Ho Chi Minh vs Vancouver - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ho Chi Minh Vancouver
🚶 Cost of living one person
$744
$2650
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2071
$5860
🏠 One person rent
$376
$1697
🏘️ Family rent
$848
$2823
🍽️ Food expenses
$219
$644
🚐 Transport expenses
$75.4
$150
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$488
$3361
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
66
78
😀 Quality of life
65
92
🏙️ Population
9.39M
662K

The cost of living in Ho Chi Minh is 72% less expensive than in Vancouver. Cities ranked 6692nd and 512th ($744 vs $2650) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st 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 Vancouver. Ho Chi Minh ranked 1st best city to live in Vietnam vs Vancouver ranked 5th in Canada, while ranked 4277th and 100th among best cities to live in the world.

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Ho Chi Minh Vancouver
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.27
$17.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.5
$75.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.89
$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.21
$6.59
 Cappuccino
$1.86
$4.2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.53
$2.09
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$444
$1905
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$284
$1486
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1185
$3353
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$655
$2487
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$49.7
$69.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$76.8
$106
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.1
$57.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.77%
6.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4095
$10997
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2072
$7402
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$2.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.4
$100
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.91
$15.6
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.95
$1.41
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.55
$1.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.12
$2.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$3.5
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.56
$4.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$16.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.89
$16
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$17.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.13
$4.34
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$3.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$4.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$3.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$2.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$1.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.88
$3.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.2
$16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.93
$3.32
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.43
$14.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.85
$9.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.58
$5.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.15
$3.13
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.93
$3.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$25.6
$35.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.42
$12.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21
$111
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.66
$21.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$32.2
$65
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$263
$1165
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14503
$16245

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$541
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$445
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$512
96 km or 60 mi Svay Rieng
$689
113 km or 70 mi Sa Dec
$521
127 km or 79 mi Can Tho
$469
141 km or 88 mi Long Xuyen
$516
153 km or 95 mi Soc Trang
$529
162 km or 100 mi Prey Veng
$711
167 km or 104 mi Phan Thiet
$521
181 km or 112 mi Mui Ne
$516
184 km or 114 mi Kampong Cham
$514
189 km or 117 mi Rach Gia
$534
198 km or 123 mi Bac Lieu
$515
205 km or 127 mi Phnom Penh
$819
233 km or 145 mi Da Lat
$531
244 km or 151 mi Ca Mau
$525
257 km or 160 mi Buon Ma Thuot
$515
270 km or 168 mi Phan Rang-Thap Cham
$521
271 km or 168 mi Kampot
$582
300 km or 186 mi Phu Quoc
$529
309 km or 192 mi Stung Treng
$626
320 km or 199 mi Nha Trang
$549
343 km or 213 mi Sihanoukville
$754
414 km or 257 mi Siem Reap
$630
433 km or 269 mi Qui Nhon
$515
452 km or 281 mi Battambang
$533
488 km or 303 mi Ko Chang
$697
502 km or 312 mi Serei Saophoan
$633
527 km or 327 mi Ubon Ratchathani
$561
533 km or 331 mi Quang Ngai
$433
584 km or 363 mi Klaeng
$703
592 km or 368 mi Hoi An
$547
605 km or 376 mi Da Nang
$610
637 km or 396 mi Hue
$407
663 km or 412 mi Nong Prue
$773
664 km or 413 mi Chaophraya Surasak
$758
668 km or 415 mi Pattaya
$800
670 km or 416 mi Laem Chabang
$769
676 km or 420 mi Nakhon Ratchasima
$564

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$2502
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$2220
11 km or 6.8 mi Burnaby
$2589
17 km or 10 mi Delta
$2330
20 km or 12 mi Surrey
$2417
23 km or 14 mi Coquitlam
$2553
36 km or 22 mi Langley
$1983
36 km or 23 mi Maple Ridge
$2243
60 km or 37 mi Abbotsford
$1976
62 km or 38 mi Nanaimo
$1789
72 km or 45 mi Bellingham
$2278
84 km or 52 mi Chilliwack
$1765
88 km or 54 mi Saanich
$2248
94 km or 58 mi Langford
$2185
94 km or 58 mi Victoria
$2263
97 km or 61 mi Whistler
$2469
108 km or 67 mi Mount Vernon
$2314
111 km or 69 mi Oak Harbor
$2612
129 km or 80 mi Port Angeles
$2546
130 km or 81 mi Sequim
$2609
145 km or 90 mi Courtenay
$1913
149 km or 92 mi Marysville
$2576
156 km or 97 mi Lake Stevens
$2581
158 km or 98 mi Everett
$2569
159 km or 99 mi Mukilteo
$2619
168 km or 104 mi Mill Creek
$2692
170 km or 105 mi Lynnwood
$2769
170 km or 105 mi Edmonds
$2821
175 km or 109 mi Shoreline
$3091
177 km or 110 mi Campbell River
$2263
177 km or 110 mi Bothell
$2866
178 km or 111 mi Kenmore
$2784
182 km or 113 mi Bainbridge Island
$2904
186 km or 116 mi Kirkland
$2901
190 km or 118 mi Bremerton
$2491
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$3229
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$2908
194 km or 120 mi Bellevue
$3179
198 km or 123 mi Mercer Island
$2759
198 km or 123 mi Sammamish
$2743