Ho Chi Minh vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ho Chi Minh Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$702
$861
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1978
$2376
🏠 One person rent
$349
$308
🏘️ Family rent
$750
$629
🍽️ Food expenses
$211
$343
🚐 Transport expenses
$67.1
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$457
$1180
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
66
93
😀 Quality of life
66
86
🏙️ Population
10.4M
2.29M

The cost of living in Ho Chi Minh is 18% less expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 6786th and 6163rd ($702 vs $861) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 10th 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 Taoyuan. Ho Chi Minh ranked 1st best city to live in Vietnam vs Taoyuan ranked 3rd in Taiwan, while ranked 4217th and 264th among best cities to live in the world.

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Ho Chi Minh Taoyuan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.85
$3.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.2
$22.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.63
$4.72
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.07
$1.41
☕ Cappuccino
$2.02
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.52
$0.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$428
$313
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$258
$229
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1064
$758
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$568
$491
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$46.7
$44.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$72.1
$67.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11
$17.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.9%
1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4519
$7365
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2063
$4810
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.56
$39
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.78
$9.06
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.51
$3.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.13
$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$2.68
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.59
$2.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$8.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.66
$6.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$18.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.37
$2.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$2.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$3.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$2.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$2.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.87
$1.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.6
$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.93
$1.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.23
$3.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.05
$9.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.39
$7.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.22
$1.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.84
$2.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$26.5
$38.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.4
$8.91
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.9
$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.08
$16
👖 Brand Jeans
$36.8
$76.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$78.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$306
$315
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16779
$13937

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$550
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$479
72 km or 45 mi Vung Tau
$534
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
21 km or 13 mi Zhubei
$917
25 km or 16 mi Hsinchu
$860
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1011
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1169
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$746
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$863
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$860
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$995
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$890
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$857
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$791
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$725
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$675
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$913
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$952
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$664
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$694
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$932
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$689
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$676
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$851
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1114
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$721
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$744
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$787
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$719
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$678
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$735
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$667
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1115
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$741
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$713
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$719
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$655
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$588
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$589
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$811
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$725
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$644
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$716