Ho Chi Minh vs Kawasaki - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Ho Chi Minh	Kawasaki
🚶 Cost of living one person	$735	$1249
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2016	$3397
🏠 One person rent	$376	$545
🏘️ Family rent	$815	$1197
🍽️ Food expenses	$210	$414
🚐 Transport expenses	$72.4	$191
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$487	$2537
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	66	99
😀 Quality of life	65	81
🏙️ Population	9.39M	1.54M

The cost of living in Ho Chi Minh is 41% less expensive than in Kawasaki. Cities ranked 6739th and 4340th ($735 vs $1249) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 26th in Vietnam and Japan, respectively. Check Vietnam vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Ho Chi Minh compared to 2 months in Kawasaki. Ho Chi Minh ranked 1st best city to live in Vietnam vs Kawasaki ranked 13th in Japan, while ranked 4253rd and 497th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ho Chi Minh vs Kawasaki

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	Ho Chi Minh	Kawasaki
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.17	$6.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$23.4	$31.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.72	$4.47
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.18	$3.44
☕ Cappuccino	$1.88	$2.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.5	$1.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$459	$584
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$281	$364
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1102	$1140
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$634	$968
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$50.1	$110
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$77.2	$169
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.54	$26.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.56%	1.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4334	$6533
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2039	$3250
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.27	$1.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.9	$53.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.97	$26.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.89	$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.54	$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.06	$1.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$4.48
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.49	$2.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$10.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.66	$6.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$6.44
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$2.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$5.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$5.32
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$2.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$2.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$0.78
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.82	$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.7	$9.62
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.93	$2.05
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.3	$6.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.78	$8.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.41	$4.07
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.12	$1.1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.89	$1.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21.4	$50.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.32	$13.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$20.2	$42.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.65	$14.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$41.1	$34.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$57.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$277	$543
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14143	$15204

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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 Kawasaki

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.5 km or 0.9 mi	Kawasaki-ku	$1128
11 km or 6.9 mi	Yokohama	$1335
17 km or 11 mi	Komae	$1124
19 km or 12 mi	Tokyo	$1607
21 km or 13 mi	Chofu	$1138
22 km or 14 mi	Yamato	$1039
22 km or 14 mi	Inagi	$1084
22 km or 14 mi	Mitaka	$1150
23 km or 14 mi	Machida	$1091
24 km or 15 mi	Urayasu	$1099
25 km or 15 mi	Hirai	$1089
25 km or 16 mi	Sodegaura	$1090
25 km or 16 mi	Kisarazu	$1089
25 km or 16 mi	Musashino	$1136
26 km or 16 mi	Kamakura	$1012
26 km or 16 mi	Tama	$1065
26 km or 16 mi	Ayase	$960
26 km or 16 mi	Fuchu	$1122
27 km or 17 mi	Zama	$1023
27 km or 17 mi	Zushi	$1028
27 km or 17 mi	Koganei	$1103
27 km or 17 mi	Fujisawa	$1143
27 km or 17 mi	Nishitokyo	$1137
28 km or 17 mi	Futtsu	$1077
28 km or 17 mi	Kimitsu	$1080
29 km or 18 mi	Ebina	$908
29 km or 18 mi	Hayama	$1045
30 km or 19 mi	Yokosuka	$1125
30 km or 19 mi	Kunitachi	$1089
30 km or 19 mi	Kokubunji	$1099
31 km or 19 mi	Wako	$1098
31 km or 19 mi	Sagamihara	$1042
31 km or 19 mi	Higashikurume	$1111
31 km or 19 mi	Ichikawa	$1045
31 km or 19 mi	Kodaira	$1124
32 km or 20 mi	Atsugi	$948
32 km or 20 mi	Tachikawa	$1109
32 km or 20 mi	Funabashi	$1231
32 km or 20 mi	Kawaguchi	$1081
33 km or 20 mi	Hino	$1116