Ho Chi Minh vs Vancouver - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ho Chi Minh Vancouver
🚶 Cost of living one person
$702
$2564
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1978
$5785
🏠 One person rent
$349
$1629
🏘️ Family rent
$750
$2825
🍽️ Food expenses
$211
$627
🚐 Transport expenses
$67.1
$154
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$457
$3016
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
66
78
😀 Quality of life
66
93
🏙️ Population
10.4M
662K

The cost of living in Ho Chi Minh is 73% less expensive than in Vancouver. Cities ranked 6786th and 587th ($702 vs $2564) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 7th 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 1.2 months in Vancouver. Ho Chi Minh ranked 1st best city to live in Vietnam vs Vancouver ranked 3rd in Canada, while ranked 4217th and 60th among best cities to live in the world.

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Ho Chi Minh Vancouver
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.85
$16.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.2
$71.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.63
$10.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.07
$5.83
 Cappuccino
$2.02
$3.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.52
$2.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$428
$1786
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$258
$1418
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1064
$3279
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$568
$2490
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$46.7
$76.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$72.1
$117
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11
$60.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.9%
6.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4519
$12194
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2063
$7826
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$2.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.56
$99.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.78
$17.2
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$1.45
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.51
$2.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.13
$2.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$3.71
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.59
$4.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$14.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.66
$15.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$17.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.37
$4.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$1.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$3.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$4.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$3.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$2.85
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$1.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.87
$2.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.6
$15.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.93
$3.51
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.23
$14.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.05
$9.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.39
$5.15
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.22
$3.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.84
$3.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$26.5
$44.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.4
$12.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.9
$110
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.08
$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$36.8
$68.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$306
$1092
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16779
$14942

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$550
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$479
72 km or 45 mi Vung Tau
$534
96 km or 60 mi Svay Rieng
$694
113 km or 70 mi Sa Dec
$515
127 km or 79 mi Can Tho
$463
141 km or 88 mi Long Xuyen
$509
153 km or 95 mi Soc Trang
$522
162 km or 100 mi Prey Veng
$711
167 km or 104 mi Phan Thiet
$566
181 km or 112 mi Mui Ne
$553
184 km or 114 mi Kampong Cham
$555
189 km or 117 mi Rach Gia
$518
198 km or 123 mi Bac Lieu
$516
205 km or 127 mi Phnom Penh
$802
233 km or 145 mi Da Lat
$512
244 km or 151 mi Ca Mau
$520
257 km or 160 mi Buon Ma Thuot
$521
270 km or 168 mi Phan Rang-Thap Cham
$526
271 km or 168 mi Kampot
$569
300 km or 186 mi Phu Quoc
$524
309 km or 192 mi Stung Treng
$628
320 km or 199 mi Nha Trang
$554
343 km or 213 mi Sihanoukville
$755
414 km or 257 mi Siem Reap
$587
433 km or 269 mi Qui Nhon
$518
452 km or 281 mi Battambang
$539
488 km or 303 mi Ko Chang
$614
502 km or 312 mi Serei Saophoan
$579
527 km or 327 mi Ubon Ratchathani
$534
533 km or 331 mi Quang Ngai
$436
584 km or 363 mi Klaeng
$619
592 km or 368 mi Hoi An
$547
605 km or 376 mi Da Nang
$601
637 km or 396 mi Hue
$422
663 km or 412 mi Nong Prue
$653
664 km or 413 mi Chaophraya Surasak
$647
668 km or 415 mi Pattaya
$665
670 km or 416 mi Laem Chabang
$648
676 km or 420 mi Nakhon Ratchasima
$518

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7.8 km or 4.8 mi North Vancouver
$2529
9.6 km or 6 mi Richmond
$2255
11 km or 6.8 mi Burnaby
$2595
17 km or 10 mi Delta
$2329
20 km or 12 mi Surrey
$2407
23 km or 14 mi Coquitlam
$2595
36 km or 22 mi Langley
$2034
36 km or 23 mi Maple Ridge
$2218
60 km or 37 mi Abbotsford
$1990
62 km or 38 mi Nanaimo
$1455
72 km or 45 mi Bellingham
$2251
84 km or 52 mi Chilliwack
$1760
88 km or 54 mi Saanich
$2141
94 km or 58 mi Langford
$2134
94 km or 58 mi Victoria
$2210
97 km or 61 mi Whistler
$2445
108 km or 67 mi Mount Vernon
$2255
111 km or 69 mi Oak Harbor
$2588
129 km or 80 mi Port Angeles
$2451
130 km or 81 mi Sequim
$2576
145 km or 90 mi Courtenay
$1721
149 km or 92 mi Marysville
$2585
156 km or 97 mi Lake Stevens
$2593
158 km or 98 mi Everett
$2604
159 km or 99 mi Mukilteo
$2627
168 km or 104 mi Mill Creek
$2663
170 km or 105 mi Lynnwood
$2750
170 km or 105 mi Edmonds
$2837
175 km or 109 mi Shoreline
$3118
177 km or 110 mi Campbell River
$2279
177 km or 110 mi Bothell
$2729
178 km or 111 mi Kenmore
$2728
182 km or 113 mi Bainbridge Island
$2810
186 km or 116 mi Kirkland
$2920
190 km or 118 mi Bremerton
$2313
190 km or 118 mi Redmond
$3262
191 km or 119 mi Seattle
$2974
194 km or 120 mi Bellevue
$3345
198 km or 123 mi Mercer Island
$2814
198 km or 123 mi Sammamish
$2758