Hanoi vs Ho Chi Minh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hanoi Ho Chi Minh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$652
$734
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1681
$1845
🏠 One person rent
$302
$387
🏘️ Family rent
$530
$684
🍽️ Food expenses
$208
$202
🚐 Transport expenses
$63.4
$70.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$371
$336
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
72
66
😀 Quality of life
65
66
🏙️ Population
8.44M
9.39M

The cost of living in Hanoi is 11% less expensive than in Ho Chi Minh. Cities ranked 7418th and 6928th ($652 vs $734) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Vietnam.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Hanoi compared to 0.5 months in Ho Chi Minh. Ranked 2nd vs 1st best cities to live in Vietnam, and 5259th vs 4947th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hanoi vs Ho Chi Minh

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Hanoi Ho Chi Minh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.9
$1.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.7
$22.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.49
$3.81
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$1.14
☕ Cappuccino
$1.81
$1.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$319
$499
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$233
$280
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$583
$921
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$422
$508
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$43.6
$54.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$67.2
$83.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.69
$9.41
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.3%
9.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3417
$3891
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2001
$1915
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$0.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.52
$11.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.6
$5.93
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.83
$0.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.36
$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.89
$0.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.51
$1.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.83
$11.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.57
$3.67
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.3
$2.75
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.15
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$1.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$1.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$1.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.94
$0.79
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.1
$12.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.33
$1.23
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.72
$1.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.05
$3.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.51
$1.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.99
$0.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$28.2
$19.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.8
$3.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$42.2
$23.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.27
$8.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$43.7
$44.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.8
$94.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$253
$286
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11154
$13093

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Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Bac Ninh
$558
52 km or 32 mi Hai Duong
$558
56 km or 35 mi Viet Tri
$569
64 km or 40 mi Thai Nguyen
$461
75 km or 47 mi Nam Dinh
$570
83 km or 51 mi Thai Binh
$556
89 km or 55 mi Haiphong
$562
129 km or 80 mi Ha Long
$559
135 km or 84 mi Thanh Hoa
$568
150 km or 93 mi Cam Pha
$551
221 km or 137 mi Chongzuo
$568
254 km or 158 mi Sa Pa
$529
262 km or 163 mi Vinh
$560
263 km or 163 mi Fangchenggang
$579
298 km or 185 mi Ha Tinh
$539
305 km or 190 mi Qinzhou
$590
308 km or 192 mi Wenshan
$563
324 km or 201 mi Nanning
$552
330 km or 205 mi Baise
$571
341 km or 212 mi Beihai
$652
402 km or 250 mi Dong Hoi
$483
406 km or 252 mi Luang Prabang
$1261
418 km or 259 mi Thakhek
$1139
424 km or 263 mi Vang Vieng
$1181
451 km or 281 mi Guigang
$693
461 km or 286 mi Laibin
$598
462 km or 287 mi Xingyi
$560
468 km or 291 mi Hechi
$574
474 km or 294 mi Zhanjiang
$790
479 km or 298 mi Yulin
$726
480 km or 298 mi Haikou
$677
481 km or 299 mi Vientiane
$1152
492 km or 306 mi Sanya
$758
501 km or 311 mi Yuxi
$586
516 km or 321 mi Udon Thani
$578
518 km or 322 mi Liuzhou
$574
528 km or 328 mi Gaozhou
$780
531 km or 330 mi Maoming
$773
533 km or 331 mi Jinghong
$577
539 km or 335 mi Hue
$372

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Thu Dau Mot
$519
25 km or 15 mi Bien Hoa
$410
72 km or 45 mi Vung Tau
$493
96 km or 60 mi Svay Rieng
$686
113 km or 70 mi Sa Dec
$502
127 km or 79 mi Can Tho
$439
141 km or 88 mi Long Xuyen
$498
153 km or 95 mi Soc Trang
$507
162 km or 100 mi Prey Veng
$727
167 km or 104 mi Phan Thiet
$482
181 km or 112 mi Mui Ne
$491
184 km or 114 mi Kampong Cham
$504
189 km or 117 mi Rach Gia
$515
198 km or 123 mi Bac Lieu
$494
205 km or 127 mi Phnom Penh
$829
233 km or 145 mi Da Lat
$572
244 km or 151 mi Ca Mau
$507
257 km or 160 mi Buon Ma Thuot
$516
270 km or 168 mi Phan Rang-Thap Cham
$523
271 km or 168 mi Kampot
$622
300 km or 186 mi Phu Quoc
$511
309 km or 192 mi Stung Treng
$635
320 km or 199 mi Nha Trang
$508
343 km or 213 mi Sihanoukville
$763
414 km or 257 mi Siem Reap
$650
433 km or 269 mi Qui Nhon
$501
452 km or 281 mi Battambang
$571
488 km or 303 mi Ko Chang
$708
502 km or 312 mi Serei Saophoan
$623
527 km or 327 mi Ubon Ratchathani
$558
533 km or 331 mi Quang Ngai
$403
584 km or 363 mi Klaeng
$718
592 km or 368 mi Hoi An
$601
605 km or 376 mi Da Nang
$615
637 km or 396 mi Hue
$372
663 km or 412 mi Nong Prue
$787
664 km or 413 mi Chaophraya Surasak
$770
668 km or 415 mi Pattaya
$812
670 km or 416 mi Laem Chabang
$779
676 km or 420 mi Nakhon Ratchasima
$588