Cost of living comparison
Hanoi is 39.6% cheaper than Taipei.
- Restaurants
-
pay 47.8% less in Hanoi
- Groceries
-
pay 48.7% less in Hanoi
- Transportation
-
pay 27.4% less in Hanoi
- Housing
-
pay 41.5% less in Hanoi
- Childcare
-
pay 46.5% less in Hanoi
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 50.8% less in Hanoi
- Clothing
-
pay 14.3% less in Hanoi
Expenses including entertainment and sports, groceries, restaurants, childcare, housing, and transportation are lower in Hanoi.
If you lived in Hanoi instead of Taipei, you would:
pay 47.8% less for restaurants
Taipei
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.18
NT$179.96
|
$1.98
₫51,609
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.01
NT$145.76
|
$4.75
₫123,862
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.00
NT$29.23
|
$0.44
₫11,560
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
NT$19.77
|
$0.26
₫6,709
|
|
pay 48.7% less for groceries
Taipei
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.86
NT$54.09
|
$1.03
₫26,830
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.37
NT$243.73
|
$5.00
₫130,532
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.77
NT$313.46
|
$5.30
₫138,289
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.72
NT$79.09
|
$1.59
₫41,381
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.37
NT$127.07
|
$1.59
₫41,586
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.06
NT$60.02
|
$1.72
₫44,885
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.01
NT$29.48
|
$0.46
₫12,065
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.25
NT$36.29
|
$0.76
₫19,916
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.56
NT$45.26
|
$0.49
₫12,704
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.30
NT$37.81
|
$0.46
₫11,885
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.11
NT$32.31
|
$0.54
₫14,046
|
|
pay 27.4% less for transportation
Taipei
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.68
NT$107.24
|
$3.47
₫90,489
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$37.10
NT$1,079.73
|
$7.91
₫206,437
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,750.62
NT$1,011,347.12
|
$39,554.95
₫1,032,186,389
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.81
NT$256.44
|
$5.38
₫140,377
|
|
pay 41.5% less for housing
Taipei
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$24.04
NT$699.59
|
$9.00
₫234,958
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$630.95
NT$18,362.51
|
$338.66
₫8,837,393
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$465.35
NT$13,543.17
|
$239.31
₫6,244,728
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$63.62
NT$1,851.55
|
$58.28
₫1,520,767
|
|
pay 46.5% less for childcare
Taipei
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$610.09
NT$17,755.56
|
$243.92
₫6,365,149
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,275.33
NT$531,867.01
|
$12,260.72
₫319,943,374
|
|
pay 50.8% less for entertainment and sports
Taipei
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.63
NT$76.48
|
$0.99
₫25,805
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.05
NT$88.69
|
$1.83
₫47,838
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.71
NT$107.97
|
$1.38
₫36,127
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.32
NT$1,115.12
|
$26.31
₫686,486
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.89
NT$287.93
|
$4.15
₫108,380
|
|
pay 14.3% less for clothing
Taipei
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$56.02
NT$1,630.39
|
$36.72
₫958,241
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.15
NT$906.66
|
$26.37
₫688,124
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.26
NT$2,481.30
|
$92.93
₫2,425,028
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$103.43
NT$3,010.16
|
$86.41
₫2,254,930
|
|
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