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$137.22
|
$1.98
₫51,672
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.01
NT$148.19
|
$4.75
₫124,013
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.00
NT$29.71
|
$0.44
₫11,575
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
NT$19.82
|
$0.26
₫6,717
|
|
pay 35.7% less for groceries
|
New Taipei City
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.86
NT$54.99
|
$1.03
₫26,862
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.37
NT$247.79
|
$5.00
₫130,691
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.57
NT$342.38
|
$5.30
₫138,457
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.79
NT$82.57
|
$1.59
₫41,432
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.56
NT$105.39
|
$1.59
₫41,637
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.06
NT$61.02
|
$1.72
₫44,939
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.74
NT$21.78
|
$0.46
₫12,080
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.63
NT$18.57
|
$0.76
₫19,940
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.97
NT$28.84
|
$0.49
₫12,719
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.24
NT$36.83
|
$0.46
₫11,899
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.59
NT$17.53
|
$0.54
₫14,063
|
|
pay 26.9% less for transportation
|
New Taipei City
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.61
NT$106.77
|
$3.47
₫90,599
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$37.10
NT$1,097.72
|
$7.91
₫206,688
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,750.62
NT$1,028,201.21
|
$39,554.95
₫1,033,441,016
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.81
NT$260.71
|
$5.38
₫140,548
|
|
pay 35.2% less for housing
|
New Taipei City
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$23.90
NT$707.12
|
$9.00
₫235,244
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$521.47
NT$15,429.32
|
$338.66
₫8,848,134
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$368.69
NT$10,908.81
|
$239.31
₫6,252,318
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$63.62
NT$1,882.40
|
$58.28
₫1,522,616
|
|
pay 30.1% less for childcare
|
New Taipei City
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$494.67
NT$14,636.32
|
$243.92
₫6,372,886
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,526.15
NT$400,211.77
|
$12,260.72
₫320,332,267
|
|
pay 44.1% less for entertainment and sports
|
New Taipei City
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.47
NT$73.18
|
$0.99
₫25,836
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.67
NT$78.90
|
$1.83
₫47,896
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.56
NT$105.20
|
$1.38
₫36,170
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.30
NT$867.05
|
$26.31
₫687,320
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.89
NT$292.73
|
$4.15
₫108,511
|
|
pay 19.2% less for clothing
|
New Taipei City
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$66.16
NT$1,957.42
|
$36.72
₫959,406
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.15
NT$921.77
|
$26.37
₫688,961
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.57
NT$2,561.36
|
$92.93
₫2,427,975
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$114.39
NT$3,384.65
|
$86.41
₫2,257,671
|
|
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