Ho Chi Minh vs Montreal - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ho Chi Minh Montreal
🚶 Cost of living one person
$762
$1928
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1930
$4433
🏠 One person rent
$409
$992
🏘️ Family rent
$723
$1658
🍽️ Food expenses
$205
$585
🚐 Transport expenses
$71
$192
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$340
$3005
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
67
100
😀 Quality of life
69
96
🏙️ Population
14M
1.8M

The cost of living in Ho Chi Minh is 61% less expensive than in Montreal. Cities ranked 6919th and 2284th ($762 vs $1928) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 58th in Vietnam and Canada, respectively. Check Vietnam vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Ho Chi Minh compared to 1.6 months in Montreal. Ho Chi Minh ranked 1st best city to live in Vietnam vs Montreal ranked 1st in Canada, while ranked 4450th and 11th 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
$1.95
$16.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.8
$65.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.35
$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.15
$6.46
☕ Cappuccino
$1.86
$4.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.54
$2.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$547
$1085
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$289
$852
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1009
$1939
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$526
$1436
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59
$51.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$90.8
$79.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.58
$41.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.52%
4.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4266
$5305
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1950
$4101
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.27
$2.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.5
$76.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.91
$18.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.86
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.51
$2.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.96
$2.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$2.92
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.47
$3.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$15.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.61
$12.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$14.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.67
$3.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$3.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$3.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$2.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$2.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.99
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.82
$2.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.5
$13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$2.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.35
$12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.74
$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.35
$5.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.1
$4.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.95
$2.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$20.4
$37.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.48
$11.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$27.5
$117
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.79
$22.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$46.8
$55.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$96.9
$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$329
$568
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14995
$5550

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$540
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$419
72 km or 45 mi Vung Tau
$525
96 km or 60 mi Svay Rieng
$708
113 km or 70 mi Sa Dec
$519
127 km or 79 mi Can Tho
$456
141 km or 88 mi Long Xuyen
$514
153 km or 95 mi Soc Trang
$523
162 km or 100 mi Prey Veng
$760
167 km or 104 mi Phan Thiet
$500
181 km or 112 mi Mui Ne
$506
184 km or 114 mi Kampong Cham
$501
189 km or 117 mi Rach Gia
$535
198 km or 123 mi Bac Lieu
$512
205 km or 127 mi Phnom Penh
$882
233 km or 145 mi Da Lat
$572
244 km or 151 mi Ca Mau
$526
257 km or 160 mi Buon Ma Thuot
$535
270 km or 168 mi Phan Rang-Thap Cham
$543
271 km or 168 mi Kampot
$587
300 km or 186 mi Phu Quoc
$530
309 km or 192 mi Stung Treng
$652
320 km or 199 mi Nha Trang
$541
343 km or 213 mi Sihanoukville
$764
414 km or 257 mi Siem Reap
$679
433 km or 269 mi Qui Nhon
$519
452 km or 281 mi Battambang
$575
488 km or 303 mi Ko Chang
$763
502 km or 312 mi Serei Saophoan
$629
527 km or 327 mi Ubon Ratchathani
$583
533 km or 331 mi Quang Ngai
$410
584 km or 363 mi Klaeng
$768
592 km or 368 mi Hoi An
$613
605 km or 376 mi Da Nang
$660
637 km or 396 mi Hue
$380
663 km or 412 mi Nong Prue
$846
664 km or 413 mi Chaophraya Surasak
$823
668 km or 415 mi Pattaya
$874
670 km or 416 mi Laem Chabang
$838
676 km or 420 mi Nakhon Ratchasima
$610

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Distance City Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.3 mi Saint-Lambert
$1875
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Westmount
$1862
4.4 km or 2.8 mi Longueuil
$1923
6.4 km or 4 mi Mount Royal
$1876
9.4 km or 5.9 mi Cote-Saint-Luc
$1893
9.9 km or 6.1 mi Brossard
$2080
11 km or 7 mi La Prairie
$1960
13 km or 8.3 mi Boucherville
$1897
14 km or 8.9 mi Candiac
$1940
16 km or 9.8 mi Saint-Constant
$1910
16 km or 10 mi Dorval
$1923
17 km or 10 mi Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville
$1918
17 km or 10 mi Laval
$2047
20 km or 12 mi Sainte-Julie
$1891
20 km or 12 mi Dollard-des-Ormeaux
$1944
20 km or 13 mi Chateauguay
$1914
21 km or 13 mi Pointe-Claire
$1920
22 km or 14 mi Varennes
$1861
22 km or 14 mi Terrebonne
$1907
23 km or 14 mi Chambly
$1918
24 km or 15 mi Boisbriand
$1934
25 km or 15 mi Kirkland
$1930
26 km or 16 mi Repentigny
$1846
26 km or 16 mi Sainte-Therese
$1950
27 km or 17 mi Mascouche
$1852
27 km or 17 mi Saint-Eustache
$1948
29 km or 18 mi Beloeil
$1838
31 km or 19 mi Blainville
$1935
31 km or 20 mi Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu
$1857
38 km or 23 mi L'Assomption
$1723
39 km or 24 mi Vaudreuil-Dorion
$1924
41 km or 26 mi Saint-Lin-Laurentides
$1800
44 km or 27 mi Mirabel
$1896
46 km or 28 mi Saint-Jerome
$1864
49 km or 31 mi Saint-Hyacinthe
$1642
53 km or 33 mi Salaberry-de-Valleyfield
$1971
57 km or 35 mi Joliette
$1458
66 km or 41 mi Granby
$1142
68 km or 42 mi Sorel-Tracy
$1589
91 km or 56 mi Plattsburgh
$1805