Ho Chi Minh vs Istanbul - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Ho Chi Minh	Istanbul
🚶 Cost of living one person	$702	$1025
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1978	$2651
🏠 One person rent	$349	$514
🏘️ Family rent	$750	$1033
🍽️ Food expenses	$211	$309
🚐 Transport expenses	$67.1	$111
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$457	$752
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	66	95
😀 Quality of life	66	76
🏙️ Population	10.4M	15.5M

The cost of living in Ho Chi Minh is 31% less expensive than in Istanbul. Cities ranked 6786th and 5143rd ($702 vs $1025) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Vietnam and Turkey, respectively. Check Vietnam vs Turkey comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Ho Chi Minh compared to 0.7 months in Istanbul. Ho Chi Minh ranked 1st best city to live in Vietnam vs Istanbul ranked 1st in Turkey, while ranked 4217th and 798th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ho Chi Minh vs Istanbul

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	Ho Chi Minh	Istanbul
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.85	$9.37
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22.2	$36.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.63	$6.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.07	$3.38
☕ Cappuccino	$2.02	$2.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.52	$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$428	$646
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$258	$422
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1064	$1399
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$568	$854
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$46.7	$37
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$72.1	$60.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$11	$10.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.9%	38.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4519	$2865
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2063	$1650
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$0.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$7.56	$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.78	$4.79
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.98	$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.51	$1.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.13	$0.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$1.71
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.59	$2.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$7.53
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.66	$5.47
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.9	$14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.37	$1.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$1.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$0.7
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$0.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.33	$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.87	$1.67
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.6	$9.69
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.93	$1.78
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.23	$1.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.05	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.39	$5.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.22	$2.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.84	$3.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$26.5	$37.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.4	$4.89
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31.9	$54.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.08	$7.84
👖 Brand Jeans	$36.8	$45.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$83
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$306	$423
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16779	$9042

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Cities near Ho Chi Minh

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Thu Dau Mot	$550
25 km or 15 mi	Bien Hoa	$479
72 km or 45 mi	Vung Tau	$534
96 km or 60 mi	Svay Rieng	$694
113 km or 70 mi	Sa Dec	$515
127 km or 79 mi	Can Tho	$463
141 km or 88 mi	Long Xuyen	$509
153 km or 95 mi	Soc Trang	$522
162 km or 100 mi	Prey Veng	$711
167 km or 104 mi	Phan Thiet	$566
181 km or 112 mi	Mui Ne	$553
184 km or 114 mi	Kampong Cham	$555
189 km or 117 mi	Rach Gia	$518
198 km or 123 mi	Bac Lieu	$516
205 km or 127 mi	Phnom Penh	$802
233 km or 145 mi	Da Lat	$512
244 km or 151 mi	Ca Mau	$520
257 km or 160 mi	Buon Ma Thuot	$521
270 km or 168 mi	Phan Rang-Thap Cham	$526
271 km or 168 mi	Kampot	$569
300 km or 186 mi	Phu Quoc	$524
309 km or 192 mi	Stung Treng	$628
320 km or 199 mi	Nha Trang	$554
343 km or 213 mi	Sihanoukville	$755
414 km or 257 mi	Siem Reap	$587
433 km or 269 mi	Qui Nhon	$518
452 km or 281 mi	Battambang	$539
488 km or 303 mi	Ko Chang	$614
502 km or 312 mi	Serei Saophoan	$579
527 km or 327 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$534
533 km or 331 mi	Quang Ngai	$436
584 km or 363 mi	Klaeng	$619
592 km or 368 mi	Hoi An	$547
605 km or 376 mi	Da Nang	$601
637 km or 396 mi	Hue	$422
663 km or 412 mi	Nong Prue	$653
664 km or 413 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$647
668 km or 415 mi	Pattaya	$665
670 km or 416 mi	Laem Chabang	$648
676 km or 420 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$518

Cities near Istanbul

Distance	City	Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi	Cayirova	$574
46 km or 28 mi	Gebze	$582
73 km or 45 mi	Korfez	$558
79 km or 49 mi	Kocaeli	$527
83 km or 51 mi	Golcuk	$577
87 km or 54 mi	Izmit	$618
91 km or 56 mi	Kapakli	$550
92 km or 57 mi	Bursa	$772
96 km or 59 mi	Kartepe	$577
98 km or 61 mi	Corlu	$512
111 km or 69 mi	Bandirma	$576
113 km or 70 mi	Inegol	$642
121 km or 75 mi	Tekirdag	$414
124 km or 77 mi	Adapazari	$421
124 km or 77 mi	Sakarya	$616
129 km or 80 mi	Bilecik	$646
141 km or 88 mi	Luleburgaz	$500
166 km or 103 mi	Kirklareli	$407
176 km or 110 mi	Balikesir	$665
186 km or 115 mi	Duzce	$438
190 km or 118 mi	Eskisehir	$558
192 km or 120 mi	Uzunkopru	$561
197 km or 122 mi	Kutahya	$640
207 km or 129 mi	Burgas	$508
208 km or 129 mi	Karadeniz Eregli	$530
214 km or 133 mi	Edirne	$665
224 km or 139 mi	Bolu	$519
234 km or 145 mi	Soma	$618
236 km or 147 mi	Canakkale	$570
259 km or 161 mi	Varna	$851
260 km or 162 mi	Alexandroupoli	$907
261 km or 162 mi	Yambol	$563
261 km or 162 mi	Usak	$576
284 km or 177 mi	Afyonkarahisar	$493
287 km or 178 mi	Sliven	$616
290 km or 180 mi	Salihli	$606
290 km or 180 mi	Bartin	$567
295 km or 184 mi	Manisa	$647
296 km or 184 mi	Mytilene	$937
299 km or 186 mi	Komotini	$1001