Fresno vs Ho Chi Minh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Fresno Ho Chi Minh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2485
$762
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5571
$1930
🏠 One person rent
$1592
$409
🏘️ Family rent
$2728
$723
🍽️ Food expenses
$624
$205
🚐 Transport expenses
$108
$71
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3630
$340
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
42
67
😀 Quality of life
83
69
🏙️ Population
542K
14M

The cost of living in Fresno is 226% more expensive than in Ho Chi Minh. Cities ranked 909th and 6919th ($2485 vs $762) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 790th 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 1.5 months in Fresno compared to 0.4 months in Ho Chi Minh. Fresno ranked 183rd best city to live in the United States vs Ho Chi Minh ranked 1st in Vietnam, while ranked 558th and 4450th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Fresno vs Ho Chi Minh

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Fresno Ho Chi Minh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19.8
$1.95
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$70
$19.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12
$4.35
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.03
$1.15
☕ Cappuccino
$5.11
$1.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.18
$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1505
$547
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1285
$289
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2435
$1009
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2351
$526
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$187
$59
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$284
$90.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$76.5
$9.58
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.09%
8.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2696
$4266
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3015
$1950
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.38
$0.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$47.4
$11.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.5
$5.91
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$0.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.07
$1.51
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.83
$0.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.6
$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.22
$1.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.49
$3.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.8
$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.96
$2.67
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$1.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.32
$1.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.61
$1.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.76
$1.14
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$1.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.87
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.6
$0.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.9
$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.99
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$11.8
$1.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.12
$1.74
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.16
$3.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.57
$1.1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.79
$0.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$66.7
$20.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15
$3.48
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$114
$27.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.1
$8.79
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.6
$46.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$87.9
$96.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1123
$329
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12990
$14995

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$2440
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$2523
28 km or 18 mi Selma
$2517
31 km or 19 mi Madera
$2562
37 km or 23 mi Reedley
$2494
44 km or 28 mi Dinuba
$2454
52 km or 32 mi Hanford
$2454
53 km or 33 mi Lemoore
$2547
66 km or 41 mi Visalia
$2107
76 km or 47 mi Tulare
$2276
79 km or 49 mi Corcoran
$2435
84 km or 52 mi Merced
$2146
96 km or 60 mi Atwater
$2391
99 km or 61 mi Los Banos
$2797
105 km or 65 mi Porterville
$2565
123 km or 76 mi Delano
$2605
124 km or 77 mi Turlock
$2440
138 km or 86 mi Ceres
$2390
138 km or 86 mi Wasco
$2608
142 km or 88 mi Patterson
$2851
143 km or 89 mi Soledad
$2854
143 km or 89 mi Hollister
$2992
144 km or 89 mi Sonora
$2768
145 km or 90 mi Modesto
$2300
145 km or 90 mi Oakdale
$2586
147 km or 91 mi Riverbank
$2445
150 km or 93 mi Paso Robles
$2276
161 km or 100 mi Gilroy
$3017
165 km or 102 mi Atascadero
$1940
166 km or 103 mi Salinas
$3067
168 km or 104 mi Bakersfield
$2261
170 km or 106 mi Manteca
$2651
170 km or 106 mi Morgan Hill
$3181
175 km or 109 mi Lathrop
$2658
176 km or 109 mi Watsonville
$3676
179 km or 112 mi Marina
$2468
180 km or 112 mi Tracy
$2089
184 km or 114 mi Seaside
$1923
185 km or 115 mi San Luis Obispo
$2864
188 km or 117 mi Stockton
$2280

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Thu Dau Mot
$540
25 km or 15 mi Bien Hoa
$419
72 km or 45 mi Vung Tau
$525
96 km or 60 mi Svay Rieng
$708
113 km or 70 mi Sa Dec
$519
127 km or 79 mi Can Tho
$456
141 km or 88 mi Long Xuyen
$514
153 km or 95 mi Soc Trang
$523
162 km or 100 mi Prey Veng
$760
167 km or 104 mi Phan Thiet
$500
181 km or 112 mi Mui Ne
$506
184 km or 114 mi Kampong Cham
$501
189 km or 117 mi Rach Gia
$535
198 km or 123 mi Bac Lieu
$512
205 km or 127 mi Phnom Penh
$882
233 km or 145 mi Da Lat
$572
244 km or 151 mi Ca Mau
$526
257 km or 160 mi Buon Ma Thuot
$535
270 km or 168 mi Phan Rang-Thap Cham
$543
271 km or 168 mi Kampot
$587
300 km or 186 mi Phu Quoc
$530
309 km or 192 mi Stung Treng
$652
320 km or 199 mi Nha Trang
$541
343 km or 213 mi Sihanoukville
$764
414 km or 257 mi Siem Reap
$679
433 km or 269 mi Qui Nhon
$519
452 km or 281 mi Battambang
$575
488 km or 303 mi Ko Chang
$763
502 km or 312 mi Serei Saophoan
$629
527 km or 327 mi Ubon Ratchathani
$583
533 km or 331 mi Quang Ngai
$410
584 km or 363 mi Klaeng
$768
592 km or 368 mi Hoi An
$613
605 km or 376 mi Da Nang
$660
637 km or 396 mi Hue
$380
663 km or 412 mi Nong Prue
$846
664 km or 413 mi Chaophraya Surasak
$823
668 km or 415 mi Pattaya
$874
670 km or 416 mi Laem Chabang
$838
676 km or 420 mi Nakhon Ratchasima
$610