Ho Chi Minh vs Palembang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Ho Chi Minh	Palembang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$735	$395
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2016	$991
🏠 One person rent	$376	$122
🏘️ Family rent	$815	$172
🍽️ Food expenses	$210	$193
🚐 Transport expenses	$72.4	$48.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$487	$273
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	66	38
😀 Quality of life	65	36
🏙️ Population	9.39M	1.54M

The cost of living in Ho Chi Minh is 86% more expensive than in Palembang. Cities ranked 6739th and 8967th ($735 vs $395) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 77th in Vietnam and Indonesia, respectively. Check Vietnam vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Ho Chi Minh compared to 0.7 months in Palembang. Ho Chi Minh ranked 1st best city to live in Vietnam vs Palembang ranked 33rd in Indonesia, while ranked 4253rd and 7425th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ho Chi Minh vs Palembang

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	Ho Chi Minh	Palembang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.17	$1.09
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$23.4	$8.24
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.72	$2.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.18	$3.88
☕ Cappuccino	$1.88	$1.68
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.5	$1.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$459	$88.4
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$281	$65.6
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1102	$146
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$634	$99.2
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$50.1	$21.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$77.2	$32.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.54	$30.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.56%	8.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4334	$918
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2039	$678
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.27	$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.9	$19.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.97	$4.25
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.89	$0.68
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.54	$1.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.06	$0.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$1.21
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.49	$1.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$10.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.66	$3.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$8.54
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$2.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$1.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$1.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$0.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$1.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$2.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.82	$1.03
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.7	$18.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.93	$3.57
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.3	$1.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.78	$2.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.41	$1.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.12	$0.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.89	$0.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21.4	$12.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.32	$2.11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$20.2	$17.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.65	$1.89
👖 Brand Jeans	$41.1	$16.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$32.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$277	$117
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14143	$7821

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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 Palembang

Distance	City	Cost of living
77 km or 48 mi	Prabumulih	$417
201 km or 125 mi	Jambi	$458
204 km or 127 mi	Pagar Alam	$458
214 km or 133 mi	Lubuklinggau	$466
245 km or 152 mi	Metro	$432
278 km or 172 mi	Bandar Lampung	$374
292 km or 182 mi	Bengkulu	$500
363 km or 226 mi	Cilegon	$488
381 km or 237 mi	Serang	$492
411 km or 255 mi	Tangerang	$558
427 km or 265 mi	South Tangerang	$536
427 km or 265 mi	Jakarta	$701
435 km or 270 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$506
438 km or 272 mi	Bekasi	$518
443 km or 275 mi	Depok	$385
458 km or 285 mi	Batam	$539
461 km or 286 mi	Bogor	$513
486 km or 302 mi	Bukit Merah	$2788
488 km or 303 mi	Singapore City	$3059
499 km or 310 mi	Sukabumi	$563
506 km or 314 mi	Johor Bahru	$759
531 km or 330 mi	Cimahi	$500
537 km or 334 mi	Pekanbaru	$542
539 km or 335 mi	Padang	$883
539 km or 335 mi	Bandung	$545
575 km or 357 mi	Batu Pahat	$703
581 km or 361 mi	Kluang	$679
591 km or 367 mi	Cirebon	$521
606 km or 377 mi	Pontianak	$427
611 km or 380 mi	Muar	$682
615 km or 382 mi	Tasikmalaya	$373
635 km or 395 mi	Dumai	$543
637 km or 396 mi	Singkawang	$430
639 km or 397 mi	Malacca	$669
642 km or 399 mi	Banjar	$490
649 km or 403 mi	Tegal	$480
696 km or 432 mi	Pekalongan	$471
706 km or 439 mi	Cilacap	$474
709 km or 440 mi	Seremban	$604
741 km or 460 mi	Putrajaya	$532