Ho Chi Minh vs Montreal - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ho Chi Minh Montreal
🚶 Cost of living one person
$702
$1821
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1978
$4326
🏠 One person rent
$349
$928
🏘️ Family rent
$750
$1624
🍽️ Food expenses
$211
$569
🚐 Transport expenses
$67.1
$172
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$457
$2722
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
66
100
😀 Quality of life
66
95
🏙️ Population
10.4M
1.76M

The cost of living in Ho Chi Minh is 61% less expensive than in Montreal. Cities ranked 6786th and 2281st ($702 vs $1821) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 76th in Vietnam and Canada, respectively. Check Vietnam vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Ho Chi Minh compared to 1.5 months in Montreal. Ho Chi Minh ranked 1st best city to live in Vietnam vs Montreal ranked 1st in Canada, while ranked 4217th and 30th among best cities to live in the world.

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Ho Chi Minh Montreal
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.85
$15.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.2
$69.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.63
$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.07
$6.11
☕ Cappuccino
$2.02
$3.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.52
$2.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$428
$1044
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$258
$780
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1064
$1952
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$568
$1385
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$46.7
$52
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$72.1
$81.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11
$43.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.9%
6.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4519
$7593
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2063
$4320
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$2.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.56
$71.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.78
$14.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.51
$2.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.13
$2.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$3.08
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.59
$3.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.66
$12.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$14.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.37
$3.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$1.45
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$3.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$4.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$1.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$2.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$1.1
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.87
$2.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.6
$13.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.93
$3.15
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.23
$11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.05
$9.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.39
$4.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.22
$4.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.84
$2.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$26.5
$31.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.4
$11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.9
$119
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.08
$18.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$36.8
$62.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$90
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$306
$703
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16779
$7624

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Thu Dau Mot
$550
25 km or 15 mi Bien Hoa
$479
72 km or 45 mi Vung Tau
$534
96 km or 60 mi Svay Rieng
$694
113 km or 70 mi Sa Dec
$515
127 km or 79 mi Can Tho
$463
141 km or 88 mi Long Xuyen
$509
153 km or 95 mi Soc Trang
$522
162 km or 100 mi Prey Veng
$711
167 km or 104 mi Phan Thiet
$566
181 km or 112 mi Mui Ne
$553
184 km or 114 mi Kampong Cham
$555
189 km or 117 mi Rach Gia
$518
198 km or 123 mi Bac Lieu
$516
205 km or 127 mi Phnom Penh
$802
233 km or 145 mi Da Lat
$512
244 km or 151 mi Ca Mau
$520
257 km or 160 mi Buon Ma Thuot
$521
270 km or 168 mi Phan Rang-Thap Cham
$526
271 km or 168 mi Kampot
$569
300 km or 186 mi Phu Quoc
$524
309 km or 192 mi Stung Treng
$628
320 km or 199 mi Nha Trang
$554
343 km or 213 mi Sihanoukville
$755
414 km or 257 mi Siem Reap
$587
433 km or 269 mi Qui Nhon
$518
452 km or 281 mi Battambang
$539
488 km or 303 mi Ko Chang
$614
502 km or 312 mi Serei Saophoan
$579
527 km or 327 mi Ubon Ratchathani
$534
533 km or 331 mi Quang Ngai
$436
584 km or 363 mi Klaeng
$619
592 km or 368 mi Hoi An
$547
605 km or 376 mi Da Nang
$601
637 km or 396 mi Hue
$422
663 km or 412 mi Nong Prue
$653
664 km or 413 mi Chaophraya Surasak
$647
668 km or 415 mi Pattaya
$665
670 km or 416 mi Laem Chabang
$648
676 km or 420 mi Nakhon Ratchasima
$518

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Distance City Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.3 mi Saint-Lambert
$1869
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Westmount
$1808
4.4 km or 2.8 mi Longueuil
$1962
6.4 km or 4 mi Mount Royal
$1821
9.4 km or 5.9 mi Cote-Saint-Luc
$1840
9.9 km or 6.1 mi Brossard
$2105
11 km or 7 mi La Prairie
$1949
13 km or 8.3 mi Boucherville
$1882
14 km or 8.9 mi Candiac
$1912
16 km or 9.8 mi Saint-Constant
$1888
16 km or 10 mi Dorval
$1846
17 km or 10 mi Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville
$1924
17 km or 10 mi Laval
$1874
20 km or 12 mi Sainte-Julie
$1874
20 km or 12 mi Dollard-des-Ormeaux
$1835
20 km or 13 mi Chateauguay
$1841
21 km or 13 mi Pointe-Claire
$1846
22 km or 14 mi Varennes
$1835
22 km or 14 mi Terrebonne
$1820
23 km or 14 mi Chambly
$1906
24 km or 15 mi Boisbriand
$1813
25 km or 15 mi Kirkland
$1845
26 km or 16 mi Repentigny
$1783
26 km or 16 mi Sainte-Therese
$1808
27 km or 17 mi Mascouche
$1772
27 km or 17 mi Saint-Eustache
$1827
29 km or 18 mi Beloeil
$1816
31 km or 19 mi Blainville
$1808
31 km or 20 mi Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu
$1847
38 km or 23 mi L'Assomption
$1659
39 km or 24 mi Vaudreuil-Dorion
$1894
41 km or 26 mi Saint-Lin-Laurentides
$1705
44 km or 27 mi Mirabel
$1797
46 km or 28 mi Saint-Jerome
$1757
49 km or 31 mi Saint-Hyacinthe
$1626
53 km or 33 mi Salaberry-de-Valleyfield
$2014
57 km or 35 mi Joliette
$1397
66 km or 41 mi Granby
$1158
68 km or 42 mi Sorel-Tracy
$1558
91 km or 56 mi Plattsburgh
$1576