Columbus vs Ho Chi Minh - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Columbus	Ho Chi Minh
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2145	$735
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5059	$2016
🏠 One person rent	$1248	$376
🏘️ Family rent	$2171	$815
🍽️ Food expenses	$632	$210
🚐 Transport expenses	$125	$72.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4018	$487
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	73	66
😀 Quality of life	88	65
🏙️ Population	906K	9.39M

The cost of living in Columbus is 192% more expensive than in Ho Chi Minh. Cities ranked 1476th and 6739th ($2145 vs $735) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1323rd 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 1.9 months in Columbus compared to 0.7 months in Ho Chi Minh. Columbus ranked 59th best city to live in the United States vs Ho Chi Minh ranked 1st in Vietnam, while ranked 249th and 4253rd among best cities to live in the world.

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	Columbus	Ho Chi Minh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.9	$2.17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$66.4	$23.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.7	$4.72
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.69	$1.18
☕ Cappuccino	$4.78	$1.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.44	$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1314	$459
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$972	$281
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2378	$1102
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1757	$634
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$149	$50.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$232	$77.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$57.9	$9.54
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.57%	9.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3095	$4334
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2954	$2039
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.01	$0.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$60.8	$11.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.4	$5.97
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.86	$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$1.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.74	$1.06
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.43	$1
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.4	$1.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$3.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.29	$2.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$1.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.69	$1.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.95	$1.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.12	$1.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.04	$1.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.47	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.28	$0.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.6	$11.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.66	$0.93
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.45	$1.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.35	$1.78
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.76	$3.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.07	$1.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.2	$0.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.3	$21.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.7	$4.32
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$85.5	$20.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.9	$9.65
👖 Brand Jeans	$61	$41.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.4	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1236	$277
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15423	$14143

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Cities near Columbus

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.6 km or 5.3 mi	Upper Arlington	$2084
11 km or 7.1 mi	Grove	$2062
13 km or 8.3 mi	Gahanna	$1986
15 km or 9 mi	Hilliard	$2085
17 km or 11 mi	Reynoldsburg	$1994
18 km or 11 mi	Dublin	$2095
19 km or 12 mi	Westerville	$1798
22 km or 13 mi	Pickerington	$1983
38 km or 24 mi	Delaware	$1851
43 km or 27 mi	Lancaster	$1903
43 km or 27 mi	Marysville	$1968
51 km or 32 mi	Newark	$1881
69 km or 43 mi	Springfield	$1897
70 km or 43 mi	Chillicothe	$1764
70 km or 44 mi	Marion	$1871
84 km or 52 mi	Zanesville	$1825
86 km or 53 mi	Xenia	$1870
89 km or 55 mi	Fairborn	$1798
94 km or 59 mi	Beavercreek	$1862
97 km or 60 mi	Huber Heights	$1852
97 km or 60 mi	Mansfield	$1832
98 km or 61 mi	Riverside	$1865
103 km or 64 mi	Kettering	$1890
103 km or 64 mi	Troy	$1897
104 km or 65 mi	Athens	$1674
104 km or 65 mi	Centerville	$1902
105 km or 65 mi	Dayton	$1783
105 km or 65 mi	Sidney	$1973
108 km or 67 mi	Piqua	$1914
112 km or 69 mi	Trotwood	$1870
116 km or 72 mi	Ashland	$1681
120 km or 74 mi	Lebanon	$1834
128 km or 80 mi	Middletown	$1427
128 km or 80 mi	Lima	$1923
130 km or 81 mi	Wooster	$1481
131 km or 81 mi	Mason	$1853
132 km or 82 mi	Findlay	$1839
136 km or 84 mi	Portsmouth	$1428
144 km or 90 mi	New Philadelphia	$1683
146 km or 91 mi	Norwalk	$1858

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