Ho Chi Minh vs Wellington - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Ho Chi Minh	Wellington
🚶 Cost of living one person	$735	$1837
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2016	$4240
🏠 One person rent	$376	$1109
🏘️ Family rent	$815	$1980
🍽️ Food expenses	$210	$517
🚐 Transport expenses	$72.4	$96.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$487	$2916
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	66	17
😀 Quality of life	65	85
🏙️ Population	9.39M	216K

The cost of living in Ho Chi Minh is 60% less expensive than in Wellington. Cities ranked 6739th and 2289th ($735 vs $1837) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in Vietnam and New Zealand, respectively. Check Vietnam vs New Zealand comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Ho Chi Minh compared to 1.6 months in Wellington. Ho Chi Minh ranked 1st best city to live in Vietnam vs Wellington ranked 3rd in New Zealand, while ranked 4253rd and 356th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ho Chi Minh vs Wellington

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	Ho Chi Minh	Wellington
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.17	$12.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$23.4	$67.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.72	$9.04
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.18	$6.87
☕ Cappuccino	$1.88	$3.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.5	$2.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$459	$1097
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$281	$938
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1102	$1964
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$634	$1752
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$50.1	$88.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$77.2	$135
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.54	$51
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.56%	6.94%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4334	$6922
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2039	$5940
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.27	$2.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.9	$99.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.97	$17.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.89	$1.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.54	$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.06	$1.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$1.87
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.49	$6.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$10.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.66	$10.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$2.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$2.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$2.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$4.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$2.09
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$1.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$0.74
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.82	$2.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.7	$9.55
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.93	$3.53
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.3	$23.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.78	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.41	$4.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.12	$2.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.89	$2.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21.4	$32.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.32	$11.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$20.2	$31.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.65	$17
👖 Brand Jeans	$41.1	$68.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$109
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$277	$770
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14143	$11415

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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 Wellington

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.8 mi	Lower Hutt	$1751
18 km or 11 mi	Porirua	$1607
29 km or 18 mi	Upper Hutt	$1676
46 km or 29 mi	Paraparaumu	$1560
73 km or 46 mi	Blenheim	$1248
81 km or 51 mi	Masterton	$1253
125 km or 78 mi	Palmerston North	$1444
129 km or 80 mi	Nelson	$1475
152 km or 95 mi	Whanganui	$1457
252 km or 157 mi	Hastings	$1144
255 km or 159 mi	New Plymouth	$1248
270 km or 168 mi	Napier	$1433
305 km or 190 mi	Christchurch	$1847
310 km or 192 mi	Taupo	$1418
372 km or 231 mi	Rotorua	$1182
392 km or 244 mi	Hamilton	$1506
402 km or 250 mi	Gisborne	$1524
418 km or 260 mi	Tauranga	$1652
450 km or 279 mi	Timaru	$1717
455 km or 283 mi	Pukekohe	$1493
479 km or 298 mi	Manukau	$1736
486 km or 302 mi	Waitakere	$1709
494 km or 307 mi	Auckland	$1968
521 km or 324 mi	Hibiscus Coast	$1670
596 km or 371 mi	Wanaka	$1746
614 km or 382 mi	Dunedin	$1435
620 km or 385 mi	Whangarei	$1213
647 km or 402 mi	Queenstown	$1921
768 km or 477 mi	Invercargill	$1242
2223 km or 1381 mi	Wollongong	$1416
2226 km or 1383 mi	Dee Why	$2099
2227 km or 1384 mi	Sydney	$2539
2235 km or 1389 mi	Newcastle	$1448
2235 km or 1389 mi	Port Macquarie	$1681
2246 km or 1395 mi	Parramatta	$2252
2254 km or 1401 mi	Noumea	$1652
2255 km or 1401 mi	Kellyville	$1824
2256 km or 1402 mi	Blacktown	$1584
2263 km or 1406 mi	Hobart	$2106
2266 km or 1408 mi	Dumbea	$1604