Goyang vs Ho Chi Minh - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Goyang	Ho Chi Minh
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1171	$735
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3157	$2016
🏠 One person rent	$468	$376
🏘️ Family rent	$978	$815
🍽️ Food expenses	$518	$210
🚐 Transport expenses	$85.9	$72.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1547	$487
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	98	66
😀 Quality of life	73	65
🏙️ Population	1.06M	9.39M

The cost of living in Goyang is 59% more expensive than in Ho Chi Minh. Cities ranked 4560th and 6739th ($1171 vs $735) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th 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 1.3 months in Goyang compared to 0.7 months in Ho Chi Minh. Goyang ranked 13th best city to live in South Korea vs Ho Chi Minh ranked 1st in Vietnam, while ranked 1533rd and 4253rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Goyang vs Ho Chi Minh

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	Goyang	Ho Chi Minh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.46	$2.17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$49.2	$23.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.91	$4.72
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.49	$1.18
☕ Cappuccino	$3.6	$1.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.58	$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$455	$459
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$332	$281
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1128	$1102
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$735	$634
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$91.7	$50.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$143	$77.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20.6	$9.54
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.93%	9.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10973	$4334
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6475	$2039
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.01	$0.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$42.3	$11.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.77	$5.97
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.16	$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.08	$1.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.19	$1.06
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.16	$1
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3	$1.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$3.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$32.5	$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.38	$2.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.45	$1.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.3	$1.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.09	$1.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.76	$1.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.89	$1.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.82	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.14	$0.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$20.6	$11.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.45	$0.93
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.12	$1.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.31	$1.78
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.71	$3.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.62	$1.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.21	$0.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.4	$21.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.5	$4.32
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33.8	$20.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.78	$9.65
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.2	$41.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$82.8	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$423	$277
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20735	$14143

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Goyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi	Gimpo	$1099
17 km or 10 mi	Seoul	$1334
18 km or 11 mi	Bucheon	$1163
20 km or 12 mi	Paju	$1075
20 km or 12 mi	Gwangmyeong	$1089
21 km or 13 mi	Uijeongbu	$955
23 km or 15 mi	Yangju	$974
27 km or 17 mi	Incheon	$1092
28 km or 17 mi	Guri	$1122
29 km or 18 mi	Gwacheon	$1070
30 km or 19 mi	Anyang	$1022
33 km or 21 mi	Namyangju	$1129
34 km or 21 mi	Gunpo	$1098
35 km or 22 mi	Dongducheon	$1055
36 km or 22 mi	Hanam	$1161
36 km or 22 mi	Seongnam	$1400
36 km or 23 mi	Siheung	$1283
37 km or 23 mi	Uiwang	$1063
37 km or 23 mi	Ansan	$1070
42 km or 26 mi	Pocheon	$1040
43 km or 26 mi	Kaesong	$1565
44 km or 27 mi	Suwon	$1022
46 km or 29 mi	Gwangju	$1165
51 km or 32 mi	Hwaseong	$1089
57 km or 35 mi	Yongin	$1127
61 km or 38 mi	Osan	$1042
68 km or 42 mi	Icheon	$1020
77 km or 48 mi	Pyeongtaek	$984
82 km or 51 mi	Yeoju	$1026
82 km or 51 mi	Anseong	$1026
83 km or 51 mi	Chuncheon	$865
87 km or 54 mi	Dangjin	$1033
99 km or 61 mi	Cheonan	$1151
102 km or 63 mi	Wonju	$1074
103 km or 64 mi	Seosan	$1036
107 km or 66 mi	Haeju	$1550
123 km or 77 mi	Chungju	$900
127 km or 79 mi	Cheongju	$936
133 km or 83 mi	Sariwon	$1561
135 km or 84 mi	Jecheon	$1016

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