Ho Chi Minh vs Phuket - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Ho Chi Minh	Phuket
🚶 Cost of living one person	$735	$940
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2016	$3111
🏠 One person rent	$376	$519
🏘️ Family rent	$815	$1664
🍽️ Food expenses	$210	$300
🚐 Transport expenses	$72.4	$29.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$487	$718
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	27 km
🎓 Higher education	66	7
😀 Quality of life	65	53
🏙️ Population	9.39M	77.6K

The cost of living in Ho Chi Minh is 22% less expensive than in Phuket. Cities ranked 6739th and 5827th ($735 vs $940) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd 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 0.8 months in Phuket. Ho Chi Minh ranked 1st best city to live in Vietnam vs Phuket ranked 7th in Thailand, while ranked 4253rd and 6063rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ho Chi Minh vs Phuket

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	Ho Chi Minh	Phuket
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.17	$5.23
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$23.4	$36
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.72	$7.38
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.18	$2.68
☕ Cappuccino	$1.88	$2.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.5	$0.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$459	$504
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$281	$403
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1102	$1891
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$634	$1436
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$50.1	$79.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$77.2	$120
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.54	$16.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.56%	6.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4334	$4059
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2039	$2821
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.27	$1.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.9	$10.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.97	$11.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.89	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.54	$1.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.06	$1.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$1.5
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.49	$2.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$20.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.66	$3.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$3.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$1.33
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$2.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$1.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$1.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.82	$1.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.7	$18
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.93	$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.3	$4.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.78	$3.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.41	$2.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.12	$1.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.89	$1.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21.4	$56.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.32	$8.94
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$20.2	$28.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.65	$5.56
👖 Brand Jeans	$41.1	$45.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$98.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$277	$723
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14143	$13013

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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 Phuket

Distance	City	Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi	Ao Nang	$792
60 km or 38 mi	Krabi	$782
76 km or 47 mi	Ko Lanta	$772
173 km or 107 mi	Surat Thani	$563
183 km or 114 mi	Nakhon Si Thammarat	$763
185 km or 115 mi	Ko Lipe	$719
231 km or 143 mi	Langkawi	$560
248 km or 154 mi	Hat Yai	$570
248 km or 154 mi	Ko Samui	$705
256 km or 159 mi	Kangar	$536
269 km or 167 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$730
289 km or 180 mi	Ko Tao	$777
293 km or 182 mi	Alor Setar	$490
331 km or 206 mi	Lhokseumawe	$435
339 km or 211 mi	Sungai Petani	$605
348 km or 216 mi	George Town	$620
352 km or 219 mi	Butterworth	$619
384 km or 238 mi	Langsa	$461
425 km or 264 mi	Taiping	$695
428 km or 266 mi	Banda Aceh	$398
468 km or 291 mi	Kota Bharu	$485
470 km or 292 mi	Ipoh	$628
470 km or 292 mi	Medan	$481
477 km or 296 mi	Binjai	$470
507 km or 315 mi	Myeik	$576
514 km or 319 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$474
517 km or 321 mi	Teluk Intan	$631
548 km or 340 mi	Hua Hin	$656
553 km or 344 mi	Pematangsiantar	$486
569 km or 353 mi	Tanjungbalai	$503
596 km or 370 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$501
625 km or 388 mi	Nong Prue	$752
625 km or 389 mi	Pattaya	$781
637 km or 396 mi	Klang	$670
637 km or 396 mi	Shah Alam	$645
638 km or 396 mi	Sihanoukville	$755
638 km or 396 mi	Ko Chang	$677
639 km or 397 mi	Petaling Jaya	$701
641 km or 398 mi	Laem Chabang	$743
641 km or 398 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$810