Brisbane vs Ho Chi Minh - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Brisbane	Ho Chi Minh
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2323	$726
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5585	$1883
🏠 One person rent	$1439	$370
🏘️ Family rent	$2525	$634
🍽️ Food expenses	$586	$208
🚐 Transport expenses	$144	$70.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4313	$500
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	66	67
😀 Quality of life	97	71
🏙️ Population	2.71M	14M

The cost of living in Brisbane is 220% more expensive than in Ho Chi Minh. Cities ranked 1241st and 7123rd ($2323 vs $726) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 1st in Australia and Vietnam, respectively. Check Australia vs Vietnam comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Brisbane compared to 0.7 months in Ho Chi Minh. Brisbane ranked 3rd best city to live in Australia vs Ho Chi Minh ranked 1st in Vietnam, while ranked 3rd and 3396th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brisbane vs Ho Chi Minh

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	Brisbane	Ho Chi Minh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.8	$2.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$71.2	$19
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.3	$4.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.69	$1.14
☕ Cappuccino	$4.32	$1.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.85	$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1733	$512
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1173	$248
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3028	$904
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2142	$437
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$98.5	$60
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$151	$93.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$54.9	$9.78
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.91%	8.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8341	$4456
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5970	$1839
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$0.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$23.5	$11.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.6	$5.72
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.39	$0.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.63	$1.57
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.24	$1.06
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$1.03
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.18	$1.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.38	$11.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.56	$3.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.6	$10.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.14	$2.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.12	$1.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$1.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.11	$1.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.87	$1.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$1.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.07	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.95	$0.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.2	$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.98	$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack	$24.3	$1.33
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.15	$1.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.18	$3.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.49	$1.09
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.62	$0.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.3	$22.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14	$3.45
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$61.5	$29.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$24	$7.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$87.8	$52.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$115	$93.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2164	$379
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13265	$17174

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Cities near Brisbane

Distance	City	Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi	Ipswich	$1825
45 km or 28 mi	Caboolture	$1992
66 km or 41 mi	Southport	$2341
71 km or 44 mi	Gold Coast	$2530
75 km or 47 mi	Caloundra	$1863
91 km or 57 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1838
107 km or 66 mi	Toowoomba	$1720
143 km or 89 mi	Byron Bay	$2672
243 km or 151 mi	Hervey Bay	$1883
299 km or 186 mi	Bundaberg	$1720
315 km or 196 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2132
362 km or 225 mi	Armidale	$1273
441 km or 274 mi	Gladstone	$1643
441 km or 274 mi	Port Macquarie	$1786
520 km or 323 mi	Rockhampton	$1642
618 km or 384 mi	Newcastle	$1995
682 km or 424 mi	Dubbo	$1855
719 km or 447 mi	Dee Why	$2354
722 km or 449 mi	Kellyville	$2040
730 km or 453 mi	Blacktown	$1709
732 km or 455 mi	Parramatta	$2481
733 km or 455 mi	Sydney	$2844
740 km or 460 mi	Bathurst	$1701
748 km or 465 mi	Orange	$1460
801 km or 498 mi	Wollongong	$1695
869 km or 540 mi	Goulburn	$1795
945 km or 587 mi	Canberra	$2258
1006 km or 625 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1608
1009 km or 627 mi	Griffith	$1825
1111 km or 690 mi	Townsville	$2015
1224 km or 761 mi	Shepparton	$1816
1278 km or 794 mi	Mildura	$1905
1320 km or 820 mi	Bendigo	$1493
1337 km or 831 mi	Traralgon	$2000
1367 km or 849 mi	Sunbury	$1933
1372 km or 853 mi	Pakenham	$1936
1375 km or 855 mi	Melbourne	$2543
1376 km or 855 mi	Berwick	$1915
1376 km or 855 mi	South Yarra	$1834
1377 km or 856 mi	Dandenong	$1913

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