Changhua vs Ho Chi Minh - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Changhua	Ho Chi Minh
🚶 Cost of living one person	$813	$735
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2423	$2016
🏠 One person rent	$308	$376
🏘️ Family rent	$764	$815
🍽️ Food expenses	$352	$210
🚐 Transport expenses	$45.6	$72.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1485	$487
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	24 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	83	66
😀 Quality of life	62	65
🏙️ Population	225K	9.39M

The cost of living in Changhua is 11% more expensive than in Ho Chi Minh. Cities ranked 6385th and 6739th ($813 vs $735) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 1st in Taiwan and Vietnam, respectively. Check Taiwan vs Vietnam comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Changhua compared to 0.7 months in Ho Chi Minh. Changhua ranked 14th best city to live in Taiwan vs Ho Chi Minh ranked 1st in Vietnam, while ranked 4970th and 4253rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Changhua vs Ho Chi Minh

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	Changhua	Ho Chi Minh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.44	$2.17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$25.1	$23.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.77	$4.72
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.25	$1.18
☕ Cappuccino	$2.54	$1.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.98	$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$312	$459
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$231	$281
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$891	$1102
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$628	$634
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$42	$50.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.7	$77.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.5	$9.54
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	2.08%	9.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5666	$4334
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3781	$2039
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.69	$0.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$33.3	$11.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.9	$5.97
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.94	$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.34	$1.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.72	$1.06
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.57	$1
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.87	$1.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.89	$3.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.5	$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.1	$2.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.88	$1.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$1.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.91	$1.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$1.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$1.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.63	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.71	$0.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.1	$11.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.47	$0.93
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.65	$1.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$1.78
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.35	$3.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.82	$1.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.37	$0.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31.7	$21.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.25	$4.32
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$40.3	$20.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.3	$9.65
👖 Brand Jeans	$81.3	$41.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$84.5	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$310	$277
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17014	$14143

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Changhua

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi	Taichung	$894
23 km or 14 mi	Nantou	$796
40 km or 25 mi	Douliu	$770
63 km or 39 mi	Miaoli	$728
66 km or 41 mi	Chiayi	$747
93 km or 58 mi	Hsinchu	$897
98 km or 61 mi	Zhubei	$821
111 km or 69 mi	Taoyuan	$875
126 km or 78 mi	Tainan	$814
140 km or 87 mi	New Taipei	$1073
145 km or 90 mi	Yilan	$731
149 km or 92 mi	Taipei	$1181
158 km or 98 mi	Taitung	$788
163 km or 101 mi	Kaohsiung	$956
170 km or 106 mi	Keelung	$967
215 km or 133 mi	Jinjiang	$627
217 km or 135 mi	Putian	$625
218 km or 136 mi	Quanzhou	$644
227 km or 141 mi	Kinmen	$823
253 km or 157 mi	Xiamen	$688
256 km or 159 mi	Fuzhou	$669
295 km or 183 mi	Zhangzhou	$664
307 km or 191 mi	Ningde	$648
368 km or 229 mi	Ishigaki	$1155
372 km or 231 mi	Nanping	$630
373 km or 231 mi	Longyan	$649
381 km or 237 mi	Sanming	$603
398 km or 248 mi	Shantou	$581
399 km or 248 mi	Chaozhou	$451
413 km or 257 mi	Rui'an	$681
428 km or 266 mi	Jieyang	$443
437 km or 272 mi	Wenzhou	$726
448 km or 279 mi	Meizhou	$655
452 km or 281 mi	Puning	$569
481 km or 299 mi	Wuyishan	$601
487 km or 302 mi	Wenling	$671
488 km or 303 mi	Miyakojima	$1154
491 km or 305 mi	Lishui	$682
536 km or 333 mi	Linhai	$661
550 km or 342 mi	Shangrao	$671

Cities near Ho Chi Minh

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Thu Dau Mot	$530
25 km or 15 mi	Bien Hoa	$425
72 km or 45 mi	Vung Tau	$494
96 km or 60 mi	Svay Rieng	$678
113 km or 70 mi	Sa Dec	$512
127 km or 79 mi	Can Tho	$454
141 km or 88 mi	Long Xuyen	$508
153 km or 95 mi	Soc Trang	$514
162 km or 100 mi	Prey Veng	$721
167 km or 104 mi	Phan Thiet	$506
181 km or 112 mi	Mui Ne	$507
184 km or 114 mi	Kampong Cham	$513
189 km or 117 mi	Rach Gia	$526
198 km or 123 mi	Bac Lieu	$504
205 km or 127 mi	Phnom Penh	$836
233 km or 145 mi	Da Lat	$577
244 km or 151 mi	Ca Mau	$516
257 km or 160 mi	Buon Ma Thuot	$531
270 km or 168 mi	Phan Rang-Thap Cham	$534
271 km or 168 mi	Kampot	$596
300 km or 186 mi	Phu Quoc	$519
309 km or 192 mi	Stung Treng	$634
320 km or 199 mi	Nha Trang	$535
343 km or 213 mi	Sihanoukville	$755
414 km or 257 mi	Siem Reap	$644
433 km or 269 mi	Qui Nhon	$516
452 km or 281 mi	Battambang	$573
488 km or 303 mi	Ko Chang	$677
502 km or 312 mi	Serei Saophoan	$639
527 km or 327 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$545
533 km or 331 mi	Quang Ngai	$427
584 km or 363 mi	Klaeng	$685
592 km or 368 mi	Hoi An	$584
605 km or 376 mi	Da Nang	$593
637 km or 396 mi	Hue	$393
663 km or 412 mi	Nong Prue	$752
664 km or 413 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$739
668 km or 415 mi	Pattaya	$781
670 km or 416 mi	Laem Chabang	$743
676 km or 420 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$588