Ho Chi Minh vs Victoria - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ho Chi Minh Victoria
🚶 Cost of living one person
$735
$1495
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2016
$3864
🏠 One person rent
$376
$837
🏘️ Family rent
$815
$1959
🍽️ Food expenses
$210
$495
🚐 Transport expenses
$72.4
$52.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$487
$861
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
66
8
😀 Quality of life
65
59
🏙️ Population
9.39M
24.7K

The cost of living in Ho Chi Minh is 51% less expensive than in Victoria. Cities ranked 6739th and 3454th ($735 vs $1495) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Vietnam and the Seychelles, respectively. Check Vietnam vs the Seychelles comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Ho Chi Minh compared to 0.6 months in Victoria. Ho Chi Minh ranked 1st best city to live in Vietnam vs Victoria ranked 1st in the Seychelles, while ranked 4253rd and 5404th among best cities to live in the world.

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Ho Chi Minh Victoria
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.17
$15.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$23.4
$48.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.72
$9.25
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.18
$3.81
☕ Cappuccino
$1.88
$4.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$2.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$459
$826
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$281
$661
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1102
$1953
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$634
$1746
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$50.1
$54.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$77.2
$83.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.54
$88.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.56%
16.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4334
$405
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2039
$1127
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.27
$0.84
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.9
$24.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.97
$23.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.89
$1.43
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.54
$1.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.06
$1.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.91
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.49
$3.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.66
$6.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$12.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$2.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$2.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$2.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$6.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$1.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$1.49
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.99
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.82
$3.47
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.7
$9.73
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.93
$4.38
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.3
$21.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.78
$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.41
$6.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.12
$2.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.89
$1.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.4
$90.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.32
$5.17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.2
$64.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.65
$9.55
👖 Brand Jeans
$41.1
$65.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$105
$69.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$277
$156
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14143
$8298

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$530
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
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$711
1443 km or 897 mi Mamoudzou
$1465
1470 km or 914 mi Domoni
$1100
1556 km or 967 mi Moroni
$1105
1569 km or 975 mi Baidoa
$706
1642 km or 1020 mi Toamasina
$447
1709 km or 1062 mi Malindi
$498
1730 km or 1075 mi Goodlands
$796
1730 km or 1075 mi Triolet
$808
1742 km or 1083 mi Port Louis
$812
1749 km or 1087 mi Centre de Flacq
$667
1751 km or 1088 mi Quatre Bornes
$671
1752 km or 1088 mi Bambous
$745
1752 km or 1088 mi Mombasa
$580
1759 km or 1093 mi Curepipe
$712
1771 km or 1100 mi Mahebourg
$785
1805 km or 1122 mi Dar es Salaam
$811
1807 km or 1123 mi Zanzibar
$552
1808 km or 1123 mi Saint-Denis
$1322
1808 km or 1123 mi Stone Town
$523
1810 km or 1124 mi Antananarivo
$507
1811 km or 1125 mi Sainte-Suzanne
$1358
1813 km or 1126 mi Tanga
$545
1813 km or 1126 mi La Possession
$1371
1814 km or 1127 mi Le Port
$1400
1817 km or 1129 mi Saint-Andre
$1368
1822 km or 1132 mi Saint-Paul
$1459
1825 km or 1134 mi Saint-Benoit
$1379
1840 km or 1143 mi Saint-Leu
$1575
1852 km or 1151 mi Le Tampon
$1396
1859 km or 1155 mi Saint-Pierre
$1397
1863 km or 1158 mi Saint-Joseph
$1296
1881 km or 1169 mi Pemba
$1506
1925 km or 1196 mi Antsirabe
$352
1953 km or 1214 mi Nacala
$1150
1983 km or 1232 mi Morogoro
$486
2014 km or 1252 mi Moshi
$561
2021 km or 1256 mi Hargeisa
$660
2045 km or 1271 mi Meru
$541
2049 km or 1273 mi Machakos
$408