Ho Chi Minh vs Los Angeles - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Ho Chi Minh	Los Angeles
🚶 Cost of living one person	$735	$3196
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2016	$7594
🏠 One person rent	$376	$2049
🏘️ Family rent	$815	$3732
🍽️ Food expenses	$210	$709
🚐 Transport expenses	$72.4	$220
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$487	$4771
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	66	99
😀 Quality of life	65	93
🏙️ Population	9.39M	3.9M

The cost of living in Ho Chi Minh is 77% less expensive than in Los Angeles. Cities ranked 6739th and 80th ($735 vs $3196) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 71st 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 1.5 months in Los Angeles. Ho Chi Minh ranked 1st best city to live in Vietnam vs Los Angeles ranked 7th in the United States, while ranked 4253rd and 58th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ho Chi Minh vs Los Angeles

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	Ho Chi Minh	Los Angeles
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.17	$21.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$23.4	$87.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.72	$12.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.18	$8.51
☕ Cappuccino	$1.88	$5.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.5	$2.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$459	$2168
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$281	$1758
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1102	$4056
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$634	$3293
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$50.1	$142
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$77.2	$220
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.54	$66.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.56%	6.74%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4334	$8056
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2039	$7115
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.27	$2.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.9	$73.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.97	$16.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.89	$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.54	$1.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.06	$4.1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$4.56
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.49	$6.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.66	$14.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$17.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$5.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$2.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$4.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$4.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$2.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$2.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$1.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.82	$3.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.7	$15.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.93	$2.92
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.3	$11.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.78	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.41	$7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.12	$5.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.89	$2.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21.4	$49.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.32	$18.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$20.2	$190
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.65	$27.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$41.1	$60.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$277	$1650
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14143	$28838

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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 Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2887
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2803
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2873
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2798
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2735
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$2936
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$2902
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2768
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$3061
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2727
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$3105
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2739
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2786
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3659
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$3014
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2903
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2788
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2780
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$3033
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3416
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2750
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3370
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2735
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2851
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3086
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$3104
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2824
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2787
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2750
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2720
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$3022
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2775
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3162
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$2758
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2669
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2662
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3573
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2789
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3256
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$2919