Colorado Springs vs Ho Chi Minh - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Colorado Springs	Ho Chi Minh
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2421	$735
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5340	$2016
🏠 One person rent	$1548	$376
🏘️ Family rent	$2311	$815
🍽️ Food expenses	$620	$210
🚐 Transport expenses	$106	$72.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4230	$487
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	62	66
😀 Quality of life	84	65
🏙️ Population	479K	9.39M

The cost of living in Colorado Springs is 230% more expensive than in Ho Chi Minh. Cities ranked 917th and 6739th ($2421 vs $735) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 840th 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 104th best city to live in the United States vs Ho Chi Minh ranked 1st in Vietnam, while ranked 387th and 4253rd 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	$17.9	$2.17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$71	$23.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.6	$4.72
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.35	$1.18
☕ Cappuccino	$6.15	$1.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.77	$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1534	$459
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1308	$281
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2318	$1102
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1993	$634
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$111	$50.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$170	$77.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$83.3	$9.54
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.62%	9.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2384	$4334
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2406	$2039
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2	$0.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$64.6	$11.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.9	$5.97
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.88	$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.08	$1.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.05	$1.06
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.89	$1
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.12	$1.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.6	$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$3.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19	$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.13	$2.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$1.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.66	$1.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.59	$1.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$1.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$1.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.38	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.11	$0.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$11.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.3	$0.93
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.99	$1.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.01	$1.78
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.97	$3.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.76	$1.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.55	$0.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50.9	$21.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.3	$4.32
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$111	$20.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.1	$9.65
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.1	$41.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$82.3	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1681	$277
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24682	$14143

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Cities near Colorado Springs

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 9 mi	Security-Widefield	$2369
21 km or 13 mi	Fountain	$2373
57 km or 35 mi	Castle Rock	$2508
68 km or 42 mi	Pueblo	$2425
73 km or 45 mi	Parker	$2509
77 km or 48 mi	Highlands Ranch	$2639
82 km or 51 mi	Centennial	$2525
86 km or 53 mi	Littleton	$2315
89 km or 55 mi	Englewood	$2381
94 km or 59 mi	Aurora	$2674
97 km or 61 mi	Lakewood	$2495
99 km or 61 mi	Denver	$2717
104 km or 65 mi	Wheat Ridge	$2548
108 km or 67 mi	Arvada	$2577
109 km or 68 mi	Commerce	$2432
110 km or 68 mi	Westminster	$2618
116 km or 72 mi	Northglenn	$2737
116 km or 72 mi	Thornton	$2784
121 km or 75 mi	Broomfield	$2958
124 km or 77 mi	Brighton	$2568
129 km or 80 mi	Lafayette	$2661
136 km or 84 mi	Boulder	$2624
148 km or 92 mi	Longmont	$2661
173 km or 107 mi	Greeley	$2001
173 km or 108 mi	Loveland	$2451
191 km or 119 mi	Fort Collins	$2193
254 km or 158 mi	Cheyenne	$1768
281 km or 174 mi	Laramie	$1892
283 km or 176 mi	Taos	$2396
327 km or 203 mi	Grand Junction	$1974
337 km or 210 mi	Espanola	$2211
347 km or 216 mi	Scottsbluff	$1854
356 km or 221 mi	Garden	$1711
370 km or 230 mi	Santa Fe	$2170
380 km or 236 mi	Farmington	$2623
395 km or 245 mi	Liberal	$1706
426 km or 264 mi	North Platte	$1824
434 km or 270 mi	Dodge	$1768
436 km or 271 mi	Rio Rancho	$1942
447 km or 278 mi	Albuquerque	$1985

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