Tainan vs Vientiane - Cost of Living Comparison

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Tainan Vientiane
🚶 Cost of living one person
$841
$1168
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2737
$2816
🏠 One person rent
$262
$778
🏘️ Family rent
$782
$1582
🍽️ Food expenses
$394
$217
🚐 Transport expenses
$78.8
$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1275
$227
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
74
13
😀 Quality of life
80
35
🏙️ Population
1.87M
948K

The cost of living in Tainan is 28% less expensive than in Vientiane. Cities ranked 6292nd and 4681st ($841 vs $1168) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th 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 Tainan compared to 0.2 months in Vientiane. Tainan ranked 7th best city to live in Taiwan vs Vientiane ranked 1st in Laos, while ranked 499th and 7473rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Tainan vs Vientiane

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Tainan Vientiane
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.68
$1.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$23.7
$25.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.12
$3.25
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.58
$1
☕ Cappuccino
$3.06
$1.43
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1
$0.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$271
$783
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$168
$700
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$632
$926
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$693
$1633
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$50.3
$50.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$77.4
$79
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.1
$11.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.51%
10.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2874
$1804
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2280
$875
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.57
$0.6
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.4
$49.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.94
$11.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.96
$1.31
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.87
$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.88
$0.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.01
$1.03
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.78
$1.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.3
$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.48
$6.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.2
$6.03
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.01
$1.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$1.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$2.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.25
$1.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.86
$1.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$1.02
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.62
$0.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.5
$10.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.61
$0.99
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.74
$1.58
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.3
$3.57
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.23
$2.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.22
$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.21
$1.02
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.8
$50
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.1
$3.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$51.3
$16.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.65
$1.77
👖 Brand Jeans
$57.1
$90.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.2
$57.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$628
$332
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18526
$9305

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$821
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$745
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$1060
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$654
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$1158
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$666
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$807
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$1028
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$661
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$731
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$706
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$605
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$592
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$691
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$713
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$726
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$683
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$1229
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$795
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$642
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$673
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$1014
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$719
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$1231
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$776
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$643
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$555
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$608
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$1251
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$1151
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$559
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$583
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$564
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$560
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$674
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$513
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$561
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$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
480 km or 298 mi Tha Khlong
$664
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$648
487 km or 303 mi Jinghong
$599
489 km or 304 mi Serei Saophoan
$633
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$613
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$549
504 km or 313 mi Pak Kret
$739
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$759
508 km or 316 mi Bac Ninh
$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