Chiba vs Ho Chi Minh - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Chiba	Ho Chi Minh
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1267	$735
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3346	$2016
🏠 One person rent	$548	$376
🏘️ Family rent	$1098	$815
🍽️ Food expenses	$397	$210
🚐 Transport expenses	$199	$72.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2264	$487
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	24 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	91	66
😀 Quality of life	79	65
🏙️ Population	975K	9.39M

The cost of living in Chiba is 72% more expensive than in Ho Chi Minh. Cities ranked 4299th and 6739th ($1267 vs $735) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 25th and 1st in Japan and Vietnam, respectively. Check Japan vs Vietnam comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Chiba compared to 0.7 months in Ho Chi Minh. Chiba ranked 19th best city to live in Japan vs Ho Chi Minh ranked 1st in Vietnam, while ranked 625th and 4253rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chiba vs Ho Chi Minh

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	Chiba	Ho Chi Minh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.88	$2.17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.2	$23.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.1	$4.72
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.33	$1.18
☕ Cappuccino	$3.2	$1.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.07	$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$722	$459
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$403	$281
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1107	$1102
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$952	$634
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.4	$50.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$98.4	$77.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$16.9	$9.54
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.77%	9.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5609	$4334
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4004	$2039
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.91	$0.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$97.8	$11.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.8	$5.97
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.08	$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.49	$1.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.6	$1.06
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.58	$1
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.63	$1.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.04	$3.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.1	$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.12	$2.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$1.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.3	$1.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.36	$1.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.16	$1.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.84	$1.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.63	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.48	$0.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.06	$11.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.14	$0.93
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.75	$1.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.14	$1.78
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4	$3.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.99	$1.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.48	$0.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50.9	$21.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.8	$4.32
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$67.4	$20.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.1	$9.65
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.1	$41.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$67.5	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$545	$277
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15302	$14143

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Cities near Chiba

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Yotsukaido	$1094
11 km or 6.9 mi	Narashino	$1129
11 km or 7.1 mi	Ichihara	$1134
14 km or 8.5 mi	Yachiyo	$1107
15 km or 9.3 mi	Funabashi	$1231
18 km or 11 mi	Sakura	$1077
19 km or 12 mi	Urayasu	$1099
20 km or 13 mi	Ichikawa	$1045
21 km or 13 mi	Shisui	$1060
21 km or 13 mi	Yachimata	$1067
22 km or 13 mi	Kamagaya	$1057
22 km or 13 mi	Shiroi	$1059
22 km or 14 mi	Oamishirasato	$1086
23 km or 14 mi	Sodegaura	$1090
24 km or 15 mi	Togane	$1079
26 km or 16 mi	Mobara	$1085
26 km or 16 mi	Tomisato	$1054
26 km or 16 mi	Inzai	$1058
26 km or 16 mi	Hirai	$1089
27 km or 17 mi	Matsudo	$1164
28 km or 18 mi	Narita	$1055
28 km or 18 mi	Sanmu	$1070
30 km or 18 mi	Sakae	$1055
30 km or 19 mi	Kisarazu	$1089
30 km or 19 mi	Abiko	$1045
31 km or 19 mi	Kashiwa	$1094
33 km or 20 mi	Misato	$1071
34 km or 21 mi	Nagareyama	$1081
34 km or 21 mi	Yashio	$1071
35 km or 22 mi	Kimitsu	$1080
35 km or 22 mi	Toride	$1047
36 km or 22 mi	Ryugasaki	$1044
37 km or 23 mi	Soka	$1104
37 km or 23 mi	Kawasaki-ku	$1128
37 km or 23 mi	Yokoshibahikari	$1066
37 km or 23 mi	Kawasaki	$1249
38 km or 24 mi	Tokyo	$1607
40 km or 25 mi	Futtsu	$1077
40 km or 25 mi	Yoshikawa	$1090
41 km or 25 mi	Moriya	$1051

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