Ho Chi Minh vs Lucknow - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Ho Chi Minh	Lucknow
🚶 Cost of living one person	$735	$366
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2016	$985
🏠 One person rent	$376	$116
🏘️ Family rent	$815	$277
🍽️ Food expenses	$210	$144
🚐 Transport expenses	$72.4	$64.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$487	$441
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	66	62
😀 Quality of life	65	52
🏙️ Population	9.39M	3.38M

The cost of living in Ho Chi Minh is 101% more expensive than in Lucknow. Cities ranked 6739th and 9042nd ($735 vs $366) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 56th in Vietnam and India, respectively. Check Vietnam vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Ho Chi Minh compared to 1.2 months in Lucknow. Ho Chi Minh ranked 1st best city to live in Vietnam vs Lucknow ranked 24th in India, while ranked 4253rd and 6090th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ho Chi Minh vs Lucknow

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	Ho Chi Minh	Lucknow
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.17	$2.29
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$23.4	$11.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.72	$3.47
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.18	$1.74
☕ Cappuccino	$1.88	$1.51
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.5	$0.35
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$459	$126
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$281	$71.7
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1102	$323
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$634	$207
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$50.1	$26.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$77.2	$41
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.54	$6.58
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.56%	8.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4334	$1250
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2039	$722
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.27	$0.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.9	$16
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.97	$4.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.89	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.54	$0.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.06	$0.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$0.66
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.49	$0.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$3.92
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.66	$2.58
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$4.62
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$1.67
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$0.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$0.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$0.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$0.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$0.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.82	$0.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.7	$8.12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.93	$1.83
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.3	$3.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.78	$1.93
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.41	$3.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.12	$1.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.89	$1.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21.4	$22.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.32	$4.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$20.2	$12
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.65	$2.61
👖 Brand Jeans	$41.1	$26.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$42
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$277	$60.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14143	$1654

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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 Lucknow

Distance	City	Cost of living
74 km or 46 mi	Kanpur	$315
180 km or 112 mi	Allahabad	$314
207 km or 129 mi	Dhangadhi	$384
213 km or 132 mi	Jaunpur	$297
226 km or 141 mi	Bareilly	$288
238 km or 148 mi	Bheemdatta	$370
243 km or 151 mi	Gorakhpur	$300
249 km or 155 mi	Mirzapur	$329
267 km or 166 mi	Varanasi	$308
283 km or 176 mi	Gwalior	$328
284 km or 176 mi	Jhansi	$368
292 km or 182 mi	Agra	$353
299 km or 186 mi	Satna	$296
305 km or 189 mi	Sambhal	$307
306 km or 190 mi	Aligarh	$283
311 km or 193 mi	Moradabad	$309
331 km or 205 mi	Mathura	$292
336 km or 209 mi	Pokhara	$391
389 km or 242 mi	Birgunj	$321
398 km or 247 mi	Meerut	$342
399 km or 248 mi	Faridabad	$368
402 km or 250 mi	Ghaziabad	$386
405 km or 252 mi	Noida	$425
409 km or 254 mi	Hetauda	$294
419 km or 260 mi	Delhi	$510
422 km or 262 mi	Jabalpur	$278
425 km or 264 mi	Gurgaon	$536
436 km or 271 mi	Alwar	$289
440 km or 274 mi	Patna	$316
443 km or 276 mi	Lalitpur	$341
445 km or 276 mi	Rishikesh	$349
447 km or 278 mi	Kathmandu	$419
454 km or 282 mi	Sonipat	$274
456 km or 284 mi	Muzaffarpur	$288
469 km or 292 mi	Gaya	$299
480 km or 298 mi	Dehradun	$372
480 km or 298 mi	Saharanpur	$283
486 km or 302 mi	Vidisha	$331
487 km or 303 mi	Rohtak	$265
494 km or 307 mi	Janakpur	$292