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

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Ho Chi Minh New York City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$762
$4207
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1930
$9179
🏠 One person rent
$409
$2718
🏘️ Family rent
$723
$4382
🍽️ Food expenses
$205
$875
🚐 Transport expenses
$71
$373
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$340
$5229
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
67
100
😀 Quality of life
69
95
🏙️ Population
14M
8.8M

The cost of living in Ho Chi Minh is 82% less expensive than in New York City. Cities ranked 6919th and 4th ($762 vs $4207) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd 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 0.4 months in Ho Chi Minh compared to 1.2 months in New York City. Ho Chi Minh ranked 1st best city to live in Vietnam vs New York City ranked 2nd in the United States, while ranked 4450th and 18th 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
$1.95
$23.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.8
$107
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.35
$13.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.15
$8.27
☕ Cappuccino
$1.86
$5.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.54
$2.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$547
$3712
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$289
$2223
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1009
$5056
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$526
$3881
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59
$130
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$90.8
$200
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.58
$66.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.52%
6.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4266
$17512
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1950
$9335
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.27
$3.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.5
$134
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.91
$23.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.86
$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.51
$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.96
$4.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$6.56
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.47
$7.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$19.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.61
$15.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$19.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.67
$6.67
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$2.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$5.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$6.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$3.09
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$3.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$1.65
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.82
$3.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.5
$18.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$4.32
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.35
$18.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.74
$23.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.35
$13.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.1
$7.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.95
$2.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$20.4
$118
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.48
$21.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$27.5
$156
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.79
$40.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$46.8
$68.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$96.9
$116
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$329
$2132
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14995
$21999

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$708
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$519
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$456
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$514
153 km or 95 mi Soc Trang
$523
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$760
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$500
181 km or 112 mi Mui Ne
$506
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$501
189 km or 117 mi Rach Gia
$535
198 km or 123 mi Bac Lieu
$512
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$882
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$572
244 km or 151 mi Ca Mau
$526
257 km or 160 mi Buon Ma Thuot
$535
270 km or 168 mi Phan Rang-Thap Cham
$543
271 km or 168 mi Kampot
$587
300 km or 186 mi Phu Quoc
$530
309 km or 192 mi Stung Treng
$652
320 km or 199 mi Nha Trang
$541
343 km or 213 mi Sihanoukville
$764
414 km or 257 mi Siem Reap
$679
433 km or 269 mi Qui Nhon
$519
452 km or 281 mi Battambang
$575
488 km or 303 mi Ko Chang
$763
502 km or 312 mi Serei Saophoan
$629
527 km or 327 mi Ubon Ratchathani
$583
533 km or 331 mi Quang Ngai
$410
584 km or 363 mi Klaeng
$768
592 km or 368 mi Hoi An
$613
605 km or 376 mi Da Nang
$660
637 km or 396 mi Hue
$380
663 km or 412 mi Nong Prue
$846
664 km or 413 mi Chaophraya Surasak
$823
668 km or 415 mi Pattaya
$874
670 km or 416 mi Laem Chabang
$838
676 km or 420 mi Nakhon Ratchasima
$610

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi Astoria
$2850
11 km or 6.8 mi Hoboken
$3614
11 km or 7.1 mi Jersey
$3134
13 km or 8.3 mi Union
$3092
14 km or 8.8 mi West New York
$2814
14 km or 8.9 mi Bayonne
$3307
15 km or 9.6 mi North Bergen
$2803
17 km or 10 mi Secaucus
$2868
17 km or 11 mi Cliffside Park
$2738
18 km or 11 mi Kearny
$2781
20 km or 12 mi Valley Stream
$2803
20 km or 13 mi Fort Lee
$2801
20 km or 13 mi Lyndhurst
$2696
22 km or 14 mi Newark
$2750
23 km or 14 mi Elizabeth
$2792
23 km or 14 mi Belleville
$2533
25 km or 15 mi Hillside
$2717
25 km or 15 mi Long Beach
$2809
25 km or 15 mi Nutley
$2539
25 km or 16 mi East Orange
$2512
25 km or 16 mi Irvington
$2665
26 km or 16 mi Rockville Centre
$2684
26 km or 16 mi Linden
$2774
26 km or 16 mi Hackensack
$2685
26 km or 16 mi Bloomfield
$2477
26 km or 16 mi Teaneck
$2702
26 km or 16 mi Carteret
$2782
26 km or 16 mi Passaic
$2665
27 km or 17 mi Roselle
$2772
27 km or 17 mi Hempstead
$2697
28 km or 17 mi Union Township
$2734
28 km or 18 mi Clifton
$2666
28 km or 18 mi Maplewood
$2638
29 km or 18 mi Montclair
$2497
29 km or 18 mi Bergenfield
$2687
29 km or 18 mi Mount Vernon
$2863
30 km or 18 mi Rahway
$2758
30 km or 18 mi Uniondale
$2690
30 km or 18 mi West Orange
$2503
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$3188