Cost of living comparison
Hanoi is 36.6% cheaper than Taipei.
If you lived in Hanoi instead of Taipei, you would:
pay 40.9% less for restaurants
|
Taipei
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.92
NT$181.62
|
$2.13
₫50,076
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.93
NT$151.35
|
$5.54
₫130,198
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.07
NT$32.83
|
$0.48
₫11,376
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
NT$20.90
|
$0.29
₫6,806
|
|
pay 47.7% less for groceries
|
Taipei
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.01
NT$61.81
|
$1.03
₫24,071
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.55
NT$262.18
|
$6.19
₫145,472
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.77
NT$361.23
|
$5.49
₫128,900
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.41
NT$104.69
|
$1.62
₫38,149
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.21
NT$129.04
|
$1.71
₫40,218
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.13
NT$65.22
|
$1.53
₫35,945
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.02
NT$31.15
|
$0.55
₫13,032
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.28
NT$39.14
|
$0.79
₫18,521
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.63
NT$49.98
|
$0.57
₫13,288
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.29
NT$39.64
|
$0.48
₫11,327
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.15
NT$35.43
|
$0.65
₫15,332
|
|
pay 20.0% less for transportation
|
Taipei
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.89
NT$119.26
|
$4.32
₫101,459
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$42.09
NT$1,291.52
|
$8.53
₫200,305
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,885.97
NT$1,008,997.57
|
$42,650.00
₫1,001,526,428
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.21
NT$282.52
|
$5.42
₫127,194
|
|
pay 42.6% less for housing
|
Taipei
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.10
NT$800.67
|
$9.48
₫222,527
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$624.83
NT$19,170.95
|
$379.24
₫8,905,521
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$417.75
NT$12,817.42
|
$207.16
₫4,864,557
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$69.55
NT$2,133.82
|
$57.72
₫1,355,484
|
|
pay 40.5% less for childcare
|
Taipei
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$689.69
NT$21,160.92
|
$242.78
₫5,700,997
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$16,064.75
NT$492,893.74
|
$13,468.11
₫316,264,228
|
|
pay 48.4% less for entertainment and sports
|
Taipei
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.14
NT$65.58
|
$0.85
₫20,031
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.21
NT$98.56
|
$2.06
₫48,259
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.28
NT$131.17
|
$1.49
₫35,053
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.68
NT$1,217.56
|
$29.54
₫693,766
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.52
NT$322.88
|
$4.69
₫110,168
|
|
pay 16.2% less for clothing
|
Taipei
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$82.51
NT$2,531.69
|
$44.14
₫1,036,580
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.23
NT$927.39
|
$35.28
₫828,536
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$94.58
NT$2,901.93
|
$94.54
₫2,220,050
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$115.17
NT$3,533.51
|
$93.36
₫2,192,230
|
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