Ho Chi Minh vs Male - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Ho Chi Minh	Male
🚶 Cost of living one person	$735	$1304
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2016	$3010
🏠 One person rent	$376	$814
🏘️ Family rent	$815	$1624
🍽️ Food expenses	$210	$358
🚐 Transport expenses	$72.4	$42
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$487	$1263
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	66	7
😀 Quality of life	65	62
🏙️ Population	9.39M	133K

The cost of living in Ho Chi Minh is 44% less expensive than in Male. Cities ranked 6739th and 4205th ($735 vs $1304) 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 1 months in Male. Ho Chi Minh ranked 1st best city to live in Vietnam vs Male ranked 1st in Maldives, while ranked 4253rd and 4917th 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	$2.17	$5.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$23.4	$27.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.72	$9.82
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.18	$4.57
☕ Cappuccino	$1.88	$3.15
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.5	$1.21
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$459	$824
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$281	$636
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1102	$1648
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$634	$1401
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$50.1	$63.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$77.2	$96.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.54	$77.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.56%	11.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4334	$2651
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2039	$2231
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.27	$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.9	$25.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.97	$17.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.89	$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.54	$1.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.06	$1.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$1.67
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.49	$1.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$9.95
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.66	$5.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$8.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$3.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$3.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$3.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$3.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$1.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$1.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.82	$1.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.7	$9.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.93	$2.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.3	$7.83
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.78	$5.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.41	$3.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.12	$3.13
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.89	$1.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21.4	$73.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.32	$8.87
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$20.2	$22
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.65	$4.33
👖 Brand Jeans	$41.1	$51.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$90.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$277	$163
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14143	$3201

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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 Male

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.4 km or 3.4 mi	Hulhumale	$1651
610 km or 379 mi	Thiruvananthapuram	$333
618 km or 384 mi	Varkala	$287
621 km or 386 mi	Nagercoil	$275
624 km or 388 mi	Kollam	$244
687 km or 427 mi	Tirunelveli	$273
688 km or 428 mi	Kottayam	$306
713 km or 443 mi	Kochi	$383
714 km or 444 mi	Ernakulam	$346
724 km or 450 mi	Thoothukudi	$296
761 km or 473 mi	Beruwala	$580
763 km or 474 mi	Colombo	$631
766 km or 476 mi	Thrissur	$294
771 km or 479 mi	Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte	$627
772 km or 479 mi	Galle	$498
777 km or 483 mi	Negombo	$467
788 km or 490 mi	Gampaha	$429
803 km or 499 mi	Matara	$502
814 km or 506 mi	Malappuram	$306
817 km or 507 mi	Madurai	$310
825 km or 513 mi	Kozhikode	$325
843 km or 524 mi	Dindigul	$316
849 km or 528 mi	Coimbatore	$339
862 km or 535 mi	Kandy	$425
879 km or 546 mi	Kannur	$344
892 km or 554 mi	Anuradhapura	$582
899 km or 559 mi	Tiruppur	$300
922 km or 573 mi	Erode	$295
935 km or 581 mi	Tiruchirappalli	$314
964 km or 599 mi	Thanjavur	$302
968 km or 602 mi	Mysore	$311
977 km or 607 mi	Salem	$304
979 km or 608 mi	Mangalore	$412
983 km or 611 mi	Trincomalee	$546
1027 km or 638 mi	Udupi	$280
1076 km or 669 mi	Bangalore	$533
1087 km or 675 mi	Cuddalore	$306
1093 km or 679 mi	Tumkur	$351
1106 km or 688 mi	Shimoga	$342
1108 km or 688 mi	Pondicherry	$360