Ho Chi Minh vs Marseille - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Ho Chi Minh	Marseille
🚶 Cost of living one person	$735	$1571
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2016	$3854
🏠 One person rent	$376	$718
🏘️ Family rent	$815	$1250
🍽️ Food expenses	$210	$548
🚐 Transport expenses	$72.4	$177
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$487	$2090
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	21 km
🎓 Higher education	66	43
😀 Quality of life	65	84
🏙️ Population	9.39M	877K

The cost of living in Ho Chi Minh is 53% less expensive than in Marseille. Cities ranked 6739th and 3148th ($735 vs $1571) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 33rd in Vietnam and France, respectively. Check Vietnam vs France comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Ho Chi Minh compared to 1.3 months in Marseille. Ho Chi Minh ranked 1st best city to live in Vietnam vs Marseille ranked 9th in France, while ranked 4253rd and 400th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ho Chi Minh vs Marseille

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	Ho Chi Minh	Marseille
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.17	$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$23.4	$59.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.72	$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.18	$6.15
☕ Cappuccino	$1.88	$3.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.5	$2.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$459	$725
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$281	$559
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1102	$1224
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$634	$1036
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$50.1	$96.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$77.2	$147
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.54	$29.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.56%	3.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4334	$5047
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2039	$3002
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.27	$1.89
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.9	$46.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.97	$30.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.89	$1.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.54	$1.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.06	$1.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$2.37
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.49	$4.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$22.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.66	$12.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$24.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$3.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$2.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$3.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$3.37
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$2.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$2.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$0.85
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.82	$2.42
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.7	$8.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.93	$3.15
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.3	$12.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.78	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.41	$3.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.12	$1.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.89	$2.35
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21.4	$37.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.32	$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$20.2	$25.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.65	$18.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$41.1	$98.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$277	$745
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14143	$9082

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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 Marseille

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Aix-en-Provence	$1568
44 km or 27 mi	Miramas	$1496
49 km or 30 mi	Toulon	$1308
68 km or 42 mi	Manosque	$1338
86 km or 53 mi	Avignon	$1338
102 km or 63 mi	Nimes	$1231
126 km or 78 mi	Montpellier	$1472
136 km or 84 mi	Cannes	$1707
144 km or 90 mi	Antibes	$1650
159 km or 99 mi	Nice	$1673
172 km or 107 mi	Monaco City	$6593
172 km or 107 mi	Monte Carlo	$6747
175 km or 109 mi	Beziers	$1233
179 km or 111 mi	Menton	$1364
186 km or 116 mi	Valence	$1182
188 km or 117 mi	Ventimiglia	$1452
193 km or 120 mi	Narbonne	$1093
202 km or 125 mi	Sanremo	$1362
212 km or 132 mi	Grenoble	$1434
212 km or 132 mi	Cuneo	$1074
213 km or 132 mi	Perpignan	$1197
224 km or 139 mi	Imperia	$1344
229 km or 142 mi	Figueres	$1338
230 km or 143 mi	Mondovi	$1203
250 km or 155 mi	Saint-Etienne	$1081
253 km or 157 mi	Rodez	$1361
255 km or 159 mi	Girona	$1539
255 km or 159 mi	Castres	$1391
256 km or 159 mi	Chambery	$1310
269 km or 167 mi	Aix-les-Bains	$1470
270 km or 168 mi	Turin	$1424
273 km or 170 mi	Savona	$1512
274 km or 170 mi	Lloret de Mar	$1237
277 km or 172 mi	Lyon	$1570
277 km or 172 mi	Villeurbanne	$1567
288 km or 179 mi	Asti	$1209
295 km or 184 mi	Annecy	$1522
297 km or 185 mi	Vic	$1076
310 km or 192 mi	Mataro	$1428
311 km or 193 mi	Genoa	$1470