Ho Chi Minh vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ho Chi Minh Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$762
$957
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1930
$2561
🏠 One person rent
$409
$348
🏘️ Family rent
$723
$601
🍽️ Food expenses
$205
$378
🚐 Transport expenses
$71
$116
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$340
$1411
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
67
85
😀 Quality of life
69
86
🏙️ Population
14M
2.87M

The cost of living in Ho Chi Minh is 20% less expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 6919th and 5984th ($762 vs $957) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th in Vietnam and Taiwan, respectively. Check Vietnam vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Ho Chi Minh compared to 1.5 months in Taichung. Ho Chi Minh ranked 1st best city to live in Vietnam vs Taichung ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 4450th and 409th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ho Chi Minh vs Taichung

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Ho Chi Minh Taichung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.95
$4.75
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.8
$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.35
$5.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.15
$1.58
☕ Cappuccino
$1.86
$2.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.54
$1.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$547
$335
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$289
$252
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1009
$593
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$526
$464
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59
$58.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$90.8
$90.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.58
$20.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.52%
2.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4266
$6960
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1950
$7979
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.27
$0.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.5
$31.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.91
$11.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.86
$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.51
$3.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.96
$1.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$2.72
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.47
$2.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$15.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.61
$7.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$16.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.67
$4.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$1.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$2.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.76
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.82
$1.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.5
$16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$1.59
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.35
$3.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.74
$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.35
$6.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.1
$1.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.95
$2.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$20.4
$32
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.48
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$27.5
$47.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.79
$13.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$46.8
$79.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$96.9
$84.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$329
$343
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14995
$17495

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$540
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$419
72 km or 45 mi Vung Tau
$525
96 km or 60 mi Svay Rieng
$708
113 km or 70 mi Sa Dec
$519
127 km or 79 mi Can Tho
$456
141 km or 88 mi Long Xuyen
$514
153 km or 95 mi Soc Trang
$523
162 km or 100 mi Prey Veng
$760
167 km or 104 mi Phan Thiet
$500
181 km or 112 mi Mui Ne
$506
184 km or 114 mi Kampong Cham
$501
189 km or 117 mi Rach Gia
$535
198 km or 123 mi Bac Lieu
$512
205 km or 127 mi Phnom Penh
$882
233 km or 145 mi Da Lat
$572
244 km or 151 mi Ca Mau
$526
257 km or 160 mi Buon Ma Thuot
$535
270 km or 168 mi Phan Rang-Thap Cham
$543
271 km or 168 mi Kampot
$587
300 km or 186 mi Phu Quoc
$530
309 km or 192 mi Stung Treng
$652
320 km or 199 mi Nha Trang
$541
343 km or 213 mi Sihanoukville
$764
414 km or 257 mi Siem Reap
$679
433 km or 269 mi Qui Nhon
$519
452 km or 281 mi Battambang
$575
488 km or 303 mi Ko Chang
$763
502 km or 312 mi Serei Saophoan
$629
527 km or 327 mi Ubon Ratchathani
$583
533 km or 331 mi Quang Ngai
$410
584 km or 363 mi Klaeng
$768
592 km or 368 mi Hoi An
$613
605 km or 376 mi Da Nang
$660
637 km or 396 mi Hue
$380
663 km or 412 mi Nong Prue
$846
664 km or 413 mi Chaophraya Surasak
$823
668 km or 415 mi Pattaya
$874
670 km or 416 mi Laem Chabang
$838
676 km or 420 mi Nakhon Ratchasima
$610

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Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$888
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$879
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$709
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$889
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$910
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$937
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$882
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$941
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1108
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$796
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1257
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$910
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$997
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$841
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$999
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$668
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$630
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$634
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$903
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$656
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$723
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$654
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$696
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1067
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$682
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$698
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$634
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$705
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$602
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$465
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$763
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$464
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$673
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$589
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1064
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$677
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$610
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$697
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$661
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$665