Ho Chi Minh vs Ljubljana - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Ho Chi Minh	Ljubljana
🚶 Cost of living one person	$735	$1468
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2016	$3437
🏠 One person rent	$376	$859
🏘️ Family rent	$815	$1506
🍽️ Food expenses	$210	$427
🚐 Transport expenses	$72.4	$60.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$487	$1669
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	66	40
😀 Quality of life	65	79
🏙️ Population	9.39M	284K

The cost of living in Ho Chi Minh is 50% less expensive than in Ljubljana. Cities ranked 6739th and 3558th ($735 vs $1468) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Vietnam and Slovenia, respectively. Check Vietnam vs Slovenia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Ho Chi Minh compared to 1.1 months in Ljubljana. Ho Chi Minh ranked 1st best city to live in Vietnam vs Ljubljana ranked 1st in Slovenia, while ranked 4253rd and 615th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ho Chi Minh vs Ljubljana

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	Ho Chi Minh	Ljubljana
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.17	$14.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$23.4	$54
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.72	$8.19
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.18	$3.51
☕ Cappuccino	$1.88	$2.21
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.5	$2.84
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$459	$788
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$281	$643
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1102	$1572
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$634	$1151
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$50.1	$156
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$77.2	$241
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.54	$30.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.56%	3.92%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4334	$5385
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2039	$4113
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.27	$1.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.9	$39
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.97	$10.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.89	$1.54
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.54	$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.06	$1.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$2.24
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.49	$3.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.66	$10.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$1.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$1.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$1.99
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$2.91
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$1.17
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$1.4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.82	$2.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.7	$7.46
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.93	$1.32
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.3	$5.32
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.78	$8.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.41	$3.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.12	$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.89	$2.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21.4	$45.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.32	$7.88
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$20.2	$53
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.65	$13.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$41.1	$92.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$98
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$277	$478
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14143	$12510

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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 Ljubljana

Distance	City	Cost of living
24 km or 15 mi	Kranj	$1261
57 km or 36 mi	Novo Mesto	$1080
58 km or 36 mi	Velenje	$1157
61 km or 38 mi	Celje	$1116
65 km or 40 mi	Klagenfurt	$1653
68 km or 42 mi	Nova Gorica	$985
70 km or 44 mi	Gorizia	$1223
72 km or 45 mi	Trieste	$1421
80 km or 50 mi	Rijeka	$1152
82 km or 51 mi	Villach	$1582
87 km or 54 mi	Izola	$1263
91 km or 57 mi	Wolfsberg	$1303
94 km or 58 mi	Piran	$1247
99 km or 62 mi	Udine	$1307
102 km or 63 mi	Karlovac	$912
102 km or 64 mi	Maribor	$1082
114 km or 71 mi	Zagreb	$1253
126 km or 78 mi	Velika Gorica	$1101
133 km or 83 mi	Graz	$1594
142 km or 88 mi	Pula	$941
143 km or 89 mi	Murska Sobota	$842
144 km or 89 mi	Pordenone	$1272
155 km or 96 mi	Leoben	$1263
158 km or 98 mi	San Dona di Piave	$1403
165 km or 103 mi	Kapfenberg	$1323
173 km or 107 mi	Bihac	$556
178 km or 110 mi	Belluno	$1284
180 km or 112 mi	Bjelovar	$1008
181 km or 113 mi	Treviso	$1502
183 km or 113 mi	Venice	$1522
187 km or 116 mi	Mestre	$1450
196 km or 122 mi	Nagykanizsa	$711
197 km or 122 mi	Mirano	$1375
199 km or 124 mi	Zalaegerszeg	$750
208 km or 129 mi	Szombathely	$701
208 km or 130 mi	Prijedor	$659
210 km or 131 mi	Hallein	$1692
217 km or 135 mi	Padua	$1581
220 km or 137 mi	Sanski Most	$558
222 km or 138 mi	Zadar	$1122