Ho Chi Minh vs Victoria - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Ho Chi Minh	Victoria
🚶 Cost of living one person	$734	$1585
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1845	$3464
🏠 One person rent	$387	$924
🏘️ Family rent	$684	$1552
🍽️ Food expenses	$202	$493
🚐 Transport expenses	$70.5	$51.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$336	$832
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	66	8
😀 Quality of life	66	63
🏙️ Population	9.39M	24.7K

The cost of living in Ho Chi Minh is 54% less expensive than in Victoria. Cities ranked 6928th and 3601st ($734 vs $1585) 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 0.5 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 4947th and 5581st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ho Chi Minh vs Victoria

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	Ho Chi Minh	Victoria
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.9	$15.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22.6	$43.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.81	$11.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.14	$3.9
☕ Cappuccino	$1.85	$4.62
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.5	$2.28
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$499	$818
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$280	$676
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$921	$1449
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$508	$1250
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$54.3	$82.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$83.8	$126
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.41	$137
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.06%	14.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3891	$447
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1915	$1146
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.27	$0.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.4	$24.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.93	$22.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.84	$1.39
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.43	$1.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.95	$1.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$2.45
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.45	$3.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.67	$5.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.75	$2.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$2.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$2.25
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$5.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$1.82
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$1.71
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.31	$0.83
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.79	$3.54
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.8	$9.37
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.89	$3.62
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.23	$22.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.73	$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.35	$6.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.08	$2.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.93	$1.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$19.4	$92.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.8	$6.71
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$23.9	$64.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.8	$9.62
👖 Brand Jeans	$44.5	$59.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.5	$84.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$286	$153
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13093	$8213

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Cities near Ho Chi Minh

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Thu Dau Mot	$519
25 km or 15 mi	Bien Hoa	$410
72 km or 45 mi	Vung Tau	$493
96 km or 60 mi	Svay Rieng	$686
113 km or 70 mi	Sa Dec	$502
127 km or 79 mi	Can Tho	$439
141 km or 88 mi	Long Xuyen	$498
153 km or 95 mi	Soc Trang	$507
162 km or 100 mi	Prey Veng	$727
167 km or 104 mi	Phan Thiet	$482
181 km or 112 mi	Mui Ne	$491
184 km or 114 mi	Kampong Cham	$504
189 km or 117 mi	Rach Gia	$515
198 km or 123 mi	Bac Lieu	$494
205 km or 127 mi	Phnom Penh	$829
233 km or 145 mi	Da Lat	$572
244 km or 151 mi	Ca Mau	$507
257 km or 160 mi	Buon Ma Thuot	$516
270 km or 168 mi	Phan Rang-Thap Cham	$523
271 km or 168 mi	Kampot	$622
300 km or 186 mi	Phu Quoc	$511
309 km or 192 mi	Stung Treng	$635
320 km or 199 mi	Nha Trang	$508
343 km or 213 mi	Sihanoukville	$763
414 km or 257 mi	Siem Reap	$650
433 km or 269 mi	Qui Nhon	$501
452 km or 281 mi	Battambang	$571
488 km or 303 mi	Ko Chang	$708
502 km or 312 mi	Serei Saophoan	$623
527 km or 327 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$558
533 km or 331 mi	Quang Ngai	$403
584 km or 363 mi	Klaeng	$718
592 km or 368 mi	Hoi An	$601
605 km or 376 mi	Da Nang	$615
637 km or 396 mi	Hue	$372
663 km or 412 mi	Nong Prue	$787
664 km or 413 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$770
668 km or 415 mi	Pattaya	$812
670 km or 416 mi	Laem Chabang	$779
676 km or 420 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$588

Cities near Victoria

Distance	City	Cost of living
1346 km or 836 mi	Mogadishu	$715
1443 km or 897 mi	Mamoudzou	$1624
1470 km or 914 mi	Domoni	$1207
1556 km or 967 mi	Moroni	$1207
1569 km or 975 mi	Baidoa	$724
1642 km or 1020 mi	Toamasina	$476
1709 km or 1062 mi	Malindi	$548
1730 km or 1075 mi	Goodlands	$822
1730 km or 1075 mi	Triolet	$834
1742 km or 1083 mi	Port Louis	$831
1749 km or 1087 mi	Centre de Flacq	$692
1751 km or 1088 mi	Quatre Bornes	$727
1752 km or 1088 mi	Bambous	$774
1752 km or 1088 mi	Mombasa	$596
1759 km or 1093 mi	Curepipe	$842
1771 km or 1100 mi	Mahebourg	$812
1805 km or 1122 mi	Dar es Salaam	$799
1807 km or 1123 mi	Zanzibar	$609
1808 km or 1123 mi	Saint-Denis	$1535
1808 km or 1123 mi	Stone Town	$567
1810 km or 1124 mi	Antananarivo	$564
1811 km or 1125 mi	Sainte-Suzanne	$1546
1813 km or 1126 mi	Tanga	$552
1813 km or 1126 mi	La Possession	$1561
1814 km or 1127 mi	Le Port	$1590
1817 km or 1129 mi	Saint-Andre	$1560
1822 km or 1132 mi	Saint-Paul	$1641
1825 km or 1134 mi	Saint-Benoit	$1561
1840 km or 1143 mi	Saint-Leu	$1751
1852 km or 1151 mi	Le Tampon	$1576
1859 km or 1155 mi	Saint-Pierre	$1595
1863 km or 1158 mi	Saint-Joseph	$1445
1881 km or 1169 mi	Pemba	$1511
1925 km or 1196 mi	Antsirabe	$493
1953 km or 1214 mi	Nacala	$1168
1983 km or 1232 mi	Morogoro	$421
2014 km or 1252 mi	Moshi	$533
2021 km or 1256 mi	Hargeisa	$694
2045 km or 1271 mi	Meru	$549
2049 km or 1273 mi	Machakos	$420