Ho Chi Minh vs Oakland - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Ho Chi Minh	Oakland
🚶 Cost of living one person	$735	$2968
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2016	$8022
🏠 One person rent	$376	$1832
🏘️ Family rent	$815	$4049
🍽️ Food expenses	$210	$798
🚐 Transport expenses	$72.4	$140
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$487	$5520
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	66	97
😀 Quality of life	65	94
🏙️ Population	9.39M	441K

The cost of living in Ho Chi Minh is 75% less expensive than in Oakland. Cities ranked 6739th and 182nd ($735 vs $2968) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 159th 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 1.9 months in Oakland. Ho Chi Minh ranked 1st best city to live in Vietnam vs Oakland ranked 4th in the United States, while ranked 4253rd and 38th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Ho Chi Minh	Oakland
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.17	$30.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$23.4	$53.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.72	$13
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.18	$7.96
☕ Cappuccino	$1.88	$4.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.5	$2.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$459	$1826
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$281	$1533
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1102	$4410
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$634	$3547
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$50.1	$170
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$77.2	$259
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.54	$70.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.56%	6.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4334	$7152
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2039	$7023
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.27	$3.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.9	$84.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.97	$22.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.89	$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.54	$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.06	$5.04
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$6.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.49	$6.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$20.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.66	$14.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$17.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$7.82
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$2.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$6.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$6.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$4.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$3.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$2.01
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.82	$2.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.7	$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.93	$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.3	$11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.78	$15
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.41	$6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.12	$5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.89	$1.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21.4	$54.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.32	$14.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$20.2	$178
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.65	$22.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$41.1	$63.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$93
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$277	$2719
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14143	$18963

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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 Oakland

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.1 km or 2.5 mi	Alameda	$3364
8 km or 5 mi	Berkeley	$2974
11 km or 6.5 mi	Albany	$2888
12 km or 7.3 mi	San Leandro	$2963
14 km or 8.7 mi	El Cerrito	$2929
15 km or 9.2 mi	San Francisco	$3905
15 km or 9.3 mi	Lafayette	$2888
17 km or 11 mi	San Lorenzo	$2747
17 km or 11 mi	Richmond	$3004
19 km or 12 mi	Castro Valley	$3041
20 km or 12 mi	San Pablo	$2999
20 km or 12 mi	Walnut Creek	$2932
21 km or 13 mi	Hayward	$2811
22 km or 14 mi	Danville	$3785
22 km or 14 mi	South San Francisco	$3185
23 km or 14 mi	Daly	$3190
24 km or 15 mi	Pleasant Hill	$2816
24 km or 15 mi	San Ramon	$3045
24 km or 15 mi	Hercules	$2840
25 km or 15 mi	San Bruno	$3195
26 km or 16 mi	Millbrae	$3226
26 km or 16 mi	Burlingame	$3269
26 km or 16 mi	Martinez	$2780
28 km or 17 mi	Concord	$2778
28 km or 17 mi	Foster	$3466
28 km or 17 mi	San Mateo	$3678
29 km or 18 mi	Pacifica	$3183
29 km or 18 mi	Union	$3002
30 km or 19 mi	Benicia	$2767
31 km or 19 mi	Dublin	$3059
31 km or 19 mi	San Rafael	$3997
32 km or 20 mi	Belmont	$3657
33 km or 21 mi	San Carlos	$3344
34 km or 21 mi	Vallejo	$2412
35 km or 22 mi	Newark	$3060
35 km or 22 mi	Pleasanton	$3448
35 km or 22 mi	Redwood	$3649
37 km or 23 mi	Fremont	$3187
38 km or 24 mi	East Palo Alto	$3286
39 km or 24 mi	Menlo Park	$3326