Ho Chi Minh vs Izmir - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Ho Chi Minh	Izmir
🚶 Cost of living one person	$735	$909
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2016	$2294
🏠 One person rent	$376	$437
🏘️ Family rent	$815	$792
🍽️ Food expenses	$210	$290
🚐 Transport expenses	$72.4	$76.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$487	$681
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	66	68
😀 Quality of life	65	68
🏙️ Population	9.39M	2.95M

The cost of living in Ho Chi Minh is 19% less expensive than in Izmir. Cities ranked 6739th and 5990th ($735 vs $909) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 8th 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 Izmir. Ho Chi Minh ranked 1st best city to live in Vietnam vs Izmir ranked 3rd in Turkey, while ranked 4253rd and 3369th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ho Chi Minh vs Izmir

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	Ho Chi Minh	Izmir
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.17	$8.23
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$23.4	$35.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.72	$7.09
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.18	$3.26
☕ Cappuccino	$1.88	$2.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.5	$1.29
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$459	$523
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$281	$352
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1102	$948
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$634	$662
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$50.1	$39
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$77.2	$60.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.54	$12.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.56%	35.03%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4334	$1738
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2039	$1020
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.27	$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.9	$19.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.97	$5.93
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.89	$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.54	$0.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.06	$0.87
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$1.87
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.49	$1.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.66	$6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$18.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$2.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$1.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$0.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.82	$1.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.7	$9.56
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.93	$1.96
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.3	$2.07
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.78	$3.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.41	$2.42
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.12	$0.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.89	$2.13
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21.4	$43.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.32	$6.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$20.2	$58.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.65	$8.77
👖 Brand Jeans	$41.1	$44.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$277	$409
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14143	$9671

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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 Izmir

Distance	City	Cost of living
34 km or 21 mi	Manisa	$638
50 km or 31 mi	Turgutlu	$675
63 km or 39 mi	Kusadasi	$764
64 km or 39 mi	Tire	$681
87 km or 54 mi	Chios	$1099
87 km or 54 mi	Salihli	$677
88 km or 55 mi	Aydin	$655
93 km or 58 mi	Mytilene	$934
95 km or 59 mi	Soma	$679
117 km or 73 mi	Nazilli	$643
152 km or 94 mi	Balikesir	$707
155 km or 96 mi	Bodrum	$1038
171 km or 106 mi	Mugla	$773
185 km or 115 mi	Denizli	$477
192 km or 119 mi	Mykonos	$1838
199 km or 124 mi	Usak	$629
200 km or 124 mi	Marmaris	$1049
203 km or 126 mi	Canakkale	$690
227 km or 141 mi	Bandirma	$679
240 km or 149 mi	Rhodes	$1070
257 km or 160 mi	Bursa	$743
265 km or 164 mi	Fethiye	$843
268 km or 167 mi	Santorini	$1659
271 km or 168 mi	Kutahya	$568
276 km or 171 mi	Inegol	$708
286 km or 178 mi	Burdur	$554
288 km or 179 mi	Tekirdag	$661
292 km or 181 mi	Alexandroupoli	$911
292 km or 182 mi	Kifissia	$1265
298 km or 185 mi	Afyonkarahisar	$464
299 km or 186 mi	Nea Ionia	$1142
300 km or 186 mi	Nea Filadelfeia	$1131
302 km or 187 mi	Argyroupoli	$1284
302 km or 188 mi	Glyfada	$1437
303 km or 188 mi	Voula	$1296
303 km or 188 mi	Athens	$1272
304 km or 189 mi	Nea Smyrni	$1150
305 km or 189 mi	Kallithea	$1159
305 km or 190 mi	Peristeri	$1082
305 km or 190 mi	Palaio Faliro	$1258