Taoyuan vs Vientiane - Cost of Living Comparison

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Taoyuan Vientiane
🚶 Cost of living one person
$861
$1233
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2376
$3122
🏠 One person rent
$308
$843
🏘️ Family rent
$629
$1851
🍽️ Food expenses
$343
$228
🚐 Transport expenses
$105
$83.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1180
$375
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
93
13
😀 Quality of life
86
26
🏙️ Population
2.29M
948K

The cost of living in Taoyuan is 30% less expensive than in Vientiane. Cities ranked 6163rd and 4354th ($861 vs $1233) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 10th and 1st in Taiwan and Laos, respectively. Check Taiwan vs Laos comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Taoyuan compared to 0.3 months in Vientiane. Taoyuan ranked 3rd best city to live in Taiwan vs Vientiane ranked 1st in Laos, while ranked 264th and 8730th among best cities to live in the world.

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Taoyuan Vientiane
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.82
$1.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.2
$30.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.72
$3.61
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.41
$1.02
☕ Cappuccino
$2.92
$1.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.94
$0.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$313
$656
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$229
$806
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$758
$2170
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$491
$1651
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$44.2
$52.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$67.4
$81.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.7
$14.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.86%
10.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7365
$3479
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4810
$817
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.63
$0.6
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$39
$15.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.06
$14.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.96
$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.01
$1.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.86
$0.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.68
$0.93
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.46
$1.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.3
$16.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.25
$6.03
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.8
$5.91
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.96
$1.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$0.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$2.23
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.93
$1.11
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$1.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$1.1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.74
$0.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.6
$11.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.58
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.67
$1.63
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.69
$3.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.65
$3.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.97
$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.73
$1.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.9
$50.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.91
$2.99
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$36.2
$16.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$16
$1.87
👖 Brand Jeans
$76.2
$96.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.3
$74.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$315
$356
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13937
$10038

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$995
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$857
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$791
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$725
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$675
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$913
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$952
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$664
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$694
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$932
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$689
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$676
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$851
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$1114
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$721
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$744
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$787
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$719
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$678
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$735
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$667
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$1115
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$741
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$713
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$719
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$655
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$588
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$589
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$811
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$725
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$644
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$500
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$1195
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$532
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$1212
241 km or 150 mi Thakhek
$1184
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$496
336 km or 209 mi Vinh
$575
337 km or 210 mi Nakhon Ratchasima
$518
352 km or 219 mi Ha Tinh
$554
363 km or 225 mi Nakhon Sawan
$615
363 km or 225 mi Chiang Rai
$462
388 km or 241 mi Ubon Ratchathani
$534
392 km or 243 mi Thanh Hoa
$566
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$659
427 km or 265 mi Dong Hoi
$513
463 km or 288 mi Nam Dinh
$504
465 km or 289 mi Pai
$577
475 km or 295 mi Viet Tri
$549
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$517
480 km or 298 mi Tha Khlong
$617
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$631
487 km or 303 mi Jinghong
$588
489 km or 304 mi Serei Saophoan
$579
491 km or 305 mi Rangsit
$594
503 km or 313 mi Sa Pa
$543
504 km or 313 mi Pak Kret
$677
507 km or 315 mi Nonthaburi
$704
508 km or 316 mi Bac Ninh
$524
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$557
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$902
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$714
528 km or 328 mi Thai Nguyen
$562
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$587
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$605
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$716
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$481
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$605
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$539
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$566
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$422