Ho Chi Minh vs Male - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ho Chi Minh Male
🚶 Cost of living one person
$744
$1295
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2071
$3008
🏠 One person rent
$376
$809
🏘️ Family rent
$848
$1621
🍽️ Food expenses
$219
$347
🚐 Transport expenses
$75.4
$40.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$488
$1018
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
66
7
😀 Quality of life
65
61
🏙️ Population
9.39M
133K

The cost of living in Ho Chi Minh is 43% less expensive than in Male. Cities ranked 6692nd and 4342nd ($744 vs $1295) 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 0.7 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 4277th and 5145th among best cities to live in the world.

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Ho Chi Minh Male
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.27
$5.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.5
$29.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.89
$9.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.21
$3.95
☕ Cappuccino
$1.86
$2.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.53
$1.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$444
$851
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$284
$582
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1185
$1573
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$655
$1368
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$49.7
$74
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$76.8
$114
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.1
$98.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.77%
13.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4095
$2675
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2072
$1944
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.4
$22.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.91
$17.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.95
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.55
$1.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.12
$1.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.56
$1.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$9.02
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.89
$5.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$8.66
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.13
$4.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$3.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$3.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$3.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$1.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.88
$1.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.2
$8.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.93
$2.15
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.43
$7.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.85
$5.38
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.58
$3.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.15
$3.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.93
$1.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$25.6
$80.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.42
$8.27
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21
$22.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.66
$4.33
👖 Brand Jeans
$32.2
$56.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$263
$170
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14503
$3225

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$445
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$512
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$689
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$521
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$469
141 km or 88 mi Long Xuyen
$516
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$529
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$711
167 km or 104 mi Phan Thiet
$521
181 km or 112 mi Mui Ne
$516
184 km or 114 mi Kampong Cham
$514
189 km or 117 mi Rach Gia
$534
198 km or 123 mi Bac Lieu
$515
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$819
233 km or 145 mi Da Lat
$531
244 km or 151 mi Ca Mau
$525
257 km or 160 mi Buon Ma Thuot
$515
270 km or 168 mi Phan Rang-Thap Cham
$521
271 km or 168 mi Kampot
$582
300 km or 186 mi Phu Quoc
$529
309 km or 192 mi Stung Treng
$626
320 km or 199 mi Nha Trang
$549
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$754
414 km or 257 mi Siem Reap
$630
433 km or 269 mi Qui Nhon
$515
452 km or 281 mi Battambang
$533
488 km or 303 mi Ko Chang
$697
502 km or 312 mi Serei Saophoan
$633
527 km or 327 mi Ubon Ratchathani
$561
533 km or 331 mi Quang Ngai
$433
584 km or 363 mi Klaeng
$703
592 km or 368 mi Hoi An
$547
605 km or 376 mi Da Nang
$610
637 km or 396 mi Hue
$407
663 km or 412 mi Nong Prue
$773
664 km or 413 mi Chaophraya Surasak
$758
668 km or 415 mi Pattaya
$800
670 km or 416 mi Laem Chabang
$769
676 km or 420 mi Nakhon Ratchasima
$564

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$1515
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$370
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$331
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$289
624 km or 388 mi Kollam
$250
687 km or 427 mi Tirunelveli
$280
688 km or 428 mi Kottayam
$316
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$394
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$368
724 km or 450 mi Thoothukudi
$306
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$549
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$636
766 km or 476 mi Thrissur
$298
771 km or 479 mi Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
$492
772 km or 479 mi Galle
$484
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$437
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$428
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$499
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$287
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$355
825 km or 513 mi Kozhikode
$350
843 km or 524 mi Dindigul
$334
849 km or 528 mi Coimbatore
$340
862 km or 535 mi Kandy
$435
879 km or 546 mi Kannur
$304
892 km or 554 mi Anuradhapura
$561
899 km or 559 mi Tiruppur
$306
922 km or 573 mi Erode
$338
935 km or 581 mi Tiruchirappalli
$324
964 km or 599 mi Thanjavur
$289
968 km or 602 mi Mysore
$325
977 km or 607 mi Salem
$330
979 km or 608 mi Mangalore
$433
983 km or 611 mi Trincomalee
$534
1027 km or 638 mi Udupi
$298
1076 km or 669 mi Bangalore
$578
1087 km or 675 mi Cuddalore
$310
1093 km or 679 mi Tumkur
$378
1106 km or 688 mi Shimoga
$346
1108 km or 688 mi Pondicherry
$352