Ho Chi Minh vs Pattaya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Ho Chi Minh	Pattaya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$735	$781
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2016	$2066
🏠 One person rent	$376	$395
🏘️ Family rent	$815	$863
🍽️ Food expenses	$210	$278
🚐 Transport expenses	$72.4	$31.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$487	$461
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	32 km
🎓 Higher education	66	31
😀 Quality of life	65	54
🏙️ Population	9.39M	120K

The cost of living in Ho Chi Minh is 6% less expensive than in Pattaya. Cities ranked 6739th and 6518th ($735 vs $781) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th in Vietnam and Thailand, respectively. Check Vietnam vs Thailand comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Ho Chi Minh compared to 0.6 months in Pattaya. Ho Chi Minh ranked 1st best city to live in Vietnam vs Pattaya ranked 5th in Thailand, while ranked 4253rd and 5997th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ho Chi Minh vs Pattaya

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	Ho Chi Minh	Pattaya
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.17	$3.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$23.4	$29.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.72	$8.11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.18	$2.37
☕ Cappuccino	$1.88	$2.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.5	$0.83
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$459	$475
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$281	$294
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1102	$1152
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$634	$679
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$50.1	$47.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$77.2	$71.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.54	$17.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.56%	5.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4334	$2486
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2039	$1693
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.27	$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.9	$17.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.97	$12.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.89	$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.54	$1.68
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.06	$1.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$1.24
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.49	$2.23
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$16.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.66	$3.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$11.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$2.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$1.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$1.37
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$1.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$1.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.82	$1.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.7	$17.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.93	$1.7
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.3	$4.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.78	$2.67
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.41	$4.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.12	$1.74
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.89	$1.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21.4	$41
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.32	$7.49
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$20.2	$26.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.65	$3.69
👖 Brand Jeans	$41.1	$29.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$93.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$277	$284
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14143	$8876

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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 Pattaya

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.7 km or 3.5 mi	Nong Prue	$752
16 km or 9.7 mi	Laem Chabang	$743
23 km or 14 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$739
84 km or 52 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$748
85 km or 53 mi	Klaeng	$685
85 km or 53 mi	Lat Luang	$753
98 km or 61 mi	Bangkok	$941
110 km or 68 mi	Nonthaburi	$717
110 km or 68 mi	Hua Hin	$656
115 km or 72 mi	Pak Kret	$715
119 km or 74 mi	Rangsit	$595
130 km or 81 mi	Tha Khlong	$641
132 km or 82 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$548
184 km or 114 mi	Ko Chang	$677
237 km or 147 mi	Serei Saophoan	$639
250 km or 156 mi	Battambang	$573
255 km or 159 mi	Myeik	$576
259 km or 161 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$588
318 km or 198 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$654
324 km or 202 mi	Siem Reap	$644
340 km or 211 mi	Ko Tao	$777
372 km or 231 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$730
383 km or 238 mi	Sihanoukville	$755
396 km or 246 mi	Ko Samui	$705
435 km or 270 mi	Phitsanulok	$537
440 km or 273 mi	Khon Kaen	$568
442 km or 275 mi	Kampot	$596
450 km or 280 mi	Phu Quoc	$519
457 km or 284 mi	Surat Thani	$563
464 km or 288 mi	Phnom Penh	$836
497 km or 309 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$545
506 km or 314 mi	Kampong Cham	$513
508 km or 315 mi	Prey Veng	$721
512 km or 318 mi	Nakhon Si Thammarat	$763
527 km or 328 mi	Mawlamyine	$569
535 km or 333 mi	Udon Thani	$543
553 km or 343 mi	Stung Treng	$634
561 km or 349 mi	Hpa-an	$610
562 km or 349 mi	Rach Gia	$526
571 km or 355 mi	Long Xuyen	$508