Cost of living comparison
Hanoi is 40.2% cheaper than Taipei.
If you lived in Hanoi instead of Taipei, you would:
pay 44.6% less for restaurants
Taipei
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.22
NT$202.39
|
$1.96
₫50,013
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.98
NT$161.91
|
$5.32
₫135,535
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.03
NT$33.42
|
$0.46
₫11,655
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.72
NT$23.27
|
$0.28
₫7,023
|
|
pay 48.3% less for groceries
Taipei
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.88
NT$61.26
|
$1.01
₫25,782
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.75
NT$251.94
|
$4.78
₫121,723
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.33
NT$368.61
|
$5.22
₫132,867
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.84
NT$92.25
|
$1.69
₫42,993
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.13
NT$134.15
|
$1.68
₫42,724
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.07
NT$67.24
|
$1.60
₫40,683
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.01
NT$32.84
|
$0.46
₫11,831
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.18
NT$38.36
|
$0.76
₫19,405
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.49
NT$48.45
|
$0.47
₫12,056
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.24
NT$40.32
|
$0.44
₫11,308
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.12
NT$36.50
|
$0.58
₫14,746
|
|
pay 24.9% less for transportation
Taipei
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.71
NT$120.64
|
$3.48
₫88,485
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$37.34
NT$1,214.31
|
$7.86
₫200,051
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,397.60
NT$1,021,034.20
|
$39,295.00
₫1,000,254,680
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.87
NT$288.40
|
$5.34
₫136,035
|
|
pay 47.0% less for housing
Taipei
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$25.59
NT$832.01
|
$8.56
₫217,950
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$662.03
NT$21,528.74
|
$339.65
₫8,645,698
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$504.69
NT$16,412.19
|
$203.41
₫5,177,789
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$72.03
NT$2,342.24
|
$62.58
₫1,592,883
|
|
pay 46.6% less for childcare
Taipei
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$686.42
NT$22,321.92
|
$240.68
₫6,126,560
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$17,703.28
NT$575,701.78
|
$12,685.27
₫322,903,645
|
|
pay 51.4% less for entertainment and sports
Taipei
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.49
NT$80.95
|
$0.98
₫25,006
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.49
NT$113.55
|
$1.87
₫47,612
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.89
NT$126.49
|
$1.38
₫35,009
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.67
NT$1,257.58
|
$24.74
₫629,706
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.34
NT$303.58
|
$4.72
₫120,031
|
|
pay 18.6% less for clothing
Taipei
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$62.24
NT$2,023.85
|
$31.89
₫811,668
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.20
NT$982.22
|
$26.96
₫686,180
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.35
NT$2,872.99
|
$83.38
₫2,122,535
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$103.73
NT$3,373.09
|
$93.95
₫2,391,442
|
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