Fresno vs Ho Chi Minh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Fresno Ho Chi Minh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2083
$702
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5212
$1978
🏠 One person rent
$1287
$349
🏘️ Family rent
$2076
$750
🍽️ Food expenses
$545
$211
🚐 Transport expenses
$112
$67.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3882
$457
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
42
66
😀 Quality of life
65
66
🏙️ Population
542K
10.4M

The cost of living in Fresno is 197% more expensive than in Ho Chi Minh. Cities ranked 1603rd and 6786th ($2083 vs $702) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1421st 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 1.9 months in Fresno compared to 0.7 months in Ho Chi Minh. Fresno ranked 1706th best city to live in the United States vs Ho Chi Minh ranked 1st in Vietnam, while ranked 4568th and 4217th 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
$15.8
$1.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$58.9
$22.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.5
$4.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.99
$1.07
 Cappuccino
$4.67
$2.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.57
$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1125
$428
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1081
$258
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2105
$1064
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1727
$568
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$140
$46.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$216
$72.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$57.8
$11
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.52%
9.9%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2747
$4519
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2718
$2063
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.38
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$42
$7.56
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.3
$5.78
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.05
$1.51
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.63
$1.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.93
$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.8
$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.4
$3.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.9
$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.96
$3.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$1.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.56
$1.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.72
$1.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$1.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$1.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.53
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.3
$0.87
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.4
$9.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.5
$0.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.1
$1.23
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.06
$2.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.4
$3.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.15
$1.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.79
$0.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.8
$26.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.4
$4.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$95.8
$31.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.7
$3.08
👖 Brand Jeans
$49.7
$36.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.8
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2655
$306
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$31096
$16779

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$2144
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$2314
28 km or 18 mi Selma
$2343
31 km or 19 mi Madera
$2535
37 km or 23 mi Reedley
$2372
44 km or 28 mi Dinuba
$2344
52 km or 32 mi Hanford
$2372
53 km or 33 mi Lemoore
$2439
66 km or 41 mi Visalia
$2153
76 km or 47 mi Tulare
$2248
79 km or 49 mi Corcoran
$2351
84 km or 52 mi Merced
$2149
96 km or 60 mi Atwater
$2313
99 km or 61 mi Los Banos
$2665
105 km or 65 mi Porterville
$2478
123 km or 76 mi Delano
$2514
124 km or 77 mi Turlock
$2393
138 km or 86 mi Ceres
$2239
138 km or 86 mi Wasco
$2498
142 km or 88 mi Patterson
$2592
143 km or 89 mi Soledad
$2702
143 km or 89 mi Hollister
$2814
144 km or 89 mi Sonora
$2638
145 km or 90 mi Modesto
$2111
145 km or 90 mi Oakdale
$2400
147 km or 91 mi Riverbank
$2271
150 km or 93 mi Paso Robles
$2126
161 km or 100 mi Gilroy
$2952
165 km or 102 mi Atascadero
$1945
166 km or 103 mi Salinas
$3009
168 km or 104 mi Bakersfield
$2205
170 km or 106 mi Manteca
$2434
170 km or 106 mi Morgan Hill
$3012
175 km or 109 mi Lathrop
$2417
176 km or 109 mi Watsonville
$2908
179 km or 112 mi Marina
$2356
180 km or 112 mi Tracy
$2141
184 km or 114 mi Seaside
$2035
185 km or 115 mi San Luis Obispo
$2660
188 km or 117 mi Stockton
$2140

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Thu Dau Mot
$550
25 km or 15 mi Bien Hoa
$479
72 km or 45 mi Vung Tau
$534
96 km or 60 mi Svay Rieng
$694
113 km or 70 mi Sa Dec
$515
127 km or 79 mi Can Tho
$463
141 km or 88 mi Long Xuyen
$509
153 km or 95 mi Soc Trang
$522
162 km or 100 mi Prey Veng
$711
167 km or 104 mi Phan Thiet
$566
181 km or 112 mi Mui Ne
$553
184 km or 114 mi Kampong Cham
$555
189 km or 117 mi Rach Gia
$518
198 km or 123 mi Bac Lieu
$516
205 km or 127 mi Phnom Penh
$802
233 km or 145 mi Da Lat
$512
244 km or 151 mi Ca Mau
$520
257 km or 160 mi Buon Ma Thuot
$521
270 km or 168 mi Phan Rang-Thap Cham
$526
271 km or 168 mi Kampot
$569
300 km or 186 mi Phu Quoc
$524
309 km or 192 mi Stung Treng
$628
320 km or 199 mi Nha Trang
$554
343 km or 213 mi Sihanoukville
$755
414 km or 257 mi Siem Reap
$587
433 km or 269 mi Qui Nhon
$518
452 km or 281 mi Battambang
$539
488 km or 303 mi Ko Chang
$614
502 km or 312 mi Serei Saophoan
$579
527 km or 327 mi Ubon Ratchathani
$534
533 km or 331 mi Quang Ngai
$436
584 km or 363 mi Klaeng
$619
592 km or 368 mi Hoi An
$547
605 km or 376 mi Da Nang
$601
637 km or 396 mi Hue
$422
663 km or 412 mi Nong Prue
$653
664 km or 413 mi Chaophraya Surasak
$647
668 km or 415 mi Pattaya
$665
670 km or 416 mi Laem Chabang
$648
676 km or 420 mi Nakhon Ratchasima
$518