Hanoi vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hanoi Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$702
$941
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1807
$2515
🏠 One person rent
$342
$378
🏘️ Family rent
$601
$653
🍽️ Food expenses
$219
$351
🚐 Transport expenses
$63
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$369
$1212
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
72
93
😀 Quality of life
65
87
🏙️ Population
8.72M
2.35M

The cost of living in Hanoi is 25% less expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 7229th and 6085th ($702 vs $941) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 6th 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 Taoyuan. Hanoi ranked 3rd best city to live in Vietnam vs Taoyuan ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 5251st and 373rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hanoi vs Taoyuan

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Hanoi Taoyuan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.02
$4.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.5
$25.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.59
$5.68
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$1.52
☕ Cappuccino
$1.86
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$1.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$367
$423
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$268
$294
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$674
$761
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$484
$528
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.5
$37.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$69.9
$57.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.3
$20.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.28%
1.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3941
$8065
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2307
$5166
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.39
$0.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.68
$38
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.52
$9.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.8
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.41
$3.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.88
$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$2.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.47
$2.37
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$8.45
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.81
$7.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$19.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.24
$3.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$2.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$2.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$2.24
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.75
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.97
$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.4
$9.57
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.95
$1.54
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.4
$5.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.77
$9.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.09
$7.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.53
$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1
$2.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27.2
$36.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.96
$9.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$43.1
$38
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.38
$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$43.8
$71.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$85.8
$82.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$294
$541
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12836
$17081

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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 Taoyuan

Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Zhubei
$882
25 km or 16 mi Hsinchu
$937
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1108
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1257
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$709
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$796
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$997
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$957
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$888
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$879
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$889
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$910
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$668
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$910
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$841
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$656
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$654
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$999
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$634
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$630
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$903
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1067
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$723
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$705
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$763
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$696
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$682
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$677
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$634
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1064
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$697
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$698
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$661
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$610
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$465
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$602
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$598
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$667
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$617
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$464