Ho Chi Minh vs Montreal - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ho Chi Minh Montreal
🚶 Cost of living one person
$734
$1903
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1845
$4337
🏠 One person rent
$387
$969
🏘️ Family rent
$684
$1582
🍽️ Food expenses
$202
$579
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.5
$191
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$336
$2945
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
66
100
😀 Quality of life
66
95
🏙️ Population
9.39M
1.8M

The cost of living in Ho Chi Minh is 61% less expensive than in Montreal. Cities ranked 6928th and 2306th ($734 vs $1903) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 52nd in Vietnam and Canada, respectively. Check Vietnam vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 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 4th in Canada, while ranked 4947th and 46th 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
$1.9
$16.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.6
$65.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.81
$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.14
$5.78
☕ Cappuccino
$1.85
$3.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$1.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$499
$1055
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$280
$839
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$921
$1821
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$508
$1381
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$54.3
$47.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$83.8
$74.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.41
$39.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.06%
5.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3891
$6195
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1915
$4493
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.27
$2.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.4
$72.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.93
$18.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.84
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.43
$2.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.95
$2.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$3.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.45
$3.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$15.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.67
$12.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$14.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.75
$3.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$3.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$3.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$2.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$2.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$1.03
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.79
$2.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.8
$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$2.63
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.23
$11.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.73
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.35
$5.32
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.08
$4.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.93
$2.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$19.4
$37.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.8
$10.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$23.9
$133
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.8
$20.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$44.5
$55.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.5
$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$286
$509
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13093
$4789

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Thu Dau Mot
$519
25 km or 15 mi Bien Hoa
$410
72 km or 45 mi Vung Tau
$493
96 km or 60 mi Svay Rieng
$686
113 km or 70 mi Sa Dec
$502
127 km or 79 mi Can Tho
$439
141 km or 88 mi Long Xuyen
$498
153 km or 95 mi Soc Trang
$507
162 km or 100 mi Prey Veng
$727
167 km or 104 mi Phan Thiet
$482
181 km or 112 mi Mui Ne
$491
184 km or 114 mi Kampong Cham
$504
189 km or 117 mi Rach Gia
$515
198 km or 123 mi Bac Lieu
$494
205 km or 127 mi Phnom Penh
$829
233 km or 145 mi Da Lat
$572
244 km or 151 mi Ca Mau
$507
257 km or 160 mi Buon Ma Thuot
$516
270 km or 168 mi Phan Rang-Thap Cham
$523
271 km or 168 mi Kampot
$622
300 km or 186 mi Phu Quoc
$511
309 km or 192 mi Stung Treng
$635
320 km or 199 mi Nha Trang
$508
343 km or 213 mi Sihanoukville
$763
414 km or 257 mi Siem Reap
$650
433 km or 269 mi Qui Nhon
$501
452 km or 281 mi Battambang
$571
488 km or 303 mi Ko Chang
$708
502 km or 312 mi Serei Saophoan
$623
527 km or 327 mi Ubon Ratchathani
$558
533 km or 331 mi Quang Ngai
$403
584 km or 363 mi Klaeng
$718
592 km or 368 mi Hoi An
$601
605 km or 376 mi Da Nang
$615
637 km or 396 mi Hue
$372
663 km or 412 mi Nong Prue
$787
664 km or 413 mi Chaophraya Surasak
$770
668 km or 415 mi Pattaya
$812
670 km or 416 mi Laem Chabang
$779
676 km or 420 mi Nakhon Ratchasima
$588

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Distance City Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.3 mi Saint-Lambert
$1828
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Westmount
$1814
4.4 km or 2.8 mi Longueuil
$1842
6.4 km or 4 mi Mount Royal
$1820
9.4 km or 5.9 mi Cote-Saint-Luc
$1835
9.9 km or 6.1 mi Brossard
$2055
11 km or 7 mi La Prairie
$1911
13 km or 8.3 mi Boucherville
$1820
14 km or 8.9 mi Candiac
$1892
16 km or 9.8 mi Saint-Constant
$1864
16 km or 10 mi Dorval
$1853
17 km or 10 mi Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville
$1869
17 km or 10 mi Laval
$1930
20 km or 12 mi Sainte-Julie
$1822
20 km or 12 mi Dollard-des-Ormeaux
$1829
20 km or 13 mi Chateauguay
$1867
21 km or 13 mi Pointe-Claire
$1838
22 km or 14 mi Varennes
$1786
22 km or 14 mi Terrebonne
$1805
23 km or 14 mi Chambly
$1853
24 km or 15 mi Boisbriand
$1763
25 km or 15 mi Kirkland
$1835
26 km or 16 mi Repentigny
$1767
26 km or 16 mi Sainte-Therese
$1785
27 km or 17 mi Mascouche
$1766
27 km or 17 mi Saint-Eustache
$1806
29 km or 18 mi Beloeil
$1776
31 km or 19 mi Blainville
$1780
31 km or 20 mi Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu
$1805
38 km or 23 mi L'Assomption
$1671
39 km or 24 mi Vaudreuil-Dorion
$1850
41 km or 26 mi Saint-Lin-Laurentides
$1719
44 km or 27 mi Mirabel
$1782
46 km or 28 mi Saint-Jerome
$1753
49 km or 31 mi Saint-Hyacinthe
$1586
53 km or 33 mi Salaberry-de-Valleyfield
$1935
57 km or 35 mi Joliette
$1449
66 km or 41 mi Granby
$1120
68 km or 42 mi Sorel-Tracy
$1549
91 km or 56 mi Plattsburgh
$1811