Boston vs Ho Chi Minh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Boston Ho Chi Minh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$3680
$726
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$8143
$1883
🏠 One person rent
$2555
$370
🏘️ Family rent
$4103
$634
🍽️ Food expenses
$749
$208
🚐 Transport expenses
$146
$70.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$6248
$500
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
100
67
😀 Quality of life
91
71
🏙️ Population
676K
14M

The cost of living in Boston is 407% more expensive than in Ho Chi Minh. Cities ranked 27th and 7123rd ($3680 vs $726) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 21st 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 Boston compared to 0.7 months in Ho Chi Minh. Boston ranked 20th best city to live in the United States vs Ho Chi Minh ranked 1st in Vietnam, while ranked 105th and 3396th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Boston vs Ho Chi Minh

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Boston Ho Chi Minh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$24.8
$2.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$102
$19
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12
$4.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.02
$1.14
☕ Cappuccino
$5.38
$1.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.8
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2870
$512
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2200
$248
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$5120
$904
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3473
$437
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$144
$60
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$224
$93.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$77.3
$9.78
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.34%
8.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$12808
$4456
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6220
$1839
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.39
$0.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$90.7
$11.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.9
$5.72
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.93
$0.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.14
$1.57
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.58
$1.06
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.32
$1.03
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.77
$1.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$11.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$3.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.8
$10.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.92
$2.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.58
$1.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.74
$1.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.32
$1.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.19
$1.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.84
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.94
$0.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.6
$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.98
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13
$1.33
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.53
$1.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.96
$3.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4
$1.09
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.99
$0.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$89.6
$22.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.9
$3.45
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$192
$29.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$27.8
$7.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$73.4
$52.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$116
$93.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2859
$379
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$26444
$17174

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Cities near Boston

Distance City Cost of living
4 km or 2.5 mi Cambridge
$3862
4.4 km or 2.7 mi Chelsea
$3168
4.5 km or 2.8 mi Somerville
$3685
5.6 km or 3.5 mi Everett
$3012
5.7 km or 3.5 mi Brookline
$3170
6.9 km or 4.3 mi Revere
$3028
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Malden
$3009
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Medford
$2712
10 km or 6.2 mi Belmont
$3028
10 km or 6.2 mi Arlington
$2977
10 km or 6.2 mi Watertown
$3000
11 km or 6.9 mi Melrose
$2914
12 km or 7.5 mi Milton
$3038
12 km or 7.5 mi Winchester
$2866
12 km or 7.7 mi Newton
$2910
13 km or 7.8 mi Saugus
$2866
13 km or 8.1 mi Quincy
$3232
14 km or 8.6 mi Stoneham
$2845
14 km or 8.9 mi Waltham
$2886
15 km or 9.4 mi Lynn
$2783
15 km or 9.5 mi Woburn
$2759
16 km or 9.6 mi Dedham
$2959
16 km or 10 mi Needham
$2901
16 km or 10 mi Lexington
$2794
16 km or 10 mi Wakefield
$2851
18 km or 11 mi Braintree
$3007
18 km or 11 mi Weymouth
$3005
19 km or 12 mi Reading
$2796
19 km or 12 mi Hingham
$2963
20 km or 12 mi Burlington
$2420
20 km or 13 mi Wellesley
$2828
21 km or 13 mi Norwood
$2906
22 km or 14 mi Peabody
$2867
22 km or 14 mi Randolph
$2923
22 km or 14 mi Salem
$3022
23 km or 14 mi Wilmington
$2636
23 km or 14 mi Marblehead
$2855
23 km or 14 mi Canton
$2900
25 km or 16 mi Natick
$2890
26 km or 16 mi Stoughton
$2890

Cities near Ho Chi Minh

Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Thu Dau Mot
$522
25 km or 15 mi Bien Hoa
$414
72 km or 45 mi Vung Tau
$503
96 km or 60 mi Svay Rieng
$721
113 km or 70 mi Sa Dec
$519
127 km or 79 mi Can Tho
$455
141 km or 88 mi Long Xuyen
$508
153 km or 95 mi Soc Trang
$523
162 km or 100 mi Prey Veng
$776
167 km or 104 mi Phan Thiet
$480
181 km or 112 mi Mui Ne
$493
184 km or 114 mi Kampong Cham
$518
189 km or 117 mi Rach Gia
$530
198 km or 123 mi Bac Lieu
$506
205 km or 127 mi Phnom Penh
$893
233 km or 145 mi Da Lat
$563
244 km or 151 mi Ca Mau
$517
257 km or 160 mi Buon Ma Thuot
$528
270 km or 168 mi Phan Rang-Thap Cham
$533
271 km or 168 mi Kampot
$582
300 km or 186 mi Phu Quoc
$518
309 km or 192 mi Stung Treng
$668
320 km or 199 mi Nha Trang
$540
343 km or 213 mi Sihanoukville
$766
414 km or 257 mi Siem Reap
$679
433 km or 269 mi Qui Nhon
$515
452 km or 281 mi Battambang
$601
488 km or 303 mi Ko Chang
$718
502 km or 312 mi Serei Saophoan
$644
527 km or 327 mi Ubon Ratchathani
$543
533 km or 331 mi Quang Ngai
$407
584 km or 363 mi Klaeng
$724
592 km or 368 mi Hoi An
$609
605 km or 376 mi Da Nang
$699
637 km or 396 mi Hue
$375
663 km or 412 mi Nong Prue
$809
664 km or 413 mi Chaophraya Surasak
$784
668 km or 415 mi Pattaya
$839
670 km or 416 mi Laem Chabang
$799
676 km or 420 mi Nakhon Ratchasima
$586