Ho Chi Minh vs Manila - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Ho Chi Minh	Manila
🚶 Cost of living one person	$735	$766
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2016	$2308
🏠 One person rent	$376	$361
🏘️ Family rent	$815	$961
🍽️ Food expenses	$210	$287
🚐 Transport expenses	$72.4	$49.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$487	$526
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	66	73
😀 Quality of life	65	65
🏙️ Population	9.39M	1.85M

The cost of living in Ho Chi Minh is 4% less expensive than in Manila. Cities ranked 6739th and 6586th ($735 vs $766) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th in Vietnam and the Philippines, respectively. Check Vietnam vs the Philippines comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Ho Chi Minh compared to 0.7 months in Manila. Ho Chi Minh ranked 1st best city to live in Vietnam vs Manila ranked 3rd in the Philippines, while ranked 4253rd and 4165th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ho Chi Minh vs Manila

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	Ho Chi Minh	Manila
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.17	$4.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$23.4	$24.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.72	$4.25
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.18	$2.02
☕ Cappuccino	$1.88	$2.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.5	$0.84
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$459	$412
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$281	$220
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1102	$1498
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$634	$648
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$50.1	$73.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$77.2	$115
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.54	$28.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.56%	7.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4334	$3093
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2039	$2849
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.27	$0.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.9	$12.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.97	$3.85
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.89	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.54	$2.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.06	$1.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$1.01
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.49	$2.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$8.06
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.66	$5.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$8.81
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$2.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$3.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$2.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$2.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$3.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.82	$1.68
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.7	$8.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.93	$1.45
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.3	$3.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.78	$5.47
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.41	$3.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.12	$1.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.89	$1.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21.4	$37.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.32	$7.39
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$20.2	$16
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.65	$5.64
👖 Brand Jeans	$41.1	$36
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$74.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$277	$444
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14143	$13387

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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 Manila

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.7 km or 3.5 mi	Pasay	$770
6.1 km or 3.8 mi	Caloocan	$640
6.2 km or 3.9 mi	Mandaluyong	$746
7.3 km or 4.6 mi	Quezon	$706
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Malabon	$623
7.9 km or 4.9 mi	Makati	$901
8.8 km or 5.4 mi	Navotas	$732
12 km or 7.2 mi	Valenzuela	$506
12 km or 7.2 mi	Pasig	$670
12 km or 7.3 mi	Taguig	$780
15 km or 9 mi	Marikina	$546
15 km or 9.3 mi	Bacoor	$538
15 km or 9.3 mi	Paranaque	$621
15 km or 9.5 mi	Cainta	$704
16 km or 9.7 mi	Meycauayan	$577
16 km or 10 mi	Las Pinas	$589
19 km or 12 mi	Imus	$518
21 km or 13 mi	Antipolo	$535
25 km or 15 mi	Muntinlupa	$676
25 km or 16 mi	San Jose del Monte	$496
26 km or 16 mi	General Trias	$457
28 km or 17 mi	San Pedro	$575
28 km or 17 mi	Binangonan	$487
30 km or 19 mi	Dasmarinas	$400
31 km or 19 mi	Binan	$539
33 km or 20 mi	Malolos	$572
34 km or 21 mi	Santa Rosa	$508
37 km or 23 mi	Trece Martires	$515
39 km or 24 mi	Cabuyao	$545
47 km or 29 mi	Calamba	$486
58 km or 36 mi	San Fernando	$610
60 km or 37 mi	Tanauan	$508
61 km or 38 mi	Santo Tomas	$504
69 km or 43 mi	San Pablo	$427
74 km or 46 mi	Angeles	$613
75 km or 47 mi	Lipa	$398
79 km or 49 mi	Olongapo	$464
81 km or 50 mi	Mabalacat	$585
94 km or 59 mi	Batangas	$508
99 km or 61 mi	Cabanatuan	$372