Columbus vs Ho Chi Minh - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Columbus	Ho Chi Minh
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2181	$734
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5273	$1845
🏠 One person rent	$1256	$387
🏘️ Family rent	$2214	$684
🍽️ Food expenses	$662	$202
🚐 Transport expenses	$125	$70.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3957	$336
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	72	66
😀 Quality of life	90	66
🏙️ Population	906K	9.39M

The cost of living in Columbus is 197% more expensive than in Ho Chi Minh. Cities ranked 1512th and 6928th ($2181 vs $734) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1292nd 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 1.8 months in Columbus compared to 0.5 months in Ho Chi Minh. Columbus ranked 64th best city to live in the United States vs Ho Chi Minh ranked 1st in Vietnam, while ranked 217th and 4947th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Columbus	Ho Chi Minh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.3	$1.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68	$22.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.3	$3.81
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.21	$1.14
☕ Cappuccino	$4.98	$1.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.74	$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1298	$499
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$973	$280
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2399	$921
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1787	$508
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$157	$54.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$244	$83.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$60.7	$9.41
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.42%	9.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3028	$3891
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2566	$1915
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.01	$0.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$61.3	$11.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.4	$5.93
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.83	$0.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.13	$0.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.38	$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.13	$1.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$11.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$3.67
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.1	$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.06	$2.75
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$1.15
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.2	$1.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.57	$1.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.03	$1.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.6	$1.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.36	$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.25	$0.79
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.5	$12.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.88	$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.33	$1.23
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.22	$1.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.75	$3.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.04	$1.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.23	$0.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.5	$19.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.7	$3.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$86.1	$23.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.9	$8.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.1	$44.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$86.6	$94.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1105	$286
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$28983	$13093

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Cities near Columbus

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.6 km or 5.3 mi	Upper Arlington	$2105
11 km or 7.1 mi	Grove	$2091
13 km or 8.3 mi	Gahanna	$2020
15 km or 9 mi	Hilliard	$2094
17 km or 11 mi	Reynoldsburg	$2030
18 km or 11 mi	Dublin	$2084
19 km or 12 mi	Westerville	$1836
22 km or 13 mi	Pickerington	$2014
38 km or 24 mi	Delaware	$2028
43 km or 27 mi	Lancaster	$1951
43 km or 27 mi	Marysville	$2019
51 km or 32 mi	Newark	$1932
69 km or 43 mi	Springfield	$1933
70 km or 43 mi	Chillicothe	$1933
70 km or 44 mi	Marion	$1954
84 km or 52 mi	Zanesville	$1928
86 km or 53 mi	Xenia	$1918
89 km or 55 mi	Fairborn	$1842
94 km or 59 mi	Beavercreek	$1918
97 km or 60 mi	Huber Heights	$1934
97 km or 60 mi	Mansfield	$1697
98 km or 61 mi	Riverside	$1947
103 km or 64 mi	Kettering	$1961
103 km or 64 mi	Troy	$1965
104 km or 65 mi	Athens	$1571
104 km or 65 mi	Centerville	$1942
105 km or 65 mi	Dayton	$1917
105 km or 65 mi	Sidney	$2025
108 km or 67 mi	Piqua	$1980
112 km or 69 mi	Trotwood	$1957
116 km or 72 mi	Ashland	$1684
120 km or 74 mi	Lebanon	$1850
128 km or 80 mi	Middletown	$1495
128 km or 80 mi	Lima	$2188
130 km or 81 mi	Wooster	$1482
131 km or 81 mi	Mason	$1899
132 km or 82 mi	Findlay	$1922
136 km or 84 mi	Portsmouth	$1493
144 km or 90 mi	New Philadelphia	$1743
146 km or 91 mi	Norwalk	$2061

Cities near Ho Chi Minh

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Thu Dau Mot	$519
25 km or 15 mi	Bien Hoa	$410
72 km or 45 mi	Vung Tau	$493
96 km or 60 mi	Svay Rieng	$686
113 km or 70 mi	Sa Dec	$502
127 km or 79 mi	Can Tho	$439
141 km or 88 mi	Long Xuyen	$498
153 km or 95 mi	Soc Trang	$507
162 km or 100 mi	Prey Veng	$727
167 km or 104 mi	Phan Thiet	$482
181 km or 112 mi	Mui Ne	$491
184 km or 114 mi	Kampong Cham	$504
189 km or 117 mi	Rach Gia	$515
198 km or 123 mi	Bac Lieu	$494
205 km or 127 mi	Phnom Penh	$829
233 km or 145 mi	Da Lat	$572
244 km or 151 mi	Ca Mau	$507
257 km or 160 mi	Buon Ma Thuot	$516
270 km or 168 mi	Phan Rang-Thap Cham	$523
271 km or 168 mi	Kampot	$622
300 km or 186 mi	Phu Quoc	$511
309 km or 192 mi	Stung Treng	$635
320 km or 199 mi	Nha Trang	$508
343 km or 213 mi	Sihanoukville	$763
414 km or 257 mi	Siem Reap	$650
433 km or 269 mi	Qui Nhon	$501
452 km or 281 mi	Battambang	$571
488 km or 303 mi	Ko Chang	$708
502 km or 312 mi	Serei Saophoan	$623
527 km or 327 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$558
533 km or 331 mi	Quang Ngai	$403
584 km or 363 mi	Klaeng	$718
592 km or 368 mi	Hoi An	$601
605 km or 376 mi	Da Nang	$615
637 km or 396 mi	Hue	$372
663 km or 412 mi	Nong Prue	$787
664 km or 413 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$770
668 km or 415 mi	Pattaya	$812
670 km or 416 mi	Laem Chabang	$779
676 km or 420 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$588