Ho Chi Minh vs Shizuoka - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Ho Chi Minh	Shizuoka
🚶 Cost of living one person	$735	$932
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2016	$2392
🏠 One person rent	$376	$368
🏘️ Family rent	$815	$715
🍽️ Food expenses	$210	$352
🚐 Transport expenses	$72.4	$102
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$487	$2528
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	66	52
😀 Quality of life	65	87
🏙️ Population	9.39M	686K

The cost of living in Ho Chi Minh is 21% less expensive than in Shizuoka. Cities ranked 6739th and 5882nd ($735 vs $932) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 732nd in Vietnam and Japan, respectively. Check Vietnam vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Ho Chi Minh compared to 2.7 months in Shizuoka. Ho Chi Minh ranked 1st best city to live in Vietnam vs Shizuoka ranked 10th in Japan, while ranked 4253rd and 271st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ho Chi Minh vs Shizuoka

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	Ho Chi Minh	Shizuoka
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.17	$6.72
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$23.4	$33.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.72	$5.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.18	$3.52
☕ Cappuccino	$1.88	$3.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.5	$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$459	$330
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$281	$243
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1102	$630
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$634	$548
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$50.1	$78.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$77.2	$121
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.54	$29.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.56%	1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4334	$4676
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2039	$3205
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.27	$1.95
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.9	$22.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.97	$20
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.89	$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.54	$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.06	$1.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$2.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.49	$1.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.66	$6.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$18.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$3.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$2.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$2.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$2.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$2.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.82	$1.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.7	$9.33
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.93	$1.95
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.3	$3.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.78	$5.47
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.41	$3.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.12	$0.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.89	$1.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21.4	$92.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.32	$11.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$20.2	$39.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.65	$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$41.1	$41.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$64.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$277	$236
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14143	$8368

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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 Shizuoka

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.4 mi	Yaizu	$931
15 km or 9.3 mi	Fujieda	$940
24 km or 15 mi	Shimada	$961
26 km or 16 mi	Yoshida	$966
30 km or 19 mi	Makinohara	$969
34 km or 21 mi	Fuji	$1041
35 km or 22 mi	Fujinomiya	$1019
36 km or 23 mi	Kikugawa	$975
42 km or 26 mi	Kakegawa	$976
44 km or 27 mi	Omaezaki	$983
46 km or 28 mi	Numazu	$1042
49 km or 30 mi	Fukuroi	$971
49 km or 31 mi	Shimizu	$1028
50 km or 31 mi	Izunokuni	$1032
50 km or 31 mi	Nagaizumi	$1027
51 km or 32 mi	Mishima	$1034
51 km or 32 mi	Izu	$1035
53 km or 33 mi	Susono	$1034
53 km or 33 mi	Kannami	$1029
56 km or 35 mi	Iwata	$981
61 km or 38 mi	Shimoda	$1032
62 km or 39 mi	Gotemba	$1041
64 km or 40 mi	Atami	$1042
66 km or 41 mi	Ito	$1041
66 km or 41 mi	Hamamatsu	$1045
67 km or 42 mi	Fujikawaguchiko	$1049
69 km or 43 mi	Yugawara	$1039
69 km or 43 mi	Fujiyoshida	$1049
70 km or 44 mi	Chuo	$1081
71 km or 44 mi	Minami-Alps	$1080
74 km or 46 mi	Showa	$1095
76 km or 47 mi	Minamiashigara	$1034
77 km or 48 mi	Odawara	$1045
77 km or 48 mi	Kai	$1100
78 km or 49 mi	Fuefuki	$1065
79 km or 49 mi	Kofu	$1138
79 km or 49 mi	Iida	$1016
80 km or 50 mi	Tsuru	$1055
81 km or 50 mi	Shinshiro	$929
82 km or 51 mi	Nirasaki	$1083