Ho Chi Minh vs Kaohsiung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ho Chi Minh Kaohsiung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$762
$999
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1930
$2645
🏠 One person rent
$409
$382
🏘️ Family rent
$723
$672
🍽️ Food expenses
$205
$413
🚐 Transport expenses
$71
$77.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$340
$1411
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
67
80
😀 Quality of life
69
87
🏙️ Population
14M
2.72M

The cost of living in Ho Chi Minh is 24% less expensive than in Kaohsiung. Cities ranked 6919th and 5666th ($762 vs $999) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Vietnam and Taiwan, respectively. Check Vietnam vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Ho Chi Minh compared to 1.4 months in Kaohsiung. Ho Chi Minh ranked 1st best city to live in Vietnam vs Kaohsiung ranked 5th in Taiwan, while ranked 4450th and 364th 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
$1.95
$3.78
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.8
$31.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.35
$5.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.15
$1.59
☕ Cappuccino
$1.86
$2.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.54
$0.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$547
$404
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$289
$289
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1009
$745
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$526
$535
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59
$46.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$90.8
$71.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.58
$24
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.52%
2.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4266
$4856
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1950
$3306
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.27
$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.5
$12.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.91
$8.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.86
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.51
$3.42
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.96
$2.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$2.91
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.47
$2.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.61
$8.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$14.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.67
$7.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$2.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$2.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$3.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$3.13
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$2.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.82
$1.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.5
$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$1.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.35
$4.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.74
$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.35
$4.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.1
$2.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.95
$2.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$20.4
$36.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.48
$9.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$27.5
$69.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.79
$8.74
👖 Brand Jeans
$46.8
$100
👟 Brand Sneakers
$96.9
$88.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$329
$450
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14995
$11481

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Distance City Cost of living
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$540
25 km or 15 mi Bien Hoa
$419
72 km or 45 mi Vung Tau
$525
96 km or 60 mi Svay Rieng
$708
113 km or 70 mi Sa Dec
$519
127 km or 79 mi Can Tho
$456
141 km or 88 mi Long Xuyen
$514
153 km or 95 mi Soc Trang
$523
162 km or 100 mi Prey Veng
$760
167 km or 104 mi Phan Thiet
$500
181 km or 112 mi Mui Ne
$506
184 km or 114 mi Kampong Cham
$501
189 km or 117 mi Rach Gia
$535
198 km or 123 mi Bac Lieu
$512
205 km or 127 mi Phnom Penh
$882
233 km or 145 mi Da Lat
$572
244 km or 151 mi Ca Mau
$526
257 km or 160 mi Buon Ma Thuot
$535
270 km or 168 mi Phan Rang-Thap Cham
$543
271 km or 168 mi Kampot
$587
300 km or 186 mi Phu Quoc
$530
309 km or 192 mi Stung Treng
$652
320 km or 199 mi Nha Trang
$541
343 km or 213 mi Sihanoukville
$764
414 km or 257 mi Siem Reap
$679
433 km or 269 mi Qui Nhon
$519
452 km or 281 mi Battambang
$575
488 km or 303 mi Ko Chang
$763
502 km or 312 mi Serei Saophoan
$629
527 km or 327 mi Ubon Ratchathani
$583
533 km or 331 mi Quang Ngai
$410
584 km or 363 mi Klaeng
$768
592 km or 368 mi Hoi An
$613
605 km or 376 mi Da Nang
$660
637 km or 396 mi Hue
$380
663 km or 412 mi Nong Prue
$846
664 km or 413 mi Chaophraya Surasak
$823
668 km or 415 mi Pattaya
$874
670 km or 416 mi Laem Chabang
$838
676 km or 420 mi Nakhon Ratchasima
$610

Cities near Kaohsiung

Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Tainan
$910
88 km or 55 mi Taitung
$841
97 km or 60 mi Chiayi
$910
124 km or 77 mi Douliu
$889
150 km or 93 mi Nantou
$879
163 km or 101 mi Changhua
$888
175 km or 108 mi Taichung
$957
224 km or 139 mi Miaoli
$709
253 km or 157 mi Hsinchu
$937
257 km or 160 mi Zhubei
$882
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$941
280 km or 174 mi Yilan
$796
285 km or 177 mi Kinmen
$903
291 km or 181 mi New Taipei
$1108
298 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1257
301 km or 187 mi Jinjiang
$630
307 km or 191 mi Xiamen
$723
309 km or 192 mi Quanzhou
$634
315 km or 196 mi Keelung
$997
340 km or 211 mi Putian
$668
341 km or 212 mi Zhangzhou
$696
379 km or 235 mi Shantou
$602
393 km or 244 mi Chaozhou
$465
398 km or 247 mi Fuzhou
$656
416 km or 258 mi Jieyang
$464
430 km or 267 mi Puning
$589
432 km or 268 mi Longyan
$698
437 km or 271 mi Ishigaki
$1067
457 km or 284 mi Ningde
$654
466 km or 289 mi Meizhou
$673
487 km or 302 mi Sanming
$634
497 km or 309 mi Nanping
$682
510 km or 317 mi Shanwei
$943
562 km or 349 mi Miyakojima
$1064
575 km or 357 mi Rui'an
$705
575 km or 357 mi Tuguegarao
$416
587 km or 365 mi Heyuan
$765
600 km or 373 mi Wenzhou
$763
605 km or 376 mi Huizhou
$621
616 km or 382 mi Wuyishan
$610