Canberra vs Ho Chi Minh - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Canberra	Ho Chi Minh
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2223	$762
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4990	$1930
🏠 One person rent	$1398	$409
🏘️ Family rent	$2158	$723
🍽️ Food expenses	$563	$205
🚐 Transport expenses	$119	$71
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4087	$340
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	30	67
😀 Quality of life	85	69
🏙️ Population	381K	14M

The cost of living in Canberra is 192% more expensive than in Ho Chi Minh. Cities ranked 1443rd and 6919th ($2223 vs $762) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th and 1st in Australia and Vietnam, respectively. Check Australia vs Vietnam comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Canberra compared to 0.4 months in Ho Chi Minh. Canberra ranked 13th best city to live in Australia vs Ho Chi Minh ranked 1st in Vietnam, while ranked 479th and 4450th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Canberra vs Ho Chi Minh

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	Canberra	Ho Chi Minh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.5	$1.95
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$69.1	$19.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$4.35
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.54	$1.15
☕ Cappuccino	$3.66	$1.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.98	$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1538	$547
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1150	$289
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2721	$1009
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1726	$526
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$119	$59
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$182	$90.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$50.8	$9.58
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.89%	8.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8609	$4266
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5425	$1950
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.53	$0.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$88.3	$11.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.6	$5.91
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.33	$0.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.4	$1.51
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.62	$0.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.14	$1.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.61	$3.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.69	$2.67
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.44	$1.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.47	$1.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.44	$1.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$1.14
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$1.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.89	$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.28	$0.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.4	$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.86	$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack	$26.9	$1.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.98	$1.74
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.81	$3.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.5	$1.1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.08	$0.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$57.5	$20.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.3	$3.48
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.8	$27.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.2	$8.79
👖 Brand Jeans	$79.1	$46.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$112	$96.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2023	$329
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15408	$14995

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Cities near Canberra

Distance	City	Cost of living
81 km or 50 mi	Goulburn	$1821
161 km or 100 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1583
187 km or 116 mi	Wollongong	$1695
212 km or 132 mi	Bathurst	$1699
223 km or 139 mi	Orange	$1477
235 km or 146 mi	Blacktown	$1710
238 km or 148 mi	Parramatta	$2482
243 km or 151 mi	Kellyville	$2050
247 km or 154 mi	Sydney	$2844
261 km or 162 mi	Dee Why	$2379
303 km or 188 mi	Griffith	$1824
341 km or 212 mi	Dubbo	$1867
357 km or 222 mi	Shepparton	$1815
358 km or 222 mi	Newcastle	$1997
397 km or 246 mi	Traralgon	$1979
448 km or 278 mi	Pakenham	$1896
454 km or 282 mi	Berwick	$1860
459 km or 285 mi	Dandenong	$1894
464 km or 288 mi	Cranbourne	$1798
466 km or 289 mi	South Yarra	$1829
466 km or 290 mi	Bendigo	$1487
466 km or 290 mi	Melbourne	$2496
470 km or 292 mi	Sunbury	$1928
477 km or 297 mi	Frankston	$1889
485 km or 302 mi	Melton	$1906
488 km or 303 mi	Tarneit	$1822
489 km or 304 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1854
531 km or 330 mi	Geelong	$2217
535 km or 332 mi	Ballarat	$1604
554 km or 344 mi	Port Macquarie	$1796
583 km or 362 mi	Armidale	$1288
649 km or 403 mi	Mildura	$1904
669 km or 415 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2172
684 km or 425 mi	Warrnambool	$1870
698 km or 434 mi	Devonport	$1898
706 km or 438 mi	Launceston	$1753
796 km or 495 mi	Mount Gambier	$1901
852 km or 529 mi	Byron Bay	$2703
858 km or 533 mi	Hobart	$2308
902 km or 560 mi	Toowoomba	$1766

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