Ho Chi Minh vs Hyderabad, India - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Ho Chi Minh	Hyderabad
🚶 Cost of living one person	$735	$464
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2016	$1270
🏠 One person rent	$376	$165
🏘️ Family rent	$815	$420
🍽️ Food expenses	$210	$182
🚐 Transport expenses	$72.4	$73.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$487	$1054
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	66	65
😀 Quality of life	65	66
🏙️ Population	9.39M	9.31M

The cost of living in Ho Chi Minh is 58% more expensive than in Hyderabad, India. Cities ranked 6739th and 8802nd ($735 vs $464) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 14th in Vietnam and India, respectively. Check Vietnam vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Ho Chi Minh compared to 2.3 months in Hyderabad, India. Ho Chi Minh ranked 1st best city to live in Vietnam vs Hyderabad, India ranked 5th in India, while ranked 4253rd and 4025th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ho Chi Minh vs Hyderabad, India

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	Ho Chi Minh	Hyderabad
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.17	$3.48
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$23.4	$16
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.72	$4.88
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.18	$2.07
☕ Cappuccino	$1.88	$1.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.5	$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$459	$201
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$281	$116
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1102	$578
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$634	$325
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$50.1	$23.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$77.2	$35.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.54	$8.64
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.56%	9.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4334	$1302
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2039	$837
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.27	$0.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.9	$14.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.97	$3.99
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.89	$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.54	$0.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.06	$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$0.72
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.49	$1.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$5.83
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.66	$3.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$5.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$2.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$0.73
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$1.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$0.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$0.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.82	$1.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.7	$9.22
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.93	$1.94
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.3	$4.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.78	$1.49
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.41	$3.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.12	$1.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.89	$0.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21.4	$20.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.32	$3.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$20.2	$8.01
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.65	$4.84
👖 Brand Jeans	$41.1	$30.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$47.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$277	$104
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14143	$2458

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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 Hyderabad, India

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Secunderabad	$395
87 km or 54 mi	Mahbubnagar	$357
92 km or 57 mi	Nalgonda	$298
138 km or 86 mi	Warangal	$372
139 km or 86 mi	Karimnagar	$388
150 km or 93 mi	Nizamabad	$294
173 km or 108 mi	Gulbarga	$250
178 km or 110 mi	Kurnool	$349
179 km or 111 mi	Khammam	$272
190 km or 118 mi	Ramagundam	$358
210 km or 130 mi	Nandyal	$359
230 km or 143 mi	Latur	$397
231 km or 143 mi	Adoni	$366
232 km or 144 mi	Nanded	$315
242 km or 150 mi	Guntur	$280
247 km or 154 mi	Vijayawada	$354
263 km or 163 mi	Tenali	$292
264 km or 164 mi	Chirala	$311
268 km or 166 mi	Ongole	$338
273 km or 169 mi	Solapur	$293
290 km or 180 mi	Eluru	$304
293 km or 182 mi	Proddatur	$355
299 km or 186 mi	Bijapur	$340
312 km or 194 mi	Anantapur	$304
314 km or 195 mi	Machilipatnam	$316
321 km or 200 mi	Hospet	$272
325 km or 202 mi	Kadapa	$367
355 km or 221 mi	Rajahmundry	$330
363 km or 226 mi	Nellore	$514
401 km or 249 mi	Kakinada	$307
404 km or 251 mi	Amravati	$296
405 km or 252 mi	Akola	$295
407 km or 253 mi	Hindupur	$375
418 km or 260 mi	Sangli	$292
422 km or 262 mi	Davanagere	$292
424 km or 264 mi	Madanapalle	$346
426 km or 265 mi	Tirupati	$315
426 km or 265 mi	Nagpur	$466
427 km or 265 mi	Hubli	$359
431 km or 268 mi	Ichalkaranji	$304