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$138.13
|
$1.98
₫50,442
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.80
NT$157.67
|
$4.75
₫121,062
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.95
NT$31.13
|
$0.44
₫11,299
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.61
NT$20.04
|
$0.26
₫6,558
|
|
pay 41.4% less for groceries
|
Taiwan
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.76
NT$57.85
|
$1.03
₫26,223
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.11
NT$233.57
|
$5.00
₫127,581
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.33
NT$372.05
|
$5.30
₫135,162
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.53
NT$83.18
|
$1.59
₫40,446
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.21
NT$105.41
|
$1.59
₫40,646
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.77
NT$58.19
|
$1.72
₫43,870
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
NT$26.24
|
$0.46
₫11,792
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.10
NT$36.00
|
$0.76
₫19,466
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.27
NT$41.60
|
$0.49
₫12,416
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.21
NT$39.67
|
$0.46
₫11,616
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.96
NT$31.42
|
$0.54
₫13,728
|
|
pay 26.7% less for transportation
|
Taiwan
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.59
NT$117.89
|
$3.47
₫88,443
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$37.87
NT$1,243.74
|
$7.91
₫201,770
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,524.98
NT$1,101,027.41
|
$39,554.95
₫1,008,848,969
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.35
NT$306.96
|
$5.38
₫137,203
|
|
pay 17.0% less for housing
|
Taiwan
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$18.76
NT$616.18
|
$9.00
₫229,646
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$386.89
NT$12,706.36
|
$338.66
₫8,637,582
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$269.95
NT$8,865.66
|
$239.31
₫6,103,536
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$54.00
NT$1,773.52
|
$58.28
₫1,486,383
|
|
pay 31.8% less for childcare
|
Taiwan
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$472.11
NT$15,504.99
|
$243.92
₫6,221,235
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,471.45
NT$475,271.31
|
$12,260.72
₫312,709,552
|
|
pay 43.9% less for entertainment and sports
|
Taiwan
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.82
NT$59.80
|
$0.99
₫25,221
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.59
NT$85.08
|
$1.83
₫46,756
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.00
NT$131.27
|
$1.38
₫35,310
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.52
NT$1,133.69
|
$26.31
₫670,965
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.29
NT$304.97
|
$4.15
₫105,929
|
|
pay 8.1% less for clothing
|
Taiwan
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$63.92
NT$2,099.38
|
$36.72
₫936,576
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.11
NT$923.24
|
$26.37
₫672,566
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.13
NT$2,500.23
|
$92.93
₫2,370,199
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.74
NT$3,012.82
|
$86.41
₫2,203,947
|
|
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