Cheonan vs Ho Chi Minh - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Cheonan	Ho Chi Minh
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1151	$735
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2853	$2016
🏠 One person rent	$571	$376
🏘️ Family rent	$1022	$815
🍽️ Food expenses	$391	$210
🚐 Transport expenses	$79.9	$72.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1680	$487
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	20 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	64	66
😀 Quality of life	65	65
🏙️ Population	657K	9.39M

The cost of living in Cheonan is 57% more expensive than in Ho Chi Minh. Cities ranked 4632nd and 6739th ($1151 vs $735) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 1st in South Korea and Vietnam, respectively. Check South Korea vs Vietnam comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Cheonan compared to 0.7 months in Ho Chi Minh. Cheonan ranked 49th best city to live in South Korea vs Ho Chi Minh ranked 1st in Vietnam, while ranked 4346th and 4253rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cheonan vs Ho Chi Minh

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	Cheonan	Ho Chi Minh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.57	$2.17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$21.1	$23.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.72	$4.72
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.46	$1.18
☕ Cappuccino	$2.09	$1.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.12	$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$625	$459
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$443	$281
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1058	$1102
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$844	$634
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$82.3	$50.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$126	$77.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.29	$9.54
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.22%	9.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3422	$4334
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5174	$2039
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.04	$0.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$44.9	$11.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.46	$5.97
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.43	$1.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.48	$1.06
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.75	$1
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.67	$1.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10	$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.88	$3.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.99	$2.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.45	$1.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.48	$1.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.04	$1.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.91	$1.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.2	$1.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.65	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.29	$0.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8	$11.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.73	$0.93
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.17	$1.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.75	$1.78
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.46	$3.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.07	$1.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.14	$0.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.6	$21.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.04	$4.32
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$60.1	$20.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.77	$9.65
👖 Brand Jeans	$98.8	$41.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$70	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$470	$277
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13537	$14143

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Cities near Cheonan

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 13 mi	Pyeongtaek	$984
25 km or 16 mi	Anseong	$1026
35 km or 22 mi	Cheongju	$936
37 km or 23 mi	Sejong	$1019
38 km or 24 mi	Osan	$1042
39 km or 24 mi	Gongju	$1038
48 km or 30 mi	Dangjin	$1033
48 km or 30 mi	Yongin	$1127
55 km or 34 mi	Daejeon	$992
55 km or 34 mi	Suwon	$1022
55 km or 34 mi	Asan	$1038
56 km or 35 mi	Hwaseong	$1089
59 km or 36 mi	Icheon	$1020
60 km or 37 mi	Gyeryong	$977
62 km or 39 mi	Uiwang	$1063
62 km or 39 mi	Seosan	$1036
65 km or 40 mi	Ansan	$1070
65 km or 40 mi	Gunpo	$1098
67 km or 42 mi	Nonsan	$1019
68 km or 42 mi	Gwangju	$1165
68 km or 42 mi	Siheung	$1283
68 km or 42 mi	Anyang	$1022
69 km or 43 mi	Yeoju	$1026
70 km or 44 mi	Seongnam	$1400
71 km or 44 mi	Gwacheon	$1070
71 km or 44 mi	Boryeong	$1063
72 km or 45 mi	Chungju	$900
79 km or 49 mi	Gwangmyeong	$1089
82 km or 51 mi	Hanam	$1161
84 km or 52 mi	Bucheon	$1163
86 km or 53 mi	Incheon	$1092
87 km or 54 mi	Seoul	$1334
88 km or 54 mi	Guri	$1122
91 km or 56 mi	Wonju	$1074
92 km or 57 mi	Namyangju	$1129
96 km or 60 mi	Mungyeong	$979
98 km or 61 mi	Iksan	$959
99 km or 61 mi	Goyang	$1171
99 km or 61 mi	Gimpo	$1099
100 km or 62 mi	Sangju	$1000

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