Ho Chi Minh vs London - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Ho Chi Minh	London
🚶 Cost of living one person	$762	$3740
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1930	$8537
🏠 One person rent	$409	$2516
🏘️ Family rent	$723	$4294
🍽️ Food expenses	$205	$631
🚐 Transport expenses	$71	$412
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$340	$3678
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	67	100
😀 Quality of life	69	96
🏙️ Population	14M	8.8M

The cost of living in Ho Chi Minh is 80% less expensive than in London. Cities ranked 6919th and 20th ($762 vs $3740) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Vietnam and the United Kingdom, respectively. Check Vietnam vs the United Kingdom comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Ho Chi Minh compared to 1 months in London. Ho Chi Minh ranked 1st best city to live in Vietnam vs London ranked 1st in the United Kingdom, while ranked 4450th and 12th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ho Chi Minh vs London

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	Ho Chi Minh	London
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.95	$22.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.8	$98
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.35	$11.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.15	$9.2
☕ Cappuccino	$1.86	$5.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.54	$3.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$547	$2958
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$289	$2140
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1009	$4865
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$526	$3773
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59	$169
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$90.8	$260
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.58	$42.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.52%	4.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4266	$20369
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1950	$10989
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.27	$4.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.5	$105
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.91	$31.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.86	$1.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.51	$1.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.96	$2.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$2.42
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.47	$5.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$13.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.61	$9.98
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$18.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.67	$3.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$2.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$3.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$1.46
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$1.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.33	$1.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.82	$3.79
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.5	$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.9	$3.33
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.35	$23.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.74	$4.84
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.35	$6.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.1	$2.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.95	$3.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$20.4	$68.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.48	$20.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$27.5	$79.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.79	$15.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$46.8	$117
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96.9	$122
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$329	$2594
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14995	$30567

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Cities near Ho Chi Minh

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Thu Dau Mot	$540
25 km or 15 mi	Bien Hoa	$419
72 km or 45 mi	Vung Tau	$525
96 km or 60 mi	Svay Rieng	$708
113 km or 70 mi	Sa Dec	$519
127 km or 79 mi	Can Tho	$456
141 km or 88 mi	Long Xuyen	$514
153 km or 95 mi	Soc Trang	$523
162 km or 100 mi	Prey Veng	$760
167 km or 104 mi	Phan Thiet	$500
181 km or 112 mi	Mui Ne	$506
184 km or 114 mi	Kampong Cham	$501
189 km or 117 mi	Rach Gia	$535
198 km or 123 mi	Bac Lieu	$512
205 km or 127 mi	Phnom Penh	$882
233 km or 145 mi	Da Lat	$572
244 km or 151 mi	Ca Mau	$526
257 km or 160 mi	Buon Ma Thuot	$535
270 km or 168 mi	Phan Rang-Thap Cham	$543
271 km or 168 mi	Kampot	$587
300 km or 186 mi	Phu Quoc	$530
309 km or 192 mi	Stung Treng	$652
320 km or 199 mi	Nha Trang	$541
343 km or 213 mi	Sihanoukville	$764
414 km or 257 mi	Siem Reap	$679
433 km or 269 mi	Qui Nhon	$519
452 km or 281 mi	Battambang	$575
488 km or 303 mi	Ko Chang	$763
502 km or 312 mi	Serei Saophoan	$629
527 km or 327 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$583
533 km or 331 mi	Quang Ngai	$410
584 km or 363 mi	Klaeng	$768
592 km or 368 mi	Hoi An	$613
605 km or 376 mi	Da Nang	$660
637 km or 396 mi	Hue	$380
663 km or 412 mi	Nong Prue	$846
664 km or 413 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$823
668 km or 415 mi	Pattaya	$874
670 km or 416 mi	Laem Chabang	$838
676 km or 420 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$610

Cities near London

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.3 km or 0.8 mi	Westminster	$3038
11 km or 7 mi	Wimbledon	$2559
13 km or 8.3 mi	Richmond	$2498
15 km or 9.3 mi	Croydon	$2564
16 km or 10 mi	Greenford	$2419
19 km or 12 mi	Ewell	$2417
21 km or 13 mi	Coulsdon	$2406
23 km or 14 mi	Esher	$2395
24 km or 15 mi	Walton-on-Thames	$2382
25 km or 15 mi	Watford	$2661
27 km or 17 mi	Upminster	$2336
28 km or 17 mi	Rickmansworth	$2426
31 km or 19 mi	St Albans	$2490
32 km or 20 mi	Grays	$2227
32 km or 20 mi	Hertford	$2271
32 km or 20 mi	Slough	$2345
32 km or 20 mi	Brentwood	$2675
35 km or 22 mi	Harlow	$2152
35 km or 22 mi	Gravesend	$2259
35 km or 22 mi	Hemel Hempstead	$2321
37 km or 23 mi	Woking	$2567
38 km or 24 mi	Harpenden	$2276
40 km or 25 mi	Billericay	$2260
41 km or 25 mi	Maidenhead	$2846
43 km or 27 mi	East Grinstead	$2265
43 km or 27 mi	Basildon	$2188
43 km or 27 mi	Guildford	$2622
44 km or 27 mi	Crawley	$2385
44 km or 27 mi	Stevenage	$2262
44 km or 27 mi	Bracknell	$2485
44 km or 28 mi	Rochester	$1860
44 km or 28 mi	Tonbridge	$2191
45 km or 28 mi	High Wycombe	$2215
46 km or 28 mi	Bishop's Stortford	$2223
46 km or 28 mi	Luton	$2212
47 km or 29 mi	Chatham	$2576
49 km or 30 mi	Chelmsford	$2111
49 km or 30 mi	Gillingham	$2377
49 km or 30 mi	Godalming	$2472
49 km or 31 mi	Farnborough	$2199