Baltimore vs Ho Chi Minh - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Baltimore	Ho Chi Minh
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2323	$734
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5331	$1845
🏠 One person rent	$1411	$387
🏘️ Family rent	$2342	$684
🍽️ Food expenses	$620	$202
🚐 Transport expenses	$125	$70.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3970	$336
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	97	66
😀 Quality of life	92	66
🏙️ Population	586K	9.39M

The cost of living in Baltimore is 217% more expensive than in Ho Chi Minh. Cities ranked 1219th and 6928th ($2323 vs $734) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1063rd 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 1.7 months in Baltimore compared to 0.5 months in Ho Chi Minh. Baltimore ranked 35th best city to live in the United States vs Ho Chi Minh ranked 1st in Vietnam, while ranked 128th and 4947th 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	$17.4	$1.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$75.3	$22.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$3.81
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.15	$1.14
☕ Cappuccino	$5.38	$1.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.37	$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1652	$499
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1117	$280
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2831	$921
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1910	$508
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$114	$54.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$175	$83.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$73	$9.41
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.56%	9.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2256	$3891
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1977	$1915
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.01	$0.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$85.2	$11.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.5	$5.93
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.87	$0.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.44	$0.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.82	$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.66	$1.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$11.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.47	$3.67
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.2	$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.63	$2.75
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$1.15
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.04	$1.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.83	$1.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.48	$1.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.94	$1.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.81	$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.77	$0.79
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.8	$12.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.01	$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.7	$1.23
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.17	$1.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.36	$3.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.71	$1.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.15	$0.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$56.3	$19.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.4	$3.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$122	$23.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.9	$8.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.1	$44.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96.4	$94.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1287	$286
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19353	$13093

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Cities near Baltimore

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Catonsville	$2450
21 km or 13 mi	Owings Mills	$2581
23 km or 14 mi	Columbia	$2788
30 km or 19 mi	Laurel	$2338
31 km or 19 mi	Edgewood	$3069
32 km or 20 mi	Eldersburg	$2494
35 km or 22 mi	Bel Air South	$2824
36 km or 22 mi	Annapolis	$2940
37 km or 23 mi	Bel Air North	$2699
37 km or 23 mi	Bowie	$2495
40 km or 25 mi	Greenbelt	$2482
42 km or 26 mi	College Park	$2563
47 km or 29 mi	Silver Spring	$2287
52 km or 32 mi	Rockville	$2612
54 km or 34 mi	Bethesda	$2710
55 km or 34 mi	Gaithersburg	$2522
57 km or 35 mi	Washington	$3328
57 km or 36 mi	Georgetown	$3054
58 km or 36 mi	Germantown	$2601
65 km or 41 mi	Alexandria	$2919
66 km or 41 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2576
66 km or 41 mi	Hanover	$2255
71 km or 44 mi	Frederick	$2339
73 km or 45 mi	Reston	$2697
74 km or 46 mi	Springfield	$2355
75 km or 47 mi	Waldorf	$2509
75 km or 47 mi	Herndon	$2773
76 km or 47 mi	York	$1949
77 km or 48 mi	Fairfax	$2791
80 km or 50 mi	Ashburn	$2755
84 km or 52 mi	Leesburg	$2288
86 km or 54 mi	Newark	$2121
87 km or 54 mi	Centreville	$3275
88 km or 55 mi	Lancaster	$2050
91 km or 56 mi	Woodbridge	$2582
91 km or 57 mi	Marumsco	$2506
95 km or 59 mi	Dover	$2256
95 km or 59 mi	Manassas	$2693
98 km or 61 mi	Waynesboro	$1935
103 km or 64 mi	Hagerstown	$2066

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