Cost of living comparison
Hanoi is 27.7% cheaper than Taoyuan.
- Restaurants
-
pay 47.7% less in Hanoi
- Groceries
-
pay 29.0% less in Hanoi
- Transportation
-
pay 25.7% less in Hanoi
- Housing
-
pay 11.3% less in Hanoi
- Childcare
-
pay 32.0% less in Hanoi
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 44.5% less in Hanoi
- Clothing
-
pay 3.5% less in Hanoi
Expenses including restaurants, entertainment and sports, childcare, groceries, transportation, and housing are lower in Hanoi.
If you lived in Hanoi instead of Taoyuan, you would:
pay 47.7% less for restaurants
|
Taoyuan
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.64
NT$153.96
|
$1.98
₫50,582
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.57
NT$184.75
|
$4.75
₫121,396
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.04
NT$34.38
|
$0.44
₫11,330
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
NT$22.24
|
$0.26
₫6,576
|
|
pay 29.0% less for groceries
|
Taoyuan
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.30
NT$43.11
|
$1.03
₫26,296
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.10
NT$136.00
|
$5.00
₫127,933
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.16
NT$370.56
|
$5.30
₫135,536
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.13
NT$70.82
|
$1.59
₫40,557
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.30
NT$109.56
|
$1.59
₫40,759
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.35
NT$44.85
|
$1.72
₫43,991
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
NT$26.68
|
$0.46
₫11,825
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.11
NT$36.78
|
$0.76
₫19,520
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.23
NT$40.74
|
$0.49
₫12,451
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.98
NT$32.59
|
$0.46
₫11,648
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.77
NT$25.61
|
$0.54
₫13,766
|
|
pay 25.7% less for transportation
|
Taoyuan
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.60
NT$119.54
|
$3.47
₫88,688
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$37.10
NT$1,231.66
|
$7.91
₫202,327
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,081.10
NT$1,098,226.35
|
$39,554.95
₫1,011,636,578
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.97
NT$297.65
|
$5.38
₫137,583
|
|
pay 11.3% less for housing
|
Taoyuan
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$16.28
NT$540.37
|
$9.00
₫230,280
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$371.00
NT$12,316.56
|
$338.66
₫8,661,449
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$267.95
NT$8,895.29
|
$239.31
₫6,120,401
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$48.96
NT$1,625.35
|
$58.28
₫1,490,490
|
|
pay 32.0% less for childcare
|
Taoyuan
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$525.59
NT$17,448.46
|
$243.92
₫6,238,426
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,706.50
NT$455,028.36
|
$12,260.72
₫313,573,618
|
|
pay 44.5% less for entertainment and sports
|
Taoyuan
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.51
NT$50.29
|
$0.99
₫25,291
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.47
NT$82.11
|
$1.83
₫46,885
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.87
NT$195.01
|
$1.38
₫35,407
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.78
NT$1,254.24
|
$26.31
₫672,819
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.28
NT$307.91
|
$4.15
₫106,222
|
|
pay 3.5% less for clothing
|
Taoyuan
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$74.20
NT$2,463.31
|
$36.72
₫939,164
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$21.64
NT$718.47
|
$26.37
₫674,424
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.52
NT$2,540.29
|
$92.93
₫2,376,748
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.75
NT$3,079.14
|
$86.41
₫2,210,037
|
|
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