Ho Chi Minh vs Okayama - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Ho Chi Minh	Okayama
🚶 Cost of living one person	$735	$943
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2016	$2571
🏠 One person rent	$376	$349
🏘️ Family rent	$815	$642
🍽️ Food expenses	$210	$378
🚐 Transport expenses	$72.4	$138
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$487	$1425
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	66	69
😀 Quality of life	65	68
🏙️ Population	9.39M	720K

The cost of living in Ho Chi Minh is 22% less expensive than in Okayama. Cities ranked 6739th and 5814th ($735 vs $943) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 703rd in Vietnam and Japan, respectively. Check Vietnam vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Ho Chi Minh compared to 1.5 months in Okayama. Ho Chi Minh ranked 1st best city to live in Vietnam vs Okayama ranked 466th in Japan, while ranked 4253rd and 3179th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ho Chi Minh vs Okayama

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	Ho Chi Minh	Okayama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.17	$5.71
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$23.4	$22.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.72	$5.11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.18	$2.46
☕ Cappuccino	$1.88	$2.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.5	$0.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$459	$421
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$281	$223
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1102	$721
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$634	$470
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$50.1	$64.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$77.2	$99.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.54	$22.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.56%	1.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4334	$6597
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2039	$3763
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.27	$1.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.9	$52.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.97	$24.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.89	$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.54	$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.06	$1.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$2.65
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.49	$1.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$14.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.66	$6.12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$19.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$4.44
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$2.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$4.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$5.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$3.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$2.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$0.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.82	$1.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.7	$7.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.93	$2.04
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.3	$4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.78	$12
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.41	$3.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.12	$0.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.89	$1.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21.4	$40
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.32	$11.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$20.2	$27.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.65	$5.62
👖 Brand Jeans	$41.1	$44.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$48.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$277	$584
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14143	$16248

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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 Okayama

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.3 mi	Akaiwa	$937
15 km or 9.4 mi	Kurashiki	$1078
16 km or 9.8 mi	Soja	$967
16 km or 10 mi	Setouchi	$949
18 km or 11 mi	Tamano	$949
27 km or 17 mi	Bizen	$985
32 km or 20 mi	Takahashi	$952
33 km or 21 mi	Asakuchi	$936
37 km or 23 mi	Sakaide	$932
41 km or 25 mi	Kasaoka	$896
42 km or 26 mi	Marugame	$946
42 km or 26 mi	Ibara	$900
43 km or 27 mi	Sanuki	$943
44 km or 28 mi	Takamatsu	$917
45 km or 28 mi	Ayagawa	$919
45 km or 28 mi	Tadotsu	$946
45 km or 28 mi	Ako	$1040
45 km or 28 mi	Mimasaka	$991
47 km or 29 mi	Miki	$911
48 km or 30 mi	Zentsuji	$948
50 km or 31 mi	Maniwa	$961
53 km or 33 mi	Aioi	$1057
54 km or 34 mi	Fukuyama	$883
55 km or 34 mi	Niimi	$949
56 km or 35 mi	Tsuyama	$978
59 km or 37 mi	Mitoyo	$964
61 km or 38 mi	Higashikagawa	$1187
62 km or 38 mi	Tatsuno	$1064
63 km or 39 mi	Kan'onji	$964
63 km or 39 mi	Fuchu	$882
64 km or 40 mi	Taishi	$1075
70 km or 43 mi	Shiso	$1042
70 km or 44 mi	Awa	$1165
70 km or 44 mi	Miyoshi	$990
70 km or 44 mi	Mima	$1100
70 km or 44 mi	Onomichi	$885
72 km or 45 mi	Himeji	$1181
77 km or 48 mi	Yoshinogawa	$1383
79 km or 49 mi	Aizumi	$1573
80 km or 50 mi	Ishii	$1545