Ho Chi Minh vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ho Chi Minh Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$744
$931
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2071
$2751
🏠 One person rent
$376
$346
🏘️ Family rent
$848
$902
🍽️ Food expenses
$219
$369
🚐 Transport expenses
$75.4
$99.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$488
$1368
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
66
84
😀 Quality of life
65
80
🏙️ Population
9.39M
3.03M

The cost of living in Ho Chi Minh is 20% less expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 6692nd and 6052nd ($744 vs $931) 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 0.7 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 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 4277th and 496th 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
$2.27
$3.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.5
$31.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.89
$5.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.21
$2.5
☕ Cappuccino
$1.86
$2.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.53
$0.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$444
$346
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$284
$265
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1185
$984
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$655
$770
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$49.7
$45.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$76.8
$70.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.1
$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.77%
1.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4095
$6258
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2072
$4300
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.4
$28.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.91
$8.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.95
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.55
$3.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.12
$1.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$2.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.56
$3.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.89
$5.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.13
$4.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$2.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$3.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$2.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$1.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.88
$1.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.2
$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.93
$1.57
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.43
$3.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.85
$10.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.58
$6.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.15
$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.93
$2.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$25.6
$32.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.42
$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21
$42.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.66
$13.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$32.2
$93.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$91.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$263
$313
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14503
$13638

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$841
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$818
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$698
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$761
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$707
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$864
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$828
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$868
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1060
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$745
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1158
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$841
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$1028
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$801
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$932
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$661
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$654
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$666
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$821
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$706
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$807
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$683
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$731
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1229
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$673
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$713
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$642
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$719
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$605
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$592
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$776
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$691
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$795
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$726
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1231
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$712
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$643
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$719
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$702
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$716