Ho Chi Minh vs Nicosia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Ho Chi Minh	Nicosia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$735	$1302
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2016	$3166
🏠 One person rent	$376	$678
🏘️ Family rent	$815	$1282
🍽️ Food expenses	$210	$414
🚐 Transport expenses	$72.4	$90
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$487	$1519
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	66	70
😀 Quality of life	65	81
🏙️ Population	9.39M	330K

The cost of living in Ho Chi Minh is 44% less expensive than in Nicosia. Cities ranked 6739th and 4211th ($735 vs $1302) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th in Vietnam and Cyprus, respectively. Check Vietnam vs Cyprus comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Ho Chi Minh compared to 1.2 months in Nicosia. Ho Chi Minh ranked 1st best city to live in Vietnam vs Nicosia ranked 1st in Cyprus, while ranked 4253rd and 494th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ho Chi Minh vs Nicosia

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	Ho Chi Minh	Nicosia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.17	$11.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$23.4	$55.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.72	$7.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.18	$4.19
☕ Cappuccino	$1.88	$3.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.5	$1.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$459	$601
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$281	$493
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1102	$1203
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$634	$1007
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$50.1	$134
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$77.2	$206
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.54	$29.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.56%	4.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4334	$2722
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2039	$1984
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.27	$2.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.9	$51.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.97	$17.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.89	$1.47
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.54	$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.06	$1.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$2.14
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.49	$4.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.66	$9.01
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$11.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$2.67
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$1.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$1.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$3.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$1.26
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$1.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.82	$2.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.7	$7.91
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.93	$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.3	$5.26
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.78	$6.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.41	$3.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.12	$1.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.89	$2.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21.4	$60.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.32	$10.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$20.2	$48.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.65	$11.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$41.1	$88.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$83
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$277	$416
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14143	$6962

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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 Nicosia

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	Dali	$1243
19 km or 12 mi	Kyrenia	$1136
32 km or 20 mi	Aradippou	$1134
37 km or 23 mi	Larnaca	$1368
54 km or 33 mi	Famagusta	$1252
58 km or 36 mi	Paralimni	$1158
63 km or 39 mi	Limassol	$1968
65 km or 41 mi	Ypsonas	$1702
96 km or 60 mi	Paphos	$1551
164 km or 102 mi	Mut	$611
196 km or 122 mi	Alanya	$745
213 km or 132 mi	Mersin	$759
224 km or 139 mi	Latakia	$386
224 km or 139 mi	Karaman	$490
238 km or 148 mi	Tarsus	$688
240 km or 149 mi	Tripoli	$776
243 km or 151 mi	Beirut	$1255
246 km or 153 mi	Jounieh	$1020
257 km or 160 mi	Samandag	$597
259 km or 161 mi	Sidon	$798
267 km or 166 mi	Eregli	$618
269 km or 167 mi	Adana	$712
271 km or 168 mi	Tyre	$573
276 km or 171 mi	Zahle	$912
276 km or 172 mi	Antakya	$598
286 km or 178 mi	Iskenderun	$578
289 km or 180 mi	Nahariya	$1616
296 km or 184 mi	Acre	$1502
297 km or 185 mi	Ma'alot-Tarshiha	$1647
298 km or 185 mi	Kiryat Shmona	$1709
302 km or 187 mi	Ceyhan	$575
303 km or 188 mi	Haifa	$1645
304 km or 189 mi	Kiryat Bialik	$1666
304 km or 189 mi	Kiryat Yam	$1657
304 km or 189 mi	Kiryat Motzkin	$1666
308 km or 191 mi	Idlib	$489
308 km or 191 mi	Hama	$417
308 km or 191 mi	Antalya	$928
308 km or 192 mi	Karmiel	$1531
309 km or 192 mi	Kiryat Ata	$1647