Ho Chi Minh vs Palermo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Ho Chi Minh	Palermo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$735	$1137
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2016	$2768
🏠 One person rent	$376	$501
🏘️ Family rent	$815	$831
🍽️ Food expenses	$210	$415
🚐 Transport expenses	$72.4	$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$487	$1444
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	66	19
😀 Quality of life	65	75
🏙️ Population	9.39M	630K

The cost of living in Ho Chi Minh is 35% less expensive than in Palermo. Cities ranked 6739th and 4672nd ($735 vs $1137) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 122nd in Vietnam and Italy, respectively. Check Vietnam vs Italy comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Ho Chi Minh compared to 1.3 months in Palermo. Ho Chi Minh ranked 1st best city to live in Vietnam vs Palermo ranked 49th in Italy, while ranked 4253rd and 1060th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ho Chi Minh vs Palermo

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	Ho Chi Minh	Palermo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.17	$10.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$23.4	$43.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.72	$9.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.18	$5.1
☕ Cappuccino	$1.88	$1.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.5	$1.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$459	$518
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$281	$335
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1102	$803
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$634	$603
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$50.1	$106
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$77.2	$163
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.54	$24.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.56%	4.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4334	$2117
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2039	$994
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.27	$1.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.9	$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.97	$15.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.89	$1.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.54	$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.06	$1.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$1.97
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.49	$3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.66	$10.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$15.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$2.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$2.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$2.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$2.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$1.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$1.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.82	$2.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.7	$7.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.93	$2.37
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.3	$5.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.78	$9.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.41	$2.79
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.12	$1.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.89	$1.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21.4	$39.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.32	$8.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$20.2	$69.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.65	$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$41.1	$76.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$86.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$277	$296
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14143	$9746

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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 Palermo

Distance	City	Cost of living
75 km or 46 mi	Trapani	$938
89 km or 55 mi	Marsala	$1019
91 km or 57 mi	Agrigento	$971
140 km or 87 mi	Niscemi	$1077
140 km or 87 mi	Gela	$941
166 km or 103 mi	Catania	$1161
179 km or 111 mi	Ragusa	$1106
192 km or 119 mi	Messina	$1130
200 km or 124 mi	Reggio Calabria	$1058
206 km or 128 mi	Syracuse	$1098
246 km or 153 mi	Vibo Valentia	$1199
258 km or 160 mi	St. Paul's Bay	$1384
263 km or 163 mi	Naxxar	$1486
264 km or 164 mi	Mosta	$1346
265 km or 164 mi	San Gwann	$1555
265 km or 165 mi	Sliema	$1749
265 km or 165 mi	Birkirkara	$1524
266 km or 165 mi	Gzira	$1624
267 km or 166 mi	Valletta	$1583
270 km or 168 mi	Zabbar	$1415
272 km or 169 mi	Marsaskala	$1325
273 km or 169 mi	Lamezia Terme	$1251
283 km or 176 mi	Cosenza	$1072
294 km or 183 mi	Catanzaro	$1143
297 km or 185 mi	Nabeul	$443
300 km or 186 mi	Amalfi	$1521
301 km or 187 mi	La Marsa	$549
303 km or 188 mi	Castellammare di Stabia	$1301
309 km or 192 mi	Salerno	$1380
312 km or 194 mi	Naples	$1396
312 km or 194 mi	Aryanah	$465
317 km or 197 mi	Tunis	$535
321 km or 199 mi	Bizerte	$348
321 km or 200 mi	Giugliano in Campania	$1231
324 km or 201 mi	Frattamaggiore	$1218
335 km or 208 mi	Avellino	$1061
338 km or 210 mi	Aversa	$1101
339 km or 210 mi	Caserta	$1181
339 km or 210 mi	Santa Maria Capua Vetere	$1074
344 km or 214 mi	Crotone	$1159