Cost of living comparison
Taoyuan is 71.1% more expensive than Hanoi.
- Restaurants
-
pay 2.1 times more in Taoyuan
- Groceries
-
pay 60.8% more in Taoyuan
- Transportation
-
pay 2.1 times more in Taoyuan
- Housing
-
pay 21.6% more in Taoyuan
- Childcare
-
pay 63.6% more in Taoyuan
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 2.2 times more in Taoyuan
- Clothing
-
pay 18.4% more in Taoyuan
The cost of entertainment and sports, restaurants, transportation, childcare, groceries, and housing in Taoyuan are more expensive than in Hanoi. Notably, entertainment and sports, restaurants, and transportation are significantly more expensive in Taoyuan.
If you lived in Taoyuan instead of Hanoi, you would:
pay 2.1 times more for restaurants
|
Hanoi
|
Taoyuan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.98
₫50,940
|
$4.64
NT$150.12
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.75
₫122,256
|
$5.57
NT$180.14
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.44
₫11,411
|
$1.04
NT$33.53
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.26
₫6,622
|
$0.67
NT$21.68
|
|
pay 60.8% more for groceries
|
Hanoi
|
Taoyuan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.03
₫26,482
|
$1.30
NT$42.03
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.00
₫128,840
|
$4.10
NT$132.61
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.30
₫136,496
|
$11.16
NT$361.32
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.59
₫40,845
|
$2.13
NT$69.05
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.59
₫41,047
|
$3.30
NT$106.83
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.72
₫44,303
|
$1.35
NT$43.73
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.46
₫11,909
|
$0.80
NT$26.02
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.76
₫19,658
|
$1.11
NT$35.86
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
₫12,539
|
$1.23
NT$39.72
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
₫11,731
|
$0.98
NT$31.78
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
₫13,864
|
$0.77
NT$24.97
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for transportation
|
Hanoi
|
Taoyuan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.47
₫89,316
|
$3.60
NT$116.56
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$7.91
₫203,761
|
$37.10
NT$1,200.95
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$39,554.95
₫1,018,803,855
|
$33,081.10
NT$1,070,848.53
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.38
₫138,557
|
$8.97
NT$290.23
|
|
pay 21.6% more for housing
|
Hanoi
|
Taoyuan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$9.00
₫231,912
|
$16.28
NT$526.90
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$338.66
₫8,722,814
|
$371.00
NT$12,009.52
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$239.31
₫6,163,763
|
$267.95
NT$8,673.54
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$58.28
₫1,501,050
|
$48.96
NT$1,584.83
|
|
pay 63.6% more for childcare
|
Hanoi
|
Taoyuan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$243.92
₫6,282,624
|
$525.59
NT$17,013.48
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,260.72
₫315,795,235
|
$13,706.50
NT$443,684.91
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Hanoi
|
Taoyuan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.99
₫25,470
|
$1.51
NT$49.04
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.83
₫47,218
|
$2.47
NT$80.06
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.38
₫35,658
|
$5.87
NT$190.15
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$26.31
₫677,585
|
$37.78
NT$1,222.97
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.15
₫106,974
|
$9.28
NT$300.24
|
|
pay 18.4% more for clothing
|
Hanoi
|
Taoyuan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$36.72
₫945,818
|
$74.20
NT$2,401.90
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.37
₫679,203
|
$21.64
NT$700.56
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.93
₫2,393,587
|
$76.52
NT$2,476.96
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$86.41
₫2,225,695
|
$92.75
NT$3,002.38
|
|
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