Ho Chi Minh vs Male - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ho Chi Minh Male
🚶 Cost of living one person
$734
$1320
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1845
$2817
🏠 One person rent
$387
$818
🏘️ Family rent
$684
$1403
🍽️ Food expenses
$202
$368
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.5
$43.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$336
$988
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
66
7
😀 Quality of life
66
66
🏙️ Population
9.39M
133K

The cost of living in Ho Chi Minh is 44% less expensive than in Male. Cities ranked 6928th and 4439th ($734 vs $1320) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Vietnam and Maldives, respectively. Check Vietnam vs Maldives comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Ho Chi Minh compared to 0.7 months in Male. Ho Chi Minh ranked 1st best city to live in Vietnam vs Male ranked 1st in Maldives, while ranked 4947th and 5057th among best cities to live in the world.

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Ho Chi Minh Male
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.9
$5.55
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.6
$29.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.81
$9.82
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.14
$4.77
☕ Cappuccino
$1.85
$3.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$1.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$499
$870
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$280
$609
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$921
$1575
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$508
$1116
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$54.3
$75
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$83.8
$114
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.41
$81.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.06%
14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3891
$2585
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1915
$1897
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.27
$0.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.4
$29.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.93
$17.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.84
$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.43
$1.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.95
$1.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$1.34
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.45
$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$9.08
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.67
$6.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$8.98
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.75
$4.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$3.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$4.35
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$3.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$1.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.79
$1.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.8
$8.87
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$2.96
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.23
$13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.73
$5.39
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.35
$3.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.08
$3.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.93
$1.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$19.4
$80.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.8
$9.82
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$23.9
$23.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.8
$4.39
👖 Brand Jeans
$44.5
$42.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.5
$90.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$286
$166
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13093
$3575

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$498
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$507
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$727
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$482
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$491
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$504
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$515
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$494
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$829
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$572
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$507
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$516
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$523
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$622
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$511
309 km or 192 mi Stung Treng
$635
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$508
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$763
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$650
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$501
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$571
488 km or 303 mi Ko Chang
$708
502 km or 312 mi Serei Saophoan
$623
527 km or 327 mi Ubon Ratchathani
$558
533 km or 331 mi Quang Ngai
$403
584 km or 363 mi Klaeng
$718
592 km or 368 mi Hoi An
$601
605 km or 376 mi Da Nang
$615
637 km or 396 mi Hue
$372
663 km or 412 mi Nong Prue
$787
664 km or 413 mi Chaophraya Surasak
$770
668 km or 415 mi Pattaya
$812
670 km or 416 mi Laem Chabang
$779
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$588

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$1445
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$344
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$308
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$279
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$253
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$270
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$300
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$382
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$351
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$296
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$590
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$646
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$356
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$626
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$512
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$469
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$420
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$479
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$286
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$347
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$321
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$310
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$326
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$440
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$317
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$535
899 km or 559 mi Tiruppur
$347
922 km or 573 mi Erode
$286
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$300
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$275
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$346
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$295
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$400
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$530
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$283
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$524
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$300
1093 km or 679 mi Tumkur
$355
1106 km or 688 mi Shimoga
$340
1108 km or 688 mi Pondicherry
$327