Ho Chi Minh vs New York City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Ho Chi Minh	New York City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$702	$4044
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1978	$8222
🏠 One person rent	$349	$2662
🏘️ Family rent	$750	$3953
🍽️ Food expenses	$211	$794
🚐 Transport expenses	$67.1	$392
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$457	$6298
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	66	100
😀 Quality of life	66	96
🏙️ Population	10.4M	8.8M

The cost of living in Ho Chi Minh is 83% less expensive than in New York City. Cities ranked 6786th and 6th ($702 vs $4044) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in Vietnam and the United States, respectively. Check Vietnam vs the United States 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 New York City. Ho Chi Minh ranked 1st best city to live in Vietnam vs New York City ranked 1st in the United States, while ranked 4217th and 8th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ho Chi Minh vs New York City

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	Ho Chi Minh	New York City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.85	$24.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22.2	$108
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.63	$11.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.07	$8.64
☕ Cappuccino	$2.02	$5.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.52	$2.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$428	$3504
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$258	$2240
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1064	$3748
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$568	$3719
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$46.7	$103
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$72.1	$162
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$11	$66.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.9%	6.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4519	$16943
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2063	$12588
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$2.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$7.56	$135
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.78	$26.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.98	$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.51	$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.13	$4.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$5.76
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.59	$5.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$16.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.66	$15.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.9	$19.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.37	$5.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$2.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$5.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$6.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$3.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$3.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.33	$1.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.87	$3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.6	$20
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.93	$2.67
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.23	$16.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.05	$9.36
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.39	$7.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.22	$6.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.84	$2.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$26.5	$115
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.4	$18.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31.9	$111
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.08	$27.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$36.8	$68.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$306	$1647
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16779	$17859

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Cities near Ho Chi Minh

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Thu Dau Mot	$550
25 km or 15 mi	Bien Hoa	$479
72 km or 45 mi	Vung Tau	$534
96 km or 60 mi	Svay Rieng	$694
113 km or 70 mi	Sa Dec	$515
127 km or 79 mi	Can Tho	$463
141 km or 88 mi	Long Xuyen	$509
153 km or 95 mi	Soc Trang	$522
162 km or 100 mi	Prey Veng	$711
167 km or 104 mi	Phan Thiet	$566
181 km or 112 mi	Mui Ne	$553
184 km or 114 mi	Kampong Cham	$555
189 km or 117 mi	Rach Gia	$518
198 km or 123 mi	Bac Lieu	$516
205 km or 127 mi	Phnom Penh	$802
233 km or 145 mi	Da Lat	$512
244 km or 151 mi	Ca Mau	$520
257 km or 160 mi	Buon Ma Thuot	$521
270 km or 168 mi	Phan Rang-Thap Cham	$526
271 km or 168 mi	Kampot	$569
300 km or 186 mi	Phu Quoc	$524
309 km or 192 mi	Stung Treng	$628
320 km or 199 mi	Nha Trang	$554
343 km or 213 mi	Sihanoukville	$755
414 km or 257 mi	Siem Reap	$587
433 km or 269 mi	Qui Nhon	$518
452 km or 281 mi	Battambang	$539
488 km or 303 mi	Ko Chang	$614
502 km or 312 mi	Serei Saophoan	$579
527 km or 327 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$534
533 km or 331 mi	Quang Ngai	$436
584 km or 363 mi	Klaeng	$619
592 km or 368 mi	Hoi An	$547
605 km or 376 mi	Da Nang	$601
637 km or 396 mi	Hue	$422
663 km or 412 mi	Nong Prue	$653
664 km or 413 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$647
668 km or 415 mi	Pattaya	$665
670 km or 416 mi	Laem Chabang	$648
676 km or 420 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$518

Cities near New York City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Astoria	$2529
11 km or 6.8 mi	Hoboken	$2821
11 km or 7.1 mi	Jersey	$3002
13 km or 8.3 mi	Union	$2743
14 km or 8.8 mi	West New York	$2739
14 km or 8.9 mi	Bayonne	$3241
15 km or 9.6 mi	North Bergen	$2691
17 km or 10 mi	Secaucus	$2638
17 km or 11 mi	Cliffside Park	$2613
18 km or 11 mi	Kearny	$2494
20 km or 12 mi	Valley Stream	$2608
20 km or 13 mi	Fort Lee	$2612
20 km or 13 mi	Lyndhurst	$2520
22 km or 14 mi	Newark	$1956
23 km or 14 mi	Elizabeth	$2622
23 km or 14 mi	Belleville	$2400
25 km or 15 mi	Hillside	$2464
25 km or 15 mi	Long Beach	$2612
25 km or 15 mi	Nutley	$2433
25 km or 16 mi	East Orange	$2351
25 km or 16 mi	Irvington	$2338
26 km or 16 mi	Rockville Centre	$2521
26 km or 16 mi	Linden	$2684
26 km or 16 mi	Hackensack	$2653
26 km or 16 mi	Bloomfield	$2422
26 km or 16 mi	Teaneck	$2638
26 km or 16 mi	Carteret	$2695
26 km or 16 mi	Passaic	$2615
27 km or 17 mi	Roselle	$2660
27 km or 17 mi	Hempstead	$2627
28 km or 17 mi	Union Township	$2614
28 km or 18 mi	Clifton	$2698
28 km or 18 mi	Maplewood	$2534
29 km or 18 mi	Montclair	$2404
29 km or 18 mi	Bergenfield	$2737
29 km or 18 mi	Mount Vernon	$2784
30 km or 18 mi	Rahway	$2694
30 km or 18 mi	Uniondale	$2465
30 km or 18 mi	West Orange	$2447
30 km or 18 mi	New Rochelle	$3028