Ho Chi Minh vs Long Beach - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ho Chi Minh Long Beach
🚶 Cost of living one person
$744
$2681
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2071
$6051
🏠 One person rent
$376
$1825
🏘️ Family rent
$848
$3146
🍽️ Food expenses
$219
$592
🚐 Transport expenses
$75.4
$121
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$488
$4933
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
66
94
😀 Quality of life
65
77
🏙️ Population
9.39M
467K

The cost of living in Ho Chi Minh is 72% less expensive than in Long Beach. Cities ranked 6692nd and 464th ($744 vs $2681) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 406th 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 1.8 months in Long Beach. Ho Chi Minh ranked 1st best city to live in Vietnam vs Long Beach ranked 181st in the United States, while ranked 4277th and 769th among best cities to live in the world.

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Ho Chi Minh Long Beach
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.27
$16.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.5
$61.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.89
$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.21
$6.81
☕ Cappuccino
$1.86
$5.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.53
$2.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$444
$1953
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$284
$1605
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1185
$3294
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$655
$2861
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$49.7
$87.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$76.8
$135
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.1
$63.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.77%
6.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4095
$7038
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2072
$6988
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.4
$74
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.91
$19.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.95
$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.55
$1.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.12
$3.1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$3.29
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.56
$3.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$14.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.89
$13.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$15.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.13
$4.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$3.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$4.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$2.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$2.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$1.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.88
$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.2
$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.93
$2.22
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.43
$10.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.85
$8.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.58
$7.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.15
$4.19
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.93
$1.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$25.6
$41.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.42
$14.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21
$95.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.66
$16
👖 Brand Jeans
$32.2
$45.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$92.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$263
$1485
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14503
$21877

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$541
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$445
72 km or 45 mi Vung Tau
$512
96 km or 60 mi Svay Rieng
$689
113 km or 70 mi Sa Dec
$521
127 km or 79 mi Can Tho
$469
141 km or 88 mi Long Xuyen
$516
153 km or 95 mi Soc Trang
$529
162 km or 100 mi Prey Veng
$711
167 km or 104 mi Phan Thiet
$521
181 km or 112 mi Mui Ne
$516
184 km or 114 mi Kampong Cham
$514
189 km or 117 mi Rach Gia
$534
198 km or 123 mi Bac Lieu
$515
205 km or 127 mi Phnom Penh
$819
233 km or 145 mi Da Lat
$531
244 km or 151 mi Ca Mau
$525
257 km or 160 mi Buon Ma Thuot
$515
270 km or 168 mi Phan Rang-Thap Cham
$521
271 km or 168 mi Kampot
$582
300 km or 186 mi Phu Quoc
$529
309 km or 192 mi Stung Treng
$626
320 km or 199 mi Nha Trang
$549
343 km or 213 mi Sihanoukville
$754
414 km or 257 mi Siem Reap
$630
433 km or 269 mi Qui Nhon
$515
452 km or 281 mi Battambang
$533
488 km or 303 mi Ko Chang
$697
502 km or 312 mi Serei Saophoan
$633
527 km or 327 mi Ubon Ratchathani
$561
533 km or 331 mi Quang Ngai
$433
584 km or 363 mi Klaeng
$703
592 km or 368 mi Hoi An
$547
605 km or 376 mi Da Nang
$610
637 km or 396 mi Hue
$407
663 km or 412 mi Nong Prue
$773
664 km or 413 mi Chaophraya Surasak
$758
668 km or 415 mi Pattaya
$800
670 km or 416 mi Laem Chabang
$769
676 km or 420 mi Nakhon Ratchasima
$564

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Distance City Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi Carson
$2754
11 km or 6.5 mi Seal Beach
$2817
11 km or 7 mi Lakewood
$2598
11 km or 7.1 mi Lomita
$2845
15 km or 9 mi Compton
$2709
15 km or 9.2 mi Bellflower
$2552
15 km or 9.2 mi Paramount
$2572
15 km or 9.5 mi Torrance
$2984
15 km or 9.6 mi Cypress
$2681
16 km or 9.7 mi Rancho Palos Verdes
$2938
16 km or 10 mi Cerritos
$2570
17 km or 11 mi Gardena
$2866
17 km or 11 mi Lynwood
$2633
19 km or 12 mi Norwalk
$2569
19 km or 12 mi Westminster
$2834
19 km or 12 mi Stanton
$2761
19 km or 12 mi Redondo Beach
$3603
20 km or 12 mi South Gate
$2612
20 km or 12 mi Lawndale
$3054
20 km or 12 mi Downey
$2354
20 km or 12 mi Huntington Beach
$3112
20 km or 13 mi Buena Park
$2708
22 km or 14 mi Hawthorne
$2861
22 km or 14 mi Garden Grove
$2804
22 km or 14 mi Cudahy
$2604
23 km or 14 mi Bell Gardens
$2561
23 km or 14 mi La Mirada
$2685
23 km or 14 mi Florence-Graham
$2720
23 km or 14 mi Fountain Valley
$3087
23 km or 15 mi Bell
$2652
24 km or 15 mi Manhattan Beach
$3065
24 km or 15 mi Huntington Park
$2682
24 km or 15 mi Maywood
$2673
25 km or 16 mi Inglewood
$2831
26 km or 16 mi West Whittier-Los Nietos
$2629
26 km or 16 mi Pico Rivera
$2638
27 km or 17 mi Whittier
$2673
28 km or 17 mi Fullerton
$2959
28 km or 18 mi Montebello
$2675
29 km or 18 mi Santa Ana
$2614