Ho Chi Minh vs Victoria - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ho Chi Minh Victoria
🚶 Cost of living one person
$702
$1608
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1978
$4004
🏠 One person rent
$349
$923
🏘️ Family rent
$750
$1998
🍽️ Food expenses
$211
$484
🚐 Transport expenses
$67.1
$84.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$457
$818
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
66
8
😀 Quality of life
66
59
🏙️ Population
10.4M
24.7K

The cost of living in Ho Chi Minh is 56% less expensive than in Victoria. Cities ranked 6786th and 3034th ($702 vs $1608) 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 0.5 months in Victoria. Ho Chi Minh ranked 1st best city to live in Vietnam vs Victoria ranked 1st in the Seychelles, while ranked 4217th and 5511th among best cities to live in the world.

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Ho Chi Minh Victoria
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.85
$14.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.2
$50.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.63
$9.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.07
$3.69
☕ Cappuccino
$2.02
$4.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.52
$2.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$428
$981
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$258
$663
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1064
$1936
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$568
$1722
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$46.7
$66.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$72.1
$103
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11
$130
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.9%
16.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4519
$424
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2063
$1289
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.86
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.56
$23.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.78
$44.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$1.49
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.51
$2.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.13
$1.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$1.96
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.59
$3.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$20.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.66
$5.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$9.94
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.37
$1.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$2.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$1.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$6.87
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$1.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$1.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.87
$3.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.6
$10.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.93
$3.36
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.23
$11.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.05
$9.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.39
$8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.22
$2.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.84
$1.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$26.5
$90.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.4
$5.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.9
$71.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.08
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$36.8
$65.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$70.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$306
$158
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16779
$8062

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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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Distance City Cost of living
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$819
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$1506
1470 km or 914 mi Domoni
$585
1556 km or 967 mi Moroni
$587
1569 km or 975 mi Baidoa
$805
1642 km or 1020 mi Toamasina
$461
1709 km or 1062 mi Malindi
$452
1730 km or 1075 mi Goodlands
$776
1730 km or 1075 mi Triolet
$784
1742 km or 1083 mi Port Louis
$829
1749 km or 1087 mi Centre de Flacq
$751
1751 km or 1088 mi Quatre Bornes
$666
1752 km or 1088 mi Bambous
$718
1752 km or 1088 mi Mombasa
$493
1759 km or 1093 mi Curepipe
$770
1771 km or 1100 mi Mahebourg
$852
1805 km or 1122 mi Dar es Salaam
$720
1807 km or 1123 mi Zanzibar
$762
1808 km or 1123 mi Saint-Denis
$1394
1808 km or 1123 mi Stone Town
$706
1810 km or 1124 mi Antananarivo
$600
1811 km or 1125 mi Sainte-Suzanne
$1406
1813 km or 1126 mi Tanga
$622
1813 km or 1126 mi La Possession
$1417
1814 km or 1127 mi Le Port
$1439
1817 km or 1129 mi Saint-Andre
$1411
1822 km or 1132 mi Saint-Paul
$1487
1825 km or 1134 mi Saint-Benoit
$1404
1840 km or 1143 mi Saint-Leu
$1618
1852 km or 1151 mi Le Tampon
$1365
1859 km or 1155 mi Saint-Pierre
$1324
1863 km or 1158 mi Saint-Joseph
$1334
1881 km or 1169 mi Pemba
$1144
1925 km or 1196 mi Antsirabe
$353
1953 km or 1214 mi Nacala
$1127
1983 km or 1232 mi Morogoro
$600
2014 km or 1252 mi Moshi
$536
2021 km or 1256 mi Hargeisa
$815
2045 km or 1271 mi Meru
$486
2049 km or 1273 mi Machakos
$524