Ho Chi Minh vs Tainan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Ho Chi Minh	Tainan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$735	$814
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2016	$2436
🏠 One person rent	$376	$241
🏘️ Family rent	$815	$723
🍽️ Food expenses	$210	$393
🚐 Transport expenses	$72.4	$76.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$487	$1362
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	66	73
😀 Quality of life	65	81
🏙️ Population	9.39M	1.87M

The cost of living in Ho Chi Minh is 10% less expensive than in Tainan. Cities ranked 6739th and 6380th ($735 vs $814) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 10th 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 1.7 months in Tainan. Ho Chi Minh ranked 1st best city to live in Vietnam vs Tainan ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 4253rd and 498th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ho Chi Minh vs Tainan

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	Ho Chi Minh	Tainan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.17	$5.44
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$23.4	$24.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.72	$4.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.18	$2.84
☕ Cappuccino	$1.88	$3.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.5	$1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$459	$266
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$281	$158
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1102	$623
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$634	$643
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$50.1	$41.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$77.2	$63.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.54	$20.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.56%	1.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4334	$3010
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2039	$2215
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.27	$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.9	$20
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.97	$8.63
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.89	$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.54	$2.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.06	$1.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$2.74
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.49	$2.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$17.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.66	$9.01
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$19.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$3.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$2.45
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$2.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$3.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$2.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$2.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$0.65
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.82	$1.69
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.7	$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.93	$1.62
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.3	$3.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.78	$11.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.41	$5.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.12	$2.13
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.89	$2.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21.4	$35.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.32	$9.82
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$20.2	$47.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.65	$9.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$41.1	$56.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$85.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$277	$244
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14143	$6108

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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 Tainan

Distance	City	Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi	Kaohsiung	$956
62 km or 38 mi	Chiayi	$747
89 km or 55 mi	Douliu	$770
102 km or 63 mi	Taitung	$788
116 km or 72 mi	Nantou	$796
126 km or 78 mi	Changhua	$813
139 km or 86 mi	Taichung	$894
188 km or 117 mi	Miaoli	$728
218 km or 135 mi	Hsinchu	$897
222 km or 138 mi	Zhubei	$821
233 km or 145 mi	Taoyuan	$875
249 km or 155 mi	Kinmen	$823
254 km or 158 mi	Yilan	$731
259 km or 161 mi	New Taipei	$1073
261 km or 162 mi	Jinjiang	$627
267 km or 166 mi	Taipei	$1181
269 km or 167 mi	Quanzhou	$644
271 km or 168 mi	Xiamen	$688
286 km or 178 mi	Keelung	$967
298 km or 185 mi	Putian	$625
308 km or 191 mi	Zhangzhou	$664
356 km or 221 mi	Fuzhou	$669
359 km or 223 mi	Shantou	$581
371 km or 230 mi	Chaozhou	$451
395 km or 246 mi	Jieyang	$443
397 km or 247 mi	Longyan	$649
412 km or 256 mi	Puning	$569
415 km or 258 mi	Ningde	$648
431 km or 268 mi	Ishigaki	$1155
439 km or 273 mi	Meizhou	$655
446 km or 277 mi	Sanming	$603
455 km or 283 mi	Nanping	$630
497 km or 309 mi	Shanwei	$936
535 km or 333 mi	Rui'an	$681
556 km or 346 mi	Miyakojima	$1154
560 km or 348 mi	Wenzhou	$726
567 km or 352 mi	Heyuan	$764
573 km or 356 mi	Wuyishan	$601
590 km or 367 mi	Huizhou	$601
608 km or 378 mi	Lishui	$682