Ho Chi Minh vs Tangerang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ho Chi Minh Tangerang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$762
$609
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1930
$1459
🏠 One person rent
$409
$290
🏘️ Family rent
$723
$498
🍽️ Food expenses
$205
$216
🚐 Transport expenses
$71
$47
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$340
$279
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
67
79
😀 Quality of life
69
65
🏙️ Population
14M
2.24M

The cost of living in Ho Chi Minh is 25% more expensive than in Tangerang. Cities ranked 6919th and 7868th ($762 vs $609) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th in Vietnam and Indonesia, respectively. Check Vietnam vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Ho Chi Minh compared to 0.5 months in Tangerang. Ho Chi Minh ranked 1st best city to live in Vietnam vs Tangerang ranked 5th in Indonesia, while ranked 4450th and 5230th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ho Chi Minh vs Tangerang

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Ho Chi Minh Tangerang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.95
$1.65
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.8
$16.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.35
$3.42
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.15
$2.98
☕ Cappuccino
$1.86
$1.6
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.54
$0.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$547
$372
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$289
$182
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1009
$673
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$526
$334
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59
$49.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$90.8
$76
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.58
$20.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.52%
9.24%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4266
$1403
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1950
$538
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.27
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.5
$8.96
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.91
$5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.86
$0.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.51
$1.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.96
$1.04
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$0.94
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.47
$1.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$7.67
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.61
$3.16
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$8.61
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.67
$2.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$1.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$2.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$1.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$2.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.82
$0.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.5
$23.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$2.34
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.35
$2.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.74
$2.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.35
$2.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.1
$1.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.95
$0.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$20.4
$19.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.48
$3.14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$27.5
$15
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.79
$4.31
👖 Brand Jeans
$46.8
$41.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$96.9
$73.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$329
$99.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14995
$8077

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$708
113 km or 70 mi Sa Dec
$519
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
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$536
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$684
32 km or 20 mi Depok
$391
41 km or 26 mi Bekasi
$556
50 km or 31 mi Bogor
$467
54 km or 33 mi Serang
$488
71 km or 44 mi Cilegon
$487
89 km or 55 mi Sukabumi
$551
127 km or 79 mi Cimahi
$502
134 km or 83 mi Bandung
$536
173 km or 107 mi Bandar Lampung
$362
189 km or 117 mi Metro
$417
216 km or 134 mi Tasikmalaya
$359
222 km or 138 mi Cirebon
$515
248 km or 154 mi Banjar
$478
287 km or 178 mi Tegal
$478
314 km or 195 mi Cilacap
$470
345 km or 215 mi Pekalongan
$474
405 km or 251 mi Prabumulih
$405
411 km or 255 mi Palembang
$388
427 km or 265 mi Semarang
$499
445 km or 276 mi Pagar Alam
$439
446 km or 277 mi Salatiga
$424
450 km or 279 mi Yogyakarta
$445
487 km or 303 mi Surakarta
$405
526 km or 327 mi Lubuklinggau
$438
552 km or 343 mi Bengkulu
$456
564 km or 350 mi Madiun
$445
610 km or 379 mi Jambi
$439
621 km or 386 mi Kediri
$453
645 km or 401 mi Blitar
$439
656 km or 408 mi Mojokerto
$419
677 km or 421 mi Batu
$408
685 km or 425 mi Surabaya
$549
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$379
711 km or 442 mi Pasuruan
$459
747 km or 464 mi Probolinggo
$476
748 km or 465 mi Pontianak
$411
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$495
829 km or 515 mi Singkawang
$419