Ho Chi Minh vs Male - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Ho Chi Minh	Male
🚶 Cost of living one person	$702	$1284
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1978	$2919
🏠 One person rent	$349	$835
🏘️ Family rent	$750	$1638
🍽️ Food expenses	$211	$324
🚐 Transport expenses	$67.1	$35.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$457	$1041
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	66	7
😀 Quality of life	66	63
🏙️ Population	10.4M	133K

The cost of living in Ho Chi Minh is 45% less expensive than in Male. Cities ranked 6786th and 4218th ($702 vs $1284) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Vietnam and Maldives, respectively. Check Vietnam vs Maldives comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Ho Chi Minh compared to 0.8 months in Male. Ho Chi Minh ranked 1st best city to live in Vietnam vs Male ranked 1st in Maldives, while ranked 4217th and 4858th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ho Chi Minh vs Male

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	Ho Chi Minh	Male
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.85	$5.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22.2	$25.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.63	$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.07	$3.08
☕ Cappuccino	$2.02	$2.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.52	$0.92
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$428	$843
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$258	$595
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1064	$1667
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$568	$1337
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$46.7	$84.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$72.1	$128
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$11	$106
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.9%	13.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4519	$2469
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2063	$1990
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$0.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$7.56	$21.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.78	$14.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.98	$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.51	$1.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.13	$1.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$0.91
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.59	$1.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$9.07
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.66	$4.51
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.9	$7.67
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.37	$3.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$3.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$3.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$3.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$1.13
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$1.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.33	$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.87	$2.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.6	$7.84
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.93	$1.92
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.23	$7.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.05	$5.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.39	$3.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.22	$3.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.84	$1.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$26.5	$73.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.4	$8.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31.9	$22
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.08	$4.31
👖 Brand Jeans	$36.8	$46.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$94.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$306	$141
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16779	$3438

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Cities near Ho Chi Minh

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Thu Dau Mot	$550
25 km or 15 mi	Bien Hoa	$479
72 km or 45 mi	Vung Tau	$534
96 km or 60 mi	Svay Rieng	$694
113 km or 70 mi	Sa Dec	$515
127 km or 79 mi	Can Tho	$463
141 km or 88 mi	Long Xuyen	$509
153 km or 95 mi	Soc Trang	$522
162 km or 100 mi	Prey Veng	$711
167 km or 104 mi	Phan Thiet	$566
181 km or 112 mi	Mui Ne	$553
184 km or 114 mi	Kampong Cham	$555
189 km or 117 mi	Rach Gia	$518
198 km or 123 mi	Bac Lieu	$516
205 km or 127 mi	Phnom Penh	$802
233 km or 145 mi	Da Lat	$512
244 km or 151 mi	Ca Mau	$520
257 km or 160 mi	Buon Ma Thuot	$521
270 km or 168 mi	Phan Rang-Thap Cham	$526
271 km or 168 mi	Kampot	$569
300 km or 186 mi	Phu Quoc	$524
309 km or 192 mi	Stung Treng	$628
320 km or 199 mi	Nha Trang	$554
343 km or 213 mi	Sihanoukville	$755
414 km or 257 mi	Siem Reap	$587
433 km or 269 mi	Qui Nhon	$518
452 km or 281 mi	Battambang	$539
488 km or 303 mi	Ko Chang	$614
502 km or 312 mi	Serei Saophoan	$579
527 km or 327 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$534
533 km or 331 mi	Quang Ngai	$436
584 km or 363 mi	Klaeng	$619
592 km or 368 mi	Hoi An	$547
605 km or 376 mi	Da Nang	$601
637 km or 396 mi	Hue	$422
663 km or 412 mi	Nong Prue	$653
664 km or 413 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$647
668 km or 415 mi	Pattaya	$665
670 km or 416 mi	Laem Chabang	$648
676 km or 420 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$518

Cities near Male

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.4 km or 3.4 mi	Hulhumale	$1207
610 km or 379 mi	Thiruvananthapuram	$347
618 km or 384 mi	Varkala	$295
621 km or 386 mi	Nagercoil	$279
624 km or 388 mi	Kollam	$255
687 km or 427 mi	Tirunelveli	$284
688 km or 428 mi	Kottayam	$348
713 km or 443 mi	Kochi	$391
714 km or 444 mi	Ernakulam	$358
724 km or 450 mi	Thoothukudi	$304
761 km or 473 mi	Beruwala	$507
763 km or 474 mi	Colombo	$582
766 km or 476 mi	Thrissur	$302
771 km or 479 mi	Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte	$462
772 km or 479 mi	Galle	$345
777 km or 483 mi	Negombo	$406
788 km or 490 mi	Gampaha	$465
803 km or 499 mi	Matara	$469
814 km or 506 mi	Malappuram	$325
817 km or 507 mi	Madurai	$309
825 km or 513 mi	Kozhikode	$391
843 km or 524 mi	Dindigul	$341
849 km or 528 mi	Coimbatore	$358
862 km or 535 mi	Kandy	$409
879 km or 546 mi	Kannur	$337
892 km or 554 mi	Anuradhapura	$533
899 km or 559 mi	Tiruppur	$327
922 km or 573 mi	Erode	$319
935 km or 581 mi	Tiruchirappalli	$320
964 km or 599 mi	Thanjavur	$357
968 km or 602 mi	Mysore	$321
977 km or 607 mi	Salem	$328
979 km or 608 mi	Mangalore	$424
983 km or 611 mi	Trincomalee	$523
1027 km or 638 mi	Udupi	$379
1076 km or 669 mi	Bangalore	$585
1087 km or 675 mi	Cuddalore	$326
1093 km or 679 mi	Tumkur	$399
1106 km or 688 mi	Shimoga	$417
1108 km or 688 mi	Pondicherry	$339