Ho Chi Minh vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Ho Chi Minh	Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person	$735	$1181
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2016	$3254
🏠 One person rent	$376	$567
🏘️ Family rent	$815	$1230
🍽️ Food expenses	$210	$408
🚐 Transport expenses	$72.4	$104
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$487	$1684
😷 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 38% less expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 6739th and 4534th ($735 vs $1181) 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 4253rd and 339th 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	$2.17	$6.07
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$23.4	$30.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.72	$4.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.18	$2.83
☕ Cappuccino	$1.88	$3.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.5	$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$459	$613
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$281	$468
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1102	$1547
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$634	$1030
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$50.1	$46.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$77.2	$72.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.54	$23.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.56%	2.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4334	$13635
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2039	$6907
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.27	$0.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.9	$36.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.97	$8.61
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.89	$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.54	$2.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.06	$1.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$2.79
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.49	$2.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$17.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.66	$8.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$19.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$4.64
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$2.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$2.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$3.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$2.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$2.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.82	$1.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.7	$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.93	$1.61
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.3	$3.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.78	$9.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.41	$7.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.12	$1.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.89	$2.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21.4	$38.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.32	$9.78
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$20.2	$32.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.65	$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$41.1	$56.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$85.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$277	$617
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14143	$19749

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Ho Chi Minh

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Thu Dau Mot	$530
25 km or 15 mi	Bien Hoa	$425
72 km or 45 mi	Vung Tau	$494
96 km or 60 mi	Svay Rieng	$678
113 km or 70 mi	Sa Dec	$512
127 km or 79 mi	Can Tho	$454
141 km or 88 mi	Long Xuyen	$508
153 km or 95 mi	Soc Trang	$514
162 km or 100 mi	Prey Veng	$721
167 km or 104 mi	Phan Thiet	$506
181 km or 112 mi	Mui Ne	$507
184 km or 114 mi	Kampong Cham	$513
189 km or 117 mi	Rach Gia	$526
198 km or 123 mi	Bac Lieu	$504
205 km or 127 mi	Phnom Penh	$836
233 km or 145 mi	Da Lat	$577
244 km or 151 mi	Ca Mau	$516
257 km or 160 mi	Buon Ma Thuot	$531
270 km or 168 mi	Phan Rang-Thap Cham	$534
271 km or 168 mi	Kampot	$596
300 km or 186 mi	Phu Quoc	$519
309 km or 192 mi	Stung Treng	$634
320 km or 199 mi	Nha Trang	$535
343 km or 213 mi	Sihanoukville	$755
414 km or 257 mi	Siem Reap	$644
433 km or 269 mi	Qui Nhon	$516
452 km or 281 mi	Battambang	$573
488 km or 303 mi	Ko Chang	$677
502 km or 312 mi	Serei Saophoan	$639
527 km or 327 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$545
533 km or 331 mi	Quang Ngai	$427
584 km or 363 mi	Klaeng	$685
592 km or 368 mi	Hoi An	$584
605 km or 376 mi	Da Nang	$593
637 km or 396 mi	Hue	$393
663 km or 412 mi	Nong Prue	$752
664 km or 413 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$739
668 km or 415 mi	Pattaya	$781
670 km or 416 mi	Laem Chabang	$743
676 km or 420 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$588

Cities near Taipei

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi	New Taipei	$1073
23 km or 14 mi	Keelung	$967
39 km or 24 mi	Taoyuan	$875
39 km or 24 mi	Yilan	$731
58 km or 36 mi	Zhubei	$821
63 km or 39 mi	Hsinchu	$897
89 km or 56 mi	Miaoli	$728
133 km or 82 mi	Taichung	$894
149 km or 92 mi	Changhua	$813
152 km or 95 mi	Nantou	$796
180 km or 112 mi	Douliu	$770
206 km or 128 mi	Chiayi	$747
252 km or 157 mi	Fuzhou	$669
257 km or 160 mi	Putian	$625
258 km or 160 mi	Taitung	$788
267 km or 166 mi	Tainan	$814
270 km or 168 mi	Ningde	$648
276 km or 172 mi	Ishigaki	$1155
297 km or 185 mi	Quanzhou	$644
298 km or 185 mi	Kaohsiung	$956
299 km or 186 mi	Jinjiang	$627
316 km or 196 mi	Rui'an	$681
330 km or 205 mi	Kinmen	$823
340 km or 211 mi	Wenzhou	$726
354 km or 220 mi	Xiamen	$688
371 km or 230 mi	Wenling	$671
379 km or 235 mi	Miyakojima	$1154
380 km or 236 mi	Nanping	$630
395 km or 246 mi	Zhangzhou	$664
411 km or 255 mi	Lishui	$682
414 km or 257 mi	Sanming	$603
425 km or 264 mi	Linhai	$661
454 km or 282 mi	Longyan	$649
461 km or 286 mi	Wuyishan	$601
488 km or 303 mi	Jinhua	$587
495 km or 308 mi	Yiwu	$677
508 km or 316 mi	Quzhou	$616
518 km or 322 mi	Shangrao	$671
520 km or 323 mi	Chaozhou	$451
525 km or 326 mi	Shantou	$581