Tainan vs Vientiane - Cost of Living Comparison

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Tainan Vientiane
🚶 Cost of living one person
$894
$1152
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2330
$2448
🏠 One person rent
$263
$777
🏘️ Family rent
$440
$1274
🍽️ Food expenses
$430
$234
🚐 Transport expenses
$81.6
$87
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1477
$193
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
74
13
😀 Quality of life
83
41
🏙️ Population
1.87M
948K

The cost of living in Tainan is 22% less expensive than in Vientiane. Cities ranked 6262nd and 4818th ($894 vs $1152) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th and 3rd in Taiwan and Laos, respectively. Check Taiwan vs Laos comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Tainan compared to 0.2 months in Vientiane. Tainan ranked 8th best city to live in Taiwan vs Vientiane ranked 1st in Laos, while ranked 549th and 7630th among best cities to live in the world.

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Tainan Vientiane
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.54
$2.33
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26
$20.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.87
$5.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.92
$1.49
☕ Cappuccino
$3.19
$1.72
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.12
$0.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$282
$776
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$171
$708
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$501
$928
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$305
$1260
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.9
$44
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$73.6
$68.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$21.9
$11.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.84%
10.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3267
$1842
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2457
$143
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.59
$0.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.2
$50.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.23
$7.15
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$1.36
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.14
$1.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.85
$1.18
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.94
$0.94
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.64
$1.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.6
$11.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.5
$6.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21
$6.12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.14
$1.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.78
$1.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.01
$2.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.18
$1.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.81
$1.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.7
$0.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.79
$0.72
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.4
$10.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.77
$1.16
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.87
$1.97
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.5
$3.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.36
$2.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.29
$1.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.31
$1.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.5
$50.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.9
$3.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$66.1
$18.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.4
$1.82
👖 Brand Jeans
$66.4
$27.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.6
$58.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$259
$339
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6518
$9382

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$1006
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$695
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$993
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$868
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$942
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$901
254 km or 158 mi Yilan
$802
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$1135
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$615
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$1313
269 km or 167 mi Quanzhou
$621
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$707
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$1030
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$634
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$681
356 km or 221 mi Fuzhou
$628
359 km or 223 mi Shantou
$589
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$454
395 km or 246 mi Jieyang
$451
397 km or 247 mi Longyan
$697
412 km or 256 mi Puning
$579
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$628
431 km or 268 mi Ishigaki
$1078
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$669
446 km or 277 mi Sanming
$616
455 km or 283 mi Nanping
$671
497 km or 309 mi Shanwei
$941
535 km or 333 mi Rui'an
$700
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$1079
560 km or 348 mi Wenzhou
$753
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$766
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$600
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$608
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$696

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$578
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$1181
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$590
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$1261
241 km or 150 mi Thakhek
$1139
279 km or 173 mi Phitsanulok
$558
336 km or 209 mi Vinh
$560
337 km or 210 mi Nakhon Ratchasima
$588
352 km or 219 mi Ha Tinh
$539
363 km or 225 mi Nakhon Sawan
$680
363 km or 225 mi Chiang Rai
$603
388 km or 241 mi Ubon Ratchathani
$558
392 km or 243 mi Thanh Hoa
$568
392 km or 244 mi Chiang Mai
$727
427 km or 265 mi Dong Hoi
$483
463 km or 288 mi Nam Dinh
$570
465 km or 289 mi Pai
$667
475 km or 295 mi Viet Tri
$569
480 km or 298 mi Thai Binh
$556
480 km or 298 mi Tha Khlong
$675
481 km or 299 mi Hanoi
$652
487 km or 303 mi Jinghong
$577
489 km or 304 mi Serei Saophoan
$623
491 km or 305 mi Rangsit
$635
503 km or 313 mi Sa Pa
$529
504 km or 313 mi Pak Kret
$736
507 km or 315 mi Nonthaburi
$737
508 km or 316 mi Bac Ninh
$558
512 km or 318 mi Hai Duong
$558
519 km or 323 mi Bangkok
$958
527 km or 328 mi Pu Chao Saming Phrai
$774
528 km or 328 mi Thai Nguyen
$461
529 km or 329 mi Siem Reap
$650
530 km or 329 mi Haiphong
$562
530 km or 330 mi Lat Luang
$774
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$623
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$581
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$571
553 km or 344 mi Mawlamyine
$567
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$372