Edmonton vs Ho Chi Minh - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Edmonton	Ho Chi Minh
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1769	$735
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4094	$2016
🏠 One person rent	$948	$376
🏘️ Family rent	$1630	$815
🍽️ Food expenses	$540	$210
🚐 Transport expenses	$165	$72.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2961	$487
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	25 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	63	66
😀 Quality of life	89	65
🏙️ Population	1.01M	9.39M

The cost of living in Edmonton is 141% more expensive than in Ho Chi Minh. Cities ranked 2475th and 6739th ($1769 vs $735) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 84th and 1st in Canada and Vietnam, respectively. Check Canada vs Vietnam comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Edmonton compared to 0.7 months in Ho Chi Minh. Edmonton ranked 12th best city to live in Canada vs Ho Chi Minh ranked 1st in Vietnam, while ranked 181st and 4253rd among best cities to live in the world.

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	Edmonton	Ho Chi Minh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.4	$2.17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$56.1	$23.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.6	$4.72
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.07	$1.18
☕ Cappuccino	$3.66	$1.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.91	$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$961	$459
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$711	$281
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1601	$1102
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1315	$634
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$130	$50.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$201	$77.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$56.2	$9.54
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.25%	9.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2901	$4334
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2327	$2039
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.47	$0.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$70.2	$11.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.6	$5.97
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.03	$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.84	$1.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.34	$1.06
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.67	$1
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.6	$1.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$3.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.28	$2.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$1.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.68	$1.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.6	$1.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$1.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$1.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.26	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2	$0.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.1	$11.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.73	$0.93
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.7	$1.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.29	$1.78
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.31	$3.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.1	$1.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.81	$0.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.3	$21.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.8	$4.32
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$56.6	$20.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.3	$9.65
👖 Brand Jeans	$48.5	$41.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$83.7	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$689	$277
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7826	$14143

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Cities near Edmonton

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 16 mi	Spruce Grove	$1588
31 km or 19 mi	Leduc	$1656
142 km or 88 mi	Red Deer	$1676
279 km or 173 mi	Calgary	$2077
297 km or 185 mi	Banff	$1743
380 km or 236 mi	Fort McMurray	$1871
388 km or 241 mi	Grande Prairie	$1778
429 km or 267 mi	Lethbridge	$1614
435 km or 270 mi	Medicine Hat	$1487
483 km or 300 mi	Saskatoon	$1786
515 km or 320 mi	Prince Albert	$1446
565 km or 351 mi	Kamloops	$1770
576 km or 358 mi	Kelowna	$1886
610 km or 379 mi	Prince George	$1491
616 km or 383 mi	Penticton	$1638
622 km or 387 mi	Sandpoint	$2568
646 km or 402 mi	Moose Jaw	$1360
688 km or 428 mi	Great Falls	$2007
689 km or 428 mi	Coeur d'Alene	$2299
691 km or 430 mi	Post Falls	$2284
698 km or 434 mi	Regina	$1540
703 km or 437 mi	Spokane Valley	$2174
711 km or 442 mi	Spokane	$2163
743 km or 461 mi	Missoula	$2054
752 km or 467 mi	Whistler	$2023
762 km or 473 mi	Chilliwack	$1761
779 km or 484 mi	Helena	$2327
789 km or 491 mi	Abbotsford	$1883
792 km or 492 mi	Maple Ridge	$1969
796 km or 495 mi	Moscow	$1792
798 km or 496 mi	Coquitlam	$2490
800 km or 497 mi	Pullman	$1612
804 km or 499 mi	Langley	$2021
809 km or 502 mi	Surrey	$2280
809 km or 503 mi	Burnaby	$2495
811 km or 504 mi	North Vancouver	$2388
818 km or 508 mi	Vancouver	$2488
820 km or 510 mi	Bellingham	$2466
821 km or 510 mi	Delta	$2317
822 km or 511 mi	Moses Lake	$2009

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