Birmingham vs Ho Chi Minh - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Birmingham	Ho Chi Minh
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1951	$735
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4641	$2016
🏠 One person rent	$1137	$376
🏘️ Family rent	$1834	$815
🍽️ Food expenses	$481	$210
🚐 Transport expenses	$175	$72.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3011	$487
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	96	66
😀 Quality of life	94	65
🏙️ Population	1.14M	9.39M

The cost of living in Birmingham is 166% more expensive than in Ho Chi Minh. Cities ranked 1973rd and 6739th ($1951 vs $735) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 86th and 1st in the United Kingdom and Vietnam, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs Vietnam comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Birmingham compared to 0.7 months in Ho Chi Minh. Birmingham ranked 4th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Ho Chi Minh ranked 1st in Vietnam, while ranked 35th and 4253rd among best cities to live in the world.

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	Birmingham	Ho Chi Minh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.7	$2.17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$61.3	$23.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.87	$4.72
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.15	$1.18
☕ Cappuccino	$4.2	$1.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.15	$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1083	$459
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$872	$281
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2013	$1102
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1380	$634
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$187	$50.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$292	$77.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$35.8	$9.54
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.86%	9.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4882	$4334
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3808	$2039
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.5	$0.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$78.1	$11.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18	$5.97
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.82	$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.53	$1.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.51	$1.06
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$1
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.02	$1.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.56	$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.49	$3.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.4	$2.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$1.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$1.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$1.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$1.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$1.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.79	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.12	$0.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.2	$11.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.99	$0.93
🚬 Cigarette pack	$18.4	$1.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$1.78
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.98	$3.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.99	$1.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.44	$0.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$30.6	$21.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14	$4.32
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$113	$20.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.4	$9.65
👖 Brand Jeans	$82.3	$41.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92.2	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1512	$277
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18058	$14143

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Cities near Birmingham

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.7 km or 2.9 mi	Smethwick	$1819
6.8 km or 4.2 mi	West Bromwich	$1824
11 km or 6.6 mi	Halesowen	$1766
12 km or 7.2 mi	Solihull	$1740
12 km or 7.6 mi	Walsall	$1717
14 km or 8.7 mi	Dudley	$1745
14 km or 8.7 mi	Aldridge	$1743
15 km or 9.6 mi	Willenhall	$1732
17 km or 10 mi	Stourbridge	$1731
19 km or 12 mi	Wolverhampton	$1718
19 km or 12 mi	Bromsgrove	$1728
20 km or 12 mi	Redditch	$1608
22 km or 14 mi	Tamworth	$1737
25 km or 15 mi	Cannock	$1736
26 km or 16 mi	Kidderminster	$1744
27 km or 17 mi	Coventry	$1903
30 km or 19 mi	Nuneaton	$1452
31 km or 19 mi	Warwick	$1679
32 km or 20 mi	Leamington Spa	$2009
35 km or 22 mi	Stratford-upon-Avon	$1798
37 km or 23 mi	Hinckley	$1663
39 km or 24 mi	Worcester	$1569
39 km or 24 mi	Stafford	$1750
40 km or 25 mi	Burton upon Trent	$1633
43 km or 27 mi	Telford	$1450
45 km or 28 mi	Rugby	$1600
55 km or 34 mi	Leicester	$1805
57 km or 35 mi	Derby	$1727
57 km or 35 mi	Loughborough	$1759
60 km or 37 mi	Banbury	$1693
61 km or 38 mi	Stoke-on-Trent	$1552
63 km or 39 mi	Shrewsbury	$1591
63 km or 39 mi	Newcastle-under-Lyme	$1465
66 km or 41 mi	Cheltenham	$1739
66 km or 41 mi	Market Harborough	$1790
70 km or 44 mi	Leek	$1686
72 km or 45 mi	Gloucester	$1623
73 km or 45 mi	Hereford	$1814
73 km or 46 mi	Nottingham	$1820
73 km or 46 mi	Northampton	$1748

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