Ho Chi Minh vs Munich - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Ho Chi Minh	Munich
🚶 Cost of living one person	$735	$2201
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2016	$5311
🏠 One person rent	$376	$1313
🏘️ Family rent	$815	$2479
🍽️ Food expenses	$210	$524
🚐 Transport expenses	$72.4	$211
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$487	$3560
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	23 km
🎓 Higher education	66	90
😀 Quality of life	65	93
🏙️ Population	9.39M	1.51M

The cost of living in Ho Chi Minh is 67% less expensive than in Munich. Cities ranked 6739th and 1352nd ($735 vs $2201) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Vietnam and Germany, respectively. Check Vietnam vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Ho Chi Minh compared to 1.6 months in Munich. Ho Chi Minh ranked 1st best city to live in Vietnam vs Munich ranked 8th in Germany, while ranked 4253rd and 54th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ho Chi Minh vs Munich

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	Ho Chi Minh	Munich
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.17	$16.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$23.4	$69.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.72	$12.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.18	$4.92
☕ Cappuccino	$1.88	$4.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.5	$3.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$459	$1323
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$281	$1006
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1102	$2618
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$634	$2005
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$50.1	$205
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$77.2	$313
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.54	$38.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.56%	3.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4334	$12224
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2039	$8488
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.27	$4.1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.9	$59.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.97	$24.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.89	$1.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.54	$1.36
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.06	$2.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$2.7
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.49	$3.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$14.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.66	$11.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$18.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$2.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$1.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$2.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$3.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$1.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$1.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.82	$1.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.7	$6.83
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.93	$1.1
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.3	$9.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.78	$8.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.41	$3.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.12	$1.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.89	$1.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21.4	$52.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.32	$13.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$20.2	$73.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.65	$22.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$41.1	$92.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$97.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$277	$953
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14143	$14702

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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 Munich

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.6 mi	Germering	$1789
16 km or 10 mi	Unterschleiheim	$1746
17 km or 10 mi	Puchheim	$1772
17 km or 11 mi	Dachau	$1755
20 km or 13 mi	Olching	$1730
23 km or 15 mi	Starnberg	$1727
24 km or 15 mi	Furstenfeldbruck	$1711
31 km or 19 mi	Erding	$1631
31 km or 19 mi	Geretsried	$1679
32 km or 20 mi	Freising	$1611
44 km or 28 mi	Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm	$1568
47 km or 29 mi	Weilheim in Oberbayern	$1700
48 km or 30 mi	Aichach	$1613
50 km or 31 mi	Friedberg	$1644
52 km or 32 mi	Rosenheim	$1164
53 km or 33 mi	Konigsbrunn	$1638
53 km or 33 mi	Landsberg am Lech	$1637
57 km or 35 mi	Augsburg	$1728
61 km or 38 mi	Gersthofen	$1644
62 km or 38 mi	Landshut	$1569
62 km or 38 mi	Waldkraiburg	$1541
62 km or 39 mi	Neusa	$1645
71 km or 44 mi	Ingolstadt	$1465
71 km or 44 mi	Muhldorf	$1537
72 km or 45 mi	Neuburg an der Donau	$1508
76 km or 48 mi	Kaufbeuren	$1698
77 km or 48 mi	Traunreut	$1517
80 km or 50 mi	Garmisch-Partenkirchen	$1911
85 km or 53 mi	Traunstein	$1540
87 km or 54 mi	Donauworth	$1544
98 km or 61 mi	Innsbruck	$1636
103 km or 64 mi	Gunzburg	$1538
104 km or 65 mi	Kempten	$1502
105 km or 65 mi	Regensburg	$1627
105 km or 65 mi	Memmingen	$1565
110 km or 69 mi	Straubing	$1522
112 km or 70 mi	Nordlingen	$1509
114 km or 71 mi	Senden	$1516
116 km or 72 mi	Salzburg	$1672
119 km or 74 mi	Sonthofen	$1560