Ho Chi Minh vs Vienna - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Ho Chi Minh	Vienna
🚶 Cost of living one person	$735	$1844
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2016	$4559
🏠 One person rent	$376	$949
🏘️ Family rent	$815	$1773
🍽️ Food expenses	$210	$532
🚐 Transport expenses	$72.4	$184
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$487	$2695
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	18 km
🎓 Higher education	66	98
😀 Quality of life	65	93
🏙️ Population	9.39M	1.97M

The cost of living in Ho Chi Minh is 60% less expensive than in Vienna. Cities ranked 6739th and 2270th ($735 vs $1844) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Vietnam and Austria, respectively. Check Vietnam vs Austria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Ho Chi Minh compared to 1.5 months in Vienna. Ho Chi Minh ranked 1st best city to live in Vietnam vs Vienna ranked 1st in Austria, while ranked 4253rd and 52nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ho Chi Minh vs Vienna

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	Ho Chi Minh	Vienna
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.17	$14.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$23.4	$63.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.72	$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.18	$5.22
☕ Cappuccino	$1.88	$4.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.5	$2.66
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$459	$966
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$281	$676
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1102	$1899
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$634	$1349
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$50.1	$180
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$77.2	$279
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.54	$34.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.56%	3.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4334	$10201
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2039	$6325
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.27	$2.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.9	$49
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.97	$19.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.89	$1.74
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.54	$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.06	$2.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$2.29
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.49	$4.42
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$15.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.66	$13.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$20.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$2.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$2.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$2.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$3.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$2.14
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$1.83
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.82	$2.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.7	$7.56
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.93	$1.27
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.3	$6.54
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.78	$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.41	$3.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.12	$1.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.89	$2.08
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21.4	$40.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.32	$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$20.2	$140
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.65	$18.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$41.1	$99
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$98.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$277	$276
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14143	$18199

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Cities near Ho Chi Minh

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Thu Dau Mot	$530
25 km or 15 mi	Bien Hoa	$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

Cities near Vienna

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi	Klosterneuburg	$1582
15 km or 9.4 mi	Modling	$1719
25 km or 15 mi	Baden bei Wien	$1627
45 km or 28 mi	Wiener Neustadt	$1586
55 km or 34 mi	Bratislava	$1275
56 km or 35 mi	Petrzalka	$1202
56 km or 35 mi	Sankt Polten	$1559
60 km or 38 mi	Sopron	$919
61 km or 38 mi	Krems an der Donau	$1553
72 km or 45 mi	Breclav	$943
76 km or 47 mi	Znojmo	$1087
77 km or 48 mi	Mosonmagyarovar	$794
91 km or 56 mi	Hodonin	$1098
92 km or 57 mi	Trnava	$1181
110 km or 68 mi	Szombathely	$701
111 km or 69 mi	Gyor	$784
111 km or 69 mi	Brno	$1329
112 km or 70 mi	Amstetten	$1335
116 km or 72 mi	Piestany	$935
118 km or 73 mi	Trebic	$1120
118 km or 73 mi	Kapfenberg	$1323
125 km or 77 mi	Uherske Hradiste	$1381
127 km or 79 mi	Nitra	$1039
132 km or 82 mi	Leoben	$1263
136 km or 84 mi	Nove Zamky	$1019
140 km or 87 mi	Komarno	$1045
142 km or 88 mi	Kromeriz	$1107
144 km or 90 mi	Jihlava	$974
144 km or 90 mi	Trencin	$1118
145 km or 90 mi	Graz	$1594
146 km or 91 mi	Steyr	$1474
148 km or 92 mi	Zlin	$1169
151 km or 94 mi	Prostejov	$1075
155 km or 96 mi	Linz	$1593
156 km or 97 mi	Zalaegerszeg	$750
157 km or 98 mi	Leonding	$1555
158 km or 98 mi	Traun	$1549
160 km or 99 mi	Prerov	$983
164 km or 102 mi	Ceske Budejovice	$1227
166 km or 103 mi	Levice	$987