Genoa vs Ho Chi Minh - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Genoa	Ho Chi Minh
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1470	$735
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3466	$2016
🏠 One person rent	$699	$376
🏘️ Family rent	$1087	$815
🍽️ Food expenses	$509	$210
🚐 Transport expenses	$119	$72.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1750	$487
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	30	66
😀 Quality of life	77	65
🏙️ Population	559K	9.39M

The cost of living in Genoa is 100% more expensive than in Ho Chi Minh. Cities ranked 3551st and 6739th ($1470 vs $735) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 26th and 1st in Italy and Vietnam, respectively. Check Italy vs Vietnam comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Genoa compared to 0.7 months in Ho Chi Minh. Genoa ranked 39th best city to live in Italy vs Ho Chi Minh ranked 1st in Vietnam, while ranked 795th and 4253rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Genoa vs Ho Chi Minh

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	Genoa	Ho Chi Minh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.3	$2.17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$63.8	$23.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.3	$4.72
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.25	$1.18
☕ Cappuccino	$1.8	$1.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.74	$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$782	$459
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$493	$281
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1176	$1102
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$797	$634
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$121	$50.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$186	$77.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$27	$9.54
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.68%	9.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3323	$4334
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1514	$2039
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.11	$0.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$49.6	$11.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.1	$5.97
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.87	$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.7	$1.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.06	$1.06
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.68	$1
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.25	$1.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.2	$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$3.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.7	$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$2.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$1.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$1.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.19	$1.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$1.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$1.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.69	$0.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.88	$11.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.76	$0.93
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.01	$1.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.7	$1.78
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.06	$3.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.19	$1.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.35	$0.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$59.4	$21.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.41	$4.32
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$88	$20.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.1	$9.65
👖 Brand Jeans	$83.7	$41.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96.7	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$474	$277
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10834	$14143

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Cities near Genoa

Distance	City	Cost of living
38 km or 23 mi	Savona	$1512
54 km or 34 mi	Tortona	$1401
62 km or 38 mi	Alessandria	$1293
65 km or 41 mi	Voghera	$1389
79 km or 49 mi	La Spezia	$1348
79 km or 49 mi	Asti	$1209
88 km or 55 mi	Pavia	$1271
89 km or 55 mi	Mondovi	$1203
93 km or 57 mi	Imperia	$1344
94 km or 58 mi	Piacenza	$1334
100 km or 62 mi	Carrara	$1328
101 km or 63 mi	Vigevano	$1503
109 km or 68 mi	Vercelli	$1202
110 km or 68 mi	Cuneo	$1074
111 km or 69 mi	Lodi	$1228
113 km or 70 mi	Buccinasco	$1576
113 km or 70 mi	Sanremo	$1362
119 km or 74 mi	Cremona	$1240
119 km or 74 mi	Novara	$1157
119 km or 74 mi	Parma	$1403
120 km or 74 mi	Milan	$2022
121 km or 75 mi	Viareggio	$1280
122 km or 76 mi	Crema	$1365
122 km or 76 mi	Turin	$1424
126 km or 78 mi	Ventimiglia	$1452
134 km or 83 mi	Monza	$1586
134 km or 83 mi	Busto Arsizio	$1496
134 km or 84 mi	Menton	$1364
136 km or 84 mi	Saronno	$1592
139 km or 86 mi	Reggio Emilia	$1323
140 km or 87 mi	Seregno	$1503
140 km or 87 mi	Pisa	$1254
141 km or 87 mi	Lucca	$1354
142 km or 88 mi	Monte Carlo	$6747
143 km or 89 mi	Monaco City	$6593
146 km or 91 mi	Livorno	$1371
146 km or 91 mi	Biella	$1162
148 km or 92 mi	Sassuolo	$1400
148 km or 92 mi	Cantu	$1506
154 km or 96 mi	Bergamo	$1450

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