Ho Chi Minh vs Montreal - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Ho Chi Minh	Montreal
🚶 Cost of living one person	$735	$1857
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2016	$4312
🏠 One person rent	$376	$940
🏘️ Family rent	$815	$1577
🍽️ Food expenses	$210	$575
🚐 Transport expenses	$72.4	$187
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$487	$2742
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	66	100
😀 Quality of life	65	93
🏙️ Population	9.39M	1.8M

The cost of living in Ho Chi Minh is 60% less expensive than in Montreal. Cities ranked 6739th and 2225th ($735 vs $1857) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 51st 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 4253rd and 51st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ho Chi Minh vs Montreal

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	Ho Chi Minh	Montreal
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.17	$15.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$23.4	$64.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.72	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.18	$6.26
☕ Cappuccino	$1.88	$3.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.5	$2.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$459	$1030
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$281	$807
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1102	$1828
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$634	$1371
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$50.1	$47.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$77.2	$73.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.54	$40.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.56%	6.03%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4334	$6524
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2039	$4131
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.27	$2.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.9	$73.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.97	$17.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.89	$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.54	$2.36
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.06	$2.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$2.93
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.49	$3.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$16.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.66	$12.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$14.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$3.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$1.51
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$4.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$4.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$2.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$2.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$1.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.82	$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.7	$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.93	$2.89
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.3	$11.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.78	$9.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.41	$4.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.12	$4.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.89	$2.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21.4	$34.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.32	$10.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$20.2	$126
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.65	$16.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$41.1	$59.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$94.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$277	$639
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14143	$5725

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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 Montreal

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.3 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1790
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Westmount	$1773
4.4 km or 2.8 mi	Longueuil	$1835
6.4 km or 4 mi	Mount Royal	$1792
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1803
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Brossard	$2004
11 km or 7 mi	La Prairie	$1889
13 km or 8.3 mi	Boucherville	$1804
14 km or 8.9 mi	Candiac	$1852
16 km or 9.8 mi	Saint-Constant	$1824
16 km or 10 mi	Dorval	$1810
17 km or 10 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1836
17 km or 10 mi	Laval	$1900
20 km or 12 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1800
20 km or 12 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1814
20 km or 13 mi	Chateauguay	$1841
21 km or 13 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1819
22 km or 14 mi	Varennes	$1764
22 km or 14 mi	Terrebonne	$1776
23 km or 14 mi	Chambly	$1829
24 km or 15 mi	Boisbriand	$1732
25 km or 15 mi	Kirkland	$1807
26 km or 16 mi	Repentigny	$1743
26 km or 16 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1753
27 km or 17 mi	Mascouche	$1735
27 km or 17 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1768
29 km or 18 mi	Beloeil	$1742
31 km or 19 mi	Blainville	$1761
31 km or 20 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1769
38 km or 23 mi	L'Assomption	$1651
39 km or 24 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1830
41 km or 26 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1690
44 km or 27 mi	Mirabel	$1762
46 km or 28 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1733
49 km or 31 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1562
53 km or 33 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$1894
57 km or 35 mi	Joliette	$1433
66 km or 41 mi	Granby	$1106
68 km or 42 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1532
91 km or 56 mi	Plattsburgh	$1692