Taoyuan vs Vientiane - Cost of Living Comparison

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Taoyuan Vientiane
🚶 Cost of living one person
$942
$1152
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2512
$2448
🏠 One person rent
$371
$777
🏘️ Family rent
$646
$1274
🍽️ Food expenses
$360
$234
🚐 Transport expenses
$108
$87
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1051
$193
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
93
13
😀 Quality of life
84
41
🏙️ Population
2.33M
948K

The cost of living in Taoyuan is 18% less expensive than in Vientiane. Cities ranked 5995th and 4818th ($942 vs $1152) 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 1.1 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 482nd and 7630th among best cities to live in the world.

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Taoyuan Vientiane
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.74
$2.33
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26
$20.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.41
$5.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.54
$1.49
☕ Cappuccino
$2.77
$1.72
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.16
$0.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$366
$776
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$301
$708
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$665
$928
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$545
$1260
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.2
$44
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.7
$68.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.6
$11.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.98%
10.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8216
$1842
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5253
$143
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.62
$0.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$39.4
$50.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.4
$7.15
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$1.36
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.11
$1.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.34
$1.18
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$0.94
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.14
$1.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.66
$11.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.7
$6.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.3
$6.12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.13
$1.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$1.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$2.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$1.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$1.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.57
$0.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.84
$0.72
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.72
$10.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
$1.16
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.12
$1.97
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.7
$3.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.72
$2.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.71
$1.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.79
$1.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.9
$50.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.71
$3.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$39.3
$18.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.6
$1.82
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.4
$27.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$75.3
$58.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$553
$339
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14970
$9382

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$894
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
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$628
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$628
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$1002
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$621
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$615
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$901
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$1078
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$707
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$700
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$753
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$681
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$671
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$677
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$616
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$1079
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$696
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$697
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$666
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$600
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$454
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$578
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$1261
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$1139
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$558
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$560
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$588
352 km or 219 mi Ha Tinh
$539
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$680
363 km or 225 mi Chiang Rai
$603
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$558
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$568
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$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
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$556
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$675
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$652
487 km or 303 mi Jinghong
$577
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$623
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$635
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$529
504 km or 313 mi Pak Kret
$736
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$737
508 km or 316 mi Bac Ninh
$558
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$558
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$958
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$774
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$461
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$650
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$562
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$774
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$623
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$581
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$571
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$567
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$372