Ho Chi Minh vs Mesa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Ho Chi Minh	Mesa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$735	$2413
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2016	$5513
🏠 One person rent	$376	$1527
🏘️ Family rent	$815	$2684
🍽️ Food expenses	$210	$647
🚐 Transport expenses	$72.4	$86.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$487	$4154
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	66	67
😀 Quality of life	65	73
🏙️ Population	9.39M	504K

The cost of living in Ho Chi Minh is 70% less expensive than in Mesa. Cities ranked 6739th and 933rd ($735 vs $2413) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 854th in Vietnam and the United States, respectively. Check Vietnam vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Ho Chi Minh compared to 1.7 months in Mesa. Ho Chi Minh ranked 1st best city to live in Vietnam vs Mesa ranked 422nd in the United States, while ranked 4253rd and 1561st among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Cost of living in Ho Chi Minh vs Mesa infographic

Share this infographic!

Use the link below to embed the infographic from our site and automatically keep the data layer up to date.

If you prefer to download the image, please credit us as a source.

<img src="https://livingcost.org/assets/photo/cost/ho-chi-minh/mesa.jpg" alt="Cost of living in Ho Chi Minh vs Mesa infographic" style="max-width: 100%; height: auto;"><p>Source: <a href="https://livingcost.org/cost/ho-chi-minh/mesa" target="_blank">Ho Chi Minh vs Mesa - Cost of Living Comparison</a></p>

Prices in Ho Chi Minh vs Mesa

Prices for goods and services in Ho Chi Minh and Mesa are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

	Ho Chi Minh	Mesa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.17	$20.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$23.4	$74.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.72	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.18	$5.99
☕ Cappuccino	$1.88	$5.74
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.5	$2.67
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$459	$1564
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$281	$1217
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1102	$2503
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$634	$2321
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$50.1	$156
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$77.2	$243
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.54	$84
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.56%	6.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4334	$2947
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2039	$3478
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.27	$2.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.9	$44.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.97	$13.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.89	$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.54	$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.06	$4.18
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$5.08
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.49	$4.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.66	$13.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$4.68
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$1.67
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$3.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$4.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$3.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$2.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$1.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.82	$2.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.7	$13.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.93	$2.13
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.3	$9.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.78	$9.79
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.41	$5.21
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.12	$4.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.89	$2.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21.4	$42
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.32	$11.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$20.2	$112
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.65	$20.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$41.1	$49.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$94.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$277	$1121
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14143	$12523

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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 Mesa

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi	Gilbert	$2417
10 km or 6.5 mi	Tempe	$2423
12 km or 7.7 mi	Scottsdale	$2524
12 km or 7.7 mi	Chandler	$2306
23 km or 14 mi	Fountain Hills	$2353
25 km or 15 mi	Queen Creek	$2353
26 km or 16 mi	Phoenix	$2395
26 km or 16 mi	Apache Junction	$2342
39 km or 24 mi	Glendale	$1979
42 km or 26 mi	Peoria	$2342
45 km or 28 mi	Maricopa	$2281
48 km or 30 mi	Avondale	$2525
49 km or 30 mi	Goodyear	$2468
51 km or 31 mi	El Mirage	$2304
55 km or 34 mi	Surprise	$2328
59 km or 37 mi	Florence	$2319
59 km or 37 mi	Casa Grande	$2296
71 km or 44 mi	Buckeye	$2388
132 km or 82 mi	Marana	$2073
136 km or 85 mi	Oro Valley	$2056
138 km or 86 mi	Prescott	$2466
140 km or 87 mi	Prescott Valley	$2423
141 km or 88 mi	Casas Adobes	$2027
157 km or 98 mi	Tucson	$1957
183 km or 114 mi	Sahuarita	$2037
199 km or 124 mi	Flagstaff	$2543
244 km or 152 mi	Nogales	$2077
247 km or 154 mi	Nogales	$830
254 km or 158 mi	Sierra Vista	$1638
257 km or 160 mi	Blythe	$2763
258 km or 160 mi	Lake Havasu	$2013
272 km or 169 mi	Yuma	$1815
283 km or 176 mi	Kingman	$1926
292 km or 182 mi	San Luis	$1947
293 km or 182 mi	San Luis Rio Colorado	$823
301 km or 187 mi	Caborca	$788
316 km or 196 mi	Agua Prieta	$791
316 km or 196 mi	Bullhead	$1852
348 km or 216 mi	Brawley	$2729
349 km or 217 mi	Mexicali	$913