Budapest vs Ho Chi Minh - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Budapest	Ho Chi Minh
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1109	$735
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2730	$2016
🏠 One person rent	$553	$376
🏘️ Family rent	$965	$815
🍽️ Food expenses	$342	$210
🚐 Transport expenses	$105	$72.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1229	$487
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	18 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	92	66
😀 Quality of life	79	65
🏙️ Population	1.69M	9.39M

The cost of living in Budapest is 51% more expensive than in Ho Chi Minh. Cities ranked 4777th and 6739th ($1109 vs $735) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Hungary and Vietnam, respectively. Check Hungary vs Vietnam comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Budapest compared to 0.7 months in Ho Chi Minh. Budapest ranked 1st best city to live in Hungary vs Ho Chi Minh ranked 1st in Vietnam, while ranked 618th and 4253rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Budapest vs Ho Chi Minh

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	Budapest	Ho Chi Minh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.45	$2.17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$45	$23.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.53	$4.72
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.55	$1.18
☕ Cappuccino	$2.77	$1.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.48	$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$574	$459
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$426	$281
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1044	$1102
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$769	$634
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$79.4	$50.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$123	$77.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.1	$9.54
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.95%	9.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4106	$4334
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2694	$2039
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.18	$0.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$23.7	$11.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.7	$5.97
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.62	$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.13	$1.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.24	$1.06
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$1
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.78	$1.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10	$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.66	$3.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$2.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$1.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.88	$1.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.99	$1.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$1.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$1.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.96	$0.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.79	$11.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.03	$0.93
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.93	$1.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.29	$1.78
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.38	$3.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.15	$1.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.73	$0.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51	$21.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.6	$4.32
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$49.5	$20.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.8	$9.65
👖 Brand Jeans	$71.3	$41.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$82.8	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$374	$277
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11151	$14143

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Cities near Budapest

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi	Budafok-Teteny	$901
16 km or 9.8 mi	Erd	$790
16 km or 10 mi	Dunakeszi	$939
17 km or 11 mi	Szigetszentmiklos	$843
27 km or 17 mi	Godollo	$924
32 km or 20 mi	Vac	$827
49 km or 31 mi	Tatabanya	$794
58 km or 36 mi	Szekesfehervar	$762
58 km or 36 mi	Dunaujvaros	$684
67 km or 42 mi	Cegled	$855
74 km or 46 mi	Komarno	$1045
82 km or 51 mi	Kecskemet	$781
84 km or 52 mi	Nove Zamky	$1019
86 km or 53 mi	Salgotarjan	$823
86 km or 53 mi	Levice	$987
93 km or 58 mi	Szolnok	$666
96 km or 59 mi	Veszprem	$786
104 km or 65 mi	Lucenec	$922
107 km or 67 mi	Gyor	$784
109 km or 68 mi	Eger	$784
115 km or 72 mi	Nitra	$1039
121 km or 75 mi	Zvolen	$1237
123 km or 76 mi	Ozd	$802
130 km or 81 mi	Szekszard	$747
138 km or 86 mi	Banska Bystrica	$1080
139 km or 86 mi	Mosonmagyarovar	$794
145 km or 90 mi	Prievidza	$892
146 km or 91 mi	Trnava	$1181
146 km or 91 mi	Miskolc	$676
146 km or 91 mi	Baja	$692
150 km or 93 mi	Piestany	$935
153 km or 95 mi	Hodmezovasarhely	$681
158 km or 98 mi	Kaposvar	$750
160 km or 99 mi	Petrzalka	$1202
161 km or 100 mi	Bratislava	$1275
163 km or 101 mi	Subotica	$768
163 km or 101 mi	Szeged	$766
170 km or 106 mi	Pecs	$848
172 km or 107 mi	Trencin	$1118
174 km or 108 mi	Martin	$1039

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