Cost of living comparison

Vietnam

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Taiwan

Tainan vs. Hai Phong Cost of Living Summary

Tainan is 63.1% more expensive than Hai Phong.

Restaurants: pay 78.3% more in Tainan
Groceries: pay 2.4 times more in Tainan
Transportation: pay 79.7% more in Tainan
Housing: pay 14.6% more in Tainan
Childcare: pay 82.6% more in Tainan
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.4 times more in Tainan
Clothing: pay 37.5% more in Tainan

The cost of groceries, entertainment and sports, childcare, transportation, restaurants, and clothing in Tainan are more expensive than in Hai Phong. Notably, groceries, entertainment and sports, and childcare are significantly more expensive in Tainan.

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Tainan vs. Hai Phong Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Tainan instead of Hai Phong, you would:

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pay 78.3% more for restaurants

	Hai Phong	Tainan
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$1.54 ₫39,865	$3.77 NT$122.24	+144.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.23 ₫110K	$4.71 NT$152.81	+11.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.49 ₫12,707	$0.92 NT$29.80	+87.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.31 ₫7,911	$0.65 NT$21.18	+113.6%
Average			+78.3%

Hai Phong vs. Tainan - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.4 times more for groceries

	Hai Phong	Tainan
Bread 1 loaf	$0.49 ₫12,624	$1.76 NT$57.28	+262.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.21 ₫135K	$9.85 NT$319.53	+88.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.70 ₫148K	$11.54 NT$374.58	+102.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.47 ₫38,071	$2.72 NT$88.34	+85.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.68 ₫43,626	$4.45 NT$144.40	+164.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.52 ₫39,415	$2.23 NT$72.36	+46.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.48 ₫12,449	$1.29 NT$41.72	+167.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.61 ₫15,804	$1.38 NT$44.91	+126.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.51 ₫13,206	$2.02 NT$65.53	+295.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.43 ₫11,217	$1.25 NT$40.46	+187.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.50 ₫13,012	$1.04 NT$33.78	+107.1%
Average			+138.5%

Hai Phong vs. Tainan - Cost of groceries

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pay 79.7% more for transportation

	Hai Phong	Tainan
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.23 ₫83,631	$3.93 NT$127.46	+21.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$5.77 ₫149K	$33.74 NT$1,095.10	+484.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,715.02 ₫795M	$33,523.97 NT$1M	+9.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.39 ₫140K	$8.87 NT$287.78	+64.6%
Average			+79.7%

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pay 14.6% more for housing

	Hai Phong	Tainan
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$8.84 ₫229K	$21.44 NT$695.94	+142.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$243.77 ₫6M	$298.20 NT$9,677.67	+22.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$243.77 ₫6M	$196.18 NT$6,366.89	-19.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$34.34 ₫889K	$66.27 NT$2,150.71	+93.0%
Average			+14.6%

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pay 82.6% more for childcare

	Hai Phong	Tainan
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$153.96 ₫4M	$431.61 NT$14,007.15	+180.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$4,618.80 ₫120M	$5,493.16 NT$178K	+18.9%
Average			+82.6%

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pay 2.4 times more for entertainment and sports

	Hai Phong	Tainan
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$0.77 ₫19,933	$2.83 NT$91.68	+267.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.86 ₫48,171	$3.24 NT$105.27	+74.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.19 ₫30,896	$3.92 NT$127.34	+228.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$23.09 ₫598K	$44.98 NT$1,459.80	+94.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.23 ₫110K	$9.73 NT$315.80	+129.8%
Average			+137.5%

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pay 37.5% more for clothing

	Hai Phong	Tainan
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$46.19 ₫1M	$63.18 NT$2,050.48	+36.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$21.17 ₫548K	$39.99 NT$1,297.67	+88.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$83.83 ₫2M	$84.98 NT$2,757.77	+1.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$76.98 ₫2M	$105.09 NT$3,410.39	+36.5%
Average			+37.5%

Hai Phong vs. Tainan - Cost of clothing

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