Hanoi vs Ho Chi Minh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hanoi Ho Chi Minh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$694
$726
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1821
$1883
🏠 One person rent
$340
$370
🏘️ Family rent
$602
$634
🍽️ Food expenses
$212
$208
🚐 Transport expenses
$64.3
$70.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$505
$500
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
72
67
😀 Quality of life
67
71
🏙️ Population
8.72M
14M

The cost of living in Hanoi is 4% less expensive than in Ho Chi Minh. Cities ranked 7314th and 7123rd ($694 vs $726) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in Vietnam.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Hanoi compared to 0.7 months in Ho Chi Minh. Ranked 2nd vs 1st best cities to live in Vietnam, and 4766th vs 3396th 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
$2.09
$2.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.1
$19
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.49
$4.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.99
$1.14
☕ Cappuccino
$1.85
$1.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.48
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$384
$512
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$260
$248
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$687
$904
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$478
$437
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$46.7
$60
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$72.6
$93.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.9
$9.78
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.96%
8.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4545
$4456
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2658
$1839
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.38
$0.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.74
$11.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.37
$5.72
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.84
$0.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.43
$1.57
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.93
$1.06
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$1.03
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.46
$1.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$11.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.82
$3.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.48
$10.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.26
$2.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$1.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$1.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.95
$0.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.4
$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.37
$1.33
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.88
$1.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.01
$3.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.67
$1.09
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.14
$0.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$26.3
$22.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.83
$3.45
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$43.2
$29.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.98
$7.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$46
$52.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$82.1
$93.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$341
$379
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14773
$17174

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Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Bac Ninh
$594
52 km or 32 mi Hai Duong
$586
56 km or 35 mi Viet Tri
$582
64 km or 40 mi Thai Nguyen
$467
75 km or 47 mi Nam Dinh
$599
83 km or 51 mi Thai Binh
$583
89 km or 55 mi Haiphong
$564
129 km or 80 mi Ha Long
$579
135 km or 84 mi Thanh Hoa
$593
150 km or 93 mi Cam Pha
$574
221 km or 137 mi Chongzuo
$592
254 km or 158 mi Sa Pa
$553
262 km or 163 mi Vinh
$583
263 km or 163 mi Fangchenggang
$602
298 km or 185 mi Ha Tinh
$560
305 km or 190 mi Qinzhou
$617
308 km or 192 mi Wenshan
$579
324 km or 201 mi Nanning
$580
330 km or 205 mi Baise
$589
341 km or 212 mi Beihai
$679
402 km or 250 mi Dong Hoi
$495
406 km or 252 mi Luang Prabang
$1261
418 km or 259 mi Thakhek
$968
424 km or 263 mi Vang Vieng
$1033
451 km or 281 mi Guigang
$714
461 km or 286 mi Laibin
$620
462 km or 287 mi Xingyi
$577
468 km or 291 mi Hechi
$593
474 km or 294 mi Zhanjiang
$824
479 km or 298 mi Yulin
$751
480 km or 298 mi Haikou
$711
481 km or 299 mi Vientiane
$968
492 km or 306 mi Sanya
$782
501 km or 311 mi Yuxi
$607
516 km or 321 mi Udon Thani
$564
518 km or 322 mi Liuzhou
$601
528 km or 328 mi Gaozhou
$802
531 km or 330 mi Maoming
$797
533 km or 331 mi Jinghong
$591
539 km or 335 mi Hue
$375

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Thu Dau Mot
$522
25 km or 15 mi Bien Hoa
$414
72 km or 45 mi Vung Tau
$503
96 km or 60 mi Svay Rieng
$721
113 km or 70 mi Sa Dec
$519
127 km or 79 mi Can Tho
$455
141 km or 88 mi Long Xuyen
$508
153 km or 95 mi Soc Trang
$523
162 km or 100 mi Prey Veng
$776
167 km or 104 mi Phan Thiet
$480
181 km or 112 mi Mui Ne
$493
184 km or 114 mi Kampong Cham
$518
189 km or 117 mi Rach Gia
$530
198 km or 123 mi Bac Lieu
$506
205 km or 127 mi Phnom Penh
$893
233 km or 145 mi Da Lat
$563
244 km or 151 mi Ca Mau
$517
257 km or 160 mi Buon Ma Thuot
$528
270 km or 168 mi Phan Rang-Thap Cham
$533
271 km or 168 mi Kampot
$582
300 km or 186 mi Phu Quoc
$518
309 km or 192 mi Stung Treng
$668
320 km or 199 mi Nha Trang
$540
343 km or 213 mi Sihanoukville
$766
414 km or 257 mi Siem Reap
$679
433 km or 269 mi Qui Nhon
$515
452 km or 281 mi Battambang
$601
488 km or 303 mi Ko Chang
$718
502 km or 312 mi Serei Saophoan
$644
527 km or 327 mi Ubon Ratchathani
$543
533 km or 331 mi Quang Ngai
$407
584 km or 363 mi Klaeng
$724
592 km or 368 mi Hoi An
$609
605 km or 376 mi Da Nang
$699
637 km or 396 mi Hue
$375
663 km or 412 mi Nong Prue
$809
664 km or 413 mi Chaophraya Surasak
$784
668 km or 415 mi Pattaya
$839
670 km or 416 mi Laem Chabang
$799
676 km or 420 mi Nakhon Ratchasima
$586