Ho Chi Minh vs Prague - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Ho Chi Minh	Prague
🚶 Cost of living one person	$735	$1513
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2016	$3601
🏠 One person rent	$376	$911
🏘️ Family rent	$815	$1611
🍽️ Food expenses	$210	$368
🚐 Transport expenses	$72.4	$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$487	$1829
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	66	93
😀 Quality of life	65	87
🏙️ Population	9.39M	1.38M

The cost of living in Ho Chi Minh is 51% less expensive than in Prague. Cities ranked 6739th and 3363rd ($735 vs $1513) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Vietnam and the Czech Republic, respectively. Check Vietnam vs the Czech Republic comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Ho Chi Minh compared to 1.2 months in Prague. Ho Chi Minh ranked 1st best city to live in Vietnam vs Prague ranked 1st in the Czech Republic, while ranked 4253rd and 285th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ho Chi Minh vs Prague

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	Ho Chi Minh	Prague
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.17	$8.47
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$23.4	$38.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.72	$8.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.18	$2.41
☕ Cappuccino	$1.88	$3.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.5	$1.64
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$459	$901
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$281	$685
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1102	$1728
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$634	$1240
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$50.1	$164
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$77.2	$254
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.54	$19.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.56%	5.2%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4334	$7481
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2039	$5304
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.27	$1.26
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.9	$22.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.97	$14
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.89	$1.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.54	$1.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.06	$1.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$1.84
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.49	$2.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.66	$9.04
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$1.75
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$2.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$3.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$1.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$1.13
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.82	$1.72
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.7	$6.11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.93	$0.96
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.3	$6.33
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.78	$9.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.41	$4.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.12	$2.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.89	$3.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21.4	$62.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.32	$10.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$20.2	$50.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.65	$16.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$41.1	$76.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$92.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$277	$758
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14143	$12277

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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 Prague

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.2 km or 0.7 mi	Smichov	$1371
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Zizkov	$1370
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Brevnov	$1356
23 km or 14 mi	Kladno	$1216
51 km or 31 mi	Mlada Boleslav	$1092
53 km or 33 mi	Pribram	$1166
54 km or 34 mi	Litomerice	$1092
56 km or 35 mi	Kolin	$1795
68 km or 42 mi	Ceska Lipa	$1081
69 km or 43 mi	Usti nad Labem	$971
72 km or 45 mi	Most	$942
75 km or 46 mi	Teplice	$880
76 km or 47 mi	Tabor	$1163
78 km or 49 mi	Decin	$1048
81 km or 50 mi	Litvinov	$1314
83 km or 52 mi	Chomutov	$1033
83 km or 52 mi	Plzen	$1135
88 km or 55 mi	Pisek	$1159
89 km or 55 mi	Liberec	$1030
89 km or 56 mi	Jablonec nad Nisou	$950
95 km or 59 mi	Zittau	$1352
97 km or 61 mi	Pardubice	$1088
99 km or 61 mi	Strakonice	$1150
99 km or 61 mi	Havlickuv Brod	$1112
100 km or 62 mi	Chrudim	$1092
102 km or 63 mi	Hradec Kralove	$1107
103 km or 64 mi	Pirna	$1352
111 km or 69 mi	Klatovy	$1121
111 km or 69 mi	Karlovy Vary	$979
114 km or 71 mi	Jihlava	$974
115 km or 71 mi	Annaberg-Buchholz	$1307
117 km or 73 mi	Freital	$1347
118 km or 73 mi	Dresden	$1402
119 km or 74 mi	Trutnov	$1059
119 km or 74 mi	Freiberg	$1202
122 km or 76 mi	Bautzen	$1420
123 km or 77 mi	Ceske Budejovice	$1227
125 km or 78 mi	Radebeul	$1351
126 km or 78 mi	Gorlitz	$1362
127 km or 79 mi	Sokolov	$1120