Gold Coast vs Ho Chi Minh - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated:

Livingcost

Gold Coast Ho Chi Minh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2300
$744
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5003
$2071
🏠 One person rent
$1512
$376
🏘️ Family rent
$2405
$848
🍽️ Food expenses
$542
$219
🚐 Transport expenses
$114
$75.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3406
$488
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
49
66
😀 Quality of life
88
65
🏙️ Population
608K
9.39M

The cost of living in Gold Coast is 209% more expensive than in Ho Chi Minh. Cities ranked 1120th and 6692nd ($2300 vs $744) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 1st in Australia and Vietnam, respectively. Check Australia vs Vietnam comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Gold Coast compared to 0.7 months in Ho Chi Minh. Gold Coast ranked 7th best city to live in Australia vs Ho Chi Minh ranked 1st in Vietnam, while ranked 209th and 4277th among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Cost of living in Gold Coast vs Ho Chi Minh infographic

Share this infographic!

Prices in Gold Coast vs Ho Chi Minh

Prices for goods and services in Gold Coast and Ho Chi Minh are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

Gold Coast Ho Chi Minh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.9
$2.27
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$82.4
$24.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.3
$4.89
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.57
$1.21
☕ Cappuccino
$3.7
$1.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.55
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1455
$444
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1324
$284
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2455
$1185
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2119
$655
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$106
$49.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$164
$76.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.9
$10.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.39%
9.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9386
$4095
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4352
$2072
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.05
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.3
$13.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.7
$5.91
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$0.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.35
$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.44
$1.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$0.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.42
$1.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.9
$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.73
$3.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.28
$3.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.92
$1.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.7
$1.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.89
$1.22
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$1.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$1.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.01
$0.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.9
$12.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.61
$0.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$27.8
$1.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.09
$1.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.98
$3.58
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.5
$1.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.11
$0.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.6
$25.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.5
$4.42
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$54.1
$21
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.8
$9.66
👖 Brand Jeans
$67.8
$32.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1739
$263
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7508
$14503

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

More cities to compare

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Gold Coast

Distance City Cost of living
5.6 km or 3.5 mi Southport
$2141
71 km or 44 mi Brisbane
$2491
73 km or 45 mi Byron Bay
$1958
77 km or 48 mi Ipswich
$1877
114 km or 71 mi Caboolture
$1925
138 km or 86 mi Caloundra
$1754
152 km or 94 mi Toowoomba
$1635
155 km or 97 mi Sunshine Coast
$1733
256 km or 159 mi Coffs Harbour
$1913
308 km or 192 mi Hervey Bay
$1835
323 km or 201 mi Armidale
$1289
367 km or 228 mi Bundaberg
$1689
383 km or 238 mi Port Macquarie
$1661
511 km or 318 mi Gladstone
$1615
567 km or 353 mi Newcastle
$1833
591 km or 367 mi Rockhampton
$1514
660 km or 410 mi Dubbo
$1815
669 km or 416 mi Dee Why
$2286
675 km or 419 mi Kellyville
$1997
683 km or 424 mi Blacktown
$1732
683 km or 425 mi Sydney
$2801
684 km or 425 mi Parramatta
$2472
703 km or 437 mi Bathurst
$1674
715 km or 445 mi Orange
$1500
752 km or 468 mi Wollongong
$1532
827 km or 514 mi Goulburn
$1748
904 km or 562 mi Canberra
$2393
974 km or 605 mi Wagga Wagga
$1628
988 km or 614 mi Griffith
$1746
1182 km or 734 mi Townsville
$1303
1196 km or 743 mi Shepparton
$1717
1271 km or 789 mi Mildura
$1816
1294 km or 804 mi Bendigo
$1397
1299 km or 807 mi Traralgon
$1829
1337 km or 830 mi Sunbury
$1822
1338 km or 831 mi Pakenham
$1805
1342 km or 834 mi Berwick
$1800
1344 km or 835 mi Melbourne
$2397
1344 km or 835 mi South Yarra
$1758
1344 km or 835 mi Dandenong
$1876

Cities near Ho Chi Minh

Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Thu Dau Mot
$541
25 km or 15 mi Bien Hoa
$445
72 km or 45 mi Vung Tau
$512
96 km or 60 mi Svay Rieng
$689
113 km or 70 mi Sa Dec
$521
127 km or 79 mi Can Tho
$469
141 km or 88 mi Long Xuyen
$516
153 km or 95 mi Soc Trang
$529
162 km or 100 mi Prey Veng
$711
167 km or 104 mi Phan Thiet
$521
181 km or 112 mi Mui Ne
$516
184 km or 114 mi Kampong Cham
$514
189 km or 117 mi Rach Gia
$534
198 km or 123 mi Bac Lieu
$515
205 km or 127 mi Phnom Penh
$819
233 km or 145 mi Da Lat
$531
244 km or 151 mi Ca Mau
$525
257 km or 160 mi Buon Ma Thuot
$515
270 km or 168 mi Phan Rang-Thap Cham
$521
271 km or 168 mi Kampot
$582
300 km or 186 mi Phu Quoc
$529
309 km or 192 mi Stung Treng
$626
320 km or 199 mi Nha Trang
$549
343 km or 213 mi Sihanoukville
$754
414 km or 257 mi Siem Reap
$630
433 km or 269 mi Qui Nhon
$515
452 km or 281 mi Battambang
$533
488 km or 303 mi Ko Chang
$697
502 km or 312 mi Serei Saophoan
$633
527 km or 327 mi Ubon Ratchathani
$561
533 km or 331 mi Quang Ngai
$433
584 km or 363 mi Klaeng
$703
592 km or 368 mi Hoi An
$547
605 km or 376 mi Da Nang
$610
637 km or 396 mi Hue
$407
663 km or 412 mi Nong Prue
$773
664 km or 413 mi Chaophraya Surasak
$758
668 km or 415 mi Pattaya
$800
670 km or 416 mi Laem Chabang
$769
676 km or 420 mi Nakhon Ratchasima
$564