Ho Chi Minh vs Toronto - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Ho Chi Minh	Toronto
🚶 Cost of living one person	$735	$2453
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2016	$5408
🏠 One person rent	$376	$1480
🏘️ Family rent	$815	$2344
🍽️ Food expenses	$210	$602
🚐 Transport expenses	$72.4	$240
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$487	$3141
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	66	86
😀 Quality of life	65	93
🏙️ Population	9.39M	2.79M

The cost of living in Ho Chi Minh is 70% less expensive than in Toronto. Cities ranked 6739th and 861st ($735 vs $2453) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in Vietnam and Canada, respectively. Check Vietnam vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Ho Chi Minh compared to 1.3 months in Toronto. Ho Chi Minh ranked 1st best city to live in Vietnam vs Toronto ranked 2nd in Canada, while ranked 4253rd and 59th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ho Chi Minh vs Toronto

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	Ho Chi Minh	Toronto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.17	$17.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$23.4	$74.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.72	$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.18	$6.08
☕ Cappuccino	$1.88	$4.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.5	$2.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$459	$1577
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$281	$1302
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1102	$2556
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$634	$2087
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$50.1	$74.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$77.2	$114
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.54	$48.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.56%	5.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4334	$9200
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2039	$7455
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.27	$2.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.9	$112
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.97	$15.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.89	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.54	$2.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.06	$2.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$2.81
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.49	$3.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.66	$12.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$3.82
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$1.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$3.25
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$3.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$2.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$2.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$1.18
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.82	$2.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.7	$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.93	$2.5
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.3	$13.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.78	$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.41	$5.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.12	$3.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.89	$3.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21.4	$47.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.32	$12.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$20.2	$65.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.65	$22.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$41.1	$53.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$88.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$277	$1130
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14143	$17118

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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 Toronto

Distance	City	Cost of living
20 km or 13 mi	Vaughan	$2267
23 km or 14 mi	Mississauga	$2370
24 km or 15 mi	Richmond Hill	$2447
26 km or 16 mi	Markham	$2291
31 km or 19 mi	Brampton	$1946
34 km or 21 mi	Oakville	$2142
35 km or 22 mi	Ajax	$2432
46 km or 28 mi	Halton Hills	$1966
50 km or 31 mi	Oshawa	$1554
51 km or 32 mi	Burlington	$2185
54 km or 34 mi	New Tecumseth	$2019
56 km or 35 mi	St. Catharines	$1846
60 km or 37 mi	Hamilton	$2017
65 km or 40 mi	Orangeville	$1861
67 km or 41 mi	Niagara Falls	$1771
71 km or 44 mi	Niagara Falls	$1888
71 km or 44 mi	Guelph	$1899
77 km or 48 mi	Welland	$1554
81 km or 50 mi	Grand Island	$2009
81 km or 51 mi	Lockport	$2021
82 km or 51 mi	North Tonawanda	$1992
82 km or 51 mi	Cambridge	$2089
84 km or 52 mi	Barrie	$1849
89 km or 56 mi	Brantford	$1783
90 km or 56 mi	Amherst	$2013
92 km or 57 mi	Kitchener	$2056
94 km or 58 mi	Waterloo	$1977
96 km or 59 mi	Buffalo	$2183
100 km or 62 mi	Cheektowaga	$2107
100 km or 62 mi	Clarence	$2056
103 km or 64 mi	West Seneca	$2145
103 km or 64 mi	Orillia	$1910
105 km or 65 mi	Lancaster	$2082
111 km or 69 mi	Peterborough	$1990
112 km or 70 mi	Hamburg	$2101
114 km or 71 mi	Orchard Park	$2100
132 km or 82 mi	Stratford	$1680
146 km or 91 mi	Greece	$2097
146 km or 91 mi	Chili	$2081
148 km or 92 mi	Gates	$2095