Colorado Springs vs Ho Chi Minh - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Colorado Springs	Ho Chi Minh
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2548	$726
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5745	$1883
🏠 One person rent	$1632	$370
🏘️ Family rent	$2650	$634
🍽️ Food expenses	$662	$208
🚐 Transport expenses	$99.1	$70.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4215	$500
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	62	67
😀 Quality of life	88	71
🏙️ Population	479K	14M

The cost of living in Colorado Springs is 251% more expensive than in Ho Chi Minh. Cities ranked 819th and 7123rd ($2548 vs $726) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 714th 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 Colorado Springs compared to 0.7 months in Ho Chi Minh. Colorado Springs ranked 88th best city to live in the United States vs Ho Chi Minh ranked 1st in Vietnam, while ranked 297th and 3396th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Colorado Springs vs Ho Chi Minh

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	Colorado Springs	Ho Chi Minh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.9	$2.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$84.4	$19
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.9	$4.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.48	$1.14
☕ Cappuccino	$5.3	$1.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.7	$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1578	$512
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1366	$248
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2606	$904
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2302	$437
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$123	$60
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$186	$93.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$100	$9.78
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.1%	8.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2581	$4456
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2457	$1839
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.74	$0.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$62.9	$11.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.1	$5.72
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.91	$0.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.96	$1.57
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.14	$1.06
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.98	$1.03
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.9	$1.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$11.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.6	$3.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.3	$10.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.34	$2.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$1.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.5	$1.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.73	$1.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.63	$1.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.58	$1.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.3	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.17	$0.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.9	$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.99	$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.6	$1.33
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.96	$1.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.97	$3.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.76	$1.09
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.56	$0.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$56.9	$22.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15	$3.45
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$111	$29.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.2	$7.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.1	$52.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$81.2	$93.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1487	$379
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24668	$17174

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Cities near Colorado Springs

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 9 mi	Security-Widefield	$2423
21 km or 13 mi	Fountain	$2367
57 km or 35 mi	Castle Rock	$2521
68 km or 42 mi	Pueblo	$1961
73 km or 45 mi	Parker	$2534
77 km or 48 mi	Highlands Ranch	$2605
82 km or 51 mi	Centennial	$2542
86 km or 53 mi	Littleton	$2288
89 km or 55 mi	Englewood	$2391
94 km or 59 mi	Aurora	$2749
97 km or 61 mi	Lakewood	$2548
99 km or 61 mi	Denver	$2848
104 km or 65 mi	Wheat Ridge	$2601
108 km or 67 mi	Arvada	$2627
109 km or 68 mi	Commerce	$2382
110 km or 68 mi	Westminster	$2649
116 km or 72 mi	Northglenn	$2642
116 km or 72 mi	Thornton	$2729
121 km or 75 mi	Broomfield	$2986
124 km or 77 mi	Brighton	$2594
129 km or 80 mi	Lafayette	$2800
136 km or 84 mi	Boulder	$3013
148 km or 92 mi	Longmont	$2571
173 km or 107 mi	Greeley	$2028
173 km or 108 mi	Loveland	$2506
191 km or 119 mi	Fort Collins	$2346
254 km or 158 mi	Cheyenne	$1770
281 km or 174 mi	Laramie	$1900
283 km or 176 mi	Taos	$2417
327 km or 203 mi	Grand Junction	$2293
337 km or 210 mi	Espanola	$2237
347 km or 216 mi	Scottsbluff	$1914
356 km or 221 mi	Garden	$1741
370 km or 230 mi	Santa Fe	$2212
380 km or 236 mi	Farmington	$2470
395 km or 245 mi	Liberal	$1730
426 km or 264 mi	North Platte	$1875
434 km or 270 mi	Dodge	$1646
436 km or 271 mi	Rio Rancho	$2089
447 km or 278 mi	Albuquerque	$2029

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