Ho Chi Minh vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ho Chi Minh Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$762
$1257
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1930
$3182
🏠 One person rent
$409
$588
🏘️ Family rent
$723
$1015
🍽️ Food expenses
$205
$455
🚐 Transport expenses
$71
$107
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$340
$1619
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
67
94
😀 Quality of life
69
89
🏙️ Population
14M
2.44M

The cost of living in Ho Chi Minh is 39% less expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 6919th and 4661st ($762 vs $1257) 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 0.4 months in Ho Chi Minh compared to 1.3 months in Taipei. Ho Chi Minh ranked 1st best city to live in Vietnam vs Taipei ranked 2nd in Taiwan, while ranked 4450th and 266th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ho Chi Minh vs Taipei

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Ho Chi Minh Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.95
$6.43
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.8
$45.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.35
$5.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.15
$3.15
☕ Cappuccino
$1.86
$3.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.54
$0.95
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$547
$706
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$289
$468
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1009
$1285
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$526
$827
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59
$45.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$90.8
$70.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.58
$26.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.52%
2.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4266
$13965
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1950
$8309
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.27
$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.5
$38
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.91
$9.11
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.86
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.51
$3.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.96
$1.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$3.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.47
$2.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$19.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.61
$9.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$20.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.67
$4.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$3.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$3.08
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$4.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$2.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$2.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.82
$1.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.5
$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$1.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.35
$3.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.74
$9.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.35
$8.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.1
$1.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.95
$2.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$20.4
$42.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.48
$10.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$27.5
$34.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.79
$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$46.8
$63.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$96.9
$84.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$329
$644
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14995
$18442

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$540
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$419
72 km or 45 mi Vung Tau
$525
96 km or 60 mi Svay Rieng
$708
113 km or 70 mi Sa Dec
$519
127 km or 79 mi Can Tho
$456
141 km or 88 mi Long Xuyen
$514
153 km or 95 mi Soc Trang
$523
162 km or 100 mi Prey Veng
$760
167 km or 104 mi Phan Thiet
$500
181 km or 112 mi Mui Ne
$506
184 km or 114 mi Kampong Cham
$501
189 km or 117 mi Rach Gia
$535
198 km or 123 mi Bac Lieu
$512
205 km or 127 mi Phnom Penh
$882
233 km or 145 mi Da Lat
$572
244 km or 151 mi Ca Mau
$526
257 km or 160 mi Buon Ma Thuot
$535
270 km or 168 mi Phan Rang-Thap Cham
$543
271 km or 168 mi Kampot
$587
300 km or 186 mi Phu Quoc
$530
309 km or 192 mi Stung Treng
$652
320 km or 199 mi Nha Trang
$541
343 km or 213 mi Sihanoukville
$764
414 km or 257 mi Siem Reap
$679
433 km or 269 mi Qui Nhon
$519
452 km or 281 mi Battambang
$575
488 km or 303 mi Ko Chang
$763
502 km or 312 mi Serei Saophoan
$629
527 km or 327 mi Ubon Ratchathani
$583
533 km or 331 mi Quang Ngai
$410
584 km or 363 mi Klaeng
$768
592 km or 368 mi Hoi An
$613
605 km or 376 mi Da Nang
$660
637 km or 396 mi Hue
$380
663 km or 412 mi Nong Prue
$846
664 km or 413 mi Chaophraya Surasak
$823
668 km or 415 mi Pattaya
$874
670 km or 416 mi Laem Chabang
$838
676 km or 420 mi Nakhon Ratchasima
$610

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Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1108
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$997
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$941
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$796
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$882
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$937
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$709
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$957
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$888
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$879
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$889
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$910
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$656
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$668
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$841
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$910
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$654
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1067
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$634
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$999
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$630
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$705
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$903
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$763
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$723
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$677
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1064
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$682
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$696
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$697
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$634
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$661
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$698
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$610
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$598
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$667
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$617
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$665
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$465
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$602