Amsterdam vs Ho Chi Minh - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Amsterdam	Ho Chi Minh
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2791	$735
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6603	$2016
🏠 One person rent	$1828	$376
🏘️ Family rent	$3238	$815
🍽️ Food expenses	$586	$210
🚐 Transport expenses	$226	$72.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4145	$487
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	95	66
😀 Quality of life	95	65
🏙️ Population	921K	9.39M

The cost of living in Amsterdam is 280% more expensive than in Ho Chi Minh. Cities ranked 331st and 6739th ($2791 vs $735) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in the Netherlands and Vietnam, respectively. Check the Netherlands vs Vietnam comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Amsterdam compared to 0.7 months in Ho Chi Minh. Amsterdam ranked 1st best city to live in the Netherlands vs Ho Chi Minh ranked 1st in Vietnam, while ranked 29th and 4253rd among best cities to live in the world.

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	Amsterdam	Ho Chi Minh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$21	$2.17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$93.8	$23.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.9	$4.72
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.3	$1.18
☕ Cappuccino	$4.22	$1.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.13	$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1920	$459
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1536	$281
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3785	$1102
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2716	$634
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$172	$50.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$264	$77.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.6	$9.54
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.17%	9.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9911	$4334
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7140	$2039
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.59	$0.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$93.9	$11.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.2	$5.97
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.11	$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.31	$1.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.08	$1.06
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$1
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.65	$1.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$3.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.7	$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$2.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$1.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$1.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.93	$1.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$1.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$1.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.65	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.1	$0.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.64	$11.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.5	$0.93
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13	$1.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.93	$1.78
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.67	$3.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.02	$1.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.25	$0.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$59.3	$21.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.7	$4.32
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.9	$20.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$30.2	$9.65
👖 Brand Jeans	$88.7	$41.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2405	$277
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18104	$14143

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Cities near Amsterdam

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.8 mi	Purmerend	$1944
18 km or 11 mi	Haarlem	$2291
21 km or 13 mi	IJmuiden	$2085
22 km or 14 mi	Almere	$1937
25 km or 16 mi	Zandvoort	$2090
26 km or 16 mi	Hilversum	$2049
26 km or 16 mi	Huizen	$1957
35 km or 22 mi	Langedijk	$1995
36 km or 22 mi	Utrecht	$2251
38 km or 23 mi	Leiden	$2081
38 km or 24 mi	Oegstgeest	$1934
40 km or 25 mi	Zeist	$2180
42 km or 26 mi	Lelystad	$1357
48 km or 30 mi	Leidschendam	$2042
49 km or 30 mi	Harderwijk	$1844
52 km or 32 mi	The Hague	$2199
53 km or 33 mi	Scheveningen	$2049
55 km or 34 mi	Delft	$1861
57 km or 36 mi	Dronten	$1760
59 km or 36 mi	Rotterdam	$2359
60 km or 37 mi	Veenendaal	$1631
61 km or 38 mi	Ridderkerk	$2062
64 km or 40 mi	Sliedrecht	$1969
64 km or 40 mi	Ede	$1651
65 km or 40 mi	Elburg	$1829
66 km or 41 mi	Tiel	$2432
67 km or 42 mi	Zaltbommel	$2026
70 km or 43 mi	Wageningen	$2105
72 km or 45 mi	Kampen	$1823
75 km or 47 mi	Apeldoorn	$1893
76 km or 47 mi	Texel	$1941
81 km or 50 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$1975
82 km or 51 mi	Arnhem	$1613
83 km or 51 mi	Zwolle	$1764
83 km or 52 mi	Zwartewaterland	$1813
86 km or 54 mi	Deventer	$1851
89 km or 55 mi	Nijmegen	$1999
89 km or 55 mi	Sneek	$1890
89 km or 55 mi	Breda	$1739
91 km or 57 mi	Tilburg	$1862

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