Taichung vs Vientiane - Cost of Living Comparison

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Taichung Vientiane
🚶 Cost of living one person
$957
$1056
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2561
$2376
🏠 One person rent
$348
$672
🏘️ Family rent
$601
$1160
🍽️ Food expenses
$378
$238
🚐 Transport expenses
$116
$91.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1411
$164
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
85
13
😀 Quality of life
86
45
🏙️ Population
2.87M
948K

The cost of living in Taichung is 9% less expensive than in Vientiane. Cities ranked 5984th and 5255th ($957 vs $1056) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 3rd in Taiwan and Laos, respectively. Check Taiwan vs Laos comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Taichung compared to 0.2 months in Vientiane. Taichung ranked 7th best city to live in Taiwan vs Vientiane ranked 1st in Laos, while ranked 409th and 7250th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Taichung vs Vientiane

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Taichung Vientiane
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.75
$2.32
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.8
$19.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.12
$5.56
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.58
$1.4
☕ Cappuccino
$2.9
$1.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.08
$0.67
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$335
$669
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$252
$594
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$593
$1059
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$464
$1070
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.6
$50.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$90.7
$79.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20.9
$12.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.27%
9.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6960
$2123
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7979
$163
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.79
$0.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.7
$50
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.7
$8.29
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.94
$1.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.37
$2.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.74
$1.18
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.72
$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.85
$1.93
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.9
$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.76
$6.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.9
$6.99
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.31
$2.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$1.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$2.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.82
$1.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$1.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$1.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.76
$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.78
$0.72
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16
$9.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.59
$1.1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.91
$1.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.7
$3.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.81
$3.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.85
$1.59
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.53
$1.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32
$49.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.5
$4.05
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$47.7
$19.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.8
$1.82
👖 Brand Jeans
$79.7
$27.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$84.1
$57.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$343
$386
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17495
$9882

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$1257
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$910
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$997
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$841
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$999
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$668
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$630
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$634
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$903
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$656
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$723
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$654
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$696
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$1067
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$682
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$698
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$634
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$705
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$602
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$465
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$763
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$464
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$673
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$589
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$1064
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$610
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$697
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$581
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$1269
241 km or 150 mi Thakhek
$1038
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$585
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$590
337 km or 210 mi Nakhon Ratchasima
$610
352 km or 219 mi Ha Tinh
$567
363 km or 225 mi Nakhon Sawan
$730
363 km or 225 mi Chiang Rai
$626
388 km or 241 mi Ubon Ratchathani
$583
392 km or 243 mi Thanh Hoa
$601
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$780
427 km or 265 mi Dong Hoi
$496
463 km or 288 mi Nam Dinh
$602
465 km or 289 mi Pai
$709
475 km or 295 mi Viet Tri
$590
480 km or 298 mi Thai Binh
$587
480 km or 298 mi Tha Khlong
$710
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$702
487 km or 303 mi Jinghong
$590
489 km or 304 mi Serei Saophoan
$629
491 km or 305 mi Rangsit
$656
503 km or 313 mi Sa Pa
$563
504 km or 313 mi Pak Kret
$788
507 km or 315 mi Nonthaburi
$789
508 km or 316 mi Bac Ninh
$597
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$587
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$1027
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$829
528 km or 328 mi Thai Nguyen
$476
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$679
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$571
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$833
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$658
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$593
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$575
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$571
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$380