Ho Chi Minh vs Tainan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ho Chi Minh Tainan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$702
$913
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1978
$2705
🏠 One person rent
$349
$330
🏘️ Family rent
$750
$789
🍽️ Food expenses
$211
$399
🚐 Transport expenses
$67.1
$76.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$457
$1294
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
66
74
😀 Quality of life
66
82
🏙️ Population
10.4M
1.87M

The cost of living in Ho Chi Minh is 23% less expensive than in Tainan. Cities ranked 6786th and 5887th ($702 vs $913) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 7th 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 1.4 months in Tainan. Ho Chi Minh ranked 1st best city to live in Vietnam vs Tainan ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 4217th and 364th among best cities to live in the world.

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Ho Chi Minh Tainan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.85
$5.55
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.2
$17.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.63
$4.81
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.07
$1.86
☕ Cappuccino
$2.02
$2.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.52
$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$428
$307
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$258
$241
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1064
$651
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$568
$695
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$46.7
$50
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$72.1
$77.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11
$25.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.9%
1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4519
$2852
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2063
$2187
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.56
$17.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.78
$9.06
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.51
$3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.13
$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$3.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.59
$2.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.66
$9.44
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$17.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.37
$4.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$2.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$2.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$3.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$2.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$2.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.87
$1.61
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.6
$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.93
$1.51
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.23
$3.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.05
$12.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.39
$5.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.22
$2.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.84
$2.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$26.5
$36.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.4
$9.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.9
$52.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.08
$9.61
👖 Brand Jeans
$36.8
$60.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$90.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$306
$734
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16779
$11040

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$550
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$479
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$534
96 km or 60 mi Svay Rieng
$694
113 km or 70 mi Sa Dec
$515
127 km or 79 mi Can Tho
$463
141 km or 88 mi Long Xuyen
$509
153 km or 95 mi Soc Trang
$522
162 km or 100 mi Prey Veng
$711
167 km or 104 mi Phan Thiet
$566
181 km or 112 mi Mui Ne
$553
184 km or 114 mi Kampong Cham
$555
189 km or 117 mi Rach Gia
$518
198 km or 123 mi Bac Lieu
$516
205 km or 127 mi Phnom Penh
$802
233 km or 145 mi Da Lat
$512
244 km or 151 mi Ca Mau
$520
257 km or 160 mi Buon Ma Thuot
$521
270 km or 168 mi Phan Rang-Thap Cham
$526
271 km or 168 mi Kampot
$569
300 km or 186 mi Phu Quoc
$524
309 km or 192 mi Stung Treng
$628
320 km or 199 mi Nha Trang
$554
343 km or 213 mi Sihanoukville
$755
414 km or 257 mi Siem Reap
$587
433 km or 269 mi Qui Nhon
$518
452 km or 281 mi Battambang
$539
488 km or 303 mi Ko Chang
$614
502 km or 312 mi Serei Saophoan
$579
527 km or 327 mi Ubon Ratchathani
$534
533 km or 331 mi Quang Ngai
$436
584 km or 363 mi Klaeng
$619
592 km or 368 mi Hoi An
$547
605 km or 376 mi Da Nang
$601
637 km or 396 mi Hue
$422
663 km or 412 mi Nong Prue
$653
664 km or 413 mi Chaophraya Surasak
$647
668 km or 415 mi Pattaya
$665
670 km or 416 mi Laem Chabang
$648
676 km or 420 mi Nakhon Ratchasima
$518

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Distance City Cost of living
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$932
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$725
89 km or 55 mi Douliu
$791
102 km or 63 mi Taitung
$952
116 km or 72 mi Nantou
$857
126 km or 78 mi Changhua
$890
139 km or 86 mi Taichung
$995
188 km or 117 mi Miaoli
$746
218 km or 135 mi Hsinchu
$860
222 km or 138 mi Zhubei
$917
233 km or 145 mi Taoyuan
$861
249 km or 155 mi Kinmen
$851
254 km or 158 mi Yilan
$863
259 km or 161 mi New Taipei
$1011
261 km or 162 mi Jinjiang
$676
267 km or 166 mi Taipei
$1169
269 km or 167 mi Quanzhou
$689
271 km or 168 mi Xiamen
$721
286 km or 178 mi Keelung
$860
298 km or 185 mi Putian
$675
308 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$719
356 km or 221 mi Fuzhou
$664
359 km or 223 mi Shantou
$589
371 km or 230 mi Chaozhou
$588
395 km or 246 mi Jieyang
$716
397 km or 247 mi Longyan
$713
412 km or 256 mi Puning
$738
415 km or 258 mi Ningde
$694
431 km or 268 mi Ishigaki
$1114
439 km or 273 mi Meizhou
$799
446 km or 277 mi Sanming
$667
455 km or 283 mi Nanping
$678
497 km or 309 mi Shanwei
$1083
535 km or 333 mi Rui'an
$744
556 km or 346 mi Miyakojima
$1115
560 km or 348 mi Wenzhou
$787
567 km or 352 mi Heyuan
$891
573 km or 356 mi Wuyishan
$655
590 km or 367 mi Huizhou
$837
608 km or 378 mi Lishui
$741