Ho Chi Minh vs Long Beach - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ho Chi Minh Long Beach
🚶 Cost of living one person
$702
$2661
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1978
$5993
🏠 One person rent
$349
$1801
🏘️ Family rent
$750
$3159
🍽️ Food expenses
$211
$584
🚐 Transport expenses
$67.1
$124
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$457
$5087
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
66
94
😀 Quality of life
66
77
🏙️ Population
10.4M
467K

The cost of living in Ho Chi Minh is 74% less expensive than in Long Beach. Cities ranked 6786th and 440th ($702 vs $2661) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 394th in Vietnam and the United States, respectively. Check Vietnam vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Ho Chi Minh compared to 1.9 months in Long Beach. Ho Chi Minh ranked 1st best city to live in Vietnam vs Long Beach ranked 152nd in the United States, while ranked 4217th and 720th among best cities to live in the world.

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Ho Chi Minh Long Beach
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.85
$16.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.2
$56.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.63
$11.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.07
$6.58
☕ Cappuccino
$2.02
$4.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.52
$2.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$428
$1874
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$258
$1558
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1064
$3303
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$568
$2822
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$46.7
$115
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$72.1
$177
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11
$64.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.9%
6.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4519
$6502
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2063
$7284
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$2.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.56
$72.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.78
$20.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.51
$1.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.13
$3.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$3.49
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.59
$3.4
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$13.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.66
$12.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$17.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.37
$4.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$3.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$4.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$2.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$2.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$1.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.87
$1.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.6
$14.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.93
$2.19
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.23
$9.05
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.05
$8.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.39
$7.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.22
$4.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.84
$1.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$26.5
$30.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.4
$14.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.9
$118
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.08
$16.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$36.8
$48.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$91
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$306
$1199
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16779
$18490

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$550
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$479
72 km or 45 mi Vung Tau
$534
96 km or 60 mi Svay Rieng
$694
113 km or 70 mi Sa Dec
$515
127 km or 79 mi Can Tho
$463
141 km or 88 mi Long Xuyen
$509
153 km or 95 mi Soc Trang
$522
162 km or 100 mi Prey Veng
$711
167 km or 104 mi Phan Thiet
$566
181 km or 112 mi Mui Ne
$553
184 km or 114 mi Kampong Cham
$555
189 km or 117 mi Rach Gia
$518
198 km or 123 mi Bac Lieu
$516
205 km or 127 mi Phnom Penh
$802
233 km or 145 mi Da Lat
$512
244 km or 151 mi Ca Mau
$520
257 km or 160 mi Buon Ma Thuot
$521
270 km or 168 mi Phan Rang-Thap Cham
$526
271 km or 168 mi Kampot
$569
300 km or 186 mi Phu Quoc
$524
309 km or 192 mi Stung Treng
$628
320 km or 199 mi Nha Trang
$554
343 km or 213 mi Sihanoukville
$755
414 km or 257 mi Siem Reap
$587
433 km or 269 mi Qui Nhon
$518
452 km or 281 mi Battambang
$539
488 km or 303 mi Ko Chang
$614
502 km or 312 mi Serei Saophoan
$579
527 km or 327 mi Ubon Ratchathani
$534
533 km or 331 mi Quang Ngai
$436
584 km or 363 mi Klaeng
$619
592 km or 368 mi Hoi An
$547
605 km or 376 mi Da Nang
$601
637 km or 396 mi Hue
$422
663 km or 412 mi Nong Prue
$653
664 km or 413 mi Chaophraya Surasak
$647
668 km or 415 mi Pattaya
$665
670 km or 416 mi Laem Chabang
$648
676 km or 420 mi Nakhon Ratchasima
$518

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Distance City Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi Carson
$2862
11 km or 6.5 mi Seal Beach
$2780
11 km or 7 mi Lakewood
$2615
11 km or 7.1 mi Lomita
$2895
15 km or 9 mi Compton
$2737
15 km or 9.2 mi Bellflower
$2541
15 km or 9.2 mi Paramount
$2579
15 km or 9.5 mi Torrance
$3040
15 km or 9.6 mi Cypress
$2685
16 km or 9.7 mi Rancho Palos Verdes
$2872
16 km or 10 mi Cerritos
$2637
17 km or 11 mi Gardena
$2935
17 km or 11 mi Lynwood
$2676
19 km or 12 mi Norwalk
$2375
19 km or 12 mi Westminster
$2800
19 km or 12 mi Stanton
$2729
19 km or 12 mi Redondo Beach
$3760
20 km or 12 mi South Gate
$2650
20 km or 12 mi Lawndale
$3148
20 km or 12 mi Downey
$2442
20 km or 12 mi Huntington Beach
$3124
20 km or 13 mi Buena Park
$2661
22 km or 14 mi Hawthorne
$2987
22 km or 14 mi Garden Grove
$2788
22 km or 14 mi Cudahy
$2638
23 km or 14 mi Bell Gardens
$2578
23 km or 14 mi La Mirada
$2638
23 km or 14 mi Florence-Graham
$2781
23 km or 14 mi Fountain Valley
$2886
23 km or 15 mi Bell
$2678
24 km or 15 mi Manhattan Beach
$3168
24 km or 15 mi Huntington Park
$2777
24 km or 15 mi Maywood
$2717
25 km or 16 mi Inglewood
$2886
26 km or 16 mi West Whittier-Los Nietos
$2621
26 km or 16 mi Pico Rivera
$2649
27 km or 17 mi Whittier
$2665
28 km or 17 mi Fullerton
$2867
28 km or 18 mi Montebello
$2713
29 km or 18 mi Santa Ana
$2652