Ho Chi Minh vs Matsuyama - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Ho Chi Minh	Matsuyama
🚶 Cost of living one person	$735	$987
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2016	$2560
🏠 One person rent	$376	$399
🏘️ Family rent	$815	$770
🍽️ Food expenses	$210	$381
🚐 Transport expenses	$72.4	$121
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$487	$2005
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	66	52
😀 Quality of life	65	67
🏙️ Population	9.39M	507K

The cost of living in Ho Chi Minh is 26% less expensive than in Matsuyama. Cities ranked 6739th and 5575th ($735 vs $987) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 587th in Vietnam and Japan, respectively. Check Vietnam vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Ho Chi Minh compared to 2 months in Matsuyama. Ho Chi Minh ranked 1st best city to live in Vietnam vs Matsuyama ranked 549th in Japan, while ranked 4253rd and 3600th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ho Chi Minh vs Matsuyama

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	Ho Chi Minh	Matsuyama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.17	$6.64
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$23.4	$32.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.72	$5.18
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.18	$3.28
☕ Cappuccino	$1.88	$3.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.5	$1.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$459	$345
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$281	$264
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1102	$856
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$634	$543
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$50.1	$86.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$77.2	$133
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.54	$31.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.56%	1.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4334	$3897
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2039	$2116
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.27	$1.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.9	$47.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.97	$25.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.89	$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.54	$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.06	$1.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$2.99
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.49	$2.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$10.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.66	$6.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$19.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$4.51
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$2.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$3.34
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$4.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$2.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$2.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.82	$1.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.7	$8.96
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.93	$1.92
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.3	$4.17
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.78	$11.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.41	$3.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.12	$1.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.89	$2.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21.4	$54.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.32	$12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$20.2	$22.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.65	$9.77
👖 Brand Jeans	$41.1	$45.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$55.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$277	$266
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14143	$11046

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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 Matsuyama

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	Masaki	$927
9.7 km or 6 mi	Tobe	$934
10 km or 6.4 mi	Iyo	$928
11 km or 6.7 mi	Toon	$937
34 km or 21 mi	Imabari	$934
39 km or 25 mi	Saijo	$951
42 km or 26 mi	Ozu	$934
50 km or 31 mi	Kure	$886
50 km or 31 mi	Niihama	$952
52 km or 32 mi	Yawatahama	$931
53 km or 33 mi	Etajima	$865
57 km or 36 mi	Seiyo	$938
58 km or 36 mi	Takehara	$903
58 km or 36 mi	Kumano	$859
63 km or 39 mi	Iwakuni	$881
63 km or 39 mi	Yanai	$890
64 km or 40 mi	Kaita	$854
65 km or 40 mi	Higashihiroshima	$901
67 km or 42 mi	Otake	$874
68 km or 42 mi	Hiroshima	$878
68 km or 42 mi	Susaki	$980
69 km or 43 mi	Ino	$979
70 km or 43 mi	Hatsukaichi	$857
70 km or 44 mi	Uwajima	$944
72 km or 44 mi	Tosa	$985
73 km or 45 mi	Mihara	$906
74 km or 46 mi	Shikokuchuo	$973
76 km or 47 mi	Onomichi	$885
77 km or 48 mi	Kochi	$1031
77 km or 48 mi	Hikari	$887
85 km or 53 mi	Kudamatsu	$876
86 km or 53 mi	Nankoku	$1002
89 km or 55 mi	Kami	$1011
89 km or 55 mi	Kan'onji	$964
91 km or 57 mi	Fukuyama	$883
91 km or 57 mi	Konan	$1013
92 km or 57 mi	Shunan	$866
92 km or 57 mi	Fuchu	$882
93 km or 57 mi	Mitoyo	$964
93 km or 58 mi	Akitakata	$897