Taoyuan vs Vientiane - Cost of Living Comparison

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Taoyuan Vientiane
🚶 Cost of living one person
$875
$1163
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2361
$2803
🏠 One person rent
$353
$769
🏘️ Family rent
$658
$1561
🍽️ Food expenses
$320
$222
🚐 Transport expenses
$100
$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1050
$231
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
93
13
😀 Quality of life
83
36
🏙️ Population
2.33M
948K

The cost of living in Taoyuan is 25% less expensive than in Vientiane. Cities ranked 6171st and 4590th ($875 vs $1163) 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 1.2 months in Taoyuan compared to 0.2 months in Vientiane. Taoyuan ranked 5th best city to live in Taiwan vs Vientiane ranked 1st in Laos, while ranked 418th and 7436th 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
$4.58
$2.19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.6
$19.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.63
$4.48
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.49
$1.2
☕ Cappuccino
$2.61
$1.5
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.03
$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$360
$784
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$284
$697
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$749
$922
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$545
$1623
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36
$43.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$55.1
$67.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.4
$11.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.99%
10.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7669
$1858
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4912
$938
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.61
$0.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$36.8
$49.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.62
$11.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.92
$1.38
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.02
$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.3
$0.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.2
$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.14
$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.66
$6.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.1
$6.15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.93
$1.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$1.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$2.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$1.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$1.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$1.02
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.73
$0.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.07
$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.53
$0.99
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.65
$1.62
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.61
$3.67
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.6
$2.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.61
$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.6
$1.02
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37
$50.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.24
$3.55
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33.8
$15.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$15
$1.83
👖 Brand Jeans
$73.7
$88.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$75.8
$57.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$256
$337
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18619
$9354

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$967
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$894
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$796
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$770
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$747
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$625
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$814
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$788
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$669
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$648
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$956
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$644
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$627
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$823
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$1155
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$688
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$681
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$726
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$664
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$630
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$671
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$603
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$1154
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$682
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$649
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$661
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$601
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$451
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$581
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$587
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$677
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$616
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$543
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$1183
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$568
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$1253
241 km or 150 mi Thakhek
$1161
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$537
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$579
337 km or 210 mi Nakhon Ratchasima
$588
352 km or 219 mi Ha Tinh
$558
363 km or 225 mi Nakhon Sawan
$654
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$584
388 km or 241 mi Ubon Ratchathani
$545
392 km or 243 mi Thanh Hoa
$563
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$691
427 km or 265 mi Dong Hoi
$500
463 km or 288 mi Nam Dinh
$496
465 km or 289 mi Pai
$633
475 km or 295 mi Viet Tri
$592
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$513
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$641
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$647
487 km or 303 mi Jinghong
$604
489 km or 304 mi Serei Saophoan
$639
491 km or 305 mi Rangsit
$595
503 km or 313 mi Sa Pa
$553
504 km or 313 mi Pak Kret
$715
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$717
508 km or 316 mi Bac Ninh
$513
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$554
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$941
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$748
528 km or 328 mi Thai Nguyen
$570
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$644
530 km or 329 mi Haiphong
$591
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$753
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$548
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$610
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$573
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$569
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$393