Ho Chi Minh vs Kaohsiung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ho Chi Minh Kaohsiung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$744
$932
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2071
$2650
🏠 One person rent
$376
$342
🏘️ Family rent
$848
$781
🍽️ Food expenses
$219
$379
🚐 Transport expenses
$75.4
$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$488
$1271
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
66
81
😀 Quality of life
65
83
🏙️ Population
9.39M
2.73M

The cost of living in Ho Chi Minh is 20% less expensive than in Kaohsiung. Cities ranked 6692nd and 6046th ($744 vs $932) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th 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 1.4 months in Kaohsiung. Ho Chi Minh ranked 1st best city to live in Vietnam vs Kaohsiung ranked 5th in Taiwan, while ranked 4277th and 389th 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
$2.27
$3.76
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.5
$31.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.89
$5.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.21
$1.56
☕ Cappuccino
$1.86
$2.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.53
$0.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$444
$351
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$284
$236
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1185
$876
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$655
$613
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$49.7
$60.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$76.8
$93.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.1
$21.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.77%
2.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4095
$4772
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2072
$2838
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.4
$31.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.91
$8.84
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.95
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.55
$3.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.12
$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$2.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.56
$2.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.89
$9.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.13
$3.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$2.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$3.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$2.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$1.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.88
$1.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.2
$9.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.93
$1.57
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.43
$3.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.85
$12.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.58
$5.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.15
$2.31
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.93
$2.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$25.6
$34
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.42
$9.41
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21
$53.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.66
$8.79
👖 Brand Jeans
$32.2
$81.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$82
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$263
$348
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14503
$12438

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Thu Dau Mot
$541
25 km or 15 mi Bien Hoa
$445
72 km or 45 mi Vung Tau
$512
96 km or 60 mi Svay Rieng
$689
113 km or 70 mi Sa Dec
$521
127 km or 79 mi Can Tho
$469
141 km or 88 mi Long Xuyen
$516
153 km or 95 mi Soc Trang
$529
162 km or 100 mi Prey Veng
$711
167 km or 104 mi Phan Thiet
$521
181 km or 112 mi Mui Ne
$516
184 km or 114 mi Kampong Cham
$514
189 km or 117 mi Rach Gia
$534
198 km or 123 mi Bac Lieu
$515
205 km or 127 mi Phnom Penh
$819
233 km or 145 mi Da Lat
$531
244 km or 151 mi Ca Mau
$525
257 km or 160 mi Buon Ma Thuot
$515
270 km or 168 mi Phan Rang-Thap Cham
$521
271 km or 168 mi Kampot
$582
300 km or 186 mi Phu Quoc
$529
309 km or 192 mi Stung Treng
$626
320 km or 199 mi Nha Trang
$549
343 km or 213 mi Sihanoukville
$754
414 km or 257 mi Siem Reap
$630
433 km or 269 mi Qui Nhon
$515
452 km or 281 mi Battambang
$533
488 km or 303 mi Ko Chang
$697
502 km or 312 mi Serei Saophoan
$633
527 km or 327 mi Ubon Ratchathani
$561
533 km or 331 mi Quang Ngai
$433
584 km or 363 mi Klaeng
$703
592 km or 368 mi Hoi An
$547
605 km or 376 mi Da Nang
$610
637 km or 396 mi Hue
$407
663 km or 412 mi Nong Prue
$773
664 km or 413 mi Chaophraya Surasak
$758
668 km or 415 mi Pattaya
$800
670 km or 416 mi Laem Chabang
$769
676 km or 420 mi Nakhon Ratchasima
$564

Cities near Kaohsiung

Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Tainan
$841
88 km or 55 mi Taitung
$801
97 km or 60 mi Chiayi
$707
124 km or 77 mi Douliu
$761
150 km or 93 mi Nantou
$818
163 km or 101 mi Changhua
$841
175 km or 108 mi Taichung
$931
224 km or 139 mi Miaoli
$698
253 km or 157 mi Hsinchu
$864
257 km or 160 mi Zhubei
$828
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$868
280 km or 174 mi Yilan
$745
285 km or 177 mi Kinmen
$821
291 km or 181 mi New Taipei
$1060
298 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1158
301 km or 187 mi Jinjiang
$654
307 km or 191 mi Xiamen
$807
309 km or 192 mi Quanzhou
$666
315 km or 196 mi Keelung
$1028
340 km or 211 mi Putian
$661
341 km or 212 mi Zhangzhou
$731
379 km or 235 mi Shantou
$605
393 km or 244 mi Chaozhou
$592
398 km or 247 mi Fuzhou
$706
416 km or 258 mi Jieyang
$691
430 km or 267 mi Puning
$726
432 km or 268 mi Longyan
$713
437 km or 271 mi Ishigaki
$1229
457 km or 284 mi Ningde
$683
466 km or 289 mi Meizhou
$795
487 km or 302 mi Sanming
$642
497 km or 309 mi Nanping
$673
510 km or 317 mi Shanwei
$1014
562 km or 349 mi Miyakojima
$1231
575 km or 357 mi Rui'an
$719
575 km or 357 mi Tuguegarao
$445
587 km or 365 mi Heyuan
$801
600 km or 373 mi Wenzhou
$776
605 km or 376 mi Huizhou
$629
616 km or 382 mi Wuyishan
$643