Ho Chi Minh vs Makassar - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Ho Chi Minh	Makassar
🚶 Cost of living one person	$735	$525
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2016	$1236
🏠 One person rent	$376	$245
🏘️ Family rent	$815	$430
🍽️ Food expenses	$210	$198
🚐 Transport expenses	$72.4	$28.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$487	$236
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	66	45
😀 Quality of life	65	57
🏙️ Population	9.39M	1.34M

The cost of living in Ho Chi Minh is 40% more expensive than in Makassar. Cities ranked 6739th and 8440th ($735 vs $525) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 22nd in Vietnam and Indonesia, respectively. Check Vietnam vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Ho Chi Minh compared to 0.4 months in Makassar. Ho Chi Minh ranked 1st best city to live in Vietnam vs Makassar ranked 6th in Indonesia, while ranked 4253rd and 5631st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ho Chi Minh vs Makassar

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	Ho Chi Minh	Makassar
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.17	$3.05
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$23.4	$9.25
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.72	$3.04
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.18	$3.69
☕ Cappuccino	$1.88	$2.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.5	$0.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$459	$179
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$281	$145
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1102	$369
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$634	$288
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$50.1	$60.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$77.2	$92.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.54	$33.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.56%	5.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4334	$1536
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2039	$614
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.27	$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.9	$4.58
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.97	$3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.89	$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.54	$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.06	$1.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$0.84
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.49	$1.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$7.36
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.66	$3.04
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$6.39
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$2.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$1.27
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$1.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$1.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$1.13
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.82	$1.03
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.7	$24.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.93	$2.05
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.3	$2.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.78	$0.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.41	$0.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.12	$0.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.89	$0.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21.4	$23.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.32	$3.08
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$20.2	$10.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.65	$1.73
👖 Brand Jeans	$41.1	$29.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$85.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$277	$105
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14143	$4170

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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 Makassar

Distance	City	Cost of living
126 km or 78 mi	Parepare	$508
253 km or 157 mi	Palopo	$522
358 km or 223 mi	Baubau	$506
376 km or 233 mi	Kendari	$512
379 km or 235 mi	Bima	$597
474 km or 294 mi	Palu	$553
523 km or 325 mi	Balikpapan	$606
529 km or 329 mi	Mataram	$355
549 km or 341 mi	Banjarbaru	$460
572 km or 355 mi	Banjarmasin	$469
573 km or 356 mi	Samarinda	$580
592 km or 368 mi	Ubud	$845
607 km or 377 mi	Denpasar	$497
614 km or 382 mi	Bali	$1267
623 km or 387 mi	Bontang	$553
691 km or 429 mi	Palangka Raya	$475
723 km or 450 mi	Kupang	$509
744 km or 462 mi	Probolinggo	$614
750 km or 466 mi	Gorontalo	$441
771 km or 479 mi	Maliana	$503
771 km or 479 mi	Pasuruan	$510
774 km or 481 mi	Surabaya	$549
779 km or 484 mi	Dili	$511
796 km or 495 mi	Ainaro	$501
814 km or 506 mi	Mojokerto	$505
814 km or 506 mi	Malang	$365
820 km or 509 mi	Batu	$410
861 km or 535 mi	Baucau	$502
867 km or 539 mi	Blitar	$453
870 km or 541 mi	Kediri	$464
915 km or 569 mi	Madiun	$486
952 km or 592 mi	Manado	$439
958 km or 595 mi	Tarakan	$527
974 km or 605 mi	Bitung	$442
984 km or 611 mi	Ambon	$507
988 km or 614 mi	Surakarta	$417
1015 km or 631 mi	Salatiga	$421
1015 km or 631 mi	Semarang	$493
1043 km or 648 mi	Yogyakarta	$408
1062 km or 660 mi	Tawau	$544