Ho Chi Minh vs New Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ho Chi Minh New Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$726
$1123
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1883
$2973
🏠 One person rent
$370
$482
🏘️ Family rent
$634
$836
🍽️ Food expenses
$208
$403
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.8
$128
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$500
$1386
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
67
94
😀 Quality of life
71
90
🏙️ Population
14M
4.04M

The cost of living in Ho Chi Minh is 35% less expensive than in New Taipei. Cities ranked 7123rd and 4931st ($726 vs $1123) 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 1.2 months in New Taipei. Ho Chi Minh ranked 1st best city to live in Vietnam vs New Taipei ranked 2nd in Taiwan, while ranked 3396th and 183rd 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
$2.1
$4.72
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19
$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.77
$5.16
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.14
$1.65
☕ Cappuccino
$1.85
$2.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.53
$0.9
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$512
$577
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$248
$343
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$904
$1046
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$437
$621
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60
$69
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$93.8
$106
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.78
$23.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.72%
2.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4456
$12629
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1839
$7371
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.27
$0.73
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.5
$38.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.72
$10.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.91
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.57
$3.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.06
$1.87
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$2.74
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.56
$2.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$17
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.55
$10
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$20.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.92
$4.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$2.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$2.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$3.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$4.13
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$2.1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.78
$1.85
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.6
$9.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$1.46
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.33
$4.32
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.7
$9.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.36
$7.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.09
$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.93
$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.8
$39.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.45
$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.1
$37.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.5
$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.4
$47.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.2
$93.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$379
$650
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17174
$21429

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$522
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$414
72 km or 45 mi Vung Tau
$503
96 km or 60 mi Svay Rieng
$721
113 km or 70 mi Sa Dec
$519
127 km or 79 mi Can Tho
$455
141 km or 88 mi Long Xuyen
$508
153 km or 95 mi Soc Trang
$523
162 km or 100 mi Prey Veng
$776
167 km or 104 mi Phan Thiet
$480
181 km or 112 mi Mui Ne
$493
184 km or 114 mi Kampong Cham
$518
189 km or 117 mi Rach Gia
$530
198 km or 123 mi Bac Lieu
$506
205 km or 127 mi Phnom Penh
$893
233 km or 145 mi Da Lat
$563
244 km or 151 mi Ca Mau
$517
257 km or 160 mi Buon Ma Thuot
$528
270 km or 168 mi Phan Rang-Thap Cham
$533
271 km or 168 mi Kampot
$582
300 km or 186 mi Phu Quoc
$518
309 km or 192 mi Stung Treng
$668
320 km or 199 mi Nha Trang
$540
343 km or 213 mi Sihanoukville
$766
414 km or 257 mi Siem Reap
$679
433 km or 269 mi Qui Nhon
$515
452 km or 281 mi Battambang
$601
488 km or 303 mi Ko Chang
$718
502 km or 312 mi Serei Saophoan
$644
527 km or 327 mi Ubon Ratchathani
$543
533 km or 331 mi Quang Ngai
$407
584 km or 363 mi Klaeng
$724
592 km or 368 mi Hoi An
$609
605 km or 376 mi Da Nang
$699
637 km or 396 mi Hue
$375
663 km or 412 mi Nong Prue
$809
664 km or 413 mi Chaophraya Surasak
$784
668 km or 415 mi Pattaya
$839
670 km or 416 mi Laem Chabang
$799
676 km or 420 mi Nakhon Ratchasima
$586

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Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi Taipei
$1248
29 km or 18 mi Taoyuan
$989
33 km or 20 mi Keelung
$979
42 km or 26 mi Yilan
$792
48 km or 30 mi Zhubei
$889
53 km or 33 mi Hsinchu
$921
80 km or 50 mi Miaoli
$687
124 km or 77 mi Taichung
$942
140 km or 87 mi Changhua
$874
144 km or 90 mi Nantou
$868
171 km or 106 mi Douliu
$884
198 km or 123 mi Chiayi
$904
246 km or 153 mi Fuzhou
$679
250 km or 155 mi Putian
$673
252 km or 157 mi Taitung
$844
259 km or 161 mi Tainan
$938
267 km or 166 mi Ningde
$672
283 km or 176 mi Ishigaki
$1039
289 km or 179 mi Quanzhou
$648
290 km or 180 mi Jinjiang
$643
291 km or 181 mi Kaohsiung
$971
318 km or 197 mi Rui'an
$717
321 km or 199 mi Kinmen
$892
341 km or 212 mi Wenzhou
$774
345 km or 214 mi Xiamen
$729
375 km or 233 mi Nanping
$689
375 km or 233 mi Wenling
$687
386 km or 240 mi Zhangzhou
$702
387 km or 241 mi Miyakojima
$1042
408 km or 253 mi Sanming
$640
411 km or 256 mi Lishui
$686
428 km or 266 mi Linhai
$677
445 km or 277 mi Longyan
$705
457 km or 284 mi Wuyishan
$617
489 km or 304 mi Jinhua
$611
497 km or 309 mi Yiwu
$696
507 km or 315 mi Quzhou
$628
510 km or 317 mi Chaozhou
$474
515 km or 320 mi Shangrao
$684
515 km or 320 mi Shantou
$612