Gold Coast vs Ho Chi Minh - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Gold Coast	Ho Chi Minh
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2528	$762
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5661	$1930
🏠 One person rent	$1635	$409
🏘️ Family rent	$2683	$723
🍽️ Food expenses	$646	$205
🚐 Transport expenses	$114	$71
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3481	$340
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	20 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	49	67
😀 Quality of life	92	69
🏙️ Population	608K	14M

The cost of living in Gold Coast is 232% more expensive than in Ho Chi Minh. Cities ranked 839th and 6919th ($2528 vs $762) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in Australia and Vietnam, respectively. Check Australia vs Vietnam comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Gold Coast compared to 0.4 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 124th and 4450th 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	$19.7	$1.95
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$108	$19.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.8	$4.35
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.08	$1.15
☕ Cappuccino	$3.86	$1.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.05	$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1886	$547
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1330	$289
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2881	$1009
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2303	$526
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$136	$59
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$207	$90.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$57.9	$9.58
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.76%	8.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7538	$4266
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4593	$1950
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.84	$0.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$57.5	$11.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.4	$5.91
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.29	$0.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.61	$1.51
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.89	$0.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.67	$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.06	$1.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.71	$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.77	$3.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.8	$2.67
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.06	$1.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.59	$1.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.44	$1.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$1.14
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.6	$1.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.65	$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.15	$0.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.4	$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.29	$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack	$26.1	$1.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.19	$1.74
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.13	$3.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.53	$1.1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.15	$0.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.4	$20.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.2	$3.48
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$56.9	$27.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.7	$8.79
👖 Brand Jeans	$70.4	$46.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$96.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2105	$329
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8134	$14995

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Cities near Gold Coast

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	Southport	$2352
71 km or 44 mi	Brisbane	$2269
73 km or 45 mi	Byron Bay	$2703
77 km or 48 mi	Ipswich	$1813
114 km or 71 mi	Caboolture	$1988
138 km or 86 mi	Caloundra	$1864
152 km or 94 mi	Toowoomba	$1766
155 km or 97 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1835
256 km or 159 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2172
308 km or 192 mi	Hervey Bay	$1864
323 km or 201 mi	Armidale	$1288
367 km or 228 mi	Bundaberg	$1727
383 km or 238 mi	Port Macquarie	$1796
511 km or 318 mi	Gladstone	$1640
567 km or 353 mi	Newcastle	$1997
591 km or 367 mi	Rockhampton	$1635
660 km or 410 mi	Dubbo	$1867
669 km or 416 mi	Dee Why	$2379
675 km or 419 mi	Kellyville	$2050
683 km or 424 mi	Blacktown	$1710
683 km or 425 mi	Sydney	$2844
684 km or 425 mi	Parramatta	$2482
703 km or 437 mi	Bathurst	$1699
715 km or 445 mi	Orange	$1477
752 km or 468 mi	Wollongong	$1695
827 km or 514 mi	Goulburn	$1821
904 km or 562 mi	Canberra	$2223
974 km or 605 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1583
988 km or 614 mi	Griffith	$1824
1182 km or 734 mi	Townsville	$1839
1196 km or 743 mi	Shepparton	$1815
1271 km or 789 mi	Mildura	$1904
1294 km or 804 mi	Bendigo	$1487
1299 km or 807 mi	Traralgon	$1979
1337 km or 830 mi	Sunbury	$1928
1338 km or 831 mi	Pakenham	$1896
1342 km or 834 mi	Berwick	$1860
1344 km or 835 mi	Melbourne	$2496
1344 km or 835 mi	South Yarra	$1829
1344 km or 835 mi	Dandenong	$1894

Cities near Ho Chi Minh

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Thu Dau Mot	$540
25 km or 15 mi	Bien Hoa	$419
72 km or 45 mi	Vung Tau	$525
96 km or 60 mi	Svay Rieng	$708
113 km or 70 mi	Sa Dec	$519
127 km or 79 mi	Can Tho	$456
141 km or 88 mi	Long Xuyen	$514
153 km or 95 mi	Soc Trang	$523
162 km or 100 mi	Prey Veng	$760
167 km or 104 mi	Phan Thiet	$500
181 km or 112 mi	Mui Ne	$506
184 km or 114 mi	Kampong Cham	$501
189 km or 117 mi	Rach Gia	$535
198 km or 123 mi	Bac Lieu	$512
205 km or 127 mi	Phnom Penh	$882
233 km or 145 mi	Da Lat	$572
244 km or 151 mi	Ca Mau	$526
257 km or 160 mi	Buon Ma Thuot	$535
270 km or 168 mi	Phan Rang-Thap Cham	$543
271 km or 168 mi	Kampot	$587
300 km or 186 mi	Phu Quoc	$530
309 km or 192 mi	Stung Treng	$652
320 km or 199 mi	Nha Trang	$541
343 km or 213 mi	Sihanoukville	$764
414 km or 257 mi	Siem Reap	$679
433 km or 269 mi	Qui Nhon	$519
452 km or 281 mi	Battambang	$575
488 km or 303 mi	Ko Chang	$763
502 km or 312 mi	Serei Saophoan	$629
527 km or 327 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$583
533 km or 331 mi	Quang Ngai	$410
584 km or 363 mi	Klaeng	$768
592 km or 368 mi	Hoi An	$613
605 km or 376 mi	Da Nang	$660
637 km or 396 mi	Hue	$380
663 km or 412 mi	Nong Prue	$846
664 km or 413 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$823
668 km or 415 mi	Pattaya	$874
670 km or 416 mi	Laem Chabang	$838
676 km or 420 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$610