Ho Chi Minh vs South Tangerang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Ho Chi Minh	South Tangerang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$735	$536
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2016	$1441
🏠 One person rent	$376	$228
🏘️ Family rent	$815	$508
🍽️ Food expenses	$210	$211
🚐 Transport expenses	$72.4	$40.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$487	$388
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	19 km
🎓 Higher education	66	82
😀 Quality of life	65	43
🏙️ Population	9.39M	1.64M

The cost of living in Ho Chi Minh is 37% more expensive than in South Tangerang. Cities ranked 6739th and 8367th ($735 vs $536) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 20th in Vietnam and Indonesia, respectively. Check Vietnam vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Ho Chi Minh compared to 0.7 months in South Tangerang. Ho Chi Minh ranked 1st best city to live in Vietnam vs South Tangerang ranked 16th in Indonesia, while ranked 4253rd and 6727th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ho Chi Minh vs South Tangerang

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	Ho Chi Minh	South Tangerang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.17	$1.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$23.4	$14.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.72	$3.18
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.18	$2.56
☕ Cappuccino	$1.88	$1.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.5	$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$459	$215
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$281	$145
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1102	$621
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$634	$364
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$50.1	$43.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$77.2	$67.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.54	$25.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.56%	9.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4334	$1327
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2039	$710
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.27	$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.9	$11.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.97	$3.87
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.89	$0.78
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.54	$1.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.06	$1.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$0.93
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.49	$1.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$8.02
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.66	$3.27
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$7.68
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$2.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$1.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$1.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$1.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$1.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$2.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.82	$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.7	$21.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.93	$2.17
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.3	$2.47
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.78	$2.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.41	$2.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.12	$1.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.89	$0.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21.4	$20.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.32	$3.05
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$20.2	$17.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.65	$3.78
👖 Brand Jeans	$41.1	$43
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$68.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$277	$121
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14143	$7711

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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

Cities near South Tangerang

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.7 mi	Tangerang	$558
16 km or 10 mi	Jakarta	$701
16 km or 10 mi	Depok	$385
32 km or 20 mi	Bekasi	$518
36 km or 22 mi	Bogor	$513
66 km or 41 mi	Serang	$492
74 km or 46 mi	Sukabumi	$563
84 km or 52 mi	Cilegon	$488
112 km or 69 mi	Cimahi	$500
119 km or 74 mi	Bandung	$545
187 km or 116 mi	Bandar Lampung	$374
201 km or 125 mi	Tasikmalaya	$373
204 km or 127 mi	Metro	$432
210 km or 130 mi	Cirebon	$521
234 km or 145 mi	Banjar	$490
274 km or 171 mi	Tegal	$480
299 km or 186 mi	Cilacap	$474
333 km or 207 mi	Pekalongan	$471
415 km or 258 mi	Semarang	$493
420 km or 261 mi	Prabumulih	$417
427 km or 265 mi	Palembang	$395
434 km or 270 mi	Salatiga	$421
436 km or 271 mi	Yogyakarta	$408
459 km or 285 mi	Pagar Alam	$458
474 km or 295 mi	Surakarta	$417
542 km or 336 mi	Lubuklinggau	$466
551 km or 342 mi	Madiun	$486
566 km or 352 mi	Bengkulu	$500
608 km or 378 mi	Kediri	$464
626 km or 389 mi	Jambi	$458
632 km or 393 mi	Blitar	$453
645 km or 400 mi	Mojokerto	$505
664 km or 413 mi	Batu	$410
673 km or 418 mi	Surabaya	$549
678 km or 421 mi	Malang	$365
699 km or 435 mi	Pasuruan	$510
735 km or 457 mi	Probolinggo	$614
755 km or 469 mi	Pontianak	$427
838 km or 521 mi	Singkawang	$430
840 km or 522 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$506