Ho Chi Minh vs Reykjavik - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Ho Chi Minh	Reykjavik
🚶 Cost of living one person	$735	$2938
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2016	$5875
🏠 One person rent	$376	$1801
🏘️ Family rent	$815	$2674
🍽️ Food expenses	$210	$827
🚐 Transport expenses	$72.4	$90.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$487	$3761
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	66	53
😀 Quality of life	65	89
🏙️ Population	9.39M	140K

The cost of living in Ho Chi Minh is 75% less expensive than in Reykjavik. Cities ranked 6739th and 200th ($735 vs $2938) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Vietnam and Iceland, respectively. Check Vietnam vs Iceland comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Ho Chi Minh compared to 1.3 months in Reykjavik. Ho Chi Minh ranked 1st best city to live in Vietnam vs Reykjavik ranked 1st in Iceland, while ranked 4253rd and 194th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ho Chi Minh vs Reykjavik

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	Ho Chi Minh	Reykjavik
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.17	$21.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$23.4	$137
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.72	$17.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.18	$10.8
☕ Cappuccino	$1.88	$5.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.5	$3.09
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$459	$1839
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$281	$1650
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1102	$2869
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$634	$2456
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$50.1	$42.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$77.2	$64.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.54	$71.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.56%	9.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4334	$6649
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2039	$5599
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.27	$4.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.9	$75.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.97	$26.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.89	$2.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.54	$1.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.06	$3.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$3.24
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.49	$5.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$15.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.66	$20.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$37
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$2.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$2.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$2.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$4.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$3.26
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$2.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$1.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.82	$2.69
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.7	$21.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.93	$3.26
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.3	$12.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.78	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.41	$5.23
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.12	$4.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.89	$3.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21.4	$73.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.32	$15.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$20.2	$82.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.65	$45.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$41.1	$128
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$162
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$277	$279
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14143	$2532

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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 Reykjavik

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.8 km or 4.2 mi	Kopavogur	$2802
9.8 km or 6.1 mi	Hafnarfjorur	$2817
38 km or 24 mi	Keflavik	$2355
247 km or 153 mi	Akureyri	$2678
795 km or 494 mi	Torshavn	$1828
1204 km or 748 mi	Inverness	$1722
1230 km or 764 mi	Elgin	$1393
1300 km or 808 mi	Derry	$1390
1309 km or 813 mi	Greenock	$1601
1321 km or 821 mi	Aberdeen	$1614
1325 km or 823 mi	Perth	$1500
1328 km or 825 mi	Stirling	$1604
1331 km or 827 mi	Paisley	$1765
1333 km or 828 mi	Alloa	$1649
1337 km or 831 mi	Glasgow	$2011
1339 km or 832 mi	Dundee	$1482
1340 km or 833 mi	Omagh	$1562
1341 km or 833 mi	Cumbernauld	$1475
1342 km or 834 mi	Irvine	$1551
1348 km or 838 mi	East Kilbride	$1763
1349 km or 838 mi	Kilmarnock	$1480
1351 km or 839 mi	Dunfermline	$1692
1353 km or 841 mi	Hamilton	$1699
1357 km or 843 mi	Ayr	$1404
1360 km or 845 mi	Kirkcaldy	$1610
1365 km or 848 mi	Livingston	$1608
1372 km or 852 mi	Edinburgh	$2140
1382 km or 859 mi	Newtownabbey	$1692
1387 km or 862 mi	Belfast	$1755
1390 km or 864 mi	Bangor	$1382
1391 km or 864 mi	Lisburn	$1713
1401 km or 871 mi	Alesund	$1603
1413 km or 878 mi	Galway	$2297
1425 km or 886 mi	Dundalk	$1767
1431 km or 889 mi	Dumfries	$1246
1433 km or 891 mi	Nuuk	$2031
1441 km or 895 mi	Molde	$1813
1454 km or 903 mi	Kristiansund	$1700
1455 km or 904 mi	Drogheda	$2628
1455 km or 904 mi	Bergen	$2006