Cost of living comparison
Vietnam is 40.2% cheaper than Taipei.
If you lived in Vietnam instead of Taipei, you would:
pay 38.9% less for restaurants
Taipei
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.92
NT$191.15
|
$1.96
₫49,885
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.93
NT$159.29
|
$4.91
₫124,795
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.07
NT$34.56
|
$0.59
₫15,092
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
NT$21.99
|
$0.38
₫9,770
|
|
pay 48.2% less for groceries
Taipei
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.01
NT$65.06
|
$1.11
₫28,098
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.55
NT$275.94
|
$6.92
₫175,932
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.77
NT$380.19
|
$5.46
₫138,762
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.41
NT$110.19
|
$1.62
₫41,099
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.21
NT$135.81
|
$1.78
₫45,280
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.13
NT$68.64
|
$1.40
₫35,523
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.02
NT$32.79
|
$0.52
₫13,227
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.28
NT$41.20
|
$0.78
₫19,753
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.63
NT$52.61
|
$0.49
₫12,563
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.29
NT$41.72
|
$0.55
₫14,092
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.15
NT$37.29
|
$0.54
₫13,704
|
|
pay 22.3% less for transportation
Taipei
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.89
NT$125.52
|
$4.05
₫102,959
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$42.09
NT$1,359.30
|
$8.00
₫203,250
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,885.97
NT$1,061,950.56
|
$40,523.11
₫1,029,943,428
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.21
NT$297.35
|
$5.93
₫150,839
|
|
pay 47.5% less for housing
Taipei
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.10
NT$842.69
|
$10.02
₫254,603
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$624.83
NT$20,177.06
|
$364.76
₫9,270,917
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$417.75
NT$13,490.09
|
$221.46
₫5,628,623
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$69.55
NT$2,245.81
|
$41.86
₫1,063,849
|
|
pay 52.0% less for childcare
Taipei
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$689.69
NT$22,271.46
|
$226.70
₫5,761,966
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$16,064.75
NT$518,761.20
|
$10,132.35
₫257,525,912
|
|
pay 53.7% less for entertainment and sports
Taipei
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.14
NT$69.03
|
$0.94
₫23,791
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.21
NT$103.73
|
$1.86
₫47,320
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.28
NT$138.05
|
$1.29
₫32,737
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.68
NT$1,281.46
|
$24.96
₫634,479
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.52
NT$339.82
|
$3.86
₫98,091
|
|
pay 18.6% less for clothing
Taipei
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$82.51
NT$2,664.55
|
$33.66
₫855,563
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.23
NT$976.06
|
$29.49
₫749,539
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$94.58
NT$3,054.23
|
$90.06
₫2,288,919
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$115.17
NT$3,718.95
|
$106.00
₫2,694,072
|
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