Joint Replacement cost: Taiwan vs Vietnam
Orthopedics · How we collect and verify prices · USD conversions at the ECB via frankfurter.dev rate of 2026-07-17
Side-by-side comparison
Taiwan
from
$309
Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Linkou · A
Vietnam
from
$5
Tam Anh General Hospital Hanoi · AAA
Vietnam starts ~98% lower — $5 vs $309 in Taiwan, both verified.
Cost
$309 Kaohsiung
Lowest price $5 Ho Chi Minh City
$309–$18,600
Typical range $5–$4,960
$1,460 round trip
Est. flights $1,680 round trip
≈ $2,649 + 5 nights hotel
All-in trip ≈ $2,340 + 5 nights hotel
Quality
Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Linkou Newsweek #4 · A · ★3.4
Top hospital Tam Anh General Hospital Hanoi Newsweek #1 · AAA · ★3.2
★ 3.4
Patient rating ★ 3.2
✓ Accredited JCI
Accreditation —
3,700
Top hospital beds —
22 Orthopedics depts
Hospitals 25 Orthopedics depts
22 Newsweek top 10
Top-ranked 3 Newsweek top 10
Destination
AAA grade
Health system A grade
#1 CEOWORLD Health Care Index
World rank #57 Numbeo Health Care Index
✓ Verified
Verified price ✓ Verified
Choose Taiwan if…
- Better-rated hospital
- Stronger health system
- Higher world health rank
Choose Vietnam if…
- Lower published price
- Cheaper all-in trip
- Higher-ranked top hospital
- More hospitals to choose from
Each figure is a provider's published price, converted to USD at the dated rate above; a green ✓ marks a price fetched from a primary source and corroborated. All-in trip adds estimated flights and 5 nights' hotel from your set origin.