Ho Chi Minh vs Naples - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Ho Chi Minh	Naples
🚶 Cost of living one person	$735	$1396
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2016	$3278
🏠 One person rent	$376	$694
🏘️ Family rent	$815	$1182
🍽️ Food expenses	$210	$434
🚐 Transport expenses	$72.4	$136
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$487	$1270
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	66	77
😀 Quality of life	65	82
🏙️ Population	9.39M	913K

The cost of living in Ho Chi Minh is 47% less expensive than in Naples. Cities ranked 6739th and 3883rd ($735 vs $1396) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 43rd in Vietnam and Italy, respectively. Check Vietnam vs Italy comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Ho Chi Minh compared to 0.9 months in Naples. Ho Chi Minh ranked 1st best city to live in Vietnam vs Naples ranked 8th in Italy, while ranked 4253rd and 465th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ho Chi Minh vs Naples

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	Ho Chi Minh	Naples
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.17	$14.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$23.4	$56.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.72	$9.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.18	$4.54
☕ Cappuccino	$1.88	$1.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.5	$1.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$459	$721
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$281	$511
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1102	$1409
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$634	$870
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$50.1	$114
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$77.2	$177
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.54	$27.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.56%	4.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4334	$5006
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2039	$2709
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.27	$1.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.9	$41.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.97	$19.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.89	$1.88
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.54	$1.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.06	$1.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$2.01
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.49	$4.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.66	$8.97
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$14.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$2.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$1.99
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$2.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$3.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$1.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$1.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.82	$1.72
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.7	$6.17
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.93	$2.17
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.3	$6.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.78	$6.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.41	$2.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.12	$1.84
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.89	$1.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21.4	$50.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.32	$9.69
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$20.2	$79.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.65	$12
👖 Brand Jeans	$41.1	$78.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$91.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$277	$370
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14143	$5500

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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 Naples

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.4 mi	Giugliano in Campania	$1231
12 km or 7.6 mi	Frattamaggiore	$1218
25 km or 15 mi	Castellammare di Stabia	$1301
27 km or 17 mi	Caserta	$1181
28 km or 17 mi	Santa Maria Capua Vetere	$1074
28 km or 17 mi	Aversa	$1101
37 km or 23 mi	Amalfi	$1521
46 km or 29 mi	Salerno	$1380
46 km or 29 mi	Avellino	$1061
55 km or 34 mi	Benevento	$1165
88 km or 55 mi	Campobasso	$955
98 km or 61 mi	Terracina	$1340
117 km or 72 mi	Frosinone	$1046
129 km or 80 mi	Foggia	$1161
132 km or 82 mi	Potenza	$1229
133 km or 83 mi	Latina	$1250
144 km or 90 mi	Colleferro	$1270
146 km or 91 mi	Cisterna di Latina	$1324
150 km or 93 mi	Avezzano	$1058
152 km or 94 mi	Anzio	$1289
157 km or 98 mi	San Giovanni Rotondo	$1221
169 km or 105 mi	Chieti	$1294
170 km or 106 mi	Frascati	$1562
178 km or 111 mi	Andria	$1228
179 km or 111 mi	Barletta	$1070
181 km or 113 mi	Pescara	$1312
184 km or 114 mi	L'Aquila	$1208
188 km or 117 mi	Trani	$1301
189 km or 117 mi	Rome	$1718
191 km or 119 mi	Vatican City	$964
199 km or 124 mi	Matera	$1134
201 km or 125 mi	Molfetta	$1264
208 km or 129 mi	Teramo	$1171
210 km or 130 mi	Rieti	$1224
220 km or 137 mi	Ladispoli	$1504
222 km or 138 mi	Bari	$1337
232 km or 144 mi	Ascoli Piceno	$1128
234 km or 145 mi	Terni	$1004
241 km or 150 mi	Cosenza	$1072
248 km or 154 mi	Civitavecchia	$1543