Ho Chi Minh vs Mumbai - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Ho Chi Minh	Mumbai
🚶 Cost of living one person	$735	$716
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2016	$1992
🏠 One person rent	$376	$409
🏘️ Family rent	$815	$1100
🍽️ Food expenses	$210	$201
🚐 Transport expenses	$72.4	$50.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$487	$903
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	66	82
😀 Quality of life	65	69
🏙️ Population	9.39M	15.4M

The cost of living in Ho Chi Minh is 3% more expensive than in Mumbai. Cities ranked 6739th and 6818th ($735 vs $716) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Vietnam and India, respectively. Check Vietnam vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Ho Chi Minh compared to 1.3 months in Mumbai. Ho Chi Minh ranked 1st best city to live in Vietnam vs Mumbai ranked 1st in India, while ranked 4253rd and 2865th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ho Chi Minh vs Mumbai

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	Ho Chi Minh	Mumbai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.17	$4.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$23.4	$20.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.72	$4.61
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.18	$2.31
☕ Cappuccino	$1.88	$2.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.5	$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$459	$586
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$281	$315
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1102	$1749
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$634	$869
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$50.1	$30.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$77.2	$46.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.54	$8.78
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.56%	9.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4334	$6631
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2039	$3058
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.27	$0.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.9	$4.59
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.97	$2.97
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.89	$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.54	$0.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.06	$0.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$0.83
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.49	$1.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$7.03
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.66	$4.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$7.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$2.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$0.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$1.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$0.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$0.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$0.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.82	$0.91
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.7	$9.17
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.93	$2.15
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.3	$4.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.78	$1.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.41	$3.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.12	$1.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.89	$1.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21.4	$26.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.32	$4.62
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$20.2	$24.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.65	$2.72
👖 Brand Jeans	$41.1	$29.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$58
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$277	$107
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14143	$3007

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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 Mumbai

Distance	City	Cost of living
20 km or 12 mi	Navi Mumbai	$480
27 km or 17 mi	Thane	$501
44 km or 28 mi	Bhiwandi	$362
46 km or 28 mi	Kalyan	$381
56 km or 35 mi	Vasai	$284
119 km or 74 mi	Pune	$513
152 km or 94 mi	Nashik	$333
187 km or 116 mi	Satara	$304
221 km or 137 mi	Navsari	$286
245 km or 152 mi	Surat	$771
252 km or 156 mi	Malegaon	$378
280 km or 174 mi	Aurangabad	$350
292 km or 182 mi	Kolhapur	$307
297 km or 184 mi	Sangli	$292
306 km or 190 mi	Ichalkaranji	$304
320 km or 199 mi	Bhavnagar	$298
355 km or 221 mi	Solapur	$293
365 km or 227 mi	Jalgaon	$348
373 km or 232 mi	Vadodara	$376
387 km or 240 mi	Bijapur	$340
387 km or 241 mi	Belgaum	$473
400 km or 249 mi	Latur	$397
402 km or 250 mi	Panjim	$401
409 km or 254 mi	Mormugao	$492
415 km or 258 mi	Nadiad	$382
427 km or 265 mi	Rajkot	$311
428 km or 266 mi	Margao	$430
432 km or 268 mi	Godhra	$371
449 km or 279 mi	Porbandar	$333
453 km or 281 mi	Ahmedabad	$452
457 km or 284 mi	Hubli	$359
460 km or 286 mi	Gulbarga	$250
473 km or 294 mi	Gandhinagar	$415
473 km or 294 mi	Nanded	$315
478 km or 297 mi	Akola	$295
517 km or 321 mi	Mehsana	$389
522 km or 324 mi	Indore	$367
536 km or 333 mi	Ratlam	$311
555 km or 345 mi	Nizamabad	$294
558 km or 347 mi	Amravati	$296