Ho Chi Minh vs Long Beach - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ho Chi Minh Long Beach
🚶 Cost of living one person
$734
$2851
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1845
$6397
🏠 One person rent
$387
$1879
🏘️ Family rent
$684
$3145
🍽️ Food expenses
$202
$664
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.5
$161
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$336
$4411
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
66
94
😀 Quality of life
66
78
🏙️ Population
9.39M
467K

The cost of living in Ho Chi Minh is 74% less expensive than in Long Beach. Cities ranked 6928th and 327th ($734 vs $2851) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 273rd 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 0.5 months in Ho Chi Minh compared to 1.5 months in Long Beach. Ho Chi Minh ranked 1st best city to live in Vietnam vs Long Beach ranked 271st in the United States, while ranked 4947th and 982nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Ho Chi Minh Long Beach
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.9
$19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.6
$72.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.81
$14.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.14
$7.12
☕ Cappuccino
$1.85
$5.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$3.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$499
$1954
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$280
$1662
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$921
$3174
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$508
$2872
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$54.3
$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$83.8
$156
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.41
$56.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.06%
6.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3891
$7032
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1915
$6937
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.27
$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.4
$72.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.93
$34.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.84
$1.3
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.43
$1.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.95
$3.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$3.6
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.45
$3.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.67
$16.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$15.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.75
$4.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$4.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$2.72
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$2.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$1.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.79
$1.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.8
$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$2.36
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.23
$10.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.73
$8.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.35
$8.07
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.08
$3.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.93
$1.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$19.4
$36.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.8
$15.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$23.9
$95.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.8
$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$44.5
$50.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.5
$99.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$286
$1674
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13093
$19997

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$410
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$493
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$686
113 km or 70 mi Sa Dec
$502
127 km or 79 mi Can Tho
$439
141 km or 88 mi Long Xuyen
$498
153 km or 95 mi Soc Trang
$507
162 km or 100 mi Prey Veng
$727
167 km or 104 mi Phan Thiet
$482
181 km or 112 mi Mui Ne
$491
184 km or 114 mi Kampong Cham
$504
189 km or 117 mi Rach Gia
$515
198 km or 123 mi Bac Lieu
$494
205 km or 127 mi Phnom Penh
$829
233 km or 145 mi Da Lat
$572
244 km or 151 mi Ca Mau
$507
257 km or 160 mi Buon Ma Thuot
$516
270 km or 168 mi Phan Rang-Thap Cham
$523
271 km or 168 mi Kampot
$622
300 km or 186 mi Phu Quoc
$511
309 km or 192 mi Stung Treng
$635
320 km or 199 mi Nha Trang
$508
343 km or 213 mi Sihanoukville
$763
414 km or 257 mi Siem Reap
$650
433 km or 269 mi Qui Nhon
$501
452 km or 281 mi Battambang
$571
488 km or 303 mi Ko Chang
$708
502 km or 312 mi Serei Saophoan
$623
527 km or 327 mi Ubon Ratchathani
$558
533 km or 331 mi Quang Ngai
$403
584 km or 363 mi Klaeng
$718
592 km or 368 mi Hoi An
$601
605 km or 376 mi Da Nang
$615
637 km or 396 mi Hue
$372
663 km or 412 mi Nong Prue
$787
664 km or 413 mi Chaophraya Surasak
$770
668 km or 415 mi Pattaya
$812
670 km or 416 mi Laem Chabang
$779
676 km or 420 mi Nakhon Ratchasima
$588

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Distance City Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi Carson
$2927
11 km or 6.5 mi Seal Beach
$2903
11 km or 7 mi Lakewood
$2717
11 km or 7.1 mi Lomita
$3058
15 km or 9 mi Compton
$2856
15 km or 9.2 mi Bellflower
$2725
15 km or 9.2 mi Paramount
$2731
15 km or 9.5 mi Torrance
$3121
15 km or 9.6 mi Cypress
$2793
16 km or 9.7 mi Rancho Palos Verdes
$3688
16 km or 10 mi Cerritos
$2651
17 km or 11 mi Gardena
$3004
17 km or 11 mi Lynwood
$2807
19 km or 12 mi Norwalk
$2682
19 km or 12 mi Westminster
$2917
19 km or 12 mi Stanton
$2854
19 km or 12 mi Redondo Beach
$3658
20 km or 12 mi South Gate
$2762
20 km or 12 mi Lawndale
$3122
20 km or 12 mi Downey
$2650
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$3221
20 km or 13 mi Buena Park
$2803
22 km or 14 mi Hawthorne
$2970
22 km or 14 mi Garden Grove
$2899
22 km or 14 mi Cudahy
$2764
23 km or 14 mi Bell Gardens
$2728
23 km or 14 mi La Mirada
$2774
23 km or 14 mi Florence-Graham
$2844
23 km or 14 mi Fountain Valley
$3157
23 km or 15 mi Bell
$2780
24 km or 15 mi Manhattan Beach
$3191
24 km or 15 mi Huntington Park
$2803
24 km or 15 mi Maywood
$2786
25 km or 16 mi Inglewood
$2947
26 km or 16 mi West Whittier-Los Nietos
$2769
26 km or 16 mi Pico Rivera
$2758
27 km or 17 mi Whittier
$2788
28 km or 17 mi Fullerton
$3008
28 km or 18 mi Montebello
$2739
29 km or 18 mi Santa Ana
$2821