Ho Chi Minh vs Ulsan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Ho Chi Minh	Ulsan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$735	$1059
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2016	$2693
🏠 One person rent	$376	$465
🏘️ Family rent	$815	$883
🍽️ Food expenses	$210	$393
🚐 Transport expenses	$72.4	$91.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$487	$2476
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	66	65
😀 Quality of life	65	70
🏙️ Population	9.39M	1.13M

The cost of living in Ho Chi Minh is 31% less expensive than in Ulsan. Cities ranked 6739th and 5096th ($735 vs $1059) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 31st in Vietnam and South Korea, respectively. Check Vietnam vs South Korea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Ho Chi Minh compared to 2.3 months in Ulsan. Ho Chi Minh ranked 1st best city to live in Vietnam vs Ulsan ranked 29th in South Korea, while ranked 4253rd and 2492nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ho Chi Minh vs Ulsan

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	Ho Chi Minh	Ulsan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.17	$5.62
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$23.4	$24.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.72	$4.39
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.18	$2.41
☕ Cappuccino	$1.88	$3.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.5	$1.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$459	$299
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$281	$377
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1102	$1344
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$634	$583
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$50.1	$84.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$77.2	$129
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.54	$19.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.56%	3.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4334	$4890
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2039	$2779
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.27	$0.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.9	$34.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.97	$10.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.89	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.54	$1.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.06	$1.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$1.74
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.49	$2.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.66	$7.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$26.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$6.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$3.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$6.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$4.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$3.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$2.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.82	$1.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.7	$13.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.93	$1.64
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.3	$2.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.78	$6.07
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.41	$6.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.12	$1.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.89	$1.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21.4	$53.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.32	$8.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$20.2	$33.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.65	$7.95
👖 Brand Jeans	$41.1	$101
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$89.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$277	$245
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14143	$13412

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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 Ulsan

Distance	City	Cost of living
34 km or 21 mi	Yangsan	$1027
35 km or 21 mi	Gyeongju	$1388
52 km or 32 mi	Miryang	$1030
53 km or 33 mi	Gimhae	$959
54 km or 33 mi	Pohang	$988
56 km or 35 mi	Busan	$1060
58 km or 36 mi	Yeongcheon	$1115
60 km or 38 mi	Gyeongsan	$991
68 km or 42 mi	Changwon	$1075
74 km or 46 mi	Daegu	$995
81 km or 50 mi	Masan	$998
94 km or 58 mi	Sacheon	$983
102 km or 63 mi	Geoje	$887
113 km or 70 mi	Tongyeong	$924
114 km or 71 mi	Gumi	$992
119 km or 74 mi	Jinju	$1054
125 km or 78 mi	Andong	$880
125 km or 78 mi	Gimcheon	$977
126 km or 78 mi	Tsushima Island	$901
142 km or 88 mi	Sangju	$1000
150 km or 93 mi	Tsushima	$903
153 km or 95 mi	Mungyeong	$979
154 km or 96 mi	Yeongju	$964
162 km or 100 mi	Gwangyang	$1002
174 km or 108 mi	Yeosu	$989
176 km or 109 mi	Namwon	$987
179 km or 111 mi	Suncheon	$1059
183 km or 114 mi	Taebaek	$1012
195 km or 121 mi	Daejeon	$992
198 km or 123 mi	Jeonju	$854
201 km or 125 mi	Chungju	$900
202 km or 126 mi	Jecheon	$1016
203 km or 126 mi	Gyeryong	$977
203 km or 126 mi	Iki	$902
204 km or 127 mi	Cheongju	$936
211 km or 131 mi	Sejong	$1019
211 km or 131 mi	Samcheok	$1037
214 km or 133 mi	Nonsan	$1019
215 km or 133 mi	Nagato	$864
218 km or 135 mi	Iksan	$959