Ho Chi Minh vs Kaohsiung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ho Chi Minh Kaohsiung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$702
$932
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1978
$2619
🏠 One person rent
$349
$339
🏘️ Family rent
$750
$747
🍽️ Food expenses
$211
$377
🚐 Transport expenses
$67.1
$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$457
$1088
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
66
81
😀 Quality of life
66
84
🏙️ Population
10.4M
2.73M

The cost of living in Ho Chi Minh is 25% less expensive than in Kaohsiung. Cities ranked 6786th and 5786th ($702 vs $932) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th in Vietnam and Taiwan, respectively. Check Vietnam vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Ho Chi Minh compared to 1.2 months in Kaohsiung. Ho Chi Minh ranked 1st best city to live in Vietnam vs Kaohsiung ranked 5th in Taiwan, while ranked 4217th and 320th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ho Chi Minh vs Kaohsiung

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Ho Chi Minh Kaohsiung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.85
$3.13
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.2
$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.63
$4.88
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.07
$2.08
☕ Cappuccino
$2.02
$3.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.52
$1.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$428
$341
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$258
$231
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1064
$829
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$568
$580
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$46.7
$62.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$72.1
$94.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11
$23.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.9%
2.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4519
$4824
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2063
$2490
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.56
$31.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.78
$9.04
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.51
$3.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.13
$1.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$2.29
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.59
$2.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.66
$8.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$20.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.37
$3.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$2.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$3.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$2.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.74
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.87
$1.6
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.6
$9.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.93
$1.56
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.23
$3.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.05
$12.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.39
$4.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.22
$2.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.84
$2.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$26.5
$33.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.4
$9.14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.9
$54.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.08
$8.81
👖 Brand Jeans
$36.8
$96.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$81.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$306
$313
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16779
$12618

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Distance City Cost of living
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$550
25 km or 15 mi Bien Hoa
$479
72 km or 45 mi Vung Tau
$534
96 km or 60 mi Svay Rieng
$694
113 km or 70 mi Sa Dec
$515
127 km or 79 mi Can Tho
$463
141 km or 88 mi Long Xuyen
$509
153 km or 95 mi Soc Trang
$522
162 km or 100 mi Prey Veng
$711
167 km or 104 mi Phan Thiet
$566
181 km or 112 mi Mui Ne
$553
184 km or 114 mi Kampong Cham
$555
189 km or 117 mi Rach Gia
$518
198 km or 123 mi Bac Lieu
$516
205 km or 127 mi Phnom Penh
$802
233 km or 145 mi Da Lat
$512
244 km or 151 mi Ca Mau
$520
257 km or 160 mi Buon Ma Thuot
$521
270 km or 168 mi Phan Rang-Thap Cham
$526
271 km or 168 mi Kampot
$569
300 km or 186 mi Phu Quoc
$524
309 km or 192 mi Stung Treng
$628
320 km or 199 mi Nha Trang
$554
343 km or 213 mi Sihanoukville
$755
414 km or 257 mi Siem Reap
$587
433 km or 269 mi Qui Nhon
$518
452 km or 281 mi Battambang
$539
488 km or 303 mi Ko Chang
$614
502 km or 312 mi Serei Saophoan
$579
527 km or 327 mi Ubon Ratchathani
$534
533 km or 331 mi Quang Ngai
$436
584 km or 363 mi Klaeng
$619
592 km or 368 mi Hoi An
$547
605 km or 376 mi Da Nang
$601
637 km or 396 mi Hue
$422
663 km or 412 mi Nong Prue
$653
664 km or 413 mi Chaophraya Surasak
$647
668 km or 415 mi Pattaya
$665
670 km or 416 mi Laem Chabang
$648
676 km or 420 mi Nakhon Ratchasima
$518

Cities near Kaohsiung

Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Tainan
$913
88 km or 55 mi Taitung
$952
97 km or 60 mi Chiayi
$725
124 km or 77 mi Douliu
$791
150 km or 93 mi Nantou
$857
163 km or 101 mi Changhua
$890
175 km or 108 mi Taichung
$995
224 km or 139 mi Miaoli
$746
253 km or 157 mi Hsinchu
$860
257 km or 160 mi Zhubei
$917
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$861
280 km or 174 mi Yilan
$863
285 km or 177 mi Kinmen
$851
291 km or 181 mi New Taipei
$1011
298 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1169
301 km or 187 mi Jinjiang
$676
307 km or 191 mi Xiamen
$721
309 km or 192 mi Quanzhou
$689
315 km or 196 mi Keelung
$860
340 km or 211 mi Putian
$675
341 km or 212 mi Zhangzhou
$719
379 km or 235 mi Shantou
$589
393 km or 244 mi Chaozhou
$588
398 km or 247 mi Fuzhou
$664
416 km or 258 mi Jieyang
$716
430 km or 267 mi Puning
$738
432 km or 268 mi Longyan
$713
437 km or 271 mi Ishigaki
$1114
457 km or 284 mi Ningde
$694
466 km or 289 mi Meizhou
$799
487 km or 302 mi Sanming
$667
497 km or 309 mi Nanping
$678
510 km or 317 mi Shanwei
$1083
562 km or 349 mi Miyakojima
$1115
575 km or 357 mi Rui'an
$744
575 km or 357 mi Tuguegarao
$487
587 km or 365 mi Heyuan
$891
600 km or 373 mi Wenzhou
$787
605 km or 376 mi Huizhou
$837
616 km or 382 mi Wuyishan
$655