Gold Coast vs Ho Chi Minh - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Gold Coast	Ho Chi Minh
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2152	$702
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4849	$1978
🏠 One person rent	$1358	$349
🏘️ Family rent	$2188	$750
🍽️ Food expenses	$557	$211
🚐 Transport expenses	$113	$67.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3845	$457
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	20 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	49	66
😀 Quality of life	90	66
🏙️ Population	638K	10.4M

The cost of living in Gold Coast is 206% more expensive than in Ho Chi Minh. Cities ranked 1408th and 6786th ($2152 vs $702) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 1st in Australia and Vietnam, respectively. Check Australia vs Vietnam comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Gold Coast compared to 0.7 months in Ho Chi Minh. Gold Coast ranked 6th best city to live in Australia vs Ho Chi Minh ranked 1st in Vietnam, while ranked 120th and 4217th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Gold Coast vs Ho Chi Minh

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	Gold Coast	Ho Chi Minh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.1	$1.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$91.4	$22.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.69	$4.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.77	$1.07
☕ Cappuccino	$3.63	$2.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.19	$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1302	$428
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1173	$258
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2323	$1064
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1888	$568
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$102	$46.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$157	$72.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$56.9	$11
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.6%	9.9%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$11003	$4519
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8562	$2063
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.22	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$58.9	$7.56
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.9	$5.78
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.24	$1.51
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.08	$1.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.3	$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.65	$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.74	$3.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17	$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.06	$3.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$1.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$1.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.29	$1.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$1.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$1.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.38	$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.07	$0.87
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.6	$9.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.23	$0.93
🚬 Cigarette pack	$24.1	$1.23
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.83	$2.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.72	$3.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.35	$1.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2	$0.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50.4	$26.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.3	$4.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$51.4	$31.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.9	$3.08
👖 Brand Jeans	$68	$36.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$91.5	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1760	$306
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11702	$16779

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Cities near Gold Coast

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	Southport	$2011
71 km or 44 mi	Brisbane	$2356
73 km or 45 mi	Byron Bay	$1862
77 km or 48 mi	Ipswich	$1785
114 km or 71 mi	Caboolture	$1881
138 km or 86 mi	Caloundra	$1816
152 km or 94 mi	Toowoomba	$1552
155 km or 97 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1843
256 km or 159 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1481
308 km or 192 mi	Hervey Bay	$1756
323 km or 201 mi	Armidale	$1354
367 km or 228 mi	Bundaberg	$1621
383 km or 238 mi	Port Macquarie	$1688
511 km or 318 mi	Gladstone	$1545
567 km or 353 mi	Newcastle	$1461
591 km or 367 mi	Rockhampton	$1413
660 km or 410 mi	Dubbo	$1404
669 km or 416 mi	Dee Why	$1998
675 km or 419 mi	Kellyville	$1903
683 km or 424 mi	Blacktown	$1691
683 km or 425 mi	Sydney	$2741
684 km or 425 mi	Parramatta	$2348
703 km or 437 mi	Bathurst	$1610
715 km or 445 mi	Orange	$1463
752 km or 468 mi	Wollongong	$1430
827 km or 514 mi	Goulburn	$1723
904 km or 562 mi	Canberra	$2604
974 km or 605 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1528
988 km or 614 mi	Griffith	$1669
1182 km or 734 mi	Townsville	$1249
1196 km or 743 mi	Shepparton	$1672
1271 km or 789 mi	Mildura	$1462
1294 km or 804 mi	Bendigo	$1317
1299 km or 807 mi	Traralgon	$1707
1337 km or 830 mi	Sunbury	$1746
1338 km or 831 mi	Pakenham	$1719
1342 km or 834 mi	Berwick	$1716
1344 km or 835 mi	Melbourne	$2356
1344 km or 835 mi	South Yarra	$1702
1344 km or 835 mi	Dandenong	$1693

Cities near Ho Chi Minh

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