Ho Chi Minh vs Ottawa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Ho Chi Minh	Ottawa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$735	$2055
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2016	$4624
🏠 One person rent	$376	$1212
🏘️ Family rent	$815	$1940
🍽️ Food expenses	$210	$563
🚐 Transport expenses	$72.4	$162
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$487	$3115
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	66	50
😀 Quality of life	65	90
🏙️ Population	9.39M	1.02M

The cost of living in Ho Chi Minh is 64% less expensive than in Ottawa. Cities ranked 6739th and 1701st ($735 vs $2055) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 25th in Vietnam and Canada, respectively. Check Vietnam vs Canada 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 Ottawa. Ho Chi Minh ranked 1st best city to live in Vietnam vs Ottawa ranked 9th in Canada, while ranked 4253rd and 162nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ho Chi Minh vs Ottawa

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	Ho Chi Minh	Ottawa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.17	$16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$23.4	$65.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.72	$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.18	$5.54
☕ Cappuccino	$1.88	$3.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.5	$1.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$459	$1214
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$281	$1014
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1102	$2032
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$634	$1649
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$50.1	$109
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$77.2	$165
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.54	$49.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.56%	6.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4334	$4939
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2039	$4597
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.27	$2.82
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.9	$92
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.97	$15
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.89	$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.54	$2.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.06	$2.62
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$2.98
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.49	$3.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.66	$12.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$14.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$4.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$1.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$3.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$3.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$2.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$2.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$1.03
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.82	$2.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.7	$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.93	$2.47
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.3	$12.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.78	$9.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.41	$4.15
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.12	$1.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.89	$1.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21.4	$41.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.32	$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$20.2	$58.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.65	$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$41.1	$53.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$88.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$277	$942
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14143	$19030

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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 Ottawa

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Gatineau	$1768
19 km or 12 mi	Kanata	$2202
87 km or 54 mi	Cornwall	$1633
94 km or 58 mi	Brockville	$1875
124 km or 77 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$1894
128 km or 80 mi	Mirabel	$1762
130 km or 81 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1830
138 km or 86 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1733
141 km or 87 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1768
143 km or 89 mi	Kirkland	$1807
144 km or 89 mi	Blainville	$1761
146 km or 90 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1753
147 km or 91 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1819
147 km or 91 mi	Boisbriand	$1732
147 km or 91 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1814
147 km or 91 mi	Kingston	$1704
150 km or 93 mi	Le Ray	$1814
152 km or 94 mi	Dorval	$1810
152 km or 94 mi	Chateauguay	$1841
153 km or 95 mi	Laval	$1900
157 km or 98 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1690
158 km or 98 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1803
160 km or 100 mi	Mount Royal	$1792
162 km or 101 mi	Watertown	$1658
163 km or 102 mi	Terrebonne	$1776
163 km or 102 mi	Westmount	$1773
166 km or 103 mi	Saint-Constant	$1824
167 km or 104 mi	Montreal	$1857
167 km or 104 mi	Mascouche	$1735
170 km or 106 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1790
170 km or 106 mi	Candiac	$1852
170 km or 106 mi	Longueuil	$1835
171 km or 106 mi	La Prairie	$1889
175 km or 109 mi	Brossard	$2004
176 km or 109 mi	Boucherville	$1804
177 km or 110 mi	Repentigny	$1743
178 km or 111 mi	Varennes	$1764
183 km or 114 mi	L'Assomption	$1651
183 km or 114 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1836
185 km or 115 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1800