Hamamatsu vs Ho Chi Minh - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Hamamatsu	Ho Chi Minh
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1045	$735
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2833	$2016
🏠 One person rent	$407	$376
🏘️ Family rent	$775	$815
🍽️ Food expenses	$385	$210
🚐 Transport expenses	$150	$72.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1516	$487
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	57	66
😀 Quality of life	68	65
🏙️ Population	788K	9.39M

The cost of living in Hamamatsu is 42% more expensive than in Ho Chi Minh. Cities ranked 5196th and 6739th ($1045 vs $735) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 365th and 1st in Japan and Vietnam, respectively. Check Japan vs Vietnam comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Hamamatsu compared to 0.7 months in Ho Chi Minh. Hamamatsu ranked 452nd best city to live in Japan vs Ho Chi Minh ranked 1st in Vietnam, while ranked 3129th and 4253rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hamamatsu vs Ho Chi Minh

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	Hamamatsu	Ho Chi Minh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.77	$2.17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$46.7	$23.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.04	$4.72
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.64	$1.18
☕ Cappuccino	$3.44	$1.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.67	$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$399	$459
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$286	$281
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$827	$1102
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$591	$634
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$71.9	$50.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$111	$77.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$26.8	$9.54
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	0.96%	9.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4341	$4334
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2562	$2039
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1	$0.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$53.7	$11.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.7	$5.97
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.36	$1.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.24	$1.06
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$1
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.83	$1.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.87	$3.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21	$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.97	$2.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$1.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.32	$1.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$1.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$1.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$1.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.38	$0.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.09	$11.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.72	$0.93
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.22	$1.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$15	$1.78
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.33	$3.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.17	$1.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.34	$0.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$80.1	$21.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.9	$4.32
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33.8	$20.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.1	$9.65
👖 Brand Jeans	$47.5	$41.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$51.3	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$551	$277
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15100	$14143

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Hamamatsu

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.7 mi	Iwata	$981
18 km or 11 mi	Fukuroi	$971
18 km or 11 mi	Kosai	$919
25 km or 15 mi	Kakegawa	$976
29 km or 18 mi	Shinshiro	$929
32 km or 20 mi	Kikugawa	$975
32 km or 20 mi	Toyohashi	$860
35 km or 22 mi	Toyokawa	$885
37 km or 23 mi	Omaezaki	$983
43 km or 26 mi	Shimada	$961
43 km or 27 mi	Tahara	$908
45 km or 28 mi	Makinohara	$969
48 km or 30 mi	Yoshida	$966
48 km or 30 mi	Gamagori	$925
51 km or 32 mi	Fujieda	$940
54 km or 34 mi	Kota	$948
56 km or 35 mi	Yaizu	$931
58 km or 36 mi	Okazaki	$1010
63 km or 39 mi	Nishio	$984
64 km or 40 mi	Chiryu	$985
66 km or 41 mi	Anjo	$998
66 km or 41 mi	Shizuoka	$932
67 km or 41 mi	Toyota	$1092
69 km or 43 mi	Hekinan	$985
72 km or 44 mi	Takahama	$990
73 km or 45 mi	Miyoshi	$1016
73 km or 45 mi	Kariya	$1008
75 km or 47 mi	Togo	$1015
76 km or 47 mi	Mihama	$977
76 km or 47 mi	Higashiura	$1003
76 km or 47 mi	Taketoyo	$982
76 km or 47 mi	Handa	$991
76 km or 48 mi	Toyoake	$1020
77 km or 48 mi	Obu	$1013
78 km or 49 mi	Agui	$995
79 km or 49 mi	Nisshin	$1010
81 km or 50 mi	Nagakute	$998
81 km or 50 mi	Seto	$985
83 km or 52 mi	Tokai	$1016
84 km or 52 mi	Mizunami	$981

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