Cost of living comparison
Taipei is 95.7% more expensive than Hanoi.
If you lived in Taipei instead of Hanoi, you would:
pay 2.3 times more for restaurants
|
Hanoi
|
Taipei
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.98
₫50,344
|
$6.18
NT$201.77
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.75
₫120,825
|
$5.01
NT$163.43
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.44
₫11,277
|
$1.00
NT$32.77
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.26
₫6,545
|
$0.68
NT$22.17
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for groceries
|
Hanoi
|
Taipei
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.03
₫26,172
|
$1.86
NT$60.65
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.00
₫127,331
|
$8.37
NT$273.28
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.30
₫134,897
|
$10.77
NT$351.46
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.59
₫40,366
|
$2.72
NT$88.68
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.59
₫40,567
|
$4.37
NT$142.47
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.72
₫43,784
|
$2.06
NT$67.29
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.46
₫11,769
|
$1.01
NT$33.06
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.76
₫19,428
|
$1.25
NT$40.69
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
₫12,392
|
$1.56
NT$50.74
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
₫11,593
|
$1.30
NT$42.40
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
₫13,701
|
$1.11
NT$36.22
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for transportation
|
Hanoi
|
Taipei
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.47
₫88,270
|
$3.68
NT$120.24
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$7.91
₫201,374
|
$37.10
NT$1,210.62
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$39,554.95
₫1,006,871,696
|
$34,750.62
NT$1,133,947.33
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.38
₫136,935
|
$8.81
NT$287.52
|
|
pay 89.2% more for housing
|
Hanoi
|
Taipei
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$9.00
₫229,196
|
$24.04
NT$784.40
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$338.66
₫8,620,653
|
$630.95
NT$20,588.50
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$239.31
₫6,091,574
|
$465.35
NT$15,184.93
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$58.28
₫1,483,470
|
$63.62
NT$2,076.00
|
|
pay 99.6% more for childcare
|
Hanoi
|
Taipei
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$243.92
₫6,209,042
|
$610.09
NT$19,907.97
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,260.72
₫312,096,663
|
$18,275.33
NT$596,342.41
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Hanoi
|
Taipei
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.99
₫25,172
|
$2.63
NT$85.75
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.83
₫46,665
|
$3.05
NT$99.44
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.38
₫35,241
|
$3.71
NT$121.06
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$26.31
₫669,650
|
$38.32
NT$1,250.30
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.15
₫105,722
|
$9.89
NT$322.83
|
|
pay 20.5% more for clothing
|
Hanoi
|
Taipei
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$36.72
₫934,740
|
$56.02
NT$1,828.04
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.37
₫671,248
|
$31.15
NT$1,016.57
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.93
₫2,365,553
|
$85.26
NT$2,782.10
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$86.41
₫2,199,627
|
$103.43
NT$3,375.06
|
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