Ho Chi Minh vs Singapore City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ho Chi Minh Singapore City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$762
$3119
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1930
$7114
🏠 One person rent
$409
$2114
🏘️ Family rent
$723
$3790
🍽️ Food expenses
$205
$564
🚐 Transport expenses
$71
$283
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$340
$4401
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
67
89
😀 Quality of life
69
97
🏙️ Population
14M
5.87M

The cost of living in Ho Chi Minh is 76% less expensive than in Singapore City. Cities ranked 6919th and 154th ($762 vs $3119) 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 0.4 months in Ho Chi Minh compared to 1.4 months in Singapore City. Ho Chi Minh ranked 1st best city to live in Vietnam vs Singapore City ranked 1st in Singapore, while ranked 4450th and 5th 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
$1.95
$9.23
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.8
$60.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.35
$7.88
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.15
$8.22
☕ Cappuccino
$1.86
$5.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.54
$1.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$547
$2502
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$289
$1849
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1009
$4534
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$526
$3365
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59
$103
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$90.8
$159
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.58
$31.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.52%
2.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4266
$23965
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1950
$7918
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.27
$1.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.5
$96.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.91
$15.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.86
$2.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.51
$3.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.96
$2.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$2.5
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.47
$3.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$19.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.61
$11.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$23.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.67
$4.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$3.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$4.96
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$2.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$2.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$2.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.92
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.82
$2.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.5
$27
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$4.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.35
$13.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.74
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.35
$9.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.1
$2.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.95
$4.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$20.4
$117
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.48
$11.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$27.5
$47.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.79
$28.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$46.8
$84.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$96.9
$114
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$329
$1383
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14995
$31369

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$708
113 km or 70 mi Sa Dec
$519
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$456
141 km or 88 mi Long Xuyen
$514
153 km or 95 mi Soc Trang
$523
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$760
167 km or 104 mi Phan Thiet
$500
181 km or 112 mi Mui Ne
$506
184 km or 114 mi Kampong Cham
$501
189 km or 117 mi Rach Gia
$535
198 km or 123 mi Bac Lieu
$512
205 km or 127 mi Phnom Penh
$882
233 km or 145 mi Da Lat
$572
244 km or 151 mi Ca Mau
$526
257 km or 160 mi Buon Ma Thuot
$535
270 km or 168 mi Phan Rang-Thap Cham
$543
271 km or 168 mi Kampot
$587
300 km or 186 mi Phu Quoc
$530
309 km or 192 mi Stung Treng
$652
320 km or 199 mi Nha Trang
$541
343 km or 213 mi Sihanoukville
$764
414 km or 257 mi Siem Reap
$679
433 km or 269 mi Qui Nhon
$519
452 km or 281 mi Battambang
$575
488 km or 303 mi Ko Chang
$763
502 km or 312 mi Serei Saophoan
$629
527 km or 327 mi Ubon Ratchathani
$583
533 km or 331 mi Quang Ngai
$410
584 km or 363 mi Klaeng
$768
592 km or 368 mi Hoi An
$613
605 km or 376 mi Da Nang
$660
637 km or 396 mi Hue
$380
663 km or 412 mi Nong Prue
$846
664 km or 413 mi Chaophraya Surasak
$823
668 km or 415 mi Pattaya
$874
670 km or 416 mi Laem Chabang
$838
676 km or 420 mi Nakhon Ratchasima
$610

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Distance City Cost of living
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$2806
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$838
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$533
84 km or 52 mi Tanjung Pinang
$495
98 km or 61 mi Kluang
$770
114 km or 71 mi Batu Pahat
$780
161 km or 100 mi Muar
$788
199 km or 123 mi Malacca
$736
261 km or 162 mi Seremban
$678
264 km or 164 mi Dumai
$513
275 km or 171 mi Pekanbaru
$495
285 km or 177 mi Kuantan
$588
296 km or 184 mi Putrajaya
$627
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$664
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$981
314 km or 195 mi Subang Jaya
$831
316 km or 196 mi Petaling Jaya
$813
321 km or 199 mi Shah Alam
$750
322 km or 200 mi Jambi
$439
325 km or 202 mi Klang
$762
328 km or 204 mi Chukai
$640
434 km or 269 mi Teluk Intan
$701
454 km or 282 mi Kuala Terengganu
$572
457 km or 284 mi Padang
$851
476 km or 296 mi Ipoh
$696
482 km or 299 mi Tanjungbalai
$485
488 km or 303 mi Palembang
$388
504 km or 313 mi Padangsidempuan
$558
521 km or 324 mi Taiping
$572
522 km or 324 mi Lubuklinggau
$438
528 km or 328 mi Prabumulih
$405
558 km or 347 mi Pematangsiantar
$470
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$461
564 km or 351 mi Kota Bharu
$551
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$419
592 km or 368 mi Bengkulu
$456
594 km or 369 mi Butterworth
$740
595 km or 370 mi Pagar Alam
$439
598 km or 372 mi George Town
$792
608 km or 378 mi Sungai Petani
$663