Ho Chi Minh vs Singapore City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Ho Chi Minh	Singapore City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$702	$3007
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1978	$6888
🏠 One person rent	$349	$2075
🏘️ Family rent	$750	$3850
🍽️ Food expenses	$211	$539
🚐 Transport expenses	$67.1	$249
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$457	$4634
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	66	89
😀 Quality of life	66	98
🏙️ Population	10.4M	5.87M

The cost of living in Ho Chi Minh is 77% less expensive than in Singapore City. Cities ranked 6786th and 133rd ($702 vs $3007) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Vietnam and Singapore, respectively. Check Vietnam vs Singapore comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Ho Chi Minh compared to 1.5 months in Singapore City. Ho Chi Minh ranked 1st best city to live in Vietnam vs Singapore City ranked 1st in Singapore, while ranked 4217th and 4th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ho Chi Minh vs Singapore City

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	Ho Chi Minh	Singapore City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.85	$9.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22.2	$66.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.63	$7.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.07	$7.73
☕ Cappuccino	$2.02	$4.78
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.52	$1.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$428	$2587
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$258	$1768
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1064	$4669
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$568	$3392
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$46.7	$108
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$72.1	$167
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$11	$35.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.9%	3.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4519	$20493
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2063	$12922
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$1.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$7.56	$93.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.78	$10.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.98	$2.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.51	$2.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.13	$2.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$2.42
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.59	$3.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$19
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.66	$9.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.9	$20.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.37	$4.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$3.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$3.96
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$2.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$2.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$2.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.33	$0.94
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.87	$2.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.6	$23.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.93	$4.2
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.23	$12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.05	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.39	$7.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.22	$2.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.84	$2.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$26.5	$96
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.4	$11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31.9	$52.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.08	$25.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$36.8	$72.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$306	$1175
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16779	$26424

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Cities near Ho Chi Minh

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Thu Dau Mot	$550
25 km or 15 mi	Bien Hoa	$479
72 km or 45 mi	Vung Tau	$534
96 km or 60 mi	Svay Rieng	$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

Cities near Singapore City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Bukit Merah	$2733
18 km or 11 mi	Johor Bahru	$623
35 km or 22 mi	Batam	$585
84 km or 52 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$511
98 km or 61 mi	Kluang	$610
114 km or 71 mi	Batu Pahat	$609
161 km or 100 mi	Muar	$611
199 km or 123 mi	Malacca	$602
261 km or 162 mi	Seremban	$545
264 km or 164 mi	Dumai	$554
275 km or 171 mi	Pekanbaru	$558
285 km or 177 mi	Kuantan	$482
296 km or 184 mi	Putrajaya	$480
299 km or 186 mi	Cyberjaya	$539
311 km or 193 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$743
314 km or 195 mi	Subang Jaya	$644
316 km or 196 mi	Petaling Jaya	$645
321 km or 199 mi	Shah Alam	$582
322 km or 200 mi	Jambi	$479
325 km or 202 mi	Klang	$553
328 km or 204 mi	Chukai	$512
434 km or 269 mi	Teluk Intan	$565
454 km or 282 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$465
457 km or 284 mi	Padang	$913
476 km or 296 mi	Ipoh	$550
482 km or 299 mi	Tanjungbalai	$515
488 km or 303 mi	Palembang	$457
504 km or 313 mi	Padangsidempuan	$596
521 km or 324 mi	Taiping	$638
522 km or 324 mi	Lubuklinggau	$493
528 km or 328 mi	Prabumulih	$450
558 km or 347 mi	Pematangsiantar	$499
562 km or 349 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$485
564 km or 351 mi	Kota Bharu	$455
578 km or 359 mi	Singkawang	$442
592 km or 368 mi	Bengkulu	$521
594 km or 369 mi	Butterworth	$578
595 km or 370 mi	Pagar Alam	$476
598 km or 372 mi	George Town	$566
608 km or 378 mi	Sungai Petani	$544