Ho Chi Minh vs New Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ho Chi Minh New Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$702
$1011
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1978
$2876
🏠 One person rent
$349
$394
🏘️ Family rent
$750
$948
🍽️ Food expenses
$211
$390
🚐 Transport expenses
$67.1
$125
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$457
$1496
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
66
95
😀 Quality of life
66
88
🏙️ Population
10.4M
4.36M

The cost of living in Ho Chi Minh is 31% less expensive than in New Taipei. Cities ranked 6786th and 5229th ($702 vs $1011) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Vietnam and Taiwan, respectively. Check Vietnam vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Ho Chi Minh compared to 1.5 months in New Taipei. Ho Chi Minh ranked 1st best city to live in Vietnam vs New Taipei ranked 1st in Taiwan, while ranked 4217th and 181st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ho Chi Minh vs New Taipei

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Ho Chi Minh New Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.85
$4.75
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.2
$28.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.63
$4.82
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.07
$1.81
☕ Cappuccino
$2.02
$2.42
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.52
$0.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$428
$342
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$258
$302
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1064
$1097
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$568
$766
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$46.7
$61.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$72.1
$94.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11
$22.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.9%
1.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4519
$9649
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2063
$5036
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.56
$39.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.78
$8.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.51
$2.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.13
$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$4.22
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.59
$2.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$15.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.66
$7.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$23.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.37
$5.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$1.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$2.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$2.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$2.17
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.87
$1.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.6
$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.93
$1.61
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.23
$3.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.05
$9.74
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.39
$7.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.22
$2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.84
$2.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$26.5
$31.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.4
$9.42
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.9
$35.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.08
$16.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$36.8
$60.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$84.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$306
$503
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16779
$11035

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$550
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$479
72 km or 45 mi Vung Tau
$534
96 km or 60 mi Svay Rieng
$694
113 km or 70 mi Sa Dec
$515
127 km or 79 mi Can Tho
$463
141 km or 88 mi Long Xuyen
$509
153 km or 95 mi Soc Trang
$522
162 km or 100 mi Prey Veng
$711
167 km or 104 mi Phan Thiet
$566
181 km or 112 mi Mui Ne
$553
184 km or 114 mi Kampong Cham
$555
189 km or 117 mi Rach Gia
$518
198 km or 123 mi Bac Lieu
$516
205 km or 127 mi Phnom Penh
$802
233 km or 145 mi Da Lat
$512
244 km or 151 mi Ca Mau
$520
257 km or 160 mi Buon Ma Thuot
$521
270 km or 168 mi Phan Rang-Thap Cham
$526
271 km or 168 mi Kampot
$569
300 km or 186 mi Phu Quoc
$524
309 km or 192 mi Stung Treng
$628
320 km or 199 mi Nha Trang
$554
343 km or 213 mi Sihanoukville
$755
414 km or 257 mi Siem Reap
$587
433 km or 269 mi Qui Nhon
$518
452 km or 281 mi Battambang
$539
488 km or 303 mi Ko Chang
$614
502 km or 312 mi Serei Saophoan
$579
527 km or 327 mi Ubon Ratchathani
$534
533 km or 331 mi Quang Ngai
$436
584 km or 363 mi Klaeng
$619
592 km or 368 mi Hoi An
$547
605 km or 376 mi Da Nang
$601
637 km or 396 mi Hue
$422
663 km or 412 mi Nong Prue
$653
664 km or 413 mi Chaophraya Surasak
$647
668 km or 415 mi Pattaya
$665
670 km or 416 mi Laem Chabang
$648
676 km or 420 mi Nakhon Ratchasima
$518

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Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi Taipei
$1169
29 km or 18 mi Taoyuan
$861
33 km or 20 mi Keelung
$860
42 km or 26 mi Yilan
$863
48 km or 30 mi Zhubei
$917
53 km or 33 mi Hsinchu
$860
80 km or 50 mi Miaoli
$746
124 km or 77 mi Taichung
$995
140 km or 87 mi Changhua
$890
144 km or 90 mi Nantou
$857
171 km or 106 mi Douliu
$791
198 km or 123 mi Chiayi
$725
246 km or 153 mi Fuzhou
$664
250 km or 155 mi Putian
$675
252 km or 157 mi Taitung
$952
259 km or 161 mi Tainan
$913
267 km or 166 mi Ningde
$694
283 km or 176 mi Ishigaki
$1114
289 km or 179 mi Quanzhou
$689
290 km or 180 mi Jinjiang
$676
291 km or 181 mi Kaohsiung
$932
318 km or 197 mi Rui'an
$744
321 km or 199 mi Kinmen
$851
341 km or 212 mi Wenzhou
$787
345 km or 214 mi Xiamen
$721
375 km or 233 mi Nanping
$678
375 km or 233 mi Wenling
$735
386 km or 240 mi Zhangzhou
$719
387 km or 241 mi Miyakojima
$1115
408 km or 253 mi Sanming
$667
411 km or 256 mi Lishui
$741
428 km or 266 mi Linhai
$719
445 km or 277 mi Longyan
$713
457 km or 284 mi Wuyishan
$655
489 km or 304 mi Jinhua
$811
497 km or 309 mi Yiwu
$725
507 km or 315 mi Quzhou
$644
510 km or 317 mi Chaozhou
$588
515 km or 320 mi Shangrao
$721
515 km or 320 mi Shantou
$589