El Paso vs Ho Chi Minh - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	El Paso	Ho Chi Minh
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1796	$726
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4088	$1883
🏠 One person rent	$1008	$370
🏘️ Family rent	$1727	$634
🍽️ Food expenses	$573	$208
🚐 Transport expenses	$92.9	$70.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3260	$500
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	34	67
😀 Quality of life	85	71
🏙️ Population	679K	14M

The cost of living in El Paso is 147% more expensive than in Ho Chi Minh. Cities ranked 2822nd and 7123rd ($1796 vs $726) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1955th 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 El Paso compared to 0.7 months in Ho Chi Minh. El Paso ranked 145th best city to live in the United States vs Ho Chi Minh ranked 1st in Vietnam, while ranked 437th and 3396th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in El Paso vs Ho Chi Minh

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	El Paso	Ho Chi Minh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.6	$2.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$78.5	$19
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.1	$4.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6	$1.14
☕ Cappuccino	$6.19	$1.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.32	$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1021	$512
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$796	$248
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1705	$904
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1458	$437
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$98	$60
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$151	$93.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68.6	$9.78
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.14%	8.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1769	$4456
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1792	$1839
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.49	$0.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$48.1	$11.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.8	$5.72
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.84	$0.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.85	$1.57
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.05	$1.06
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.44	$1.03
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.73	$1.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$11.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$3.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$10.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.54	$2.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$1.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$1.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.58	$1.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.57	$1.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.22	$1.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.06	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.37	$0.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.29	$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.07	$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.37	$1.33
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.11	$1.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.02	$3.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.97	$1.09
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.96	$0.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$18.4	$22.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.1	$3.45
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$63.1	$29.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.8	$7.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$46.4	$52.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$93.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$577	$379
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6901	$17174

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Cities near El Paso

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.2 km or 1.4 mi	Ciudad Juarez	$1066
24 km or 15 mi	Socorro	$1850
68 km or 42 mi	Las Cruces	$1665
136 km or 85 mi	Alamogordo	$1747
202 km or 125 mi	Nuevo Casas Grandes	$910
224 km or 139 mi	Carlsbad	$1844
258 km or 160 mi	Roswell	$1938
294 km or 183 mi	Agua Prieta	$863
332 km or 206 mi	Hobbs	$1920
349 km or 217 mi	Chihuahua	$1053
359 km or 223 mi	Sierra Vista	$1654
374 km or 232 mi	Albuquerque	$2029
375 km or 233 mi	Ciudad Cuauhtemoc	$1095
387 km or 240 mi	Rio Rancho	$2089
390 km or 242 mi	Odessa	$2196
408 km or 254 mi	Delicias	$990
415 km or 258 mi	Midland	$2025
422 km or 262 mi	Tucson	$1933
424 km or 264 mi	Nogales	$2153
425 km or 264 mi	Sahuarita	$2070
425 km or 264 mi	Clovis	$1776
425 km or 264 mi	Nogales	$771
429 km or 267 mi	Oro Valley	$2060
431 km or 268 mi	Casas Adobes	$2011
437 km or 272 mi	Santa Fe	$2212
442 km or 275 mi	Marana	$2089
467 km or 290 mi	Gallup	$2212
473 km or 294 mi	Espanola	$2237
476 km or 296 mi	Lubbock	$1878
476 km or 296 mi	Big Spring	$1993
481 km or 299 mi	Florence	$2454
508 km or 316 mi	Apache Junction	$2482
509 km or 317 mi	Casa Grande	$2374
511 km or 317 mi	Queen Creek	$2988
521 km or 323 mi	Plainview	$1972
522 km or 324 mi	Hermosillo	$1097
522 km or 324 mi	Taos	$2417
527 km or 328 mi	Gilbert	$2378
530 km or 330 mi	Chandler	$2367
532 km or 330 mi	Fountain Hills	$2373

Cities near Ho Chi Minh

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Thu Dau Mot	$522
25 km or 15 mi	Bien Hoa	$414
72 km or 45 mi	Vung Tau	$503
96 km or 60 mi	Svay Rieng	$721
113 km or 70 mi	Sa Dec	$519
127 km or 79 mi	Can Tho	$455
141 km or 88 mi	Long Xuyen	$508
153 km or 95 mi	Soc Trang	$523
162 km or 100 mi	Prey Veng	$776
167 km or 104 mi	Phan Thiet	$480
181 km or 112 mi	Mui Ne	$493
184 km or 114 mi	Kampong Cham	$518
189 km or 117 mi	Rach Gia	$530
198 km or 123 mi	Bac Lieu	$506
205 km or 127 mi	Phnom Penh	$893
233 km or 145 mi	Da Lat	$563
244 km or 151 mi	Ca Mau	$517
257 km or 160 mi	Buon Ma Thuot	$528
270 km or 168 mi	Phan Rang-Thap Cham	$533
271 km or 168 mi	Kampot	$582
300 km or 186 mi	Phu Quoc	$518
309 km or 192 mi	Stung Treng	$668
320 km or 199 mi	Nha Trang	$540
343 km or 213 mi	Sihanoukville	$766
414 km or 257 mi	Siem Reap	$679
433 km or 269 mi	Qui Nhon	$515
452 km or 281 mi	Battambang	$601
488 km or 303 mi	Ko Chang	$718
502 km or 312 mi	Serei Saophoan	$644
527 km or 327 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$543
533 km or 331 mi	Quang Ngai	$407
584 km or 363 mi	Klaeng	$724
592 km or 368 mi	Hoi An	$609
605 km or 376 mi	Da Nang	$699
637 km or 396 mi	Hue	$375
663 km or 412 mi	Nong Prue	$809
664 km or 413 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$784
668 km or 415 mi	Pattaya	$839
670 km or 416 mi	Laem Chabang	$799
676 km or 420 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$586