Ho Chi Minh vs Vilnius - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Ho Chi Minh	Vilnius
🚶 Cost of living one person	$735	$1261
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2016	$3008
🏠 One person rent	$376	$686
🏘️ Family rent	$815	$1176
🍽️ Food expenses	$210	$387
🚐 Transport expenses	$72.4	$72.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$487	$1615
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	66	62
😀 Quality of life	65	80
🏙️ Population	9.39M	581K

The cost of living in Ho Chi Minh is 42% less expensive than in Vilnius. Cities ranked 6739th and 4316th ($735 vs $1261) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Vietnam and Lithuania, respectively. Check Vietnam vs Lithuania 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 Vilnius. Ho Chi Minh ranked 1st best city to live in Vietnam vs Vilnius ranked 1st in Lithuania, while ranked 4253rd and 529th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ho Chi Minh vs Vilnius

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	Ho Chi Minh	Vilnius
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.17	$10.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$23.4	$54.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.72	$7.97
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.18	$4.9
☕ Cappuccino	$1.88	$3.53
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.5	$1.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$459	$687
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$281	$498
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1102	$1330
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$634	$856
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$50.1	$135
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$77.2	$211
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.54	$14.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.56%	4.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4334	$5319
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2039	$3255
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.27	$0.95
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.9	$30.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.97	$10.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.89	$1.54
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.54	$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.06	$1.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$1.94
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.49	$2.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.66	$6.85
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$1.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$1.45
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$1.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$3.08
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$0.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.82	$2.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.7	$9.29
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.93	$1.48
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.3	$5.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.78	$9.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.41	$4.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.12	$1.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.89	$2.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21.4	$34.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.32	$8.17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$20.2	$49.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.65	$18.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$41.1	$72.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$92.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$277	$582
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14143	$8531

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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 Vilnius

Distance	City	Cost of living
77 km or 48 mi	Jonava	$847
86 km or 53 mi	Alytus	$850
90 km or 56 mi	Kaunas	$1150
93 km or 58 mi	Utena	$936
125 km or 78 mi	Marijampole	$882
130 km or 81 mi	Panevezys	$950
148 km or 92 mi	Grodno	$385
153 km or 95 mi	Daugavpils	$843
166 km or 103 mi	Suwalki	$1016
171 km or 107 mi	Minsk	$727
180 km or 112 mi	Baranavichy	$517
186 km or 116 mi	Siauliai	$953
205 km or 127 mi	Jekabpils	$840
214 km or 133 mi	Elk	$1025
215 km or 133 mi	Barysaw	$570
223 km or 138 mi	Bialystok	$935
240 km or 149 mi	Jelgava	$804
240 km or 149 mi	Rezekne	$761
241 km or 150 mi	Ogre	$933
259 km or 161 mi	Mazeikiai	$983
262 km or 163 mi	Riga	$1113
269 km or 167 mi	Lomza	$964
271 km or 168 mi	Jurmala	$1299
286 km or 178 mi	Klaipeda	$969
290 km or 180 mi	Pinsk	$435
301 km or 187 mi	Ostroleka	$1025
307 km or 191 mi	Kaliningrad	$741
308 km or 192 mi	Brest	$469
310 km or 192 mi	Babruysk	$438
317 km or 197 mi	Vitebsk	$300
318 km or 197 mi	Valmiera	$835
327 km or 203 mi	Olsztyn	$1093
328 km or 204 mi	Biala Podlaska	$965
336 km or 209 mi	Liepaja	$953
339 km or 211 mi	Mogilev	$474
342 km or 212 mi	Siedlce	$882
366 km or 228 mi	Ciechanow	$1095
379 km or 236 mi	Ventspils	$869
385 km or 239 mi	Elblag	$977
390 km or 242 mi	Otwock	$1302