Ho Chi Minh vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ho Chi Minh Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$734
$1006
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1845
$2692
🏠 One person rent
$387
$380
🏘️ Family rent
$684
$652
🍽️ Food expenses
$202
$389
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.5
$122
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$336
$1459
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
66
85
😀 Quality of life
66
83
🏙️ Population
9.39M
3.03M

The cost of living in Ho Chi Minh is 27% less expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 6928th and 5518th ($734 vs $1006) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th 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 1.4 months in Taichung. Ho Chi Minh ranked 1st best city to live in Vietnam vs Taichung ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 4947th and 541st 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
$1.9
$4.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.6
$32.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.81
$5.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.14
$1.65
☕ Cappuccino
$1.85
$3.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$499
$336
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$280
$286
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$921
$609
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$508
$520
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$54.3
$60.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$83.8
$91.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.41
$23.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.06%
2.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3891
$7470
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1915
$8113
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.27
$0.86
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.4
$32.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.93
$11.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.84
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.43
$3.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.95
$1.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$2.71
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.45
$2.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.67
$8.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$17.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.75
$4.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$1.72
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$2.16
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$3.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.26
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$1.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.83
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.79
$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.8
$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$1.62
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.23
$4.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.73
$11.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.35
$6.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.08
$1.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.93
$2.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$19.4
$33.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.8
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$23.9
$49.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.8
$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$44.5
$81.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.5
$83.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$286
$354
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13093
$19915

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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
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$914
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$894
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$695
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$894
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$914
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$993
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$868
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$942
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1135
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$802
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1313
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$894
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$1030
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$854
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$1002
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$634
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$615
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$621
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$901
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$628
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$707
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$628
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$681
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1078
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$671
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$697
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$616
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$700
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$589
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$454
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$753
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$451
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$669
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$579
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1079
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$677
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$600
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$696
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$666
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$650