Ho Chi Minh vs Tenerife - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Ho Chi Minh	Tenerife
🚶 Cost of living one person	$735	$1612
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2016	$3415
🏠 One person rent	$376	$980
🏘️ Family rent	$815	$1469
🍽️ Food expenses	$210	$389
🚐 Transport expenses	$72.4	$122
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$487	$1337
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	25 km
🎓 Higher education	66	18
😀 Quality of life	65	60
🏙️ Population	9.39M	932K

The cost of living in Ho Chi Minh is 54% less expensive than in Tenerife. Cities ranked 6739th and 3004th ($735 vs $1612) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 9th in Vietnam and Spain, respectively. Check Vietnam vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Ho Chi Minh compared to 0.8 months in Tenerife. Ho Chi Minh ranked 1st best city to live in Vietnam vs Tenerife ranked 84th in Spain, while ranked 4253rd and 5171st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ho Chi Minh vs Tenerife

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	Ho Chi Minh	Tenerife
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.17	$11.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$23.4	$49.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.72	$8.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.18	$2.77
☕ Cappuccino	$1.88	$1.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.5	$1.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$459	$911
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$281	$898
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1102	$1580
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$634	$1309
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$50.1	$51.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$77.2	$77.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.54	$28.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.56%	3.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4334	$3352
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2039	$2496
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.27	$1.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.9	$36.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.97	$18.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.89	$1.47
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.54	$1.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.06	$1.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$1.73
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.49	$3.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$11.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.66	$8.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$1.8
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$1.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$1.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$2.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$2.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$2.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.82	$2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.7	$4.27
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.93	$1.18
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.3	$4.25
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.78	$8.78
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.41	$2.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.12	$1.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.89	$1.94
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21.4	$45.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.32	$8.49
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$20.2	$67.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.65	$11.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$41.1	$82.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$84
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$277	$454
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14143	$6114

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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 Tenerife

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.7 mi	La Orotava	$1558
17 km or 11 mi	Puerto de la Cruz	$1665
37 km or 23 mi	San Cristobal de La Laguna	$1361
41 km or 26 mi	Santa Cruz de Tenerife	$1371
112 km or 69 mi	Santa Lucia de Tirajana	$1287
116 km or 72 mi	Las Palmas	$1268
269 km or 167 mi	Puerto del Rosario	$1196
272 km or 169 mi	Corralejo	$1500
308 km or 191 mi	Arrecife	$1214
358 km or 222 mi	Laayoune	$559
487 km or 302 mi	Canico	$1338
488 km or 303 mi	Funchal	$1375
488 km or 303 mi	Camara de Lobos	$1337
490 km or 305 mi	Santa Cruz	$1338
495 km or 307 mi	Machico	$1334
715 km or 444 mi	Taghazout	$535
721 km or 448 mi	Agadir	$540
726 km or 451 mi	Ait Melloul	$562
751 km or 467 mi	Essaouira	$640
837 km or 520 mi	Safi	$489
911 km or 566 mi	Marrakesh	$687
951 km or 591 mi	El Jadida	$502
1041 km or 647 mi	Casablanca	$850
1061 km or 659 mi	Khouribga	$435
1065 km or 662 mi	Mohammedia	$652
1082 km or 672 mi	Beni Mellal	$448
1116 km or 694 mi	Temara	$619
1128 km or 701 mi	Rabat	$705
1131 km or 703 mi	Sale	$536
1135 km or 705 mi	Nouakchott	$675
1161 km or 721 mi	Kenitra	$558
1223 km or 760 mi	Meknes	$486
1230 km or 764 mi	Lagos	$1598
1241 km or 771 mi	Portimao	$1248
1245 km or 774 mi	Lagoa	$1330
1251 km or 777 mi	Silves	$1368
1253 km or 779 mi	Albufeira	$1950
1266 km or 787 mi	Faro	$1263
1271 km or 790 mi	Loule	$1415
1272 km or 791 mi	Olhao	$1291