Ho Chi Minh vs South Tarawa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Ho Chi Minh	South Tarawa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$702	$491
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1978	$1204
🏠 One person rent	$349	$217
🏘️ Family rent	$750	$400
🍽️ Food expenses	$211	$202
🚐 Transport expenses	$67.1	$20.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$457	$369
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	66	1
😀 Quality of life	66	26
🏙️ Population	10.4M	63.4K

The cost of living in Ho Chi Minh is 43% more expensive than in South Tarawa. Cities ranked 6786th and 8567th ($702 vs $491) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Vietnam and Kiribati, respectively. Check Vietnam vs Kiribati comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Ho Chi Minh compared to 0.8 months in South Tarawa. Ho Chi Minh ranked 1st best city to live in Vietnam vs South Tarawa ranked 1st in Kiribati, while ranked 4217th and 8758th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ho Chi Minh vs South Tarawa

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	Ho Chi Minh	South Tarawa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.85	$3.21
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22.2	$19.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.63	$4.47
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.07	$1.72
☕ Cappuccino	$2.02	$1.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.52	$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$428	$208
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$258	$136
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1064	$439
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$568	$281
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$46.7	$38.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$72.1	$59.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$11	$28.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.9%	10.32%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4519	$1366
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2063	$775
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$7.56	$15
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.78	$6.27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.98	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.51	$1.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.13	$0.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.59	$1.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$6.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.66	$4.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.9	$6.27
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.37	$2.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$1.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$1.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$1.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$0.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.33	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.87	$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.6	$7.37
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.93	$1.37
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.23	$2.75
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.05	$3.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.39	$2.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.22	$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.84	$1.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$26.5	$21.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.4	$4.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31.9	$15.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.08	$4.13
👖 Brand Jeans	$36.8	$28.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$59.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$306	$99.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16779	$3154

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Cities near Ho Chi Minh

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Thu Dau Mot	$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 South Tarawa

Distance	City	Cost of living
658 km or 409 mi	Majuro	$1316
661 km or 411 mi	Djarrit	$1316
706 km or 439 mi	Yaren	$744
1302 km or 809 mi	Vaiaku	$574
1302 km or 809 mi	Funafuti	$576
1768 km or 1099 mi	Auki	$1422
1879 km or 1167 mi	Honiara	$1425
1988 km or 1235 mi	Luganville	$2943
2172 km or 1349 mi	Lautoka	$599
2190 km or 1361 mi	Nadi	$752
2190 km or 1361 mi	Port Vila	$1841
2248 km or 1397 mi	Nasinu	$824
2253 km or 1400 mi	Suva	$849
2310 km or 1435 mi	Manase	$594
2382 km or 1480 mi	Apia	$594
2712 km or 1685 mi	Dumbea	$1597
2713 km or 1686 mi	Paita	$1597
2725 km or 1693 mi	Noumea	$1648
2817 km or 1750 mi	Nukualofa	$974
2825 km or 1756 mi	Mua	$978
3022 km or 1878 mi	Lae	$522
3104 km or 1929 mi	Port Moresby	$537
3286 km or 2042 mi	London	$491
3357 km or 2086 mi	Saipan	$1421
3375 km or 2097 mi	Dededo	$2554
3383 km or 2102 mi	Hagatna	$2667
3611 km or 2244 mi	Cairns	$1397
3612 km or 2244 mi	Jayapura	$446
3658 km or 2273 mi	Gladstone	$1545
3665 km or 2277 mi	Townsville	$1249
3668 km or 2279 mi	Bundaberg	$1621
3672 km or 2282 mi	Hervey Bay	$1756
3673 km or 2282 mi	Rockhampton	$1413
3762 km or 2338 mi	Kauai	$2655
3779 km or 2348 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1843
3788 km or 2354 mi	Caloundra	$1816
3822 km or 2375 mi	Caboolture	$1881
3851 km or 2393 mi	Waipahu	$2602
3854 km or 2395 mi	Brisbane	$2356
3855 km or 2396 mi	Pearl	$2506