Cost of living comparison
Hanoi is 30.0% cheaper than Taiwan overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 41.3% less in Hanoi
- Groceries
-
pay 41.4% less in Hanoi
- Transportation
-
pay 26.7% less in Hanoi
- Housing
-
pay 17.0% less in Hanoi
- Childcare
-
pay 31.8% less in Hanoi
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 43.9% less in Hanoi
- Clothing
-
pay 8.1% less in Hanoi
Expenses including entertainment and sports, groceries, restaurants, childcare, transportation, and housing are lower in Hanoi.
If you lived in Hanoi instead of Taiwan, you would:
pay 41.3% less for restaurants
|
Taiwan
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.21
NT$138.49
|
$1.98
₫50,312
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.80
NT$158.08
|
$4.75
₫120,748
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.95
NT$31.21
|
$0.44
₫11,270
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.61
NT$20.09
|
$0.26
₫6,540
|
|
pay 41.4% less for groceries
|
Taiwan
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.76
NT$58.00
|
$1.03
₫26,155
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.11
NT$234.18
|
$5.00
₫127,250
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.33
NT$373.02
|
$5.30
₫134,811
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.53
NT$83.40
|
$1.59
₫40,341
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.21
NT$105.68
|
$1.59
₫40,541
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.77
NT$58.34
|
$1.72
₫43,756
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
NT$26.30
|
$0.46
₫11,762
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.10
NT$36.10
|
$0.76
₫19,415
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.27
NT$41.71
|
$0.49
₫12,384
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.21
NT$39.78
|
$0.46
₫11,586
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.96
NT$31.50
|
$0.54
₫13,693
|
|
pay 26.7% less for transportation
|
Taiwan
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.59
NT$118.20
|
$3.47
₫88,214
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$37.87
NT$1,246.97
|
$7.91
₫201,246
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,524.98
NT$1,103,887.09
|
$39,554.95
₫1,006,231,469
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.35
NT$307.75
|
$5.38
₫136,847
|
|
pay 17.0% less for housing
|
Taiwan
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$18.76
NT$617.78
|
$9.00
₫229,050
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$386.89
NT$12,739.36
|
$338.66
₫8,615,171
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$269.95
NT$8,888.69
|
$239.31
₫6,087,700
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$54.00
NT$1,778.13
|
$58.28
₫1,482,526
|
|
pay 31.8% less for childcare
|
Taiwan
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$472.11
NT$15,545.26
|
$243.92
₫6,205,094
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,471.45
NT$476,505.72
|
$12,260.72
₫311,898,214
|
|
pay 43.9% less for entertainment and sports
|
Taiwan
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.82
NT$59.95
|
$0.99
₫25,156
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.59
NT$85.30
|
$1.83
₫46,635
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.00
NT$131.61
|
$1.38
₫35,218
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.52
NT$1,136.64
|
$26.31
₫669,224
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.29
NT$305.77
|
$4.15
₫105,654
|
|
pay 8.1% less for clothing
|
Taiwan
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$63.92
NT$2,104.83
|
$36.72
₫934,146
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.11
NT$925.64
|
$26.37
₫670,821
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.13
NT$2,506.72
|
$92.93
₫2,364,049
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.74
NT$3,020.65
|
$86.41
₫2,198,229
|
|
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