Ho Chi Minh vs Milan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Ho Chi Minh	Milan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$735	$2022
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2016	$5010
🏠 One person rent	$376	$1119
🏘️ Family rent	$815	$2148
🍽️ Food expenses	$210	$553
🚐 Transport expenses	$72.4	$187
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$487	$2069
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	66	98
😀 Quality of life	65	86
🏙️ Population	9.39M	1.35M

The cost of living in Ho Chi Minh is 64% less expensive than in Milan. Cities ranked 6739th and 1772nd ($735 vs $2022) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Vietnam and Italy, respectively. Check Vietnam vs Italy comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Ho Chi Minh compared to 1 months in Milan. Ho Chi Minh ranked 1st best city to live in Vietnam vs Milan ranked 2nd in Italy, while ranked 4253rd and 341st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ho Chi Minh vs Milan

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	Ho Chi Minh	Milan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.17	$18.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$23.4	$72.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.72	$11.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.18	$6.55
☕ Cappuccino	$1.88	$2.09
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.5	$2.95
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$459	$1297
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$281	$891
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1102	$2706
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$634	$1745
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$50.1	$119
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$77.2	$183
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.54	$28.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.56%	3.37%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4334	$9154
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2039	$4766
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.27	$2.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.9	$40.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.97	$27.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.89	$1.87
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.54	$1.65
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.06	$2.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$2.74
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.49	$4.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$16.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.66	$11.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$22.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$2.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$2.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$2.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$3.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$1.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$1.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.82	$2.65
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.7	$8.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.93	$1.94
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.3	$6.23
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.78	$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.41	$3.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.12	$2.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.89	$2.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21.4	$65.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.32	$10.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$20.2	$92.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.65	$20.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$41.1	$100
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$277	$790
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14143	$14604

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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 Milan

Distance	City	Cost of living
8 km or 5 mi	Buccinasco	$1576
15 km or 9.1 mi	Monza	$1586
20 km or 13 mi	Seregno	$1503
21 km or 13 mi	Saronno	$1592
29 km or 18 mi	Lodi	$1228
30 km or 19 mi	Cantu	$1506
30 km or 19 mi	Vigevano	$1503
31 km or 19 mi	Busto Arsizio	$1496
31 km or 20 mi	Pavia	$1271
39 km or 24 mi	Como	$1634
40 km or 25 mi	Crema	$1365
45 km or 28 mi	Novara	$1157
45 km or 28 mi	Bergamo	$1450
46 km or 28 mi	Lecco	$1321
48 km or 30 mi	Varese	$1422
55 km or 34 mi	Voghera	$1389
61 km or 38 mi	Piacenza	$1334
63 km or 39 mi	Vercelli	$1202
63 km or 39 mi	Lugano	$2507
69 km or 43 mi	Tortona	$1401
76 km or 47 mi	Cremona	$1240
76 km or 47 mi	Alessandria	$1293
81 km or 50 mi	Brescia	$1410
82 km or 51 mi	Bellinzona	$2853
89 km or 55 mi	Biella	$1162
100 km or 62 mi	Asti	$1209
116 km or 72 mi	Parma	$1403
120 km or 74 mi	Genoa	$1470
125 km or 78 mi	Turin	$1424
130 km or 81 mi	Mantua	$1405
140 km or 87 mi	Savona	$1512
141 km or 87 mi	Verona	$1459
142 km or 88 mi	Reggio Emilia	$1323
149 km or 92 mi	Aosta	$1474
156 km or 97 mi	Chur	$2344
159 km or 99 mi	La Spezia	$1348
162 km or 100 mi	Sassuolo	$1400
162 km or 101 mi	Mondovi	$1203
164 km or 102 mi	Trento	$1509
164 km or 102 mi	Modena	$1506