Ho Chi Minh vs Yerevan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Ho Chi Minh	Yerevan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$735	$1199
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2016	$2709
🏠 One person rent	$376	$665
🏘️ Family rent	$815	$1104
🍽️ Food expenses	$210	$348
🚐 Transport expenses	$72.4	$53.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$487	$548
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	66	50
😀 Quality of life	65	63
🏙️ Population	9.39M	1.11M

The cost of living in Ho Chi Minh is 39% less expensive than in Yerevan. Cities ranked 6739th and 4485th ($735 vs $1199) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Vietnam and Armenia, respectively. Check Vietnam vs Armenia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Ho Chi Minh compared to 0.5 months in Yerevan. Ho Chi Minh ranked 1st best city to live in Vietnam vs Yerevan ranked 1st in Armenia, while ranked 4253rd and 4732nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ho Chi Minh vs Yerevan

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	Ho Chi Minh	Yerevan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.17	$10.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$23.4	$51.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.72	$7.68
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.18	$1.79
☕ Cappuccino	$1.88	$3.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.5	$0.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$459	$719
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$281	$529
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1102	$1369
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$634	$865
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$50.1	$78.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$77.2	$118
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.54	$20.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.56%	15.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4334	$3407
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2039	$1582
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.27	$0.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.9	$22.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.97	$3.91
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.89	$1.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.54	$1.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.06	$0.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$2.26
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.49	$2.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$8.18
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.66	$7.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$1.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$2.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$0.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$0.67
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.82	$2.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.7	$10.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.93	$1.26
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.3	$2.56
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.78	$5.49
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.41	$4.43
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.12	$2.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.89	$3.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21.4	$115
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.32	$6.29
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$20.2	$31.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.65	$9.69
👖 Brand Jeans	$41.1	$103
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$134
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$277	$324
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14143	$5800

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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 Yerevan

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.7 mi	Abovyan	$1094
16 km or 10 mi	Ashtarak	$1071
20 km or 13 mi	Masis	$1081
40 km or 25 mi	Armavir	$990
50 km or 31 mi	Igdir	$565
70 km or 44 mi	Vanadzor	$697
76 km or 47 mi	Spitak	$833
79 km or 49 mi	Dogubayazit	$570
88 km or 55 mi	Gyumri	$711
126 km or 79 mi	Caldiran	$574
129 km or 80 mi	Kars	$568
135 km or 84 mi	Agri	$553
148 km or 92 mi	Marneuli	$813
149 km or 93 mi	Gardabani	$767
156 km or 97 mi	Rustavi	$660
166 km or 103 mi	Ganja	$481
170 km or 106 mi	Tbilisi	$1016
172 km or 107 mi	Goris	$967
185 km or 115 mi	Khoy	$419
196 km or 122 mi	Kapan	$961
203 km or 126 mi	Gori	$583
209 km or 130 mi	Van	$615
215 km or 134 mi	Khashuri	$692
222 km or 138 mi	Barda	$618
224 km or 139 mi	Marand	$553
228 km or 142 mi	Yevlakh	$618
251 km or 156 mi	Shaki	$607
268 km or 167 mi	Oguz	$627
276 km or 171 mi	Kutaisi	$658
277 km or 172 mi	Erzurum	$562
279 km or 173 mi	Tabriz	$658
286 km or 178 mi	Bitlis	$582
290 km or 180 mi	Ahar	$622
291 km or 181 mi	Batumi	$812
297 km or 185 mi	Urmia	$519
298 km or 185 mi	Hakkari	$575
305 km or 190 mi	Mus	$589
309 km or 192 mi	Senaki	$788
315 km or 196 mi	Vladikavkaz	$633
342 km or 212 mi	Siirt	$573