Baltimore vs Ho Chi Minh - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Baltimore	Ho Chi Minh
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2223	$744
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5088	$2071
🏠 One person rent	$1375	$376
🏘️ Family rent	$2305	$848
🍽️ Food expenses	$577	$219
🚐 Transport expenses	$128	$75.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4221	$488
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	98	66
😀 Quality of life	91	65
🏙️ Population	586K	9.39M

The cost of living in Baltimore is 199% more expensive than in Ho Chi Minh. Cities ranked 1330th and 6692nd ($2223 vs $744) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1167th 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 1.9 months in Baltimore compared to 0.7 months in Ho Chi Minh. Baltimore ranked 23rd best city to live in the United States vs Ho Chi Minh ranked 1st in Vietnam, while ranked 121st and 4277th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Baltimore vs Ho Chi Minh

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	Baltimore	Ho Chi Minh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.5	$2.27
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$66.8	$24.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.6	$4.89
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.46	$1.21
☕ Cappuccino	$4.74	$1.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.37	$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1464	$444
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1129	$284
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2707	$1185
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1912	$655
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$101	$49.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$156	$76.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$78.4	$10.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.68%	9.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2078	$4095
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1797	$2072
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.57	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$85.5	$13.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.4	$5.91
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.91	$0.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.08	$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.23	$1.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.37	$0.97
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.89	$1.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.16	$3.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.72	$3.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$1.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.71	$1.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.35	$1.22
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$1.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$1.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.64	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.75	$0.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.1	$12.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.25	$0.93
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.3	$1.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.13	$1.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.99	$3.58
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.77	$1.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.96	$0.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$57.9	$25.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.1	$4.42
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$91.2	$21
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.7	$9.66
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.8	$32.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$86.8	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1294	$263
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17290	$14503

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Cities near Baltimore

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Catonsville	$2363
21 km or 13 mi	Owings Mills	$2498
23 km or 14 mi	Columbia	$2664
30 km or 19 mi	Laurel	$2299
31 km or 19 mi	Edgewood	$2887
32 km or 20 mi	Eldersburg	$2405
35 km or 22 mi	Bel Air South	$2693
36 km or 22 mi	Annapolis	$2917
37 km or 23 mi	Bel Air North	$2619
37 km or 23 mi	Bowie	$2417
40 km or 25 mi	Greenbelt	$2436
42 km or 26 mi	College Park	$2537
47 km or 29 mi	Silver Spring	$2179
52 km or 32 mi	Rockville	$2505
54 km or 34 mi	Bethesda	$2701
55 km or 34 mi	Gaithersburg	$2626
57 km or 35 mi	Washington	$3139
57 km or 36 mi	Georgetown	$2890
58 km or 36 mi	Germantown	$2775
65 km or 41 mi	Alexandria	$2982
66 km or 41 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2553
66 km or 41 mi	Hanover	$2140
71 km or 44 mi	Frederick	$2281
73 km or 45 mi	Reston	$2675
74 km or 46 mi	Springfield	$2279
75 km or 47 mi	Waldorf	$2575
75 km or 47 mi	Herndon	$2447
76 km or 47 mi	York	$1948
77 km or 48 mi	Fairfax	$2777
80 km or 50 mi	Ashburn	$2807
84 km or 52 mi	Leesburg	$2238
86 km or 54 mi	Newark	$2091
87 km or 54 mi	Centreville	$3236
88 km or 55 mi	Lancaster	$1992
91 km or 56 mi	Woodbridge	$2583
91 km or 57 mi	Marumsco	$2504
95 km or 59 mi	Dover	$2193
95 km or 59 mi	Manassas	$2599
98 km or 61 mi	Waynesboro	$1975
103 km or 64 mi	Hagerstown	$1955

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