Ho Chi Minh vs Sarajevo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Ho Chi Minh	Sarajevo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$735	$796
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2016	$1933
🏠 One person rent	$376	$368
🏘️ Family rent	$815	$658
🍽️ Food expenses	$210	$296
🚐 Transport expenses	$72.4	$44.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$487	$794
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	66	47
😀 Quality of life	65	62
🏙️ Population	9.39M	276K

The cost of living in Ho Chi Minh is 8% less expensive than in Sarajevo. Cities ranked 6739th and 6461st ($735 vs $796) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Vietnam and Bosnia and Herzegovina, respectively. Check Vietnam vs Bosnia and Herzegovina 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 Sarajevo. Ho Chi Minh ranked 1st best city to live in Vietnam vs Sarajevo ranked 1st in Bosnia and Herzegovina, while ranked 4253rd and 4897th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ho Chi Minh vs Sarajevo

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	Ho Chi Minh	Sarajevo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.17	$7.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$23.4	$26.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.72	$7.13
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.18	$2.22
☕ Cappuccino	$1.88	$1.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.5	$1.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$459	$320
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$281	$225
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1102	$640
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$634	$438
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$50.1	$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$77.2	$156
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.54	$22.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.56%	3.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4334	$3005
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2039	$1953
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.27	$0.97
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.9	$27.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.97	$7.55
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.89	$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.54	$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.06	$0.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$1.5
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.49	$2.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$9.46
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.66	$6.85
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$11.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$1.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$1.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$1.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$0.92
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$1.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.82	$1.52
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.7	$7.96
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.93	$0.96
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.3	$3.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.78	$8.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.41	$2.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.12	$1.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.89	$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21.4	$28.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.32	$5.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$20.2	$26.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.65	$3.81
👖 Brand Jeans	$41.1	$86.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$94.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$277	$228
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14143	$2856

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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 Sarajevo

Distance	City	Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi	Zenica	$559
75 km or 47 mi	Mostar	$693
77 km or 48 mi	Tuzla	$636
99 km or 61 mi	Doboj	$603
117 km or 73 mi	Bijeljina	$661
125 km or 78 mi	Valjevo	$776
138 km or 86 mi	Mojkovac	$1070
139 km or 86 mi	Dubrovnik	$1227
140 km or 87 mi	Banja Luka	$803
144 km or 89 mi	Cavtat	$1187
147 km or 91 mi	Slavonski Brod	$847
155 km or 96 mi	Cacak	$759
163 km or 101 mi	Kotor	$1150
163 km or 101 mi	Split	$1337
163 km or 101 mi	Berane	$1070
169 km or 105 mi	Cetinje	$816
171 km or 106 mi	Kastela	$1266
171 km or 107 mi	Sanski Most	$558
173 km or 107 mi	Podgorica	$975
177 km or 110 mi	Hvar	$1274
179 km or 111 mi	Budva	$1117
183 km or 114 mi	Prijedor	$659
187 km or 116 mi	Novi Pazar	$662
188 km or 117 mi	Plav	$1030
189 km or 118 mi	Osijek	$958
192 km or 119 mi	Novi Sad	$1012
194 km or 121 mi	Belgrade	$1160
203 km or 126 mi	Kragujevac	$807
203 km or 126 mi	Sibenik	$1053
204 km or 127 mi	Bar	$972
219 km or 136 mi	Shkoder	$679
225 km or 140 mi	Ulcinj	$965
226 km or 141 mi	Mitrovica	$463
229 km or 142 mi	Bihac	$556
246 km or 153 mi	Pecs	$848
257 km or 160 mi	Zadar	$1122
258 km or 160 mi	Bjelovar	$1008
260 km or 161 mi	Pristina	$595
261 km or 162 mi	Baja	$692
267 km or 166 mi	Subotica	$768