Ho Chi Minh vs Saint Petersburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Ho Chi Minh	Saint Petersburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$735	$974
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2016	$2438
🏠 One person rent	$376	$497
🏘️ Family rent	$815	$991
🍽️ Food expenses	$210	$268
🚐 Transport expenses	$72.4	$116
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$487	$947
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	66	81
😀 Quality of life	65	67
🏙️ Population	9.39M	5.6M

The cost of living in Ho Chi Minh is 25% less expensive than in Saint Petersburg. Cities ranked 6739th and 5668th ($735 vs $974) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Vietnam and Russia, respectively. Check Vietnam vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Ho Chi Minh compared to 1 months in Saint Petersburg. Ho Chi Minh ranked 1st best city to live in Vietnam vs Saint Petersburg ranked 2nd in Russia, while ranked 4253rd and 3598th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ho Chi Minh vs Saint Petersburg

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	Ho Chi Minh	Saint Petersburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.17	$8.04
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$23.4	$43.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.72	$5.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.18	$3.44
☕ Cappuccino	$1.88	$2.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.5	$0.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$459	$622
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$281	$369
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1102	$1265
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$634	$775
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$50.1	$71.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$77.2	$111
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.54	$6.26
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.56%	22.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4334	$3479
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2039	$2360
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.27	$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.9	$41.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.97	$6.81
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.89	$0.66
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.54	$1.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.06	$0.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$1.44
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.49	$1.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.66	$4.77
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$9.18
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$1.47
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$2.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$0.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$0.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.82	$1.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.7	$8.06
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.93	$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.3	$2.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.78	$1.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.41	$1.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.12	$1.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.89	$0.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21.4	$32
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.32	$5.14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$20.2	$16.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.65	$3.89
👖 Brand Jeans	$41.1	$97.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$277	$353
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14143	$7571

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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 Saint Petersburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
135 km or 84 mi	Narva	$953
156 km or 97 mi	Sillamae	$952
162 km or 101 mi	Imatra	$1095
168 km or 104 mi	Veliky Novgorod	$737
170 km or 105 mi	Lappeenranta	$1295
181 km or 112 mi	Kohtla-Jarve	$973
185 km or 115 mi	Hamina	$1329
195 km or 121 mi	Kotka	$1286
223 km or 139 mi	Kouvola	$1355
227 km or 141 mi	Savonlinna	$1162
232 km or 144 mi	Rakvere	$899
254 km or 158 mi	Mikkeli	$1308
262 km or 163 mi	Porvoo	$1327
263 km or 164 mi	Pskov	$467
269 km or 167 mi	Tartu	$1045
280 km or 174 mi	Lahti	$1398
293 km or 182 mi	Kerava	$1486
294 km or 183 mi	Varkaus	$1051
294 km or 183 mi	Jarvenpaa	$1533
295 km or 183 mi	Vantaa	$1671
296 km or 184 mi	Joensuu	$1471
297 km or 184 mi	Tuusula	$1509
299 km or 186 mi	Petrozavodsk	$550
300 km or 186 mi	Helsinki	$1816
302 km or 188 mi	Maardu	$1219
310 km or 192 mi	Nurmijarvi	$1479
310 km or 193 mi	Hyvinkaa	$1323
315 km or 196 mi	Espoo	$1879
317 km or 197 mi	Riihimaki	$1443
318 km or 197 mi	Tallinn	$1414
322 km or 200 mi	Viljandi	$933
328 km or 204 mi	Kirkkonummi	$1509
342 km or 213 mi	Hameenlinna	$1309
348 km or 216 mi	Lohja	$1220
349 km or 217 mi	Jamsa	$1394
354 km or 220 mi	Jyvaskyla	$1445
356 km or 221 mi	Kuopio	$1382
373 km or 232 mi	Valkeakoski	$1544
374 km or 233 mi	Parnu	$1064
383 km or 238 mi	Raseborg	$1441