Ho Chi Minh vs Madrid - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Ho Chi Minh	Madrid
🚶 Cost of living one person	$735	$1781
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2016	$4027
🏠 One person rent	$376	$1048
🏘️ Family rent	$815	$1736
🍽️ Food expenses	$210	$445
🚐 Transport expenses	$72.4	$163
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$487	$2294
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	66	98
😀 Quality of life	65	90
🏙️ Population	9.39M	3.42M

The cost of living in Ho Chi Minh is 59% less expensive than in Madrid. Cities ranked 6739th and 2443rd ($735 vs $1781) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th in Vietnam and Spain, respectively. Check Vietnam vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Ho Chi Minh compared to 1.3 months in Madrid. Ho Chi Minh ranked 1st best city to live in Vietnam vs Madrid ranked 1st in Spain, while ranked 4253rd and 151st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ho Chi Minh vs Madrid

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	Ho Chi Minh	Madrid
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.17	$14.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$23.4	$57
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.72	$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.18	$4.36
☕ Cappuccino	$1.88	$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.5	$2.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$459	$1203
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$281	$853
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1102	$2092
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$634	$1428
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$50.1	$94
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$77.2	$145
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.54	$30.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.56%	3.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4334	$6884
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2039	$3988
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.27	$1.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.9	$32.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.97	$15.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.89	$1.74
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.54	$1.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.06	$1.31
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$1.31
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.49	$3.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$13.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.66	$8.12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$14.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$2.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$1.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$2.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$2.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$1.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$1.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.82	$2.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.7	$6.89
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.93	$1.21
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.3	$6.25
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.78	$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.41	$3.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.12	$2.62
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.89	$2.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21.4	$45
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.32	$10.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$20.2	$58.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.65	$15.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$41.1	$80.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$90.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$277	$576
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14143	$10042

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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 Madrid

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Pozuelo de Alarcon	$1565
11 km or 6.7 mi	Coslada	$1530
14 km or 8.5 mi	Alcobendas	$1433
18 km or 11 mi	Mostoles	$1573
18 km or 11 mi	Fuenlabrada	$1389
18 km or 11 mi	Torrejon de Ardoz	$1387
21 km or 13 mi	Tres Cantos	$1309
29 km or 18 mi	Alcala de Henares	$1293
50 km or 31 mi	Guadalajara	$1056
68 km or 42 mi	Toledo	$1204
69 km or 43 mi	Segovia	$1285
138 km or 86 mi	Cuenca	$1084
155 km or 97 mi	Laguna de Duero	$1201
158 km or 98 mi	Villarrobledo	$1235
162 km or 101 mi	Valladolid	$1212
177 km or 110 mi	Salamanca	$1086
196 km or 122 mi	Puertollano	$812
208 km or 129 mi	Plasencia	$1098
211 km or 131 mi	Zamora	$1286
215 km or 133 mi	Burgos	$1107
223 km or 139 mi	Albacete	$1209
242 km or 150 mi	Villanueva de la Serena	$1157
244 km or 151 mi	Requena	$1261
250 km or 156 mi	Logrono	$983
251 km or 156 mi	Caceres	$947
253 km or 157 mi	Tudela	$1241
258 km or 160 mi	Linares	$1220
269 km or 167 mi	Ubeda	$1316
272 km or 169 mi	Zaragoza	$1101
281 km or 175 mi	Merida	$1126
283 km or 176 mi	Vitoria-Gasteiz	$1532
288 km or 179 mi	Leon	$1241
295 km or 183 mi	Jaen	$930
296 km or 184 mi	Jumilla	$1241
297 km or 184 mi	Cordoba	$1100
298 km or 185 mi	Yecla	$1324
299 km or 186 mi	Braganca	$806
301 km or 187 mi	Martos	$1204
302 km or 187 mi	Caravaca de la Cruz	$1221
302 km or 188 mi	Valencia	$1522