Ho Chi Minh vs Honolulu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ho Chi Minh Honolulu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$762
$3241
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1930
$7578
🏠 One person rent
$409
$2025
🏘️ Family rent
$723
$3537
🍽️ Food expenses
$205
$870
🚐 Transport expenses
$71
$131
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$340
$4156
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
67
58
😀 Quality of life
69
85
🏙️ Population
14M
351K

The cost of living in Ho Chi Minh is 77% less expensive than in Honolulu. Cities ranked 6919th and 117th ($762 vs $3241) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 83rd in Vietnam and the United States, respectively. Check Vietnam vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Ho Chi Minh compared to 1.3 months in Honolulu. Ho Chi Minh ranked 1st best city to live in Vietnam vs Honolulu ranked 139th in the United States, while ranked 4450th and 438th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ho Chi Minh vs Honolulu

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Ho Chi Minh Honolulu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.95
$21.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.8
$105
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.35
$15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.15
$9.56
☕ Cappuccino
$1.86
$7.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.54
$4.21
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$547
$2262
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$289
$1695
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1009
$4086
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$526
$3027
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59
$151
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$90.8
$232
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.58
$65.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.52%
6.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4266
$8726
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1950
$7721
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.27
$3.03
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.5
$86.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.91
$24.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.86
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.51
$2.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.96
$5.83
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$6.63
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.47
$7.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.61
$18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$20
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.67
$6.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$4.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$6.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$4.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$3.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$2.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$2.15
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.82
$4.61
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.5
$17.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$4.5
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.35
$12.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.74
$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.35
$8.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.1
$7.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.95
$3.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$20.4
$60
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.48
$19.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$27.5
$174
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.79
$25.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$46.8
$61.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$96.9
$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$329
$1887
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14995
$23744

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Thu Dau Mot
$540
25 km or 15 mi Bien Hoa
$419
72 km or 45 mi Vung Tau
$525
96 km or 60 mi Svay Rieng
$708
113 km or 70 mi Sa Dec
$519
127 km or 79 mi Can Tho
$456
141 km or 88 mi Long Xuyen
$514
153 km or 95 mi Soc Trang
$523
162 km or 100 mi Prey Veng
$760
167 km or 104 mi Phan Thiet
$500
181 km or 112 mi Mui Ne
$506
184 km or 114 mi Kampong Cham
$501
189 km or 117 mi Rach Gia
$535
198 km or 123 mi Bac Lieu
$512
205 km or 127 mi Phnom Penh
$882
233 km or 145 mi Da Lat
$572
244 km or 151 mi Ca Mau
$526
257 km or 160 mi Buon Ma Thuot
$535
270 km or 168 mi Phan Rang-Thap Cham
$543
271 km or 168 mi Kampot
$587
300 km or 186 mi Phu Quoc
$530
309 km or 192 mi Stung Treng
$652
320 km or 199 mi Nha Trang
$541
343 km or 213 mi Sihanoukville
$764
414 km or 257 mi Siem Reap
$679
433 km or 269 mi Qui Nhon
$519
452 km or 281 mi Battambang
$575
488 km or 303 mi Ko Chang
$763
502 km or 312 mi Serei Saophoan
$629
527 km or 327 mi Ubon Ratchathani
$583
533 km or 331 mi Quang Ngai
$410
584 km or 363 mi Klaeng
$768
592 km or 368 mi Hoi An
$613
605 km or 376 mi Da Nang
$660
637 km or 396 mi Hue
$380
663 km or 412 mi Nong Prue
$846
664 km or 413 mi Chaophraya Surasak
$823
668 km or 415 mi Pattaya
$874
670 km or 416 mi Laem Chabang
$838
676 km or 420 mi Nakhon Ratchasima
$610

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Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.1 mi East Honolulu
$2925
16 km or 10 mi Pearl
$2610
19 km or 12 mi Waipahu
$2700
24 km or 15 mi Mililani Mauka
$2643
152 km or 94 mi Kahului
$3147
191 km or 118 mi Kauai
$2821
267 km or 166 mi Kailua-Kona
$3544
339 km or 211 mi Hilo
$2467
2149 km or 1335 mi London
$539
3662 km or 2275 mi Djarrit
$1510
3674 km or 2283 mi Majuro
$1507
3836 km or 2383 mi Eureka
$2088
3840 km or 2386 mi Ukiah
$2588
3843 km or 2388 mi Pacifica
$3255
3847 km or 2390 mi Daly
$3252
3848 km or 2391 mi San Bruno
$3264
3849 km or 2392 mi South San Francisco
$3245
3849 km or 2392 mi Millbrae
$3282
3850 km or 2392 mi Windsor
$2840
3852 km or 2393 mi Rohnert Park
$2948
3852 km or 2393 mi San Rafael
$4102
3852 km or 2394 mi Burlingame
$3346
3853 km or 2394 mi Petaluma
$3309
3853 km or 2394 mi Novato
$3182
3854 km or 2395 mi San Francisco
$4040
3855 km or 2395 mi Santa Rosa
$2802
3855 km or 2396 mi San Mateo
$3831
3856 km or 2396 mi Belmont
$3593
3858 km or 2397 mi San Carlos
$3359
3859 km or 2398 mi South Tarawa
$538
3859 km or 2398 mi Foster
$3604
3859 km or 2398 mi Redwood
$3771
3860 km or 2398 mi Monterey
$2873
3860 km or 2399 mi Santa Cruz
$3489
3863 km or 2400 mi Menlo Park
$3395
3864 km or 2401 mi Seaside
$1923
3866 km or 2402 mi Richmond
$3083
3866 km or 2402 mi Palo Alto
$3805
3867 km or 2403 mi San Pablo
$3058
3867 km or 2403 mi Los Altos
$3254