Nguyen
$476
75 km or 47 mi Nam Dinh
$602
83 km or 51 mi Thai Binh
$587
89 km or 55 mi Haiphong
$571
129 km or 80 mi Ha Long
$585
135 km or 84 mi Thanh Hoa
$601
150 km or 93 mi Cam Pha
$577
221 km or 137 mi Chongzuo
$580
254 km or 158 mi Sa Pa
$563
262 km or 163 mi Vinh
$590
263 km or 163 mi Fangchenggang
$592
298 km or 185 mi Ha Tinh
$567
305 km or 190 mi Qinzhou
$605
308 km or 192 mi Wenshan
$575
324 km or 201 mi Nanning
$564
330 km or 205 mi Baise
$578
341 km or 212 mi Beihai
$664
402 km or 250 mi Dong Hoi
$496
406 km or 252 mi Luang Prabang
$1269
418 km or 259 mi Thakhek
$1038
424 km or 263 mi Vang Vieng
$1082
451 km or 281 mi Guigang
$699
461 km or 286 mi Laibin
$608
462 km or 287 mi Xingyi
$574
468 km or 291 mi Hechi
$584
474 km or 294 mi Zhanjiang
$805
479 km or 298 mi Yulin
$738
480 km or 298 mi Haikou
$694
481 km or 299 mi Vientiane
$1056
492 km or 306 mi Sanya
$774
501 km or 311 mi Yuxi
$600
516 km or 321 mi Udon Thani
$581
518 km or 322 mi Liuzhou
$587
528 km or 328 mi Gaozhou
$790
531 km or 330 mi Maoming
$789
533 km or 331 mi Jinghong
$590
539 km or 335 mi Hue
$380

Cities near Taipei

Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1108
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$997
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$941
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$796
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$882
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$937
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$709
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$957
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$888
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$879
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$889
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$910
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$656
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$668
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$841
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$910
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$654
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1067
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$634
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$999
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$630
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$705
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$903
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$763
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$723
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$677
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1064
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$682
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$696
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$697
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$634
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$661
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$698
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$610
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$598
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$667
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$617
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$665
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$465
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$602