Ho Chi Minh vs Sagamihara - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Ho Chi Minh	Sagamihara
🚶 Cost of living one person	$726	$978
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1883	$2488
🏠 One person rent	$370	$371
🏘️ Family rent	$634	$583
🍽️ Food expenses	$208	$388
🚐 Transport expenses	$70.8	$132
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$500	$2465
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	67	95
😀 Quality of life	71	79
🏙️ Population	14M	726K

The cost of living in Ho Chi Minh is 26% less expensive than in Sagamihara. Cities ranked 7123rd and 5718th ($726 vs $978) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 464th in Vietnam and Japan, respectively. Check Vietnam vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Ho Chi Minh compared to 2.5 months in Sagamihara. Ho Chi Minh ranked 1st best city to live in Vietnam vs Sagamihara ranked 28th in Japan, while ranked 3396th and 765th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ho Chi Minh vs Sagamihara

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	Ho Chi Minh	Sagamihara
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.1	$4.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19	$30.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.77	$5.11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.14	$4.97
☕ Cappuccino	$1.85	$3.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.53	$1.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$512	$393
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$248	$223
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$904	$502
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$437	$397
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60	$94.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$93.8	$146
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.78	$19
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.72%	2.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4456	$5200
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1839	$3027
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.27	$1.7
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.5	$64.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.72	$19.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.91	$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.57	$1.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.06	$1.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$1.58
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.56	$1.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.55	$6.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$29.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$7.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$1.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$4.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$6.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$3.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$3.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.78	$1.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.6	$8.03
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.92	$1.69
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.33	$2.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.7	$6.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.36	$2.5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.09	$1.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.93	$1.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$22.8	$65
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.45	$12.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$29.1	$30.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.5	$9.62
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.4	$30.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.2	$50.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$379	$577
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17174	$14052

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Cities near Ho Chi Minh

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Thu Dau Mot	$522
25 km or 15 mi	Bien Hoa	$414
72 km or 45 mi	Vung Tau	$503
96 km or 60 mi	Svay Rieng	$721
113 km or 70 mi	Sa Dec	$519
127 km or 79 mi	Can Tho	$455
141 km or 88 mi	Long Xuyen	$508
153 km or 95 mi	Soc Trang	$523
162 km or 100 mi	Prey Veng	$776
167 km or 104 mi	Phan Thiet	$480
181 km or 112 mi	Mui Ne	$493
184 km or 114 mi	Kampong Cham	$518
189 km or 117 mi	Rach Gia	$530
198 km or 123 mi	Bac Lieu	$506
205 km or 127 mi	Phnom Penh	$893
233 km or 145 mi	Da Lat	$563
244 km or 151 mi	Ca Mau	$517
257 km or 160 mi	Buon Ma Thuot	$528
270 km or 168 mi	Phan Rang-Thap Cham	$533
271 km or 168 mi	Kampot	$582
300 km or 186 mi	Phu Quoc	$518
309 km or 192 mi	Stung Treng	$668
320 km or 199 mi	Nha Trang	$540
343 km or 213 mi	Sihanoukville	$766
414 km or 257 mi	Siem Reap	$679
433 km or 269 mi	Qui Nhon	$515
452 km or 281 mi	Battambang	$601
488 km or 303 mi	Ko Chang	$718
502 km or 312 mi	Serei Saophoan	$644
527 km or 327 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$543
533 km or 331 mi	Quang Ngai	$407
584 km or 363 mi	Klaeng	$724
592 km or 368 mi	Hoi An	$609
605 km or 376 mi	Da Nang	$699
637 km or 396 mi	Hue	$375
663 km or 412 mi	Nong Prue	$809
664 km or 413 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$784
668 km or 415 mi	Pattaya	$839
670 km or 416 mi	Laem Chabang	$799
676 km or 420 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$586

Cities near Sagamihara

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.8 km or 3.6 mi	Aikawa	$959
7.5 km or 4.7 mi	Machida	$1047
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Zama	$967
11 km or 6.6 mi	Tama	$1047
12 km or 7.4 mi	Hino	$1102
12 km or 7.5 mi	Hachioji	$1318
12 km or 7.5 mi	Yamato	$1005
14 km or 8.4 mi	Ebina	$859
15 km or 9.1 mi	Kunitachi	$1070
15 km or 9.2 mi	Inagi	$1070
15 km or 9.2 mi	Atsugi	$951
15 km or 9.3 mi	Tachikawa	$1094
15 km or 9.4 mi	Fuchu	$1105
15 km or 9.6 mi	Ayase	$922
15 km or 9.6 mi	Akishima	$1122
18 km or 11 mi	Kokubunji	$1075
18 km or 11 mi	Chofu	$1128
19 km or 12 mi	Isehara	$946
19 km or 12 mi	Akiruno	$1108
19 km or 12 mi	Koganei	$1087
19 km or 12 mi	Fussa	$1098
21 km or 13 mi	Kodaira	$1101
21 km or 13 mi	Komae	$1133
21 km or 13 mi	Higashiyamato	$1077
21 km or 13 mi	Musashimurayama	$1077
22 km or 13 mi	Samukawa	$958
22 km or 13 mi	Mitaka	$1144
23 km or 14 mi	Higashimurayama	$1085
23 km or 14 mi	Mizuho	$1081
23 km or 14 mi	Hamura	$1082
24 km or 15 mi	Nishitokyo	$1123
24 km or 15 mi	Uenohara	$1045
25 km or 15 mi	Musashino	$1131
25 km or 16 mi	Hadano	$995
26 km or 16 mi	Higashikurume	$1086
26 km or 16 mi	Ome	$1073
26 km or 16 mi	Chigasaki	$1026
27 km or 17 mi	Hiratsuka	$1037
27 km or 17 mi	Tokorozawa	$1091
28 km or 17 mi	Fujisawa	$1108