Ho Chi Minh vs Tucson - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Ho Chi Minh	Tucson
🚶 Cost of living one person	$735	$1957
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2016	$4600
🏠 One person rent	$376	$1171
🏘️ Family rent	$815	$2026
🍽️ Food expenses	$210	$578
🚐 Transport expenses	$72.4	$72
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$487	$3578
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	66	34
😀 Quality of life	65	80
🏙️ Population	9.39M	543K

The cost of living in Ho Chi Minh is 62% less expensive than in Tucson. Cities ranked 6739th and 1962nd ($735 vs $1957) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1679th in Vietnam and the United States, respectively. Check Vietnam vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Ho Chi Minh compared to 1.8 months in Tucson. Ho Chi Minh ranked 1st best city to live in Vietnam vs Tucson ranked 156th in the United States, while ranked 4253rd and 561st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ho Chi Minh vs Tucson

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	Ho Chi Minh	Tucson
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.17	$16.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$23.4	$65.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.72	$11.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.18	$5.95
☕ Cappuccino	$1.88	$5.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.5	$2.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$459	$1074
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$281	$919
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1102	$2008
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$634	$1650
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$50.1	$150
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$77.2	$234
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.54	$71.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.56%	6.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4334	$2596
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2039	$2454
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.27	$0.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.9	$26.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.97	$14.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.89	$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.54	$0.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.06	$2.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$3.99
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.49	$4.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.66	$11.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$4.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$3.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$3.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$2.04
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$2.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$1.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.82	$2.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.7	$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.93	$3.44
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.3	$9.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.78	$9.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.41	$3.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.12	$3.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.89	$1.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21.4	$32.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.32	$11.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$20.2	$93.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.65	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$41.1	$49.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$91.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$277	$1084
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14143	$15495

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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 Tucson

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.9 mi	Casas Adobes	$2027
23 km or 14 mi	Oro Valley	$2056
26 km or 16 mi	Marana	$2073
33 km or 20 mi	Sahuarita	$2037
97 km or 60 mi	Nogales	$2077
97 km or 60 mi	Sierra Vista	$1638
100 km or 62 mi	Nogales	$830
101 km or 62 mi	Florence	$2319
106 km or 66 mi	Casa Grande	$2296
133 km or 83 mi	Queen Creek	$2353
140 km or 87 mi	Maricopa	$2281
145 km or 90 mi	Apache Junction	$2342
148 km or 92 mi	Chandler	$2306
149 km or 93 mi	Gilbert	$2417
157 km or 98 mi	Mesa	$2413
164 km or 102 mi	Agua Prieta	$791
164 km or 102 mi	Tempe	$2423
169 km or 105 mi	Scottsdale	$2524
171 km or 106 mi	Fountain Hills	$2353
181 km or 112 mi	Phoenix	$2395
189 km or 118 mi	Avondale	$2525
190 km or 118 mi	Goodyear	$2468
193 km or 120 mi	Glendale	$1979
195 km or 121 mi	Peoria	$2342
201 km or 125 mi	Buckeye	$2388
202 km or 126 mi	El Mirage	$2304
204 km or 126 mi	Caborca	$788
206 km or 128 mi	Surprise	$2328
295 km or 183 mi	Prescott Valley	$2423
295 km or 183 mi	Prescott	$2466
337 km or 210 mi	Flagstaff	$2543
347 km or 216 mi	Hermosillo	$814
350 km or 217 mi	Nuevo Casas Grandes	$797
350 km or 217 mi	Yuma	$1815
361 km or 225 mi	San Luis Rio Colorado	$823
362 km or 225 mi	San Luis	$1947
376 km or 233 mi	Blythe	$2763
391 km or 243 mi	Las Cruces	$1695
403 km or 250 mi	Lake Havasu	$2013
419 km or 260 mi	Gallup	$2262