Atlanta vs Ho Chi Minh - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Atlanta	Ho Chi Minh
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2540	$744
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5770	$2071
🏠 One person rent	$1567	$376
🏘️ Family rent	$2549	$848
🍽️ Food expenses	$681	$219
🚐 Transport expenses	$129	$75.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5608	$488
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	95	66
😀 Quality of life	90	65
🏙️ Population	499K	9.39M

The cost of living in Atlanta is 241% more expensive than in Ho Chi Minh. Cities ranked 714th and 6692nd ($2540 vs $744) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 641st and 1st in the United States and Vietnam, respectively. Check the United States vs Vietnam comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Atlanta compared to 0.7 months in Ho Chi Minh. Atlanta ranked 31st best city to live in the United States vs Ho Chi Minh ranked 1st in Vietnam, while ranked 140th and 4277th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Atlanta	Ho Chi Minh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18	$2.27
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$80.1	$24.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.6	$4.89
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.73	$1.21
☕ Cappuccino	$5.27	$1.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.67	$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1697	$444
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1286	$284
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2880	$1185
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2127	$655
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$133	$49.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$205	$76.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$66.2	$10.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.56%	9.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3113	$4095
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2438	$2072
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.48	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$95.3	$13.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.5	$5.91
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.92	$0.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.09	$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.47	$1.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.73	$0.97
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.97	$1.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.1	$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$3.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.9	$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.05	$3.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$1.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.61	$1.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.77	$1.22
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.67	$1.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.68	$1.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.77	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.04	$0.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.9	$12.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.47	$0.93
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.23	$1.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.08	$1.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.02	$3.58
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.17	$1.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.47	$0.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$57.8	$25.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.2	$4.42
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$109	$21
💇 Haircut, simple	$20	$9.66
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.1	$32.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$90.2	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1299	$263
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27237	$14503

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Cities near Atlanta

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	East Point	$2337
11 km or 7 mi	Candler-McAfee	$2317
12 km or 7.7 mi	Brookhaven	$2253
17 km or 11 mi	Chamblee	$2267
17 km or 11 mi	Smyrna	$2501
19 km or 12 mi	Tucker	$2270
20 km or 13 mi	Sandy Springs	$2303
21 km or 13 mi	Stonecrest	$2255
22 km or 13 mi	Dunwoody	$2314
26 km or 16 mi	Marietta	$2275
29 km or 18 mi	Stockbridge	$2237
29 km or 18 mi	Peachtree Corners	$2353
31 km or 19 mi	Douglasville	$2338
31 km or 19 mi	Roswell	$2450
35 km or 22 mi	Johns Creek	$2387
35 km or 22 mi	Duluth	$2365
36 km or 22 mi	Kennesaw	$2044
37 km or 23 mi	Alpharetta	$2756
40 km or 25 mi	Woodstock	$2025
41 km or 26 mi	McDonough	$2191
43 km or 26 mi	Milton	$2492
43 km or 27 mi	Acworth	$1501
43 km or 27 mi	Lawrenceville	$1677
43 km or 27 mi	Peachtree	$2194
53 km or 33 mi	Canton	$2140
56 km or 35 mi	Newnan	$2087
58 km or 36 mi	Griffin	$2168
66 km or 41 mi	Carrollton	$2164
67 km or 42 mi	Winder	$2214
80 km or 49 mi	Gainesville	$2205
92 km or 57 mi	Rome	$1834
96 km or 59 mi	Athens	$1909
100 km or 62 mi	LaGrange	$2125
124 km or 77 mi	Macon	$1709
125 km or 78 mi	Dalton	$1627
128 km or 80 mi	Valley	$1668
133 km or 83 mi	Anniston	$1822
135 km or 84 mi	Oxford	$1813
146 km or 90 mi	Warner Robins	$1960
150 km or 93 mi	Columbus	$2041

Cities near Ho Chi Minh

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Thu Dau Mot	$541
25 km or 15 mi	Bien Hoa	$445
72 km or 45 mi	Vung Tau	$512
96 km or 60 mi	Svay Rieng	$689
113 km or 70 mi	Sa Dec	$521
127 km or 79 mi	Can Tho	$469
141 km or 88 mi	Long Xuyen	$516
153 km or 95 mi	Soc Trang	$529
162 km or 100 mi	Prey Veng	$711
167 km or 104 mi	Phan Thiet	$521
181 km or 112 mi	Mui Ne	$516
184 km or 114 mi	Kampong Cham	$514
189 km or 117 mi	Rach Gia	$534
198 km or 123 mi	Bac Lieu	$515
205 km or 127 mi	Phnom Penh	$819
233 km or 145 mi	Da Lat	$531
244 km or 151 mi	Ca Mau	$525
257 km or 160 mi	Buon Ma Thuot	$515
270 km or 168 mi	Phan Rang-Thap Cham	$521
271 km or 168 mi	Kampot	$582
300 km or 186 mi	Phu Quoc	$529
309 km or 192 mi	Stung Treng	$626
320 km or 199 mi	Nha Trang	$549
343 km or 213 mi	Sihanoukville	$754
414 km or 257 mi	Siem Reap	$630
433 km or 269 mi	Qui Nhon	$515
452 km or 281 mi	Battambang	$533
488 km or 303 mi	Ko Chang	$697
502 km or 312 mi	Serei Saophoan	$633
527 km or 327 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$561
533 km or 331 mi	Quang Ngai	$433
584 km or 363 mi	Klaeng	$703
592 km or 368 mi	Hoi An	$547
605 km or 376 mi	Da Nang	$610
637 km or 396 mi	Hue	$407
663 km or 412 mi	Nong Prue	$773
664 km or 413 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$758
668 km or 415 mi	Pattaya	$800
670 km or 416 mi	Laem Chabang	$769
676 km or 420 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$564