Ho Chi Minh vs Samsun - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Ho Chi Minh	Samsun
🚶 Cost of living one person	$735	$858
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2016	$1884
🏠 One person rent	$376	$436
🏘️ Family rent	$815	$570
🍽️ Food expenses	$210	$269
🚐 Transport expenses	$72.4	$55
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$487	$689
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	66	23
😀 Quality of life	65	56
🏙️ Population	9.39M	1.37M

The cost of living in Ho Chi Minh is 14% less expensive than in Samsun. Cities ranked 6739th and 6234th ($735 vs $858) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 10th in Vietnam and Turkey, respectively. Check Vietnam vs Turkey comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Ho Chi Minh compared to 0.8 months in Samsun. Ho Chi Minh ranked 1st best city to live in Vietnam vs Samsun ranked 13th in Turkey, while ranked 4253rd and 5708th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ho Chi Minh vs Samsun

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	Ho Chi Minh	Samsun
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.17	$5.52
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$23.4	$24.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.72	$8.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.18	$2.05
☕ Cappuccino	$1.88	$2.51
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.5	$1.09
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$459	$412
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$281	$388
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1102	$715
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$634	$458
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$50.1	$31.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$77.2	$47.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.54	$12.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.56%	39.7%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4334	$4101
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2039	$2714
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.27	$0.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.9	$13.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.97	$5.95
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.89	$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.54	$0.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.06	$0.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$2.16
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.49	$1.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.66	$5.67
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$17.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$1.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$1.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$1.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$0.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$0.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$0.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.82	$1.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.7	$9.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.93	$2.03
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.3	$2.11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.78	$3.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.41	$3.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.12	$0.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.89	$2.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21.4	$65.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.32	$5.25
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$20.2	$33.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.65	$4.98
👖 Brand Jeans	$41.1	$67.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$277	$343
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14143	$7315

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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 Samsun

Distance	City	Cost of living
82 km or 51 mi	Unye	$665
82 km or 51 mi	Amasya	$578
110 km or 69 mi	Tokat	$587
128 km or 80 mi	Sinop	$653
134 km or 84 mi	Ordu	$612
142 km or 88 mi	Corum	$593
180 km or 112 mi	Giresun	$495
180 km or 112 mi	Sivas	$948
208 km or 129 mi	Yozgat	$723
213 km or 132 mi	Kastamonu	$492
240 km or 149 mi	Cankiri	$650
280 km or 174 mi	Gumushane	$617
285 km or 177 mi	Ortahisar	$652
287 km or 178 mi	Trabzon	$663
287 km or 178 mi	Kirikkale	$655
293 km or 182 mi	Kayseri	$672
297 km or 184 mi	Talas	$645
301 km or 187 mi	Kirsehir	$663
309 km or 192 mi	Karabuk	$627
317 km or 197 mi	Erzincan	$621
326 km or 203 mi	Nevsehir	$698
330 km or 205 mi	Ankara	$959
335 km or 208 mi	Bartin	$710
348 km or 216 mi	Bayburt	$607
352 km or 219 mi	Rize	$661
368 km or 229 mi	Malatya	$544
378 km or 235 mi	Sochi	$846
379 km or 236 mi	Aksaray	$406
381 km or 237 mi	Elazig	$492
395 km or 246 mi	Nigde	$699
399 km or 248 mi	Novorossiysk	$617
401 km or 249 mi	Polatli	$691
402 km or 250 mi	Bolu	$616
407 km or 253 mi	Bor	$664
410 km or 255 mi	Karadeniz Eregli	$626
415 km or 258 mi	Kahramanmaras	$557
426 km or 265 mi	Adiyaman	$644
429 km or 266 mi	Kozan	$585
431 km or 268 mi	Sukhumi	$760
433 km or 269 mi	Sevastopol	$683