Ho Chi Minh vs Sacramento - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ho Chi Minh Sacramento
🚶 Cost of living one person
$762
$2846
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1930
$6548
🏠 One person rent
$409
$1798
🏘️ Family rent
$723
$3108
🍽️ Food expenses
$205
$723
🚐 Transport expenses
$71
$146
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$340
$4529
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
67
54
😀 Quality of life
69
87
🏙️ Population
14M
525K

The cost of living in Ho Chi Minh is 73% less expensive than in Sacramento. Cities ranked 6919th and 346th ($762 vs $2846) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 285th in Vietnam and the United States, respectively. Check Vietnam vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Ho Chi Minh compared to 1.6 months in Sacramento. Ho Chi Minh ranked 1st best city to live in Vietnam vs Sacramento ranked 116th in the United States, while ranked 4450th and 376th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ho Chi Minh vs Sacramento

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Ho Chi Minh Sacramento
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.95
$20.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.8
$80.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.35
$10.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.15
$8
☕ Cappuccino
$1.86
$5.6
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.54
$2.83
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$547
$1821
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$289
$1445
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1009
$3355
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$526
$2567
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59
$201
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$90.8
$306
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.58
$77.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.52%
6.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4266
$4818
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1950
$3673
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.27
$2.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.5
$99.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.91
$19.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.86
$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.51
$1.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.96
$4.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$4.81
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.47
$4.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$15.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.61
$17.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$19.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.67
$5.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$4.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$6.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$3.94
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$3.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$1.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.82
$3.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.5
$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$2.67
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.35
$11.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.74
$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.35
$7.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.1
$4.19
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.95
$3.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$20.4
$48.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.48
$16.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$27.5
$132
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.79
$24.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$46.8
$58.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$96.9
$95.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$329
$1458
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14995
$23546

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$540
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$419
72 km or 45 mi Vung Tau
$525
96 km or 60 mi Svay Rieng
$708
113 km or 70 mi Sa Dec
$519
127 km or 79 mi Can Tho
$456
141 km or 88 mi Long Xuyen
$514
153 km or 95 mi Soc Trang
$523
162 km or 100 mi Prey Veng
$760
167 km or 104 mi Phan Thiet
$500
181 km or 112 mi Mui Ne
$506
184 km or 114 mi Kampong Cham
$501
189 km or 117 mi Rach Gia
$535
198 km or 123 mi Bac Lieu
$512
205 km or 127 mi Phnom Penh
$882
233 km or 145 mi Da Lat
$572
244 km or 151 mi Ca Mau
$526
257 km or 160 mi Buon Ma Thuot
$535
270 km or 168 mi Phan Rang-Thap Cham
$543
271 km or 168 mi Kampot
$587
300 km or 186 mi Phu Quoc
$530
309 km or 192 mi Stung Treng
$652
320 km or 199 mi Nha Trang
$541
343 km or 213 mi Sihanoukville
$764
414 km or 257 mi Siem Reap
$679
433 km or 269 mi Qui Nhon
$519
452 km or 281 mi Battambang
$575
488 km or 303 mi Ko Chang
$763
502 km or 312 mi Serei Saophoan
$629
527 km or 327 mi Ubon Ratchathani
$583
533 km or 331 mi Quang Ngai
$410
584 km or 363 mi Klaeng
$768
592 km or 368 mi Hoi An
$613
605 km or 376 mi Da Nang
$660
637 km or 396 mi Hue
$380
663 km or 412 mi Nong Prue
$846
664 km or 413 mi Chaophraya Surasak
$823
668 km or 415 mi Pattaya
$874
670 km or 416 mi Laem Chabang
$838
676 km or 420 mi Nakhon Ratchasima
$610

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Distance City Cost of living
4.6 km or 2.9 mi West Sacramento
$2693
7.7 km or 4.8 mi Parkway-South Sacramento
$2733
9.8 km or 6.1 mi Arden-Arcade
$2691
16 km or 9.9 mi Rancho Cordova
$2750
18 km or 11 mi Elk Grove
$2807
21 km or 13 mi Citrus Heights
$2786
22 km or 14 mi Davis
$2962
26 km or 16 mi Roseville
$2933
27 km or 17 mi Woodland
$2781
30 km or 19 mi Folsom
$2736
33 km or 20 mi Rocklin
$2649
33 km or 20 mi Dixon
$2906
38 km or 24 mi Lincoln
$2687
38 km or 24 mi Galt
$2813
49 km or 30 mi Vacaville
$3187
53 km or 33 mi Lodi
$2687
59 km or 37 mi Suisun
$3097
61 km or 38 mi Fairfield
$3339
62 km or 39 mi Placerville
$2776
63 km or 39 mi Yuba
$2162
67 km or 42 mi Oakley
$2962
69 km or 43 mi Stockton
$2280
69 km or 43 mi Antioch
$3136
70 km or 44 mi Pittsburg
$2939
74 km or 46 mi Brentwood
$3004
77 km or 48 mi Napa
$3454
82 km or 51 mi Benicia
$2807
82 km or 51 mi Concord
$2783
84 km or 52 mi Martinez
$2929
85 km or 53 mi Vallejo
$2380
85 km or 53 mi Pleasant Hill
$2780
86 km or 53 mi Lathrop
$2658
89 km or 55 mi Manteca
$2651
90 km or 56 mi Walnut Creek
$2984
91 km or 56 mi Sonoma
$3064
93 km or 58 mi Tracy
$2089
94 km or 58 mi Hercules
$2893
94 km or 59 mi Lafayette
$2929
95 km or 59 mi Danville
$3778
98 km or 61 mi San Ramon
$2859