Ho Chi Minh vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ho Chi Minh Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$744
$1158
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2071
$3291
🏠 One person rent
$376
$535
🏘️ Family rent
$848
$1250
🍽️ Food expenses
$219
$412
🚐 Transport expenses
$75.4
$107
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$488
$1789
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
66
95
😀 Quality of life
65
86
🏙️ Population
9.39M
2.6M

The cost of living in Ho Chi Minh is 36% less expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 6692nd and 4715th ($744 vs $1158) 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 1.5 months in Taipei. Ho Chi Minh ranked 1st best city to live in Vietnam vs Taipei ranked 2nd in Taiwan, while ranked 4277th and 311th among best cities to live in the world.

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Ho Chi Minh Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.27
$5.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.5
$31.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.89
$5.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.21
$2.59
☕ Cappuccino
$1.86
$3.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.53
$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$444
$573
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$284
$426
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1185
$1581
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$655
$1031
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$49.7
$54.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$76.8
$84
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.1
$24.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.77%
1.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4095
$12472
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2072
$6228
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.4
$37.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.91
$8.86
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.95
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.55
$2.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.12
$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$3.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.56
$2.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$16.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.89
$9.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$17.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.13
$4.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$2.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$2.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$3.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$2.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$2.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.83
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.88
$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.2
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.93
$1.63
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.43
$3.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.85
$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.58
$7.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.15
$1.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.93
$2.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$25.6
$39.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.42
$10
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21
$34.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.66
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$32.2
$57.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$85.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$263
$627
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14503
$18424

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$541
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$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
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1060
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$1028
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$868
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$745
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$828
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$864
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$698
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$931
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$841
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$818
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$761
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$707
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$706
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$661
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$801
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$841
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$683
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1229
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$666
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$932
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$654
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$719
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$821
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$776
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$807
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$712
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1231
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$673
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$731
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$719
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$642
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$702
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$713
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$643
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$731
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$708
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$633
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$716
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$592
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$605