Dili vs Ho Chi Minh - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Dili	Ho Chi Minh
🚶 Cost of living one person	$511	$735
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1255	$2016
🏠 One person rent	$226	$376
🏘️ Family rent	$422	$815
🍽️ Food expenses	$207	$210
🚐 Transport expenses	$27	$72.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$391	$487
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	12	66
😀 Quality of life	30	65
🏙️ Population	222K	9.39M

The cost of living in Dili is 30% less expensive than in Ho Chi Minh. Cities ranked 8549th and 6739th ($511 vs $735) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in East Timor and Vietnam, respectively. Check East Timor vs Vietnam comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Dili compared to 0.7 months in Ho Chi Minh. Dili ranked 1st best city to live in East Timor vs Ho Chi Minh ranked 1st in Vietnam, while ranked 8098th and 4253rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dili vs Ho Chi Minh

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	Dili	Ho Chi Minh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.34	$2.17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.5	$23.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.73	$4.72
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.78	$1.18
☕ Cappuccino	$1.83	$1.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.52	$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$212	$459
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$147	$281
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$462	$1102
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$304	$634
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39	$50.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59.8	$77.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$27	$9.54
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.97%	9.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1490	$4334
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$909	$2039
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.37	$0.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.8	$11.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.31	$5.97
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.14	$1.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.66	$1.06
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$1
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.61	$1.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.95	$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.25	$3.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.83	$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$2.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$1.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$1.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$1.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.89	$1.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$1.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.16	$0.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.67	$11.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.4	$0.93
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.85	$1.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.63	$1.78
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.88	$3.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.55	$1.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.25	$0.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23	$21.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.26	$4.32
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$14.1	$20.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.85	$9.65
👖 Brand Jeans	$28.2	$41.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$61.9	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$95.6	$277
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3045	$14143

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Dili

Distance	City	Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi	Ainaro	$501
62 km or 38 mi	Maliana	$503
97 km or 60 mi	Baucau	$502
282 km or 176 mi	Kupang	$509
473 km or 294 mi	Baubau	$506
607 km or 377 mi	Kendari	$512
611 km or 380 mi	Ambon	$507
719 km or 447 mi	Darwin	$1617
754 km or 469 mi	Bima	$597
779 km or 484 mi	Makassar	$525
829 km or 515 mi	Parepare	$508
857 km or 533 mi	Palopo	$522
1040 km or 646 mi	Mataram	$355
1049 km or 652 mi	Gorontalo	$441
1058 km or 657 mi	Ternate	$442
1061 km or 660 mi	Palu	$553
1061 km or 660 mi	Sorong	$505
1113 km or 692 mi	Bitung	$442
1121 km or 696 mi	Manado	$439
1134 km or 705 mi	Ubud	$845
1139 km or 708 mi	Denpasar	$497
1163 km or 722 mi	Bali	$1267
1265 km or 786 mi	Balikpapan	$606
1273 km or 791 mi	Manokwari	$500
1293 km or 804 mi	Samarinda	$580
1317 km or 818 mi	Bontang	$553
1324 km or 823 mi	Banjarbaru	$460
1347 km or 837 mi	Banjarmasin	$469
1363 km or 847 mi	Probolinggo	$614
1398 km or 869 mi	Pasuruan	$510
1421 km or 883 mi	Surabaya	$549
1427 km or 887 mi	Malang	$365
1438 km or 894 mi	Batu	$410
1452 km or 902 mi	Mojokerto	$505
1470 km or 913 mi	Palangka Raya	$475
1478 km or 918 mi	Blitar	$453
1495 km or 929 mi	Kediri	$464
1550 km or 963 mi	Madiun	$486
1586 km or 985 mi	Tarakan	$527
1628 km or 1012 mi	Surakarta	$417

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