Helsinki vs Ho Chi Minh - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Helsinki	Ho Chi Minh
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1816	$735
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4167	$2016
🏠 One person rent	$918	$376
🏘️ Family rent	$1517	$815
🍽️ Food expenses	$580	$210
🚐 Transport expenses	$155	$72.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3006	$487
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	78	66
😀 Quality of life	95	65
🏙️ Population	676K	9.39M

The cost of living in Helsinki is 147% more expensive than in Ho Chi Minh. Cities ranked 2353rd and 6739th ($1816 vs $735) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Finland and Vietnam, respectively. Check Finland vs Vietnam comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Helsinki compared to 0.7 months in Ho Chi Minh. Helsinki ranked 1st best city to live in Finland vs Ho Chi Minh ranked 1st in Vietnam, while ranked 26th and 4253rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Helsinki vs Ho Chi Minh

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	Helsinki	Ho Chi Minh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.7	$2.17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$79.4	$23.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12	$4.72
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.29	$1.18
☕ Cappuccino	$4.73	$1.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.88	$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$980	$459
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$796	$281
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1796	$1102
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1297	$634
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.9	$50.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$99.4	$77.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20.8	$9.54
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.1%	9.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8076	$4334
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4860	$2039
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.1	$0.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$70	$11.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.3	$5.97
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.93	$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.38	$1.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.62	$1.06
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.53	$1
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.66	$1.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.1	$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$3.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.5	$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$2.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$1.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$1.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.94	$1.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$1.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.88	$1.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.24	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.88	$0.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15	$11.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.05	$0.93
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.1	$1.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$1.78
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.2	$3.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.75	$1.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.14	$0.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.2	$21.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.2	$4.32
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$79.4	$20.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.8	$9.65
👖 Brand Jeans	$97.3	$41.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96.8	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$345	$277
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9361	$14143

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Helsinki

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Vantaa	$1671
16 km or 9.7 mi	Espoo	$1879
26 km or 16 mi	Tuusula	$1509
27 km or 17 mi	Kerava	$1486
29 km or 18 mi	Kirkkonummi	$1509
33 km or 21 mi	Nurmijarvi	$1479
34 km or 21 mi	Jarvenpaa	$1533
47 km or 29 mi	Porvoo	$1327
49 km or 30 mi	Lohja	$1220
51 km or 32 mi	Hyvinkaa	$1323
63 km or 39 mi	Riihimaki	$1443
78 km or 48 mi	Maardu	$1219
83 km or 51 mi	Tallinn	$1414
86 km or 53 mi	Raseborg	$1441
96 km or 59 mi	Hameenlinna	$1309
98 km or 61 mi	Lahti	$1398
102 km or 63 mi	Salo	$1396
115 km or 72 mi	Kotka	$1286
122 km or 76 mi	Rakvere	$899
124 km or 77 mi	Kouvola	$1355
131 km or 81 mi	Valkeakoski	$1544
132 km or 82 mi	Hamina	$1329
143 km or 89 mi	Kaarina	$1450
150 km or 93 mi	Turku	$1495
156 km or 97 mi	Raisio	$1450
157 km or 98 mi	Kohtla-Jarve	$973
160 km or 100 mi	Tampere	$1464
164 km or 102 mi	Nokia	$1432
169 km or 105 mi	Ylojarvi	$1426
170 km or 106 mi	Sastamala	$1391
181 km or 113 mi	Sillamae	$952
188 km or 117 mi	Jamsa	$1394
201 km or 125 mi	Parnu	$1064
203 km or 126 mi	Lappeenranta	$1295
203 km or 126 mi	Narva	$953
205 km or 127 mi	Viljandi	$933
210 km or 131 mi	Mikkeli	$1308
214 km or 133 mi	Rauma	$1254
224 km or 139 mi	Pori	$1239
224 km or 139 mi	Tartu	$1045

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