Cost of Living in Ho Chi Minh

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Cost of living One person Family of 4
💰 Total with rent
$702
$1978
🛋️ Without rent
$353
$1227
🏨 Rent & Utilities
$349
$750
🍽️ Food
$211
$548
🚐 Transport
$67.1
$192
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$457
😀 Quality of life
66
🏙️ Population
10.4M

The average cost of living in Ho Chi Minh is $702, which is in the top 27% of the least expensive cities in the world, ranked 6786th out of 9294 in our global list and 1st out of 38 in Vietnam.

The median after-tax salary is $457, which is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months. Ranked 4217th (TOP 45%) in the list of best places to live in the world and 1st best city to live in Vietnam. With an estimated population of 10.4M, Ho Chi Minh is the 1st largest city in Vietnam.

✈️ Closest airport 2 km Tan Son Nhat International Airport
😷 Air quality Moderate 21.2 µg/m³
🎓 Best university rank 1928 Ho Chi Minh City University of Technology
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Prices in Ho Chi Minh

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Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.07
 Cappuccino
$2.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in city Center, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$428
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$258
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in city Center, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1064
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$568
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$46.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$72.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.9%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4519
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2063
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.56
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.78
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.51
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.87
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.23
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$26.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.08
👖 Brand Jeans
$36.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$306
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16779

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