Ho Chi Minh vs New Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ho Chi Minh New Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$744
$1060
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2071
$2992
🏠 One person rent
$376
$464
🏘️ Family rent
$848
$1087
🍽️ Food expenses
$219
$370
🚐 Transport expenses
$75.4
$119
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$488
$1661
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
66
95
😀 Quality of life
65
87
🏙️ Population
9.39M
4.04M

The cost of living in Ho Chi Minh is 30% less expensive than in New Taipei. Cities ranked 6692nd and 5212th ($744 vs $1060) 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 1.6 months in New Taipei. Ho Chi Minh ranked 1st best city to live in Vietnam vs New Taipei ranked 1st in Taiwan, while ranked 4277th and 279th 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
$2.27
$4.67
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.5
$31.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.89
$5.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.21
$2.49
☕ Cappuccino
$1.86
$2.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.53
$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$444
$483
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$284
$361
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1185
$1333
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$655
$890
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$49.7
$54.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$76.8
$83.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.1
$24.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.77%
1.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4095
$9578
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2072
$4941
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.4
$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.91
$8.92
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.95
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.55
$2.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.12
$1.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.56
$2.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$16.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.89
$8.01
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$17.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.13
$4.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$1.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$2.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$2.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$1.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.65
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.88
$1.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.2
$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.93
$1.36
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.43
$3.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.85
$9.54
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.58
$7.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.15
$1.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.93
$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$25.6
$29.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.42
$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21
$36.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.66
$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$32.2
$67.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$86.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$263
$504
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14503
$13786

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Distance City Cost of living
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$541
25 km or 15 mi Bien Hoa
$445
72 km or 45 mi Vung Tau
$512
96 km or 60 mi Svay Rieng
$689
113 km or 70 mi Sa Dec
$521
127 km or 79 mi Can Tho
$469
141 km or 88 mi Long Xuyen
$516
153 km or 95 mi Soc Trang
$529
162 km or 100 mi Prey Veng
$711
167 km or 104 mi Phan Thiet
$521
181 km or 112 mi Mui Ne
$516
184 km or 114 mi Kampong Cham
$514
189 km or 117 mi Rach Gia
$534
198 km or 123 mi Bac Lieu
$515
205 km or 127 mi Phnom Penh
$819
233 km or 145 mi Da Lat
$531
244 km or 151 mi Ca Mau
$525
257 km or 160 mi Buon Ma Thuot
$515
270 km or 168 mi Phan Rang-Thap Cham
$521
271 km or 168 mi Kampot
$582
300 km or 186 mi Phu Quoc
$529
309 km or 192 mi Stung Treng
$626
320 km or 199 mi Nha Trang
$549
343 km or 213 mi Sihanoukville
$754
414 km or 257 mi Siem Reap
$630
433 km or 269 mi Qui Nhon
$515
452 km or 281 mi Battambang
$533
488 km or 303 mi Ko Chang
$697
502 km or 312 mi Serei Saophoan
$633
527 km or 327 mi Ubon Ratchathani
$561
533 km or 331 mi Quang Ngai
$433
584 km or 363 mi Klaeng
$703
592 km or 368 mi Hoi An
$547
605 km or 376 mi Da Nang
$610
637 km or 396 mi Hue
$407
663 km or 412 mi Nong Prue
$773
664 km or 413 mi Chaophraya Surasak
$758
668 km or 415 mi Pattaya
$800
670 km or 416 mi Laem Chabang
$769
676 km or 420 mi Nakhon Ratchasima
$564

Cities near New Taipei

Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi Taipei
$1158
29 km or 18 mi Taoyuan
$868
33 km or 20 mi Keelung
$1028
42 km or 26 mi Yilan
$745
48 km or 30 mi Zhubei
$828
53 km or 33 mi Hsinchu
$864
80 km or 50 mi Miaoli
$698
124 km or 77 mi Taichung
$931
140 km or 87 mi Changhua
$841
144 km or 90 mi Nantou
$818
171 km or 106 mi Douliu
$761
198 km or 123 mi Chiayi
$707
246 km or 153 mi Fuzhou
$706
250 km or 155 mi Putian
$661
252 km or 157 mi Taitung
$801
259 km or 161 mi Tainan
$841
267 km or 166 mi Ningde
$683
283 km or 176 mi Ishigaki
$1229
289 km or 179 mi Quanzhou
$666
290 km or 180 mi Jinjiang
$654
291 km or 181 mi Kaohsiung
$932
318 km or 197 mi Rui'an
$719
321 km or 199 mi Kinmen
$821
341 km or 212 mi Wenzhou
$776
345 km or 214 mi Xiamen
$807
375 km or 233 mi Nanping
$673
375 km or 233 mi Wenling
$712
386 km or 240 mi Zhangzhou
$731
387 km or 241 mi Miyakojima
$1231
408 km or 253 mi Sanming
$642
411 km or 256 mi Lishui
$719
428 km or 266 mi Linhai
$702
445 km or 277 mi Longyan
$713
457 km or 284 mi Wuyishan
$643
489 km or 304 mi Jinhua
$731
497 km or 309 mi Yiwu
$708
507 km or 315 mi Quzhou
$633
510 km or 317 mi Chaozhou
$592
515 km or 320 mi Shangrao
$716
515 km or 320 mi Shantou
$605