Tainan vs Vientiane - Cost of Living Comparison

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Tainan Vientiane
🚶 Cost of living one person
$938
$968
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2456
$2271
🏠 One person rent
$272
$584
🏘️ Family rent
$460
$1040
🍽️ Food expenses
$444
$237
🚐 Transport expenses
$94.1
$92.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1386
$203
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
73
13
😀 Quality of life
72
46
🏙️ Population
1.85M
948K

The cost of living in Tainan is 3% less expensive than in Vientiane. Cities ranked 6014th and 5785th ($938 vs $968) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th 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 10th best city to live in Taiwan vs Vientiane ranked 1st in Laos, while ranked 2806th and 7093rd 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
$4.62
$2.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.1
$18.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.78
$5.43
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.15
$1.37
☕ Cappuccino
$3.29
$1.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.45
$0.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$273
$586
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$177
$498
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$497
$1076
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$319
$908
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$54.9
$56.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$83.7
$86.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$21.6
$12.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.44%
9.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3086
$2316
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3103
$186
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.6
$0.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28
$49.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.4
$8.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.03
$1.4
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.08
$2.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.77
$1.16
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.78
$1.05
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.12
$1.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23
$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$6.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21.2
$6.93
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.53
$2.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$1.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.95
$2.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.59
$1.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.67
$1.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$1.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.92
$0.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.74
$0.72
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.8
$10
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.82
$1.05
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.93
$1.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.4
$3.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.26
$2.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.21
$1.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.26
$1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.9
$48.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.1
$4.34
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$65
$18.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.68
$1.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$88.6
$27.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$105
$57.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$343
$441
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5481
$9878

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$648
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$729
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$673
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$702
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$679
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$612
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$474
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$473
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$705
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$600
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$672
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$1039
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$682
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$640
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$689
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$954
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$717
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$1261
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$583
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$586
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$560
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$707
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$581
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$543
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$593
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$750
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$495
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$599
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$675
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$582
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$583
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$671
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$694
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$591
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$644
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$616
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$553
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$762
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$761
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$594
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$586
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$996
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$789
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$467
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$679
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$564
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$794
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$603
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$601
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