Ho Chi Minh vs Valletta - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Ho Chi Minh	Valletta
🚶 Cost of living one person	$735	$1583
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2016	$3682
🏠 One person rent	$376	$923
🏘️ Family rent	$815	$1737
🍽️ Food expenses	$210	$487
🚐 Transport expenses	$72.4	$58.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$487	$1922
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	66	37
😀 Quality of life	65	73
🏙️ Population	9.39M	6.44K

The cost of living in Ho Chi Minh is 54% less expensive than in Valletta. Cities ranked 6739th and 3109th ($735 vs $1583) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Vietnam and Malta, respectively. Check Vietnam vs Malta comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Ho Chi Minh compared to 1.2 months in Valletta. Ho Chi Minh ranked 1st best city to live in Vietnam vs Valletta ranked 5th in Malta, while ranked 4253rd and 1378th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ho Chi Minh vs Valletta

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	Ho Chi Minh	Valletta
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.17	$18.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$23.4	$75.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.72	$9.72
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.18	$4.07
☕ Cappuccino	$1.88	$2.76
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.5	$2.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$459	$1033
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$281	$785
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1102	$2137
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$634	$1490
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$50.1	$53.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$77.2	$82.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.54	$34.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.56%	5.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4334	$5286
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2039	$3962
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.27	$2.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.9	$28.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.97	$24.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.89	$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.54	$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.06	$1.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$2.74
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.49	$3.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.66	$9.35
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$2.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$1.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$3.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$1.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$1.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.82	$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.7	$6.47
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.93	$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.3	$5.83
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.78	$7.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.41	$4.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.12	$2.13
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.89	$2.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21.4	$51.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.32	$13.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$20.2	$18
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.65	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$41.1	$94.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$277	$236
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14143	$8456

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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 Valletta

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.8 km or 1.1 mi	Sliema	$1749
1.9 km or 1.2 mi	Gzira	$1624
3.2 km or 2 mi	Zabbar	$1415
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	San Gwann	$1555
4.1 km or 2.6 mi	Birkirkara	$1524
6.3 km or 3.9 mi	Marsaskala	$1325
6.4 km or 4 mi	Naxxar	$1486
7.1 km or 4.4 mi	Mosta	$1346
11 km or 7.1 mi	St. Paul's Bay	$1384
116 km or 72 mi	Ragusa	$1106
132 km or 82 mi	Gela	$941
140 km or 87 mi	Niscemi	$1077
148 km or 92 mi	Syracuse	$1098
178 km or 111 mi	Agrigento	$971
186 km or 115 mi	Catania	$1161
266 km or 166 mi	Reggio Calabria	$1058
267 km or 166 mi	Palermo	$1137
270 km or 168 mi	Messina	$1130
281 km or 175 mi	Marsala	$1019
295 km or 183 mi	Trapani	$938
339 km or 211 mi	Vibo Valentia	$1199
344 km or 214 mi	Nabeul	$443
350 km or 217 mi	Sousse	$495
357 km or 222 mi	Tripoli	$464
362 km or 225 mi	Al-Khums	$418
364 km or 226 mi	Sfax	$448
376 km or 234 mi	Lamezia Terme	$1251
382 km or 237 mi	Catanzaro	$1143
386 km or 240 mi	Zawiya	$368
390 km or 242 mi	La Marsa	$549
392 km or 244 mi	Sabratha	$396
395 km or 245 mi	Misrata	$436
398 km or 247 mi	Zuwarah	$392
399 km or 248 mi	Kairouan	$410
401 km or 249 mi	Tunis	$535
401 km or 249 mi	Aryanah	$465
408 km or 254 mi	Cosenza	$1072
422 km or 262 mi	Crotone	$1159
437 km or 272 mi	Gharyan	$387
441 km or 274 mi	Bizerte	$348