Ho Chi Minh vs Lahore - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Ho Chi Minh	Lahore
🚶 Cost of living one person	$735	$411
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2016	$1052
🏠 One person rent	$376	$163
🏘️ Family rent	$815	$338
🍽️ Food expenses	$210	$142
🚐 Transport expenses	$72.4	$57.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$487	$179
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	66	69
😀 Quality of life	65	46
🏙️ Population	9.39M	11.1M

The cost of living in Ho Chi Minh is 79% more expensive than in Lahore. Cities ranked 6739th and 8934th ($735 vs $411) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th 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 0.4 months in Lahore. Ho Chi Minh ranked 1st best city to live in Vietnam vs Lahore ranked 3rd in Pakistan, while ranked 4253rd and 6486th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ho Chi Minh vs Lahore

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	Ho Chi Minh	Lahore
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.17	$2.06
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$23.4	$16
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.72	$4.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.18	$2.84
☕ Cappuccino	$1.88	$2.09
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.5	$0.35
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$459	$102
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$281	$65.8
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1102	$289
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$634	$187
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$50.1	$74.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$77.2	$115
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.54	$15.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.56%	19.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4334	$626
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2039	$587
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.27	$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.9	$5.75
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.97	$4.76
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.89	$0.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.54	$0.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.06	$0.65
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$1.18
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.49	$1.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$5.92
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.66	$2.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$3.91
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$0.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$0.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$0.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$0.35
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$0.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.82	$0.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.7	$0.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.93	$0.55
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.3	$1.97
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.78	$2.04
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.41	$2.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.12	$1.01
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.89	$0.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21.4	$13
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.32	$5.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$20.2	$13
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.65	$3.47
👖 Brand Jeans	$41.1	$15
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$71.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$277	$37.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14143	$1172

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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 Lahore

Distance	City	Cost of living
37 km or 23 mi	Sheikhupura	$374
49 km or 30 mi	Amritsar	$383
49 km or 30 mi	Kamoke	$321
68 km or 43 mi	Gujranwala	$308
85 km or 53 mi	Hafizabad	$380
107 km or 67 mi	Sialkot	$281
117 km or 72 mi	Gujrat	$373
118 km or 73 mi	Okara	$300
120 km or 74 mi	Jalandhar	$358
120 km or 75 mi	Sahiwal	$305
121 km or 75 mi	Faisalabad	$306
130 km or 81 mi	Chiniot	$389
140 km or 87 mi	Mandi Bahauddin	$355
140 km or 87 mi	Jammu	$287
147 km or 91 mi	Pathankot	$355
160 km or 99 mi	Ludhiana	$441
164 km or 102 mi	Gojra	$342
169 km or 105 mi	Sargodha	$458
185 km or 115 mi	Mirpur	$354
195 km or 121 mi	Jhang	$292
222 km or 138 mi	Burewala	$356
244 km or 152 mi	Patiala	$365
250 km or 155 mi	Chandigarh	$369
257 km or 160 mi	Rawalpindi	$401
268 km or 167 mi	Islamabad	$442
269 km or 167 mi	Khanewal	$361
273 km or 170 mi	Shimla	$272
286 km or 178 mi	Srinagar	$354
294 km or 183 mi	Wah	$382
295 km or 183 mi	Baramulla	$273
299 km or 186 mi	Hisar	$251
317 km or 197 mi	Multan	$392
351 km or 218 mi	Bahawalpur	$342
352 km or 219 mi	Bhiwani	$321
353 km or 219 mi	Saharanpur	$283
354 km or 220 mi	Kohat	$379
364 km or 226 mi	Rohtak	$265
366 km or 227 mi	Mardan	$366
377 km or 234 mi	Dehradun	$372
381 km or 237 mi	Peshawar	$346