Denver vs Ho Chi Minh - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Denver	Ho Chi Minh
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2717	$735
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6307	$2016
🏠 One person rent	$1692	$376
🏘️ Family rent	$2963	$815
🍽️ Food expenses	$666	$210
🚐 Transport expenses	$165	$72.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5130	$487
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	20 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	91	66
😀 Quality of life	90	65
🏙️ Population	716K	9.39M

The cost of living in Denver is 270% more expensive than in Ho Chi Minh. Cities ranked 463rd and 6739th ($2717 vs $735) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 418th 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 Denver compared to 0.7 months in Ho Chi Minh. Denver ranked 35th best city to live in the United States vs Ho Chi Minh ranked 1st in Vietnam, while ranked 158th and 4253rd among best cities to live in the world.

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	Denver	Ho Chi Minh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.4	$2.17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$76.1	$23.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12	$4.72
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.31	$1.18
☕ Cappuccino	$5.59	$1.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.01	$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1812	$459
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1451	$281
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3223	$1102
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2613	$634
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$105	$50.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$165	$77.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$63.4	$9.54
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.63%	9.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4595	$4334
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3621	$2039
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.99	$0.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$101	$11.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.7	$5.97
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.88	$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$1.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.81	$1.06
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.91	$1
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.4	$1.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$3.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.2	$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.13	$2.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$1.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.98	$1.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.1	$1.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.53	$1.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.61	$1.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.44	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.79	$0.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.5	$11.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.27	$0.93
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.91	$1.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$1.78
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.8	$3.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.68	$1.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.52	$0.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$67.2	$21.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.8	$4.32
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$145	$20.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$26.5	$9.65
👖 Brand Jeans	$62.8	$41.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1528	$277
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16279	$14143

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Cities near Denver

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.3 mi	Wheat Ridge	$2548
10 km or 6.4 mi	Englewood	$2381
11 km or 6.7 mi	Lakewood	$2495
11 km or 7 mi	Arvada	$2577
12 km or 7.3 mi	Westminster	$2618
13 km or 8.3 mi	Commerce	$2432
14 km or 8.9 mi	Littleton	$2315
15 km or 9.4 mi	Aurora	$2674
18 km or 11 mi	Northglenn	$2737
18 km or 11 mi	Thornton	$2784
20 km or 12 mi	Centennial	$2525
22 km or 13 mi	Highlands Ranch	$2639
22 km or 14 mi	Broomfield	$2958
30 km or 19 mi	Brighton	$2568
30 km or 19 mi	Lafayette	$2661
31 km or 19 mi	Parker	$2509
41 km or 25 mi	Boulder	$2624
42 km or 26 mi	Castle Rock	$2508
49 km or 31 mi	Longmont	$2661
75 km or 46 mi	Loveland	$2451
79 km or 49 mi	Greeley	$2001
92 km or 57 mi	Fort Collins	$2193
99 km or 61 mi	Colorado Springs	$2421
113 km or 70 mi	Security-Widefield	$2369
119 km or 74 mi	Fountain	$2373
157 km or 98 mi	Cheyenne	$1768
167 km or 104 mi	Pueblo	$2425
182 km or 113 mi	Laramie	$1892
262 km or 163 mi	Scottsbluff	$1854
317 km or 197 mi	Grand Junction	$1974
362 km or 225 mi	Casper	$1642
376 km or 233 mi	Taos	$2396
389 km or 242 mi	North Platte	$1824
407 km or 253 mi	Garden	$1711
412 km or 256 mi	Rock Springs	$1854
426 km or 265 mi	Espanola	$2211
434 km or 270 mi	Farmington	$2623
461 km or 286 mi	Santa Fe	$2170
463 km or 288 mi	Liberal	$1706
484 km or 300 mi	Dodge	$1768

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