Ho Chi Minh vs Skopje - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Ho Chi Minh	Skopje
🚶 Cost of living one person	$735	$772
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2016	$1834
🏠 One person rent	$376	$368
🏘️ Family rent	$815	$599
🍽️ Food expenses	$210	$273
🚐 Transport expenses	$72.4	$43.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$487	$704
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	66	43
😀 Quality of life	65	63
🏙️ Population	9.39M	423K

The cost of living in Ho Chi Minh is 5% less expensive than in Skopje. Cities ranked 6739th and 6556th ($735 vs $772) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Vietnam and North Macedonia, respectively. Check Vietnam vs North Macedonia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Ho Chi Minh compared to 0.9 months in Skopje. Ho Chi Minh ranked 1st best city to live in Vietnam vs Skopje ranked 1st in North Macedonia, while ranked 4253rd and 4750th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ho Chi Minh vs Skopje

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	Ho Chi Minh	Skopje
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.17	$6.61
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$23.4	$28.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.72	$5.97
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.18	$2.04
☕ Cappuccino	$1.88	$1.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.5	$1.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$459	$335
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$281	$244
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1102	$570
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$634	$412
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$50.1	$88.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$77.2	$137
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.54	$17.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.56%	4.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4334	$2252
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2039	$1584
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.27	$0.67
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.9	$25.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.97	$4.89
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.89	$1.38
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.54	$1.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.06	$0.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$1.56
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.49	$1.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$8.13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.66	$7.63
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$0.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$1.23
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$1.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$0.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$0.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.82	$1.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.7	$5.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.93	$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.3	$2.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.78	$5.35
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.41	$3.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.12	$1.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.89	$2.39
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21.4	$33.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.32	$5.91
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$20.2	$33.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.65	$4.26
👖 Brand Jeans	$41.1	$72.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$86.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$277	$298
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14143	$4225

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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 Skopje

Distance	City	Cost of living
29 km or 18 mi	Kumanovo	$588
38 km or 24 mi	Tetovo	$682
41 km or 26 mi	Veles	$545
69 km or 43 mi	Stip	$561
72 km or 44 mi	Prilep	$537
78 km or 48 mi	Kavadarci	$556
79 km or 49 mi	Pristina	$595
106 km or 66 mi	Bitola	$635
110 km or 68 mi	Ohrid	$636
110 km or 69 mi	Mitrovica	$463
117 km or 73 mi	Strumica	$612
138 km or 85 mi	Blagoevgrad	$576
140 km or 87 mi	Plav	$1030
148 km or 92 mi	Elbasan	$639
149 km or 92 mi	Pernik	$682
150 km or 93 mi	Novi Pazar	$662
152 km or 95 mi	Tirana	$1015
153 km or 95 mi	Nis	$711
154 km or 95 mi	Kamez	$935
155 km or 97 mi	Giannitsa	$1028
160 km or 99 mi	Shkoder	$679
160 km or 100 mi	Berane	$1070
162 km or 101 mi	Korce	$765
164 km or 102 mi	Ptolemaida	$1042
170 km or 106 mi	Bansko	$866
175 km or 108 mi	Sofia	$1037
175 km or 109 mi	Veria	$1027
180 km or 112 mi	Durres	$772
184 km or 115 mi	Ulcinj	$965
186 km or 115 mi	Podgorica	$975
187 km or 116 mi	Mojkovac	$1070
189 km or 117 mi	Berat	$749
189 km or 118 mi	Kozani	$943
193 km or 120 mi	Bar	$972
196 km or 122 mi	Thessaloniki	$1106
203 km or 126 mi	Serres	$988
211 km or 131 mi	Katerini	$973
211 km or 131 mi	Fier	$614
212 km or 132 mi	Cetinje	$816
216 km or 134 mi	Budva	$1117