Fresno vs Ho Chi Minh - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Fresno	Ho Chi Minh
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2566	$734
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5572	$1845
🏠 One person rent	$1667	$387
🏘️ Family rent	$2747	$684
🍽️ Food expenses	$622	$202
🚐 Transport expenses	$117	$70.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3632	$336
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	42	66
😀 Quality of life	81	66
🏙️ Population	542K	9.39M

The cost of living in Fresno is 250% more expensive than in Ho Chi Minh. Cities ranked 775th and 6928th ($2566 vs $734) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 687th 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 1.4 months in Fresno compared to 0.5 months in Ho Chi Minh. Fresno ranked 214th best city to live in the United States vs Ho Chi Minh ranked 1st in Vietnam, while ranked 701st and 4947th 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	$21	$1.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$70	$22.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.4	$3.81
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.98	$1.14
☕ Cappuccino	$5.09	$1.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.79	$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1381	$499
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1361	$280
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2356	$921
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2328	$508
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$218	$54.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$330	$83.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$83.7	$9.41
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.38%	9.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2769	$3891
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2790	$1915
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.25	$0.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$45.2	$11.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.2	$5.93
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$0.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1	$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.95	$0.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.92	$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.28	$1.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$11.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.01	$3.67
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.6	$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5	$2.75
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$1.15
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.72	$1.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.47	$1.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.17	$1.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$1.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.2	$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.61	$0.79
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.9	$12.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.73	$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.9	$1.23
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.13	$1.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.22	$3.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.62	$1.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.82	$0.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$78.9	$19.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15	$3.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$114	$23.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$16	$8.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.9	$44.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$79.5	$94.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$977	$286
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13048	$13093

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Cities near Fresno

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Clovis	$2503
23 km or 14 mi	Sanger	$2551
28 km or 18 mi	Selma	$2554
31 km or 19 mi	Madera	$2599
37 km or 23 mi	Reedley	$2531
44 km or 28 mi	Dinuba	$2479
52 km or 32 mi	Hanford	$2496
53 km or 33 mi	Lemoore	$2586
66 km or 41 mi	Visalia	$2120
76 km or 47 mi	Tulare	$2295
79 km or 49 mi	Corcoran	$2526
84 km or 52 mi	Merced	$2161
96 km or 60 mi	Atwater	$2383
99 km or 61 mi	Los Banos	$2794
105 km or 65 mi	Porterville	$2577
123 km or 76 mi	Delano	$2653
124 km or 77 mi	Turlock	$2426
138 km or 86 mi	Ceres	$2407
138 km or 86 mi	Wasco	$2650
142 km or 88 mi	Patterson	$2841
143 km or 89 mi	Soledad	$2839
143 km or 89 mi	Hollister	$2942
144 km or 89 mi	Sonora	$2763
145 km or 90 mi	Modesto	$2313
145 km or 90 mi	Oakdale	$2576
147 km or 91 mi	Riverbank	$2452
150 km or 93 mi	Paso Robles	$2248
161 km or 100 mi	Gilroy	$2955
165 km or 102 mi	Atascadero	$1969
166 km or 103 mi	Salinas	$3082
168 km or 104 mi	Bakersfield	$2501
170 km or 106 mi	Manteca	$2679
170 km or 106 mi	Morgan Hill	$3130
175 km or 109 mi	Lathrop	$2721
176 km or 109 mi	Watsonville	$3748
179 km or 112 mi	Marina	$2446
180 km or 112 mi	Tracy	$2114
184 km or 114 mi	Seaside	$1905
185 km or 115 mi	San Luis Obispo	$2840
188 km or 117 mi	Stockton	$2270

Cities near Ho Chi Minh

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Thu Dau Mot	$519
25 km or 15 mi	Bien Hoa	$410
72 km or 45 mi	Vung Tau	$493
96 km or 60 mi	Svay Rieng	$686
113 km or 70 mi	Sa Dec	$502
127 km or 79 mi	Can Tho	$439
141 km or 88 mi	Long Xuyen	$498
153 km or 95 mi	Soc Trang	$507
162 km or 100 mi	Prey Veng	$727
167 km or 104 mi	Phan Thiet	$482
181 km or 112 mi	Mui Ne	$491
184 km or 114 mi	Kampong Cham	$504
189 km or 117 mi	Rach Gia	$515
198 km or 123 mi	Bac Lieu	$494
205 km or 127 mi	Phnom Penh	$829
233 km or 145 mi	Da Lat	$572
244 km or 151 mi	Ca Mau	$507
257 km or 160 mi	Buon Ma Thuot	$516
270 km or 168 mi	Phan Rang-Thap Cham	$523
271 km or 168 mi	Kampot	$622
300 km or 186 mi	Phu Quoc	$511
309 km or 192 mi	Stung Treng	$635
320 km or 199 mi	Nha Trang	$508
343 km or 213 mi	Sihanoukville	$763
414 km or 257 mi	Siem Reap	$650
433 km or 269 mi	Qui Nhon	$501
452 km or 281 mi	Battambang	$571
488 km or 303 mi	Ko Chang	$708
502 km or 312 mi	Serei Saophoan	$623
527 km or 327 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$558
533 km or 331 mi	Quang Ngai	$403
584 km or 363 mi	Klaeng	$718
592 km or 368 mi	Hoi An	$601
605 km or 376 mi	Da Nang	$615
637 km or 396 mi	Hue	$372
663 km or 412 mi	Nong Prue	$787
664 km or 413 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$770
668 km or 415 mi	Pattaya	$812
670 km or 416 mi	Laem Chabang	$779
676 km or 420 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$588