Ho Chi Minh vs New Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ho Chi Minh New Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$734
$1135
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1845
$2924
🏠 One person rent
$387
$510
🏘️ Family rent
$684
$885
🍽️ Food expenses
$202
$385
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.5
$127
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$336
$1378
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
66
94
😀 Quality of life
66
87
🏙️ Population
9.39M
4.04M

The cost of living in Ho Chi Minh is 35% less expensive than in New Taipei. Cities ranked 6928th and 4867th ($734 vs $1135) 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 0.5 months in Ho Chi Minh compared to 1.2 months in New Taipei. Ho Chi Minh ranked 1st best city to live in Vietnam vs New Taipei ranked 2nd in Taiwan, while ranked 4947th and 387th 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
$1.9
$4.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.6
$32.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.81
$5.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.14
$1.8
☕ Cappuccino
$1.85
$2.4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$0.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$499
$520
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$280
$386
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$921
$947
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$508
$698
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$54.3
$72.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$83.8
$112
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.41
$25.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.06%
2.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3891
$14096
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1915
$6224
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.27
$0.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.4
$39.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.93
$9.87
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.84
$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.43
$3.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.95
$1.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$2.95
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.45
$2.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.67
$7.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$22.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.75
$4.21
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$2.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$2.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$2.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$3.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$1.67
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.79
$1.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.8
$9.46
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$1.55
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.23
$4.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.73
$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.35
$7.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.08
$1.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.93
$2.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$19.4
$39.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.8
$11.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$23.9
$38.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.8
$17
👖 Brand Jeans
$44.5
$59.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.5
$91.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$286
$571
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13093
$17207

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$519
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$410
72 km or 45 mi Vung Tau
$493
96 km or 60 mi Svay Rieng
$686
113 km or 70 mi Sa Dec
$502
127 km or 79 mi Can Tho
$439
141 km or 88 mi Long Xuyen
$498
153 km or 95 mi Soc Trang
$507
162 km or 100 mi Prey Veng
$727
167 km or 104 mi Phan Thiet
$482
181 km or 112 mi Mui Ne
$491
184 km or 114 mi Kampong Cham
$504
189 km or 117 mi Rach Gia
$515
198 km or 123 mi Bac Lieu
$494
205 km or 127 mi Phnom Penh
$829
233 km or 145 mi Da Lat
$572
244 km or 151 mi Ca Mau
$507
257 km or 160 mi Buon Ma Thuot
$516
270 km or 168 mi Phan Rang-Thap Cham
$523
271 km or 168 mi Kampot
$622
300 km or 186 mi Phu Quoc
$511
309 km or 192 mi Stung Treng
$635
320 km or 199 mi Nha Trang
$508
343 km or 213 mi Sihanoukville
$763
414 km or 257 mi Siem Reap
$650
433 km or 269 mi Qui Nhon
$501
452 km or 281 mi Battambang
$571
488 km or 303 mi Ko Chang
$708
502 km or 312 mi Serei Saophoan
$623
527 km or 327 mi Ubon Ratchathani
$558
533 km or 331 mi Quang Ngai
$403
584 km or 363 mi Klaeng
$718
592 km or 368 mi Hoi An
$601
605 km or 376 mi Da Nang
$615
637 km or 396 mi Hue
$372
663 km or 412 mi Nong Prue
$787
664 km or 413 mi Chaophraya Surasak
$770
668 km or 415 mi Pattaya
$812
670 km or 416 mi Laem Chabang
$779
676 km or 420 mi Nakhon Ratchasima
$588

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Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi Taipei
$1313
29 km or 18 mi Taoyuan
$942
33 km or 20 mi Keelung
$1030
42 km or 26 mi Yilan
$802
48 km or 30 mi Zhubei
$868
53 km or 33 mi Hsinchu
$993
80 km or 50 mi Miaoli
$695
124 km or 77 mi Taichung
$1006
140 km or 87 mi Changhua
$914
144 km or 90 mi Nantou
$894
171 km or 106 mi Douliu
$894
198 km or 123 mi Chiayi
$914
246 km or 153 mi Fuzhou
$628
250 km or 155 mi Putian
$634
252 km or 157 mi Taitung
$854
259 km or 161 mi Tainan
$894
267 km or 166 mi Ningde
$628
283 km or 176 mi Ishigaki
$1078
289 km or 179 mi Quanzhou
$621
290 km or 180 mi Jinjiang
$615
291 km or 181 mi Kaohsiung
$1002
318 km or 197 mi Rui'an
$700
321 km or 199 mi Kinmen
$901
341 km or 212 mi Wenzhou
$753
345 km or 214 mi Xiamen
$707
375 km or 233 mi Nanping
$671
375 km or 233 mi Wenling
$677
386 km or 240 mi Zhangzhou
$681
387 km or 241 mi Miyakojima
$1079
408 km or 253 mi Sanming
$616
411 km or 256 mi Lishui
$696
428 km or 266 mi Linhai
$666
445 km or 277 mi Longyan
$697
457 km or 284 mi Wuyishan
$600
489 km or 304 mi Jinhua
$586
497 km or 309 mi Yiwu
$672
507 km or 315 mi Quzhou
$604
510 km or 317 mi Chaozhou
$454
515 km or 320 mi Shangrao
$650
515 km or 320 mi Shantou
$589