Hanoi vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hanoi Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$631
$861
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1916
$2376
🏠 One person rent
$282
$308
🏘️ Family rent
$746
$629
🍽️ Food expenses
$215
$343
🚐 Transport expenses
$64.5
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$481
$1180
😷 Air quality
Bad
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
71
93
😀 Quality of life
65
86
🏙️ Population
8.25M
2.29M

The cost of living in Hanoi is 27% less expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 7372nd and 6163rd ($631 vs $861) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 10th in Vietnam and Taiwan, respectively. Check Vietnam vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Hanoi compared to 1.4 months in Taoyuan. Hanoi ranked 2nd best city to live in Vietnam vs Taoyuan ranked 3rd in Taiwan, while ranked 4592nd and 264th among best cities to live in the world.

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Hanoi Taoyuan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.04
$3.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.5
$22.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.84
$4.72
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$1.41
☕ Cappuccino
$1.89
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.46
$0.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$316
$313
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$198
$229
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$951
$758
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$586
$491
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$50.8
$44.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$78
$67.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.09
$17.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.56%
1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2514
$7365
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1401
$4810
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.06
$39
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.29
$9.06
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.96
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.45
$3.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.09
$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$2.68
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.74
$2.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.74
$8.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.93
$6.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$18.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.55
$2.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$2.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$3.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$2.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$2.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.06
$1.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.2
$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.84
$1.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.41
$3.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.83
$9.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.15
$7.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.24
$1.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.77
$2.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$26.6
$38.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.55
$8.91
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$34.1
$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.78
$16
👖 Brand Jeans
$34
$76.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.9
$78.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$254
$315
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13775
$13937

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Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Bac Ninh
$524
52 km or 32 mi Hai Duong
$557
56 km or 35 mi Viet Tri
$549
64 km or 40 mi Thai Nguyen
$562
75 km or 47 mi Nam Dinh
$504
83 km or 51 mi Thai Binh
$517
89 km or 55 mi Haiphong
$605
129 km or 80 mi Ha Long
$590
135 km or 84 mi Thanh Hoa
$566
150 km or 93 mi Cam Pha
$571
221 km or 137 mi Chongzuo
$573
254 km or 158 mi Sa Pa
$543
262 km or 163 mi Vinh
$575
263 km or 163 mi Fangchenggang
$568
298 km or 185 mi Ha Tinh
$554
305 km or 190 mi Qinzhou
$592
308 km or 192 mi Wenshan
$568
324 km or 201 mi Nanning
$547
330 km or 205 mi Baise
$574
341 km or 212 mi Beihai
$638
402 km or 250 mi Dong Hoi
$513
406 km or 252 mi Luang Prabang
$1212
418 km or 259 mi Thakhek
$1184
424 km or 263 mi Vang Vieng
$1195
451 km or 281 mi Guigang
$735
461 km or 286 mi Laibin
$611
462 km or 287 mi Xingyi
$567
468 km or 291 mi Hechi
$573
474 km or 294 mi Zhanjiang
$777
479 km or 298 mi Yulin
$806
480 km or 298 mi Haikou
$620
481 km or 299 mi Vientiane
$1233
492 km or 306 mi Sanya
$552
501 km or 311 mi Yuxi
$612
516 km or 321 mi Udon Thani
$500
518 km or 322 mi Liuzhou
$596
528 km or 328 mi Gaozhou
$831
531 km or 330 mi Maoming
$857
533 km or 331 mi Jinghong
$588
539 km or 335 mi Hue
$422

Cities near Taoyuan

Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Zhubei
$917
25 km or 16 mi Hsinchu
$860
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1011
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1169
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$746
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$863
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$860
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$995
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$890
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$857
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$791
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$725
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$675
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$913
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$952
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$664
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$694
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$932
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$689
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$676
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$851
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1114
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$721
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$744
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$787
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$719
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$678
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$735
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$667
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1115
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$741
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$713
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$719
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$655
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$588
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$589
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$811
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$725
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$644
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$716