Ho Chi Minh vs Warsaw - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Ho Chi Minh	Warsaw
🚶 Cost of living one person	$735	$1607
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2016	$3809
🏠 One person rent	$376	$995
🏘️ Family rent	$815	$1825
🍽️ Food expenses	$210	$369
🚐 Transport expenses	$72.4	$107
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$487	$1906
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	66	94
😀 Quality of life	65	83
🏙️ Population	9.39M	1.86M

The cost of living in Ho Chi Minh is 54% less expensive than in Warsaw. Cities ranked 6739th and 3022nd ($735 vs $1607) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Vietnam and Poland, respectively. Check Vietnam vs Poland comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Ho Chi Minh compared to 1.2 months in Warsaw. Ho Chi Minh ranked 1st best city to live in Vietnam vs Warsaw ranked 1st in Poland, while ranked 4253rd and 410th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ho Chi Minh vs Warsaw

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	Ho Chi Minh	Warsaw
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.17	$10.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$23.4	$50.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.72	$8.81
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.18	$4.05
☕ Cappuccino	$1.88	$3.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.5	$1.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$459	$949
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$281	$749
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1102	$1958
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$634	$1406
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$50.1	$189
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$77.2	$292
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.54	$16.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.56%	7.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4334	$6081
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2039	$4065
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.27	$1.12
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.9	$27.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.97	$10.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.89	$1.64
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.54	$1.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.06	$1.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$1.55
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.49	$3.23
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$9.38
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.66	$6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$1.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$1.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$3.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$0.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$1.08
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.82	$2.54
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.7	$7.55
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.93	$1.25
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.3	$5.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.78	$8.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.41	$3.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.12	$3.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.89	$3.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21.4	$39.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.32	$8.87
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$20.2	$59.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.65	$28.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$41.1	$86.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$88.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$277	$522
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14143	$13608

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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 Warsaw

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 10 mi	Pruszkow	$1324
19 km or 12 mi	Otwock	$1302
68 km or 42 mi	Skierniewice	$1090
79 km or 49 mi	Ciechanow	$1095
85 km or 53 mi	Siedlce	$882
91 km or 56 mi	Radom	$884
98 km or 61 mi	Plock	$1082
103 km or 64 mi	Ostroleka	$1025
110 km or 68 mi	Pulawy	$1125
114 km or 71 mi	Kutno	$1083
119 km or 74 mi	Lodz	$1170
127 km or 79 mi	Lomza	$964
130 km or 81 mi	Piotrkow Trybunalski	$947
143 km or 89 mi	Wloclawek	$989
144 km or 89 mi	Biala Podlaska	$965
145 km or 90 mi	Ostrowiec Swietokrzyski	$1051
149 km or 92 mi	Belchatow	$1016
152 km or 94 mi	Lublin	$1234
152 km or 94 mi	Kielce	$983
159 km or 99 mi	Swidnik	$1173
175 km or 109 mi	Bialystok	$935
178 km or 110 mi	Olsztyn	$1093
180 km or 112 mi	Brest	$469
186 km or 115 mi	Torun	$866
187 km or 116 mi	Tarnobrzeg	$1098
198 km or 123 mi	Inowroclaw	$1057
199 km or 123 mi	Elk	$1025
206 km or 128 mi	Czestochowa	$950
207 km or 129 mi	Chelm	$1107
208 km or 129 mi	Grudziadz	$1042
208 km or 129 mi	Kalisz	$902
217 km or 135 mi	Mielec	$1131
228 km or 141 mi	Bydgoszcz	$974
236 km or 146 mi	Gniezno	$1105
241 km or 150 mi	Malbork	$1108
243 km or 151 mi	Elblag	$977
243 km or 151 mi	Suwalki	$1016
245 km or 152 mi	Tarnow	$893
246 km or 153 mi	Dabrowa Gornicza	$1020
247 km or 153 mi	Grodno	$385