Ho Chi Minh vs Melbourne - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Ho Chi Minh	Melbourne
🚶 Cost of living one person	$735	$2194
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2016	$5150
🏠 One person rent	$376	$1216
🏘️ Family rent	$815	$1971
🍽️ Food expenses	$210	$541
🚐 Transport expenses	$72.4	$296
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$487	$3902
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	66	100
😀 Quality of life	65	100
🏙️ Population	9.39M	5.03M

The cost of living in Ho Chi Minh is 67% less expensive than in Melbourne. Cities ranked 6739th and 1365th ($735 vs $2194) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in Vietnam and Australia, respectively. Check Vietnam vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Ho Chi Minh compared to 1.8 months in Melbourne. Ho Chi Minh ranked 1st best city to live in Vietnam vs Melbourne ranked 1st in Australia, while ranked 4253rd and 1st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ho Chi Minh vs Melbourne

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	Ho Chi Minh	Melbourne
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.17	$14.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$23.4	$67.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.72	$9.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.18	$8.09
☕ Cappuccino	$1.88	$3.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.5	$2.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$459	$1287
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$281	$1014
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1102	$2611
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$634	$1561
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$50.1	$98.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$77.2	$150
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.54	$49.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.56%	6.24%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4334	$6900
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2039	$5335
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.27	$3.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.9	$117
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.97	$15.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.89	$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.54	$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.06	$2.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$2.2
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.49	$4.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$9.78
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.66	$9.79
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$14.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$3.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$2.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$2.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$3.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$2.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$2.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$0.93
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.82	$2.59
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.7	$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.93	$4.57
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.3	$29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.78	$5.67
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.41	$7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.12	$3.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.89	$3.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21.4	$47.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.32	$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$20.2	$52.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.65	$22.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$41.1	$70.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$277	$1683
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14143	$19705

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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 Melbourne

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	South Yarra	$1620
24 km or 15 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1635
25 km or 16 mi	Tarneit	$1625
29 km or 18 mi	Dandenong	$1645
34 km or 21 mi	Sunbury	$1691
37 km or 23 mi	Melton	$1669
40 km or 25 mi	Frankston	$1671
41 km or 25 mi	Berwick	$1643
42 km or 26 mi	Cranbourne	$1600
54 km or 34 mi	Pakenham	$1654
65 km or 40 mi	Geelong	$1981
102 km or 64 mi	Ballarat	$1390
134 km or 83 mi	Bendigo	$1291
144 km or 90 mi	Traralgon	$1727
164 km or 102 mi	Shepparton	$1601
226 km or 140 mi	Warrnambool	$1631
367 km or 228 mi	Mount Gambier	$1701
369 km or 230 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1457
392 km or 244 mi	Devonport	$1768
404 km or 251 mi	Griffith	$1619
444 km or 276 mi	Launceston	$1651
466 km or 290 mi	Canberra	$2023
477 km or 296 mi	Mildura	$1691
546 km or 339 mi	Goulburn	$1616
597 km or 371 mi	Hobart	$2106
628 km or 390 mi	Orange	$1511
643 km or 399 mi	Bathurst	$1538
651 km or 405 mi	Wollongong	$1416
655 km or 407 mi	Adelaide	$1978
700 km or 435 mi	Blacktown	$1584
702 km or 436 mi	Dubbo	$1702
703 km or 437 mi	Parramatta	$2252
707 km or 440 mi	Kellyville	$1824
713 km or 443 mi	Sydney	$2539
728 km or 452 mi	Dee Why	$2099
822 km or 511 mi	Newcastle	$1448
891 km or 554 mi	Whyalla	$1795
1015 km or 631 mi	Port Macquarie	$1681
1021 km or 634 mi	Armidale	$1185
1123 km or 698 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1963