Ho Chi Minh vs Pune - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Ho Chi Minh	Pune
🚶 Cost of living one person	$735	$513
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2016	$1306
🏠 One person rent	$376	$202
🏘️ Family rent	$815	$429
🍽️ Food expenses	$210	$203
🚐 Transport expenses	$72.4	$62.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$487	$1236
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	66	58
😀 Quality of life	65	62
🏙️ Population	9.39M	5.95M

The cost of living in Ho Chi Minh is 43% more expensive than in Pune. Cities ranked 6739th and 8539th ($735 vs $513) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th in Vietnam and India, respectively. Check Vietnam vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Ho Chi Minh compared to 2.4 months in Pune. Ho Chi Minh ranked 1st best city to live in Vietnam vs Pune ranked 8th in India, while ranked 4253rd and 4894th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ho Chi Minh vs Pune

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	Ho Chi Minh	Pune
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.17	$4.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$23.4	$20.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.72	$4.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.18	$2.3
☕ Cappuccino	$1.88	$2.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.5	$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$459	$232
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$281	$160
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1102	$542
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$634	$354
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$50.1	$18.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$77.2	$28.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.54	$9.39
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.56%	9.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4334	$2017
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2039	$1168
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.27	$0.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.9	$11.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.97	$3.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.89	$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.54	$0.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.06	$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$0.79
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.49	$1.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$6.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.66	$3.94
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$7.14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$2.53
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$0.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$1.25
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$0.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$0.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.82	$1.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.7	$9.28
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.93	$2.25
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.3	$4.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.78	$1.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.41	$3.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.12	$2.6
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.89	$1.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21.4	$17.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.32	$4.58
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$20.2	$10.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.65	$2.27
👖 Brand Jeans	$41.1	$30.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$54.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$277	$94.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14143	$1975

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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 Pune

Distance	City	Cost of living
94 km or 58 mi	Satara	$304
106 km or 66 mi	Navi Mumbai	$480
110 km or 68 mi	Kalyan	$381
119 km or 74 mi	Mumbai	$716
119 km or 74 mi	Thane	$501
120 km or 75 mi	Bhiwandi	$362
153 km or 95 mi	Vasai	$284
165 km or 102 mi	Nashik	$333
199 km or 123 mi	Sangli	$292
206 km or 128 mi	Kolhapur	$307
213 km or 132 mi	Ichalkaranji	$304
216 km or 134 mi	Aurangabad	$350
237 km or 147 mi	Solapur	$293
237 km or 147 mi	Malegaon	$378
273 km or 169 mi	Bijapur	$340
287 km or 179 mi	Navsari	$286
288 km or 179 mi	Latur	$397
303 km or 188 mi	Belgaum	$473
314 km or 195 mi	Surat	$771
330 km or 205 mi	Jalgaon	$348
338 km or 210 mi	Panjim	$401
342 km or 212 mi	Gulbarga	$250
347 km or 215 mi	Mormugao	$492
361 km or 224 mi	Margao	$430
366 km or 227 mi	Hubli	$359
373 km or 232 mi	Nanded	$315
403 km or 250 mi	Bhavnagar	$298
411 km or 255 mi	Akola	$295
426 km or 265 mi	Vadodara	$376
447 km or 278 mi	Nizamabad	$294
452 km or 281 mi	Hospet	$272
474 km or 295 mi	Godhra	$371
476 km or 296 mi	Nadiad	$382
480 km or 299 mi	Mahbubnagar	$357
486 km or 302 mi	Adoni	$366
488 km or 303 mi	Amravati	$296
501 km or 312 mi	Davanagere	$292
504 km or 313 mi	Hyderabad	$464
505 km or 314 mi	Secunderabad	$395
511 km or 318 mi	Indore	$367