Ho Chi Minh vs Yangon - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Ho Chi Minh	Yangon
🚶 Cost of living one person	$735	$705
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2016	$2342
🏠 One person rent	$376	$288
🏘️ Family rent	$815	$970
🍽️ Food expenses	$210	$259
🚐 Transport expenses	$72.4	$84.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$487	$300
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	66	30
😀 Quality of life	65	43
🏙️ Population	9.39M	6.87M

The cost of living in Ho Chi Minh is 4% more expensive than in Yangon. Cities ranked 6739th and 6863rd ($735 vs $705) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Vietnam and Myanmar, respectively. Check Vietnam vs Myanmar comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Ho Chi Minh compared to 0.4 months in Yangon. Ho Chi Minh ranked 1st best city to live in Vietnam vs Yangon ranked 1st in Myanmar, while ranked 4253rd and 6707th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ho Chi Minh vs Yangon

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	Ho Chi Minh	Yangon
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.17	$2.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$23.4	$15.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.72	$4.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.18	$1
☕ Cappuccino	$1.88	$2.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.5	$0.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$459	$487
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$281	$165
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1102	$1104
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$634	$841
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$50.1	$33.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$77.2	$51.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.54	$25.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.56%	10.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4334	$1691
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2039	$1184
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.27	$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.9	$9.92
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.97	$8.56
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.89	$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.54	$1.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.06	$0.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$1.45
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.49	$1.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$7.51
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.66	$6.78
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$5.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$1.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$2.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$3.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$2.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$1.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.82	$0.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.7	$9.56
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.93	$0.95
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.3	$1.62
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.78	$1.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.41	$2.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.12	$1.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.89	$2.02
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21.4	$28.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.32	$2.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$20.2	$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.65	$2.79
👖 Brand Jeans	$41.1	$78.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$97.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$277	$320
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14143	$15505

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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 Yangon

Distance	City	Cost of living
71 km or 44 mi	Bago	$650
151 km or 94 mi	Pathein	$778
158 km or 98 mi	Hpa-an	$610
161 km or 100 mi	Mawlamyine	$569
334 km or 207 mi	Naypyidaw	$701
373 km or 232 mi	Chiang Mai	$691
373 km or 232 mi	Pai	$633
438 km or 272 mi	Phitsanulok	$537
442 km or 275 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$654
451 km or 280 mi	Taunggyi	$660
506 km or 314 mi	Sittwe	$678
520 km or 323 mi	Chiang Rai	$584
534 km or 332 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$548
552 km or 343 mi	Myeik	$576
566 km or 352 mi	Pak Kret	$715
566 km or 352 mi	Tha Khlong	$641
571 km or 355 mi	Nonthaburi	$717
571 km or 355 mi	Rangsit	$595
576 km or 358 mi	Mandalay	$710
578 km or 359 mi	Bangkok	$941
588 km or 365 mi	Lat Luang	$753
591 km or 367 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$748
600 km or 373 mi	Monywa	$661
624 km or 388 mi	Hua Hin	$656
658 km or 409 mi	Laem Chabang	$743
662 km or 411 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$739
666 km or 414 mi	Pattaya	$781
666 km or 414 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$588
671 km or 417 mi	Nong Prue	$752
686 km or 427 mi	Cox's Bazar	$323
697 km or 433 mi	Vientiane	$1163
705 km or 438 mi	Udon Thani	$543
708 km or 440 mi	Vang Vieng	$1183
713 km or 443 mi	Khon Kaen	$568
719 km or 447 mi	Luang Prabang	$1253
742 km or 461 mi	Klaeng	$685
756 km or 470 mi	Jinghong	$604
763 km or 474 mi	Chittagong	$351
816 km or 507 mi	Serei Saophoan	$639
834 km or 518 mi	Pu'er	$625