Antwerp vs Ho Chi Minh - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Antwerp	Ho Chi Minh
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1818	$734
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4384	$1845
🏠 One person rent	$909	$387
🏘️ Family rent	$1498	$684
🍽️ Food expenses	$627	$202
🚐 Transport expenses	$143	$70.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2918	$336
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	87	66
😀 Quality of life	91	66
🏙️ Population	529K	9.39M

The cost of living in Antwerp is 148% more expensive than in Ho Chi Minh. Cities ranked 2669th and 6928th ($1818 vs $734) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 20th and 1st in Belgium and Vietnam, respectively. Check Belgium vs Vietnam comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Antwerp compared to 0.5 months in Ho Chi Minh. Antwerp ranked 2nd best city to live in Belgium vs Ho Chi Minh ranked 1st in Vietnam, while ranked 196th and 4947th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Antwerp vs Ho Chi Minh

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	Antwerp	Ho Chi Minh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.4	$1.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$107	$22.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.2	$3.81
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.6	$1.14
☕ Cappuccino	$4.14	$1.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.47	$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$866	$499
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$702	$280
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1473	$921
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1205	$508
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$122	$54.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$187	$83.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$52.1	$9.41
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	2.94%	9.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4402	$3891
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3153	$1915
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.25	$0.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$48.2	$11.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.9	$5.93
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.88	$0.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.41	$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.46	$0.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.76	$1.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.8	$11.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$3.67
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.9	$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$2.75
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$1.15
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.22	$1.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.07	$1.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.74	$1.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$1.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.66	$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.07	$0.79
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.18	$12.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.84	$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.9	$1.23
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$13.9	$1.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.74	$3.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.06	$1.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.65	$0.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39	$19.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.2	$3.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31.8	$23.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.9	$8.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$110	$44.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$109	$94.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$646	$286
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21567	$13093

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Cities near Antwerp

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.2 km or 3.9 mi	Mortsel	$1696
11 km or 6.6 mi	Beveren	$1804
15 km or 9.3 mi	Lier	$1737
19 km or 12 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1671
23 km or 14 mi	Mechelen	$1835
26 km or 16 mi	Zemst	$1791
28 km or 17 mi	Heist-op-den-Berg	$1830
30 km or 19 mi	Herentals	$1512
31 km or 19 mi	Dendermonde	$1571
32 km or 20 mi	Lokeren	$1745
32 km or 20 mi	Bergen op Zoom	$2224
32 km or 20 mi	Hoogstraten	$1701
32 km or 20 mi	Vilvoorde	$1732
35 km or 22 mi	Roosendaal	$2175
39 km or 24 mi	Schaerbeek	$1854
39 km or 24 mi	Turnhout	$1639
39 km or 24 mi	Herent	$1823
40 km or 25 mi	Aarschot	$1794
41 km or 25 mi	Aalst	$1846
41 km or 25 mi	Woluwe-Saint-Lambert	$1758
41 km or 26 mi	Brussels	$2028
42 km or 26 mi	Geel	$1729
42 km or 26 mi	Etten-Leur	$2057
43 km or 27 mi	Anderlecht	$1889
43 km or 27 mi	Leuven	$1867
44 km or 27 mi	Dilbeek	$1858
45 km or 28 mi	Saint-Gilles	$1876
45 km or 28 mi	Forest	$1931
45 km or 28 mi	Tervuren	$1845
46 km or 29 mi	Scherpenheuvel-Zichem	$1742
46 km or 29 mi	Watermael-Boitsfort	$1847
48 km or 30 mi	Goes	$2374
49 km or 30 mi	Breda	$2087
49 km or 31 mi	Overijse	$1816
49 km or 31 mi	Sint-Pieters-Leeuw	$1870
50 km or 31 mi	Ninove	$1768
51 km or 32 mi	Ghent	$1811
52 km or 33 mi	Diest	$1726
55 km or 34 mi	Halle	$1835
56 km or 35 mi	Waterloo	$2025

Cities near Ho Chi Minh

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Thu Dau Mot	$519
25 km or 15 mi	Bien Hoa	$410
72 km or 45 mi	Vung Tau	$493
96 km or 60 mi	Svay Rieng	$686
113 km or 70 mi	Sa Dec	$502
127 km or 79 mi	Can Tho	$439
141 km or 88 mi	Long Xuyen	$498
153 km or 95 mi	Soc Trang	$507
162 km or 100 mi	Prey Veng	$727
167 km or 104 mi	Phan Thiet	$482
181 km or 112 mi	Mui Ne	$491
184 km or 114 mi	Kampong Cham	$504
189 km or 117 mi	Rach Gia	$515
198 km or 123 mi	Bac Lieu	$494
205 km or 127 mi	Phnom Penh	$829
233 km or 145 mi	Da Lat	$572
244 km or 151 mi	Ca Mau	$507
257 km or 160 mi	Buon Ma Thuot	$516
270 km or 168 mi	Phan Rang-Thap Cham	$523
271 km or 168 mi	Kampot	$622
300 km or 186 mi	Phu Quoc	$511
309 km or 192 mi	Stung Treng	$635
320 km or 199 mi	Nha Trang	$508
343 km or 213 mi	Sihanoukville	$763
414 km or 257 mi	Siem Reap	$650
433 km or 269 mi	Qui Nhon	$501
452 km or 281 mi	Battambang	$571
488 km or 303 mi	Ko Chang	$708
502 km or 312 mi	Serei Saophoan	$623
527 km or 327 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$558
533 km or 331 mi	Quang Ngai	$403
584 km or 363 mi	Klaeng	$718
592 km or 368 mi	Hoi An	$601
605 km or 376 mi	Da Nang	$615
637 km or 396 mi	Hue	$372
663 km or 412 mi	Nong Prue	$787
664 km or 413 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$770
668 km or 415 mi	Pattaya	$812
670 km or 416 mi	Laem Chabang	$779
676 km or 420 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$588