Ho Chi Minh vs Islamabad - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Ho Chi Minh	Islamabad
🚶 Cost of living one person	$735	$442
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2016	$1170
🏠 One person rent	$376	$199
🏘️ Family rent	$815	$457
🍽️ Food expenses	$210	$156
🚐 Transport expenses	$72.4	$34.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$487	$261
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	26 km
🎓 Higher education	66	69
😀 Quality of life	65	49
🏙️ Population	9.39M	1.01M

The cost of living in Ho Chi Minh is 66% more expensive than in Islamabad. Cities ranked 6739th and 8870th ($735 vs $442) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Vietnam and Pakistan, respectively. Check Vietnam vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Ho Chi Minh compared to 0.6 months in Islamabad. Ho Chi Minh ranked 1st best city to live in Vietnam vs Islamabad ranked 2nd in Pakistan, while ranked 4253rd and 6313th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ho Chi Minh vs Islamabad

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	Ho Chi Minh	Islamabad
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.17	$2.13
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$23.4	$17.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.72	$5.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.18	$1.79
☕ Cappuccino	$1.88	$2.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.5	$0.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$459	$173
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$281	$94.4
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1102	$514
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$634	$283
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$50.1	$69.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$77.2	$109
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.54	$18.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.56%	20.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4334	$1142
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2039	$682
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.27	$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.9	$6.78
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.97	$4.25
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.89	$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.54	$0.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.06	$0.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$1.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.49	$1.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$6.57
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.66	$3.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$4.39
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$0.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$0.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$0.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$0.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$0.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$0.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.82	$0.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.7	$2.56
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.93	$0.59
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.3	$2.13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.78	$0.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.41	$1.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.12	$1.1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.89	$0.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21.4	$21.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.32	$4.31
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$20.2	$12.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.65	$1.71
👖 Brand Jeans	$41.1	$19.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$85.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$277	$64.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14143	$2961

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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 Islamabad

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi	Rawalpindi	$401
33 km or 20 mi	Wah	$382
91 km or 57 mi	Mirpur	$354
108 km or 67 mi	Mardan	$366
131 km or 82 mi	Mandi Bahauddin	$355
132 km or 82 mi	Baramulla	$273
135 km or 84 mi	Mingora	$364
146 km or 91 mi	Peshawar	$346
148 km or 92 mi	Kohat	$379
158 km or 98 mi	Gujrat	$373
169 km or 105 mi	Srinagar	$354
183 km or 114 mi	Sargodha	$458
191 km or 119 mi	Hafizabad	$380
193 km or 120 mi	Sialkot	$281
200 km or 124 mi	Jammu	$287
203 km or 126 mi	Gujranwala	$308
220 km or 137 mi	Chiniot	$389
222 km or 138 mi	Kamoke	$321
239 km or 148 mi	Sheikhupura	$374
252 km or 156 mi	Jalalabad	$303
254 km or 158 mi	Faisalabad	$306
268 km or 167 mi	Lahore	$411
279 km or 173 mi	Jhang	$292
285 km or 177 mi	Gojra	$342
287 km or 178 mi	Amritsar	$383
287 km or 179 mi	Sahiwal	$305
291 km or 181 mi	Pathankot	$355
292 km or 182 mi	Khost	$366
324 km or 201 mi	Okara	$300
353 km or 219 mi	Gardez	$386
356 km or 221 mi	Jalandhar	$358
368 km or 229 mi	Kabul	$474
392 km or 244 mi	Khanewal	$361
396 km or 246 mi	Burewala	$356
408 km or 253 mi	Ludhiana	$441
418 km or 260 mi	Multan	$392
427 km or 266 mi	Ghazni	$389
465 km or 289 mi	Dera Ghazi Khan	$297
468 km or 291 mi	Puli Khumri	$381
483 km or 300 mi	Chandigarh	$369