Cost of living comparison
Hanoi is 33.7% cheaper than New Taipei City.
- Restaurants
-
pay 45.0% less in Hanoi
- Groceries
-
pay 35.7% less in Hanoi
- Transportation
-
pay 26.9% less in Hanoi
- Housing
-
pay 35.2% less in Hanoi
- Childcare
-
pay 30.1% less in Hanoi
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 44.1% less in Hanoi
- Clothing
-
pay 19.2% less in Hanoi
Expenses including restaurants, entertainment and sports, groceries, housing, childcare, and transportation are lower in Hanoi.
If you lived in Hanoi instead of New Taipei City, you would:
pay 45.0% less for restaurants
|
New Taipei City
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.64
NT$138.81
|
$1.98
₫51,528
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.01
NT$149.92
|
$4.75
₫123,668
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.00
NT$30.06
|
$0.44
₫11,542
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
NT$20.05
|
$0.26
₫6,699
|
|
pay 35.7% less for groceries
|
New Taipei City
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.86
NT$55.63
|
$1.03
₫26,788
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.37
NT$250.68
|
$5.00
₫130,327
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.57
NT$346.37
|
$5.30
₫138,072
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.79
NT$83.54
|
$1.59
₫41,316
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.56
NT$106.62
|
$1.59
₫41,521
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.06
NT$61.73
|
$1.72
₫44,814
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.74
NT$22.04
|
$0.46
₫12,046
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.63
NT$18.78
|
$0.76
₫19,885
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.97
NT$29.17
|
$0.49
₫12,684
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.24
NT$37.25
|
$0.46
₫11,866
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.59
NT$17.74
|
$0.54
₫14,024
|
|
pay 26.9% less for transportation
|
New Taipei City
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.61
NT$108.01
|
$3.47
₫90,347
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$37.10
NT$1,110.52
|
$7.91
₫206,113
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,750.62
NT$1,040,186.69
|
$39,554.95
₫1,030,564,636
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.81
NT$263.75
|
$5.38
₫140,157
|
|
pay 35.2% less for housing
|
New Taipei City
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$23.90
NT$715.36
|
$9.00
₫234,589
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$521.47
NT$15,609.18
|
$338.66
₫8,823,507
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$368.69
NT$11,035.97
|
$239.31
₫6,234,916
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$63.62
NT$1,904.34
|
$58.28
₫1,518,378
|
|
pay 30.1% less for childcare
|
New Taipei City
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$494.67
NT$14,806.93
|
$243.92
₫6,355,149
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,526.15
NT$404,876.94
|
$12,260.72
₫319,440,685
|
|
pay 44.1% less for entertainment and sports
|
New Taipei City
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.47
NT$74.03
|
$0.99
₫25,764
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.67
NT$79.82
|
$1.83
₫47,763
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.56
NT$106.42
|
$1.38
₫36,070
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.30
NT$877.16
|
$26.31
₫685,407
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.89
NT$296.14
|
$4.15
₫108,209
|
|
pay 19.2% less for clothing
|
New Taipei City
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$66.16
NT$1,980.24
|
$36.72
₫956,736
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.15
NT$932.51
|
$26.37
₫687,043
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.57
NT$2,591.21
|
$92.93
₫2,421,218
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$114.39
NT$3,424.10
|
$86.41
₫2,251,387
|
|
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