Ho Chi Minh vs Omaha - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Ho Chi Minh	Omaha
🚶 Cost of living one person	$735	$2068
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2016	$5023
🏠 One person rent	$376	$1218
🏘️ Family rent	$815	$2227
🍽️ Food expenses	$210	$605
🚐 Transport expenses	$72.4	$97.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$487	$4141
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	66	75
😀 Quality of life	65	88
🏙️ Population	9.39M	486K

The cost of living in Ho Chi Minh is 64% less expensive than in Omaha. Cities ranked 6739th and 1666th ($735 vs $2068) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1477th 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 2 months in Omaha. Ho Chi Minh ranked 1st best city to live in Vietnam vs Omaha ranked 57th in the United States, while ranked 4253rd and 242nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ho Chi Minh vs Omaha

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	Ho Chi Minh	Omaha
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.17	$17.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$23.4	$65.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.72	$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.18	$4.92
☕ Cappuccino	$1.88	$4.78
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.5	$3.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$459	$1167
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$281	$918
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1102	$2548
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$634	$1708
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$50.1	$186
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$77.2	$288
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.54	$63.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.56%	6.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4334	$1944
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2039	$1801
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.27	$1.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.9	$55.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.97	$16.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.89	$0.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.54	$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.06	$3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$3.91
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.49	$3.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.66	$10.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$15.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$5.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$2.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$6.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$4.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$1.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$2.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$1.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.82	$2.69
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.7	$15.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.93	$2.96
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.3	$8.97
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.78	$9.36
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.41	$5.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.12	$4.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.89	$2.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21.4	$43.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.32	$13.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$20.2	$95.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.65	$18.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$41.1	$57.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$94.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$277	$917
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14143	$24732

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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 Omaha

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi	Council Bluffs	$1794
14 km or 8.6 mi	Bellevue	$2014
44 km or 27 mi	Fremont	$1994
75 km or 47 mi	Lincoln	$1698
114 km or 71 mi	Columbus	$1996
140 km or 87 mi	Sioux	$1759
145 km or 90 mi	Norfolk	$1949
183 km or 114 mi	Waukee	$1859
194 km or 121 mi	Urbandale	$1865
195 km or 121 mi	St. Joseph	$2000
195 km or 121 mi	West Des Moines	$1878
198 km or 123 mi	Johnston	$1857
200 km or 124 mi	Grand Island	$1853
203 km or 126 mi	Des Moines	$1831
205 km or 128 mi	Fort Dodge	$1854
207 km or 129 mi	Ankeny	$1706
213 km or 133 mi	Hastings	$1829
217 km or 135 mi	Ames	$1709
236 km or 147 mi	Manhattan	$1777
236 km or 147 mi	Leavenworth	$2092
248 km or 154 mi	Topeka	$1649
259 km or 161 mi	Junction	$1993
259 km or 161 mi	Sioux Falls	$1848
260 km or 161 mi	Gladstone	$1992
263 km or 163 mi	Liberty	$1922
264 km or 164 mi	Lawrence	$1720
265 km or 165 mi	Kearney	$1684
266 km or 165 mi	Kansas City	$2196
272 km or 169 mi	Marshalltown	$1710
272 km or 169 mi	Shawnee	$2259
275 km or 171 mi	Kansas	$2121
277 km or 172 mi	Lenexa	$2322
278 km or 173 mi	Independence	$1825
279 km or 173 mi	Prairie Village	$2312
283 km or 176 mi	Overland Park	$2437
285 km or 177 mi	Olathe	$2290
285 km or 177 mi	Raytown	$2039
287 km or 178 mi	Leawood	$2325
288 km or 179 mi	Gardner	$2124
291 km or 181 mi	Blue Springs	$1979