Hanoi vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hanoi Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$647
$875
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1916
$2361
🏠 One person rent
$292
$353
🏘️ Family rent
$744
$658
🍽️ Food expenses
$217
$320
🚐 Transport expenses
$64.6
$100
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$439
$1050
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
71
93
😀 Quality of life
62
83
🏙️ Population
8.44M
2.33M

The cost of living in Hanoi is 26% less expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 7236th and 6171st ($647 vs $875) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 7th 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 1.2 months in Taoyuan. Hanoi ranked 2nd best city to live in Vietnam vs Taoyuan ranked 5th in Taiwan, while ranked 4848th and 418th among best cities to live in the world.

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Hanoi Taoyuan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.94
$4.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.4
$24.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.31
$4.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$1.49
☕ Cappuccino
$1.82
$2.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$1.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$302
$360
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$221
$284
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$826
$749
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$623
$545
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.9
$36
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$71.2
$55.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.01
$17.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.39%
1.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2965
$7669
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1710
$4912
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.82
$36.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.48
$8.62
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.9
$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.42
$3.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.98
$1.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$2.41
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.57
$2.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.7
$8.14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.78
$6.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$14.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.46
$2.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$2.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$2.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$1.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.98
$1.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.8
$9.07
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.88
$1.53
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.38
$3.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.79
$9.61
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.15
$7.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.55
$1.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.02
$2.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$28.7
$37
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.9
$9.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.9
$33.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.44
$15
👖 Brand Jeans
$42
$73.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.6
$75.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$259
$256
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12394
$18619

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$513
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$554
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Zhubei
$821
25 km or 16 mi Hsinchu
$897
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1073
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1181
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$728
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$731
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$967
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$894
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$813
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$796
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$770
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$747
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$625
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$814
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$788
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$669
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$648
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$956
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$644
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$627
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$823
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1155
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$688
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$681
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$726
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$664
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$630
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$671
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$603
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1154
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$682
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$649
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$661
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$601
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$451
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$581
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$587
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$677
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$616
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$443