Taoyuan vs Vientiane - Cost of Living Comparison

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Taoyuan Vientiane
🚶 Cost of living one person
$941
$1056
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2515
$2376
🏠 One person rent
$378
$672
🏘️ Family rent
$653
$1160
🍽️ Food expenses
$351
$238
🚐 Transport expenses
$105
$91.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1212
$164
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
93
13
😀 Quality of life
87
45
🏙️ Population
2.35M
948K

The cost of living in Taoyuan is 11% less expensive than in Vientiane. Cities ranked 6085th and 5255th ($941 vs $1056) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 3rd in Taiwan and Laos, respectively. Check Taiwan vs Laos comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Taoyuan compared to 0.2 months in Vientiane. Taoyuan ranked 6th best city to live in Taiwan vs Vientiane ranked 1st in Laos, while ranked 373rd and 7250th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Taoyuan vs Vientiane

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Taoyuan Vientiane
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.94
$2.32
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.7
$19.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.68
$5.56
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.52
$1.4
☕ Cappuccino
$2.92
$1.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.17
$0.67
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$423
$669
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$294
$594
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$761
$1059
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$528
$1070
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.6
$50.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.6
$79.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20.8
$12.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.99%
9.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8065
$2123
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5166
$163
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.61
$0.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$38
$50
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.2
$8.29
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.97
$1.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.07
$2.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.33
$1.18
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.37
$1.93
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.45
$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.53
$6.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.3
$6.99
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$2.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$1.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.51
$2.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.77
$1.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$1.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$1.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.8
$0.72
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.57
$9.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.54
$1.1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.15
$1.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.62
$3.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.57
$3.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.66
$1.59
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.72
$1.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.1
$49.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.47
$4.05
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38
$19.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.9
$1.82
👖 Brand Jeans
$71.3
$27.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$82.7
$57.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$541
$386
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17081
$9882

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$654
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$999
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$634
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$630
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$903
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$1067
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$723
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$705
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$763
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$696
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$682
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$677
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$634
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$1064
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$697
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$698
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$661
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$610
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$465
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$581
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$1269
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$1038
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$585
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$590
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$610
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$567
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$730
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$626
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$583
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$601
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$780
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$496
463 km or 288 mi Nam Dinh
$602
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$709
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$590
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$587
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$710
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$702
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$590
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$629
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$656
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$563
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$788
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$789
508 km or 316 mi Bac Ninh
$597
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$587
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$1027
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$829
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$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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