Cost of living comparison
Vietnam is 36.4% cheaper than Taiwan.
If you lived in Vietnam instead of Taiwan, you would:
pay 38.5% less for restaurants
|
Taiwan
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.21
NT$137.24
|
$1.92
₫48,875
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.80
NT$156.66
|
$4.34
₫110,484
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.95
NT$30.93
|
$0.54
₫13,709
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.61
NT$19.91
|
$0.33
₫8,277
|
|
pay 46.5% less for groceries
|
Taiwan
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.76
NT$57.48
|
$0.90
₫22,970
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.11
NT$232.07
|
$6.05
₫154,103
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.33
NT$369.66
|
$5.46
₫139,017
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.53
NT$82.65
|
$1.46
₫37,178
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.21
NT$104.73
|
$1.55
₫39,378
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.77
NT$57.81
|
$1.20
₫30,487
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
NT$26.07
|
$0.43
₫10,847
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.10
NT$35.77
|
$0.57
₫14,517
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.27
NT$41.34
|
$0.45
₫11,368
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.21
NT$39.42
|
$0.48
₫12,115
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.96
NT$31.22
|
$0.48
₫12,271
|
|
pay 29.6% less for transportation
|
Taiwan
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.59
NT$117.13
|
$3.47
₫88,264
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$37.87
NT$1,235.75
|
$7.11
₫180,931
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,524.98
NT$1,093,953.63
|
$35,423.92
₫901,716,197
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.35
NT$304.98
|
$5.64
₫143,619
|
|
pay 31.6% less for housing
|
Taiwan
|
Vietnam
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$18.76
NT$612.22
|
$8.68
₫221,032
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$386.89
NT$12,624.72
|
$297.09
₫7,562,407
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$269.95
NT$8,808.70
|
$207.27
₫5,276,044
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$54.00
NT$1,762.13
|
$39.91
₫1,015,942
|
|
pay 35.0% less for childcare
|
Taiwan
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$472.11
NT$15,405.38
|
$205.27
₫5,225,054
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,471.45
NT$472,217.83
|
$12,496.31
₫318,093,654
|
|
pay 51.8% less for entertainment and sports
|
Taiwan
|
Vietnam
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.82
NT$59.41
|
$0.88
₫22,308
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.59
NT$84.53
|
$1.58
₫40,226
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.00
NT$130.43
|
$1.27
₫32,220
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.52
NT$1,126.41
|
$22.09
₫562,308
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.29
NT$303.02
|
$3.38
₫85,992
|
|
pay 21.5% less for clothing
|
Taiwan
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$63.92
NT$2,085.89
|
$28.00
₫712,666
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.11
NT$917.31
|
$22.19
₫564,941
|
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.13
NT$2,484.16
|
$79.50
₫2,023,552
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.74
NT$2,993.47
|
$79.86
₫2,032,778
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