Ho Chi Minh vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ho Chi Minh Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$702
$1169
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1978
$3353
🏠 One person rent
$349
$537
🏘️ Family rent
$750
$1252
🍽️ Food expenses
$211
$416
🚐 Transport expenses
$67.1
$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$457
$1657
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
66
95
😀 Quality of life
66
87
🏙️ Population
10.4M
2.6M

The cost of living in Ho Chi Minh is 40% less expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 6786th and 4516th ($702 vs $1169) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st 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 Taipei. Ho Chi Minh ranked 1st best city to live in Vietnam vs Taipei ranked 2nd in Taiwan, while ranked 4217th and 209th among best cities to live in the world.

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Ho Chi Minh Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.85
$5.62
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.2
$33.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.63
$5.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.07
$2.48
☕ Cappuccino
$2.02
$3.53
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.52
$1.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$428
$565
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$258
$426
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1064
$1511
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$568
$1046
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$46.7
$56.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$72.1
$87
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11
$26
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.9%
1.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4519
$13301
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2063
$6421
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.56
$39.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.78
$9.01
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.51
$3.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.13
$1.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$2.69
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.59
$3.31
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.66
$9.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$17.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.37
$4.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$2.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$2.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$3.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$2.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$2.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.87
$1.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.6
$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.93
$1.53
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.23
$3.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.05
$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.39
$8.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.22
$1.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.84
$2.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$26.5
$36.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.4
$9.57
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.9
$34.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.08
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$36.8
$66.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$88.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$306
$736
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16779
$19102

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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
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1011
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$860
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$861
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$863
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$917
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$860
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$746
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$995
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$890
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$857
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$791
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$725
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$664
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$675
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$952
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$913
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$694
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1114
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$689
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$932
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$676
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$744
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$851
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$787
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$721
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$735
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1115
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$678
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$719
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$741
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$667
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$719
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$713
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$655
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$811
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$725
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$644
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$721
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$588
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$589