Ho Chi Minh vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Ho Chi Minh	Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$735	$875
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2016	$2361
🏠 One person rent	$376	$353
🏘️ Family rent	$815	$658
🍽️ Food expenses	$210	$320
🚐 Transport expenses	$72.4	$100
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$487	$1050
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	66	93
😀 Quality of life	65	83
🏙️ Population	9.39M	2.33M

The cost of living in Ho Chi Minh is 16% less expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 6739th and 6171st ($735 vs $875) 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 1.2 months in Taoyuan. Ho Chi Minh ranked 1st best city to live in Vietnam vs Taoyuan ranked 5th in Taiwan, while ranked 4253rd and 418th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ho Chi Minh vs Taoyuan

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	Ho Chi Minh	Taoyuan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.17	$4.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$23.4	$24.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.72	$4.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.18	$1.49
☕ Cappuccino	$1.88	$2.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.5	$1.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$459	$360
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$281	$284
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1102	$749
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$634	$545
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$50.1	$36
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$77.2	$55.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.54	$17.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.56%	1.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4334	$7669
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2039	$4912
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.27	$0.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.9	$36.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.97	$8.62
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.89	$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.54	$3.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.06	$1.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$2.41
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.49	$2.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$8.14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.66	$6.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$14.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$2.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$2.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$2.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$1.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$1.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.82	$1.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.7	$9.07
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.93	$1.53
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.3	$3.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.78	$9.61
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.41	$7.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.12	$1.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.89	$2.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21.4	$37
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.32	$9.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$20.2	$33.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.65	$15
👖 Brand Jeans	$41.1	$73.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$75.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$277	$256
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14143	$18619

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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 Taoyuan

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Zhubei	$821
25 km or 16 mi	Hsinchu	$897
29 km or 18 mi	New Taipei	$1073
39 km or 24 mi	Taipei	$1181
51 km or 32 mi	Miaoli	$728
55 km or 34 mi	Yilan	$731
61 km or 38 mi	Keelung	$967
96 km or 59 mi	Taichung	$894
111 km or 69 mi	Changhua	$813
117 km or 73 mi	Nantou	$796
144 km or 90 mi	Douliu	$770
171 km or 106 mi	Chiayi	$747
232 km or 144 mi	Putian	$625
233 km or 145 mi	Tainan	$814
233 km or 145 mi	Taitung	$788
237 km or 147 mi	Fuzhou	$669
264 km or 164 mi	Ningde	$648
265 km or 165 mi	Kaohsiung	$956
265 km or 165 mi	Quanzhou	$644
266 km or 165 mi	Jinjiang	$627
295 km or 183 mi	Kinmen	$823
302 km or 188 mi	Ishigaki	$1155
319 km or 198 mi	Xiamen	$688
330 km or 205 mi	Rui'an	$681
355 km or 220 mi	Wenzhou	$726
361 km or 224 mi	Zhangzhou	$664
364 km or 226 mi	Nanping	$630
393 km or 244 mi	Wenling	$671
393 km or 244 mi	Sanming	$603
410 km or 255 mi	Miyakojima	$1154
421 km or 261 mi	Lishui	$682
423 km or 263 mi	Longyan	$649
445 km or 277 mi	Linhai	$661
453 km or 282 mi	Wuyishan	$601
483 km or 300 mi	Chaozhou	$451
487 km or 303 mi	Shantou	$581
498 km or 309 mi	Jinhua	$587
509 km or 316 mi	Yiwu	$677
512 km or 318 mi	Quzhou	$616
513 km or 319 mi	Jieyang	$443