Boston vs Ho Chi Minh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Boston Ho Chi Minh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$3638
$762
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$8082
$1930
🏠 One person rent
$2543
$409
🏘️ Family rent
$4126
$723
🍽️ Food expenses
$722
$205
🚐 Transport expenses
$145
$71
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$6556
$340
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
100
67
😀 Quality of life
92
69
🏙️ Population
676K
14M

The cost of living in Boston is 378% more expensive than in Ho Chi Minh. Cities ranked 30th and 6919th ($3638 vs $762) 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 1.8 months in Boston compared to 0.4 months in Ho Chi Minh. Boston ranked 16th best city to live in the United States vs Ho Chi Minh ranked 1st in Vietnam, while ranked 94th and 4450th 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
$21.5
$1.95
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$103
$19.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.9
$4.35
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.04
$1.15
☕ Cappuccino
$5.31
$1.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.85
$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2878
$547
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2181
$289
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$5280
$1009
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3456
$526
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$147
$59
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$229
$90.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$76.1
$9.58
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.34%
8.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$11142
$4266
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6207
$1950
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.41
$0.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$90.6
$11.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.8
$5.91
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.87
$0.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.19
$1.51
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.63
$0.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.64
$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.6
$1.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.1
$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$3.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.4
$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.14
$2.67
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$1.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.48
$1.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.77
$1.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$1.14
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.73
$1.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.6
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.78
$0.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.2
$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.07
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.1
$1.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.48
$1.74
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.06
$3.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4
$1.1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.99
$0.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$89.2
$20.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.9
$3.48
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$190
$27.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.2
$8.79
👖 Brand Jeans
$67.6
$46.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$115
$96.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2835
$329
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$26679
$14995

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Cities near Boston

Distance City Cost of living
4 km or 2.5 mi Cambridge
$3830
4.4 km or 2.7 mi Chelsea
$3097
4.5 km or 2.8 mi Somerville
$3650
5.6 km or 3.5 mi Everett
$2960
5.7 km or 3.5 mi Brookline
$3140
6.9 km or 4.3 mi Revere
$2981
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Malden
$3000
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Medford
$2691
10 km or 6.2 mi Belmont
$3017
10 km or 6.2 mi Arlington
$2944
10 km or 6.2 mi Watertown
$2966
11 km or 6.9 mi Melrose
$2870
12 km or 7.5 mi Milton
$3006
12 km or 7.5 mi Winchester
$2845
12 km or 7.7 mi Newton
$2862
13 km or 7.8 mi Saugus
$2839
13 km or 8.1 mi Quincy
$3186
14 km or 8.6 mi Stoneham
$2823
14 km or 8.9 mi Waltham
$2870
15 km or 9.4 mi Lynn
$2762
15 km or 9.5 mi Woburn
$2714
16 km or 9.6 mi Dedham
$2921
16 km or 10 mi Needham
$2837
16 km or 10 mi Lexington
$2771
16 km or 10 mi Wakefield
$2808
18 km or 11 mi Braintree
$2980
18 km or 11 mi Weymouth
$2986
19 km or 12 mi Reading
$2786
19 km or 12 mi Hingham
$2939
20 km or 12 mi Burlington
$2405
20 km or 13 mi Wellesley
$2803
21 km or 13 mi Norwood
$2866
22 km or 14 mi Peabody
$2859
22 km or 14 mi Randolph
$2894
22 km or 14 mi Salem
$3006
23 km or 14 mi Wilmington
$2629
23 km or 14 mi Marblehead
$2854
23 km or 14 mi Canton
$2871
25 km or 16 mi Natick
$2867
26 km or 16 mi Stoughton
$2852

Cities near Ho Chi Minh

Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Thu Dau Mot
$540
25 km or 15 mi Bien Hoa
$419
72 km or 45 mi Vung Tau
$525
96 km or 60 mi Svay Rieng
$708
113 km or 70 mi Sa Dec
$519
127 km or 79 mi Can Tho
$456
141 km or 88 mi Long Xuyen
$514
153 km or 95 mi Soc Trang
$523
162 km or 100 mi Prey Veng
$760
167 km or 104 mi Phan Thiet
$500
181 km or 112 mi Mui Ne
$506
184 km or 114 mi Kampong Cham
$501
189 km or 117 mi Rach Gia
$535
198 km or 123 mi Bac Lieu
$512
205 km or 127 mi Phnom Penh
$882
233 km or 145 mi Da Lat
$572
244 km or 151 mi Ca Mau
$526
257 km or 160 mi Buon Ma Thuot
$535
270 km or 168 mi Phan Rang-Thap Cham
$543
271 km or 168 mi Kampot
$587
300 km or 186 mi Phu Quoc
$530
309 km or 192 mi Stung Treng
$652
320 km or 199 mi Nha Trang
$541
343 km or 213 mi Sihanoukville
$764
414 km or 257 mi Siem Reap
$679
433 km or 269 mi Qui Nhon
$519
452 km or 281 mi Battambang
$575
488 km or 303 mi Ko Chang
$763
502 km or 312 mi Serei Saophoan
$629
527 km or 327 mi Ubon Ratchathani
$583
533 km or 331 mi Quang Ngai
$410
584 km or 363 mi Klaeng
$768
592 km or 368 mi Hoi An
$613
605 km or 376 mi Da Nang
$660
637 km or 396 mi Hue
$380
663 km or 412 mi Nong Prue
$846
664 km or 413 mi Chaophraya Surasak
$823
668 km or 415 mi Pattaya
$874
670 km or 416 mi Laem Chabang
$838
676 km or 420 mi Nakhon Ratchasima
$610