Ho Chi Minh vs Hong Kong - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Ho Chi Minh	Hong Kong
🚶 Cost of living one person	$735	$2737
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2016	$6793
🏠 One person rent	$376	$1830
🏘️ Family rent	$815	$3856
🍽️ Food expenses	$210	$524
🚐 Transport expenses	$72.4	$232
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$487	$3804
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	19 km
🎓 Higher education	66	100
😀 Quality of life	65	88
🏙️ Population	9.39M	7.41M

The cost of living in Ho Chi Minh is 73% less expensive than in Hong Kong. Cities ranked 6739th and 427th ($735 vs $2737) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Vietnam and China, respectively. Check Vietnam vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Ho Chi Minh compared to 1.4 months in Hong Kong. Ho Chi Minh ranked 1st best city to live in Vietnam vs Hong Kong ranked 1st in China, while ranked 4253rd and 248th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ho Chi Minh vs Hong Kong

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	Ho Chi Minh	Hong Kong
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.17	$8.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$23.4	$57.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.72	$6.24
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.18	$7.49
☕ Cappuccino	$1.88	$5.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.5	$1.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$459	$2169
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$281	$1533
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1102	$4708
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$634	$3331
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$50.1	$144
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$77.2	$225
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.54	$25.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.56%	4.02%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4334	$26276
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2039	$16290
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.27	$1.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.9	$69.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.97	$14.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.89	$1.78
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.54	$3.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.06	$2.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$2.14
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.49	$3.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$24.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.66	$10.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$22.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$3.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$2.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$3.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$3.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$2.94
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$2.4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$1.11
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.82	$2.24
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.7	$18.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.93	$2.06
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.3	$13.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.78	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.41	$6.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.12	$1.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.89	$2.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21.4	$84.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.32	$13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$20.2	$65.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.65	$23.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$41.1	$83.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$90.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$277	$1052
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14143	$22706

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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

Cities near Hong Kong

Distance	City	Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi	Kowloon	$2432
30 km or 19 mi	Shenzhen	$916
61 km or 38 mi	Zhuhai	$653
64 km or 40 mi	Macau	$1588
88 km or 55 mi	Zhongshan	$461
95 km or 59 mi	Dongguan	$656
96 km or 60 mi	Huizhou	$601
116 km or 72 mi	Jiangmen	$804
132 km or 82 mi	Guangzhou	$774
132 km or 82 mi	Shanwei	$936
137 km or 85 mi	Foshan	$611
152 km or 94 mi	Kaiping	$812
173 km or 107 mi	Heyuan	$764
193 km or 120 mi	Qingyuan	$794
195 km or 121 mi	Zhaoqing	$793
229 km or 143 mi	Yunfu	$823
231 km or 144 mi	Yangjiang	$877
236 km or 147 mi	Puning	$569
267 km or 166 mi	Jieyang	$443
286 km or 178 mi	Shaoguan	$818
287 km or 178 mi	Shantou	$581
297 km or 184 mi	Chaozhou	$451
301 km or 187 mi	Meizhou	$655
320 km or 199 mi	Wuzhou	$803
333 km or 207 mi	Lianzhou	$755
341 km or 212 mi	Maoming	$756
343 km or 213 mi	Gaozhou	$761
357 km or 222 mi	Hezhou	$758
403 km or 250 mi	Ganzhou	$761
406 km or 252 mi	Zhanjiang	$764
408 km or 254 mi	Chenzhou	$724
414 km or 257 mi	Yulin	$771
427 km or 266 mi	Longyan	$649
435 km or 270 mi	Zhangzhou	$664
469 km or 292 mi	Xiamen	$688
471 km or 292 mi	Haikou	$650
475 km or 295 mi	Guigang	$702
489 km or 304 mi	Kinmen	$823
516 km or 320 mi	Guilin	$522
529 km or 329 mi	Laibin	$598