Ho Chi Minh vs Phuket - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Ho Chi Minh	Phuket
🚶 Cost of living one person	$702	$870
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1978	$2965
🏠 One person rent	$349	$484
🏘️ Family rent	$750	$1625
🍽️ Food expenses	$211	$270
🚐 Transport expenses	$67.1	$28.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$457	$545
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	27 km
🎓 Higher education	66	7
😀 Quality of life	66	55
🏙️ Population	10.4M	77.6K

The cost of living in Ho Chi Minh is 19% less expensive than in Phuket. Cities ranked 6786th and 6130th ($702 vs $870) 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 0.6 months in Phuket. Ho Chi Minh ranked 1st best city to live in Vietnam vs Phuket ranked 6th in Thailand, while ranked 4217th and 5986th 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	$1.85	$4.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22.2	$33.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.63	$6.95
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.07	$2.74
☕ Cappuccino	$2.02	$2.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.52	$0.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$428	$461
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$258	$388
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1064	$1732
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$568	$1452
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$46.7	$66.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$72.1	$102
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$11	$14.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.9%	3.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4519	$3141
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2063	$2078
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$1.11
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$7.56	$10.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.78	$10.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.98	$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.51	$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.13	$1.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$1.35
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.59	$2.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$19.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.66	$2.75
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.9	$9.48
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.37	$3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$1.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$1.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$1.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.33	$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.87	$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.6	$16.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.93	$1.58
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.23	$3.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.05	$3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.39	$2.21
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.22	$1.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.84	$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$26.5	$57.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.4	$8.42
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31.9	$16
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.08	$4.59
👖 Brand Jeans	$36.8	$47.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$306	$672
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16779	$13219

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Cities near Ho Chi Minh

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Thu Dau Mot	$550
25 km or 15 mi	Bien Hoa	$479
72 km or 45 mi	Vung Tau	$534
96 km or 60 mi	Svay Rieng	$694
113 km or 70 mi	Sa Dec	$515
127 km or 79 mi	Can Tho	$463
141 km or 88 mi	Long Xuyen	$509
153 km or 95 mi	Soc Trang	$522
162 km or 100 mi	Prey Veng	$711
167 km or 104 mi	Phan Thiet	$566
181 km or 112 mi	Mui Ne	$553
184 km or 114 mi	Kampong Cham	$555
189 km or 117 mi	Rach Gia	$518
198 km or 123 mi	Bac Lieu	$516
205 km or 127 mi	Phnom Penh	$802
233 km or 145 mi	Da Lat	$512
244 km or 151 mi	Ca Mau	$520
257 km or 160 mi	Buon Ma Thuot	$521
270 km or 168 mi	Phan Rang-Thap Cham	$526
271 km or 168 mi	Kampot	$569
300 km or 186 mi	Phu Quoc	$524
309 km or 192 mi	Stung Treng	$628
320 km or 199 mi	Nha Trang	$554
343 km or 213 mi	Sihanoukville	$755
414 km or 257 mi	Siem Reap	$587
433 km or 269 mi	Qui Nhon	$518
452 km or 281 mi	Battambang	$539
488 km or 303 mi	Ko Chang	$614
502 km or 312 mi	Serei Saophoan	$579
527 km or 327 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$534
533 km or 331 mi	Quang Ngai	$436
584 km or 363 mi	Klaeng	$619
592 km or 368 mi	Hoi An	$547
605 km or 376 mi	Da Nang	$601
637 km or 396 mi	Hue	$422
663 km or 412 mi	Nong Prue	$653
664 km or 413 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$647
668 km or 415 mi	Pattaya	$665
670 km or 416 mi	Laem Chabang	$648
676 km or 420 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$518

Cities near Phuket

Distance	City	Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi	Ao Nang	$653
60 km or 38 mi	Krabi	$739
76 km or 47 mi	Ko Lanta	$697
173 km or 107 mi	Surat Thani	$554
183 km or 114 mi	Nakhon Si Thammarat	$642
185 km or 115 mi	Ko Lipe	$650
231 km or 143 mi	Langkawi	$496
248 km or 154 mi	Hat Yai	$520
248 km or 154 mi	Ko Samui	$642
256 km or 159 mi	Kangar	$487
269 km or 167 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$661
289 km or 180 mi	Ko Tao	$702
293 km or 182 mi	Alor Setar	$453
331 km or 206 mi	Lhokseumawe	$443
339 km or 211 mi	Sungai Petani	$544
348 km or 216 mi	George Town	$566
352 km or 219 mi	Butterworth	$578
384 km or 238 mi	Langsa	$472
425 km or 264 mi	Taiping	$638
428 km or 266 mi	Banda Aceh	$403
468 km or 291 mi	Kota Bharu	$455
470 km or 292 mi	Ipoh	$550
470 km or 292 mi	Medan	$500
477 km or 296 mi	Binjai	$483
507 km or 315 mi	Myeik	$571
514 km or 319 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$485
517 km or 321 mi	Teluk Intan	$565
548 km or 340 mi	Hua Hin	$614
553 km or 344 mi	Pematangsiantar	$499
569 km or 353 mi	Tanjungbalai	$515
596 km or 370 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$465
625 km or 388 mi	Nong Prue	$653
625 km or 389 mi	Pattaya	$665
637 km or 396 mi	Klang	$553
637 km or 396 mi	Shah Alam	$582
638 km or 396 mi	Sihanoukville	$755
638 km or 396 mi	Ko Chang	$614
639 km or 397 mi	Petaling Jaya	$645
641 km or 398 mi	Laem Chabang	$648
641 km or 398 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$743