Ho Chi Minh vs San Francisco - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ho Chi Minh San Francisco
🚶 Cost of living one person
$726
$4110
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1883
$8814
🏠 One person rent
$370
$2859
🏘️ Family rent
$634
$4660
🍽️ Food expenses
$208
$850
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.8
$179
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$500
$7874
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
18 km
🎓 Higher education
67
97
😀 Quality of life
71
95
🏙️ Population
14M
874K

The cost of living in Ho Chi Minh is 82% less expensive than in San Francisco. Cities ranked 7123rd and 7th ($726 vs $4110) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th 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 1.9 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 3396th and 22nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ho Chi Minh vs San Francisco

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Ho Chi Minh San Francisco
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.1
$22.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19
$109
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.77
$15.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.14
$8.33
☕ Cappuccino
$1.85
$6.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.53
$3.33
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$512
$3199
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$248
$2521
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$904
$4951
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$437
$4247
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60
$132
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$93.8
$202
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.78
$69.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.72%
6.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4456
$10798
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1839
$9079
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.27
$2.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.5
$97.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.72
$19.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.91
$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.57
$1.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.06
$5.16
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$5.66
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.56
$7.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$20.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.55
$15.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$24.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.92
$6.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$3.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$5.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$5.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$3.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$3.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$1.98
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.78
$3.52
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.6
$18
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$3.33
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.33
$12.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.7
$14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.36
$8.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.09
$6.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.93
$2.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.8
$118
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.45
$18.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.1
$149
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.5
$31.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.4
$74.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.2
$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$379
$2190
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17174
$21216

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$455
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$508
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$523
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$776
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$480
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$493
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$518
189 km or 117 mi Rach Gia
$530
198 km or 123 mi Bac Lieu
$506
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$893
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$563
244 km or 151 mi Ca Mau
$517
257 km or 160 mi Buon Ma Thuot
$528
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$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

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$3264
14 km or 8.4 mi South San Francisco
$3252
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$3559
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$3273
16 km or 10 mi Albany
$3049
17 km or 10 mi Berkeley
$3204
17 km or 11 mi San Bruno
$3261
18 km or 11 mi El Cerrito
$3070
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$3245
19 km or 12 mi Richmond
$3102
20 km or 12 mi Millbrae
$3276
21 km or 13 mi San Pablo
$3086
22 km or 14 mi Burlingame
$3310
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$3043
24 km or 15 mi San Rafael
$4178
26 km or 16 mi San Mateo
$3797
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$2822
28 km or 18 mi Foster
$3588
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$2906
29 km or 18 mi Hercules
$2893
31 km or 19 mi Belmont
$3577
32 km or 20 mi Hayward
$2822
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$2968
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$3357
34 km or 21 mi Walnut Creek
$2900
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$3728
37 km or 23 mi Martinez
$2905
37 km or 23 mi Danville
$3873
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$2796
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$3075
39 km or 24 mi San Ramon
$2848
39 km or 24 mi Vallejo
$2393
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$3181
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$2804
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$2748
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$3357
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$3088
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