Ho Chi Minh vs Lisbon - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Ho Chi Minh	Lisbon
🚶 Cost of living one person	$735	$1705
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2016	$3820
🏠 One person rent	$376	$1106
🏘️ Family rent	$815	$1849
🍽️ Food expenses	$210	$384
🚐 Transport expenses	$72.4	$89.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$487	$1278
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	66	93
😀 Quality of life	65	82
🏙️ Population	9.39M	546K

The cost of living in Ho Chi Minh is 57% less expensive than in Lisbon. Cities ranked 6739th and 2671st ($735 vs $1705) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Vietnam and Portugal, respectively. Check Vietnam vs Portugal 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 Lisbon. Ho Chi Minh ranked 1st best city to live in Vietnam vs Lisbon ranked 3rd in Portugal, while ranked 4253rd and 475th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ho Chi Minh vs Lisbon

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	Ho Chi Minh	Lisbon
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.17	$12.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$23.4	$50.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.72	$9.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.18	$2.75
☕ Cappuccino	$1.88	$2.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.5	$1.9
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$459	$1223
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$281	$933
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1102	$2337
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$634	$1529
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$50.1	$81.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$77.2	$125
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.54	$33.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.56%	4.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4334	$6840
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2039	$3925
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.27	$2.1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.9	$41.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.97	$11.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.89	$1.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.54	$1.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.06	$1.31
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$1.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.49	$3.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.66	$7.05
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$13.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$2.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$1.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$2.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$1.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$1.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.82	$2.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.7	$5.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.93	$1.26
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.3	$6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.78	$8.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.41	$4.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.12	$1.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.89	$2.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21.4	$39.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.32	$8.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$20.2	$73.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.65	$12.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$41.1	$92.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$83.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$277	$562
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14143	$15150

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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 Lisbon

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.1 km or 2.6 mi	Almada	$1606
6.9 km or 4.3 mi	Amadora	$1388
8.8 km or 5.5 mi	Queluz	$1325
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Odivelas	$1409
10 km or 6.3 mi	Barreiro	$1305
11 km or 6.7 mi	Amora	$1178
12 km or 7.3 mi	Seixal	$1238
12 km or 7.4 mi	Oeiras	$1525
13 km or 8 mi	Agualva-Cacem	$1368
13 km or 8.1 mi	Loures	$1384
17 km or 10 mi	Montijo	$1360
18 km or 11 mi	Moita	$1316
18 km or 11 mi	Algueirao-Mem Martins	$1371
21 km or 13 mi	Sintra	$1413
22 km or 14 mi	Cascais	$1501
28 km or 17 mi	Mafra	$1339
29 km or 18 mi	Palmela	$1305
30 km or 19 mi	Vila Franca de Xira	$1137
31 km or 19 mi	Sesimbra	$1213
32 km or 20 mi	Setubal	$1336
39 km or 24 mi	Alenquer	$1248
42 km or 26 mi	Torres Vedras	$1369
42 km or 26 mi	Benavente	$1255
47 km or 29 mi	Azambuja	$1242
47 km or 29 mi	Salvaterra de Magos	$1249
58 km or 36 mi	Cartaxo	$1230
61 km or 38 mi	Lourinha	$1349
71 km or 44 mi	Santarem	$1160
72 km or 45 mi	Almeirim	$1176
73 km or 45 mi	Peniche	$1502
77 km or 48 mi	Caldas da Rainha	$1168
90 km or 56 mi	Santiago do Cacem	$1282
94 km or 58 mi	Alcobaca	$1206
101 km or 63 mi	Torres Novas	$1102
103 km or 64 mi	Porto de Mos	$1168
111 km or 69 mi	Evora	$1135
115 km or 72 mi	Ourem	$1100
117 km or 72 mi	Marinha Grande	$1170
118 km or 73 mi	Tomar	$908
118 km or 73 mi	Abrantes	$1112