Taichung vs Vientiane - Cost of Living Comparison

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Taichung Vientiane
🚶 Cost of living one person
$931
$1168
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2751
$2816
🏠 One person rent
$346
$778
🏘️ Family rent
$902
$1582
🍽️ Food expenses
$369
$217
🚐 Transport expenses
$99.9
$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1368
$227
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
84
13
😀 Quality of life
80
35
🏙️ Population
3.03M
948K

The cost of living in Taichung is 20% less expensive than in Vientiane. Cities ranked 6052nd and 4681st ($931 vs $1168) 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 6th best city to live in Taiwan vs Vientiane ranked 1st in Laos, while ranked 496th and 7473rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Taichung Vientiane
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.77
$1.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.5
$25.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.03
$3.25
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.5
$1
☕ Cappuccino
$2.85
$1.43
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.94
$0.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$346
$783
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$265
$700
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$984
$926
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$770
$1633
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.6
$50.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$70.2
$79
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.7
$11.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.97%
10.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6258
$1804
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4300
$875
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.75
$0.6
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28.2
$49.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.9
$11.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.96
$1.31
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.82
$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.95
$0.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.97
$1.03
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.34
$1.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.74
$6.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.7
$6.03
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.09
$1.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$2.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.13
$1.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$1.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$1.02
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.71
$0.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.7
$10.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.57
$0.99
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.79
$1.58
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.6
$3.57
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.85
$2.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.87
$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.52
$1.02
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32.9
$50
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.1
$3.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$42.1
$16.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.8
$1.77
👖 Brand Jeans
$93.6
$90.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91.1
$57.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$313
$332
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13638
$9305

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$745
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$1158
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$841
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$1028
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$801
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$932
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$661
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$654
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$666
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$821
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$706
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$807
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$683
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$731
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$1229
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$673
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$713
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$642
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$719
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$605
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$592
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$776
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$691
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$795
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$726
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$1231
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$712
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$643
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$555
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$1174
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$608
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$1251
241 km or 150 mi Thakhek
$1151
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$559
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$583
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$564
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$560
363 km or 225 mi Nakhon Sawan
$674
363 km or 225 mi Chiang Rai
$513
388 km or 241 mi Ubon Ratchathani
$561
392 km or 243 mi Thanh Hoa
$571
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$742
427 km or 265 mi Dong Hoi
$513
463 km or 288 mi Nam Dinh
$511
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$655
475 km or 295 mi Viet Tri
$554
480 km or 298 mi Thai Binh
$523
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$664
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$648
487 km or 303 mi Jinghong
$599
489 km or 304 mi Serei Saophoan
$633
491 km or 305 mi Rangsit
$613
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$549
504 km or 313 mi Pak Kret
$739
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$759
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$545
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$565
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$994
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$786
528 km or 328 mi Thai Nguyen
$571
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$630
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$606
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$787
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$564
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$612
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$533
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$564
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$407