Ho Chi Minh vs Tainan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ho Chi Minh Tainan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$734
$894
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1845
$2330
🏠 One person rent
$387
$263
🏘️ Family rent
$684
$440
🍽️ Food expenses
$202
$430
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.5
$81.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$336
$1477
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
66
74
😀 Quality of life
66
83
🏙️ Population
9.39M
1.87M

The cost of living in Ho Chi Minh is 18% less expensive than in Tainan. Cities ranked 6928th and 6262nd ($734 vs $894) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 12th 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 1.7 months in Tainan. Ho Chi Minh ranked 1st best city to live in Vietnam vs Tainan ranked 8th in Taiwan, while ranked 4947th and 549th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ho Chi Minh vs Tainan

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Ho Chi Minh Tainan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.9
$6.54
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.6
$26
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.81
$4.87
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.14
$2.92
☕ Cappuccino
$1.85
$3.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$1.12
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$499
$282
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$280
$171
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$921
$501
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$508
$305
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$54.3
$47.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$83.8
$73.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.41
$21.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.06%
1.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3891
$3267
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1915
$2457
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.27
$0.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.4
$21.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.93
$9.23
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.84
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.43
$3.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.95
$1.85
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$2.94
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.45
$2.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$18.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.67
$9.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.75
$4.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$2.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$3.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$4.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$2.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$2.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.7
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.79
$1.79
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.8
$16.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$1.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.23
$3.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.73
$12.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.35
$5.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.08
$2.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.93
$2.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$19.4
$37.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.8
$10.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$23.9
$66.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.8
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$44.5
$66.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.5
$88.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$286
$259
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13093
$6518

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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
42 km or 26 mi Kaohsiung
$1002
62 km or 38 mi Chiayi
$914
89 km or 55 mi Douliu
$894
102 km or 63 mi Taitung
$854
116 km or 72 mi Nantou
$894
126 km or 78 mi Changhua
$914
139 km or 86 mi Taichung
$1006
188 km or 117 mi Miaoli
$695
218 km or 135 mi Hsinchu
$993
222 km or 138 mi Zhubei
$868
233 km or 145 mi Taoyuan
$942
249 km or 155 mi Kinmen
$901
254 km or 158 mi Yilan
$802
259 km or 161 mi New Taipei
$1135
261 km or 162 mi Jinjiang
$615
267 km or 166 mi Taipei
$1313
269 km or 167 mi Quanzhou
$621
271 km or 168 mi Xiamen
$707
286 km or 178 mi Keelung
$1030
298 km or 185 mi Putian
$634
308 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$681
356 km or 221 mi Fuzhou
$628
359 km or 223 mi Shantou
$589
371 km or 230 mi Chaozhou
$454
395 km or 246 mi Jieyang
$451
397 km or 247 mi Longyan
$697
412 km or 256 mi Puning
$579
415 km or 258 mi Ningde
$628
431 km or 268 mi Ishigaki
$1078
439 km or 273 mi Meizhou
$669
446 km or 277 mi Sanming
$616
455 km or 283 mi Nanping
$671
497 km or 309 mi Shanwei
$941
535 km or 333 mi Rui'an
$700
556 km or 346 mi Miyakojima
$1079
560 km or 348 mi Wenzhou
$753
567 km or 352 mi Heyuan
$766
573 km or 356 mi Wuyishan
$600
590 km or 367 mi Huizhou
$608
608 km or 378 mi Lishui
$696