Ho Chi Minh vs San Francisco - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ho Chi Minh San Francisco
🚶 Cost of living one person
$702
$3729
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1978
$8827
🏠 One person rent
$349
$2575
🏘️ Family rent
$750
$4722
🍽️ Food expenses
$211
$762
🚐 Transport expenses
$67.1
$182
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$457
$7332
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
18 km
🎓 Higher education
66
97
😀 Quality of life
66
95
🏙️ Population
10.4M
874K

The cost of living in Ho Chi Minh is 81% less expensive than in San Francisco. Cities ranked 6786th and 12th ($702 vs $3729) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 10th 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 0.7 months in Ho Chi Minh compared to 2 months in San Francisco. Ho Chi Minh ranked 1st best city to live in Vietnam vs San Francisco ranked 4th in the United States, while ranked 4217th and 29th among best cities to live in the world.

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Ho Chi Minh San Francisco
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.85
$22.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.2
$87.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.63
$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.07
$8.6
 Cappuccino
$2.02
$5.44
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.52
$2.75
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$428
$2705
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$258
$2296
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1064
$5169
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$568
$4274
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$46.7
$135
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$72.1
$208
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11
$62.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.9%
6.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4519
$11456
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2063
$10309
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$2.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.56
$96.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.78
$21
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$1.33
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.51
$1.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.13
$4.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$4.93
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.59
$6.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$20
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.66
$15.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.37
$5.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$4.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$5.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$3.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$3.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$1.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.87
$3.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.6
$16.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.93
$4.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.23
$12.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.05
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.39
$8.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.22
$5.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.84
$2.94
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$26.5
$95.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.4
$17.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.9
$159
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.08
$26.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$36.8
$62.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$306
$2657
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16779
$31490

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$550
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$479
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$534
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$694
113 km or 70 mi Sa Dec
$515
127 km or 79 mi Can Tho
$463
141 km or 88 mi Long Xuyen
$509
153 km or 95 mi Soc Trang
$522
162 km or 100 mi Prey Veng
$711
167 km or 104 mi Phan Thiet
$566
181 km or 112 mi Mui Ne
$553
184 km or 114 mi Kampong Cham
$555
189 km or 117 mi Rach Gia
$518
198 km or 123 mi Bac Lieu
$516
205 km or 127 mi Phnom Penh
$802
233 km or 145 mi Da Lat
$512
244 km or 151 mi Ca Mau
$520
257 km or 160 mi Buon Ma Thuot
$521
270 km or 168 mi Phan Rang-Thap Cham
$526
271 km or 168 mi Kampot
$569
300 km or 186 mi Phu Quoc
$524
309 km or 192 mi Stung Treng
$628
320 km or 199 mi Nha Trang
$554
343 km or 213 mi Sihanoukville
$755
414 km or 257 mi Siem Reap
$587
433 km or 269 mi Qui Nhon
$518
452 km or 281 mi Battambang
$539
488 km or 303 mi Ko Chang
$614
502 km or 312 mi Serei Saophoan
$579
527 km or 327 mi Ubon Ratchathani
$534
533 km or 331 mi Quang Ngai
$436
584 km or 363 mi Klaeng
$619
592 km or 368 mi Hoi An
$547
605 km or 376 mi Da Nang
$601
637 km or 396 mi Hue
$422
663 km or 412 mi Nong Prue
$653
664 km or 413 mi Chaophraya Surasak
$647
668 km or 415 mi Pattaya
$665
670 km or 416 mi Laem Chabang
$648
676 km or 420 mi Nakhon Ratchasima
$518

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi Daly
$3133
14 km or 8.4 mi South San Francisco
$3130
14 km or 8.8 mi Alameda
$3358
15 km or 9.2 mi Oakland
$3123
16 km or 10 mi Albany
$2965
17 km or 10 mi Berkeley
$3127
17 km or 11 mi San Bruno
$3147
18 km or 11 mi El Cerrito
$2977
18 km or 11 mi Pacifica
$3135
19 km or 12 mi Richmond
$3042
20 km or 12 mi Millbrae
$3163
21 km or 13 mi San Pablo
$3046
22 km or 14 mi Burlingame
$3219
24 km or 15 mi San Leandro
$2969
24 km or 15 mi San Rafael
$4148
26 km or 16 mi San Mateo
$3583
28 km or 17 mi San Lorenzo
$2650
28 km or 18 mi Foster
$3518
29 km or 18 mi Lafayette
$2840
29 km or 18 mi Hercules
$2968
31 km or 19 mi Belmont
$3567
32 km or 20 mi Hayward
$2660
32 km or 20 mi Castro Valley
$2881
34 km or 21 mi San Carlos
$3300
34 km or 21 mi Walnut Creek
$2876
36 km or 23 mi Redwood
$3389
37 km or 23 mi Martinez
$2697
37 km or 23 mi Danville
$2929
37 km or 23 mi Pleasant Hill
$2782
38 km or 24 mi Union
$2922
39 km or 24 mi San Ramon
$2860
39 km or 24 mi Vallejo
$2900
39 km or 24 mi Novato
$3195
39 km or 24 mi Benicia
$2824
41 km or 25 mi Concord
$2947
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$3313
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$3245
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$3003
45 km or 28 mi Dublin
$3109
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$3733