Ho Chi Minh vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ho Chi Minh Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person
$762
$2844
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1930
$6700
🏠 One person rent
$409
$1749
🏘️ Family rent
$723
$3002
🍽️ Food expenses
$205
$597
🚐 Transport expenses
$71
$337
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$340
$4145
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
67
99
😀 Quality of life
69
98
🏙️ Population
14M
5.45M

The cost of living in Ho Chi Minh is 73% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 6919th and 348th ($762 vs $2844) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Vietnam and Australia, respectively. Check Vietnam vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Ho Chi Minh compared to 1.5 months in Sydney. Ho Chi Minh ranked 1st best city to live in Vietnam vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 4450th and 2nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ho Chi Minh vs Sydney

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Ho Chi Minh Sydney
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.95
$15.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.8
$79.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.35
$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.15
$7.36
☕ Cappuccino
$1.86
$3.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.54
$2.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$547
$2123
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$289
$1437
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1009
$3835
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$526
$2492
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59
$123
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$90.8
$190
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.58
$51.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.52%
6.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4266
$13218
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1950
$7866
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.27
$3.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.5
$118
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.91
$20.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.86
$1.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.51
$1.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.96
$2.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$2.13
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.47
$5.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.61
$9.78
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$15.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.67
$3.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$3.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$3.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$4.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$2.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$2.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.82
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.82
$2.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.5
$15.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$4.69
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.35
$24.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.74
$9.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.35
$4.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.1
$3.1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.95
$3.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$20.4
$63.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.48
$16.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$27.5
$70.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.79
$21.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$46.8
$80.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$96.9
$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$329
$2281
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14995
$21946

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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
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$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
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$882
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$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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$2379
19 km or 12 mi Parramatta
$2482
29 km or 18 mi Kellyville
$2050
29 km or 18 mi Blacktown
$1710
69 km or 43 mi Wollongong
$1695
117 km or 73 mi Newcastle
$1997
158 km or 98 mi Bathurst
$1699
168 km or 104 mi Goulburn
$1821
205 km or 127 mi Orange
$1477
247 km or 154 mi Canberra
$2223
301 km or 187 mi Dubbo
$1867
314 km or 195 mi Port Macquarie
$1796
377 km or 234 mi Armidale
$1288
378 km or 235 mi Wagga Wagga
$1583
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$2172
478 km or 297 mi Griffith
$1824
597 km or 371 mi Shepparton
$1815
624 km or 388 mi Byron Bay
$2703
638 km or 396 mi Traralgon
$1979
683 km or 425 mi Gold Coast
$2528
689 km or 428 mi Southport
$2352
695 km or 432 mi Pakenham
$1896
701 km or 436 mi Berwick
$1860
706 km or 439 mi Bendigo
$1487
706 km or 439 mi Toowoomba
$1766
707 km or 439 mi Dandenong
$1894
711 km or 442 mi Ipswich
$1813
711 km or 442 mi Cranbourne
$1798
713 km or 443 mi South Yarra
$1829
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$2496
716 km or 445 mi Sunbury
$1928
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$1889
732 km or 455 mi Melton
$1906
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$2269
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$1822
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$1854
775 km or 481 mi Caboolture
$1988
778 km or 484 mi Geelong
$2217
779 km or 484 mi Ballarat
$1604
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$1864