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Cost of Living in Ho Chi Minh City
Summary about cost of living in Ho Chi Minh City:
- Four-person family monthly costs: 1,545.18$ (35,144,532.75₫) without rent (using our estimator).
- A single person monthly costs: 429.60$ (9,771,110.33₫) without rent.
- Cost of living index in Ho Chi Minh City is 58.37% lower than in New York.
- Cost of living rank 417th out of 517 cities in the world.
- Ho Chi Minh City has a cost of living index of 41.63.
| Restaurants | [ Edit ] | Range |
|---|---|---|
| Meal, Inexpensive Restaurant | 1.76 $ | |
| Meal for 2 People, Mid-range Restaurant, Three-course | 17.59 $ | |
| McMeal at McDonalds (or Equivalent Combo Meal) | 4.40 $ | |
| Domestic Beer (1 pint draught) | 0.88 $ | |
| Imported Beer (11.2 oz small bottle) | 0.99 $ | |
| Cappuccino (regular) | 1.87 $ | |
| Coke/Pepsi (11.2 oz small bottle) | 0.46 $ | |
| Water (11.2 oz small bottle) | 0.27 $ | |
| Markets | [ Edit ] | |
| Milk (regular), (1 gallon) | 5.37 $ | |
| Loaf of Fresh White Bread (1 lb) | 0.82 $ | |
| Rice (white), (1 lb) | 0.36 $ | |
| Eggs (regular) (12) | 1.25 $ | |
| Local Cheese (1 lb) | 5.14 $ | |
| Chicken Breasts (Boneless, Skinless), (1 lb) | 1.93 $ | |
| Beef Round (1 lb) (or Equivalent Back Leg Red Meat) | 5.12 $ | |
| Apples (1 lb) | 1.20 $ | |
| Banana (1 lb) | 0.41 $ | |
| Oranges (1 lb) | 0.85 $ | |
| Tomato (1 lb) | 0.33 $ | |
| Potato (1 lb) | 0.43 $ | |
| Onion (1 lb) | 0.45 $ | |
| Lettuce (1 head) | 0.40 $ | |
| Water (1.5 liter bottle) | 0.51 $ | |
| Bottle of Wine (Mid-Range) | 13.19 $ | |
| Domestic Beer (0.5 liter bottle) | 0.70 $ | |
| Imported Beer (11.2 oz small bottle) | 1.45 $ | |
| Pack of Cigarettes (Marlboro) | 1.01 $ | |
| Transportation | [ Edit ] | |
| One-way Ticket (Local Transport) | 0.22 $ | |
| Monthly Pass (Regular Price) | 5.39 $ | |
| Taxi Start (Normal Tariff) | 0.53 $ | |
| Taxi 1 mile (Normal Tariff) | 1.03 $ | |
| Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff) | 1.14 $ | |
| Gasoline (1 gallon) | 2.90 $ | |
| Volkswagen Golf 1.4 90 KW Trendline (Or Equivalent New Car) | 41,768.12 $ | |
| Toyota Corolla 1.6l 97kW Comfort (Or Equivalent New Car) | 36,345.59 $ | |
| Utilities (Monthly) | [ Edit ] | |
| Basic (Electricity, Heating, Water, Garbage) for 915 sq ft Apartment | 53.86 $ | |
| 1 min. of Prepaid Mobile Tariff Local (No Discounts or Plans) | 0.07 $ | |
| Internet (60 Mbps or More, Unlimited Data, Cable/ADSL) | 13.27 $ | |
| Sports And Leisure | [ Edit ] | |
| Fitness Club, Monthly Fee for 1 Adult | 23.51 $ | |
| Tennis Court Rent (1 Hour on Weekend) | 8.71 $ | |
| Cinema, International Release, 1 Seat | 4.18 $ | |
| Childcare | [ Edit ] | |
| Preschool (or Kindergarten), Private, Monthly for 1 Child | 147.65 $ | |
| International Primary School, Yearly for 1 Child | 16,486.56 $ | |
| Clothing And Shoes | [ Edit ] | |
| 1 Pair of Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar) | 38.36 $ | |
| 1 Summer Dress in a Chain Store (Zara, H&M, ...) | 35.01 $ | |
| 1 Pair of Nike Running Shoes (Mid-Range) | 86.20 $ | |
| 1 Pair of Men Leather Business Shoes | 54.49 $ | |
| Rent Per Month | [ Edit ] | |
| Apartment (1 bedroom) in City Centre | 533.38 $ | |
| Apartment (1 bedroom) Outside of Centre | 299.66 $ | |
| Apartment (3 bedrooms) in City Centre | 1,058.82 $ | |
| Apartment (3 bedrooms) Outside of Centre | 631.53 $ | |
| Buy Apartment Price | [ Edit ] | |
| Price per Square Feet to Buy Apartment in City Centre | 211.59 $ | |
| Price per Square Feet to Buy Apartment Outside of Centre | 98.64 $ | |
| Salaries And Financing | [ Edit ] | |
| Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax) | 526.43 $ | |
| Mortgage Interest Rate in Percentages (%), Yearly | 8.46 |
Prices in Ho Chi Minh City
These data are based on 1084 entries in the past 18 months from 162 different contributors.
Last update: September 2017
Last update: September 2017
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20 Comments so far
Even if that's remotely accurate, that would be about a 70% increase in the salary in just 14 months.. amazing IF that's true.
"local" people will not use half of it - and the other half, that is what well-paid expats pay (paid in low Western salaries)
that is, reading the prices says nothing. if you want to paid this, you can. you also can go somewhere else, and pay almost nothing for it - maybe it's not clean then, but maybe, even it is.
one word to health care (that is a meaningful question). it is good, in general. BUT it might be, that there is no expert available for special issue. or the only expert is in Hanoi (say: in another city in VN). That is - you might have to fly out to your country (if it can wait), or to Singapore or BKK (have heard about this) - then it is expensive. That is - when you are from a more developed county, and in need or something, and you know in advance, maybe to check where in the area (of SEA) a medical expert is working .. and when s/he has days off/vacations! .. knowledge is _not_ available in abundance, neither in the medical field.
Avg salary - hahaha. What do you expect @OpenWater .. ?? average paid people _do not take a taxi_ and _do not shop in the city_ ..
so with 200/month, if living in their area, going by motorcycle and buy in markets, _and live in their own house_ living is ok. You might not know _because the city is like another planet_ ..
I think the average salary of this table is wrong. I would say its the average salary for FRESH GRADUATES.
Of course, I'm just basing this off of my observations of what things cost in the area (such as eating out, transportation, etc.) For instance, taking a taxi from HCM airport to City Center (District 1) is currently about 220,000 VND ($10 USD), and that's just a 20 or 30 minute ride.
Perhaps the $266 per month is common among street laborers or lower end restaurant workers (no offense intended), but for the many that actually received a higher education (for instance someone works in Information Tech, or Business Management, or Tourism). Their salary seems to be about 3 times or more higher per month.
I think a more correct estimate of a current average salary would be about $600 per month.
In every Vietnamese meals, no families use cheese to cook, the only cheese we can see in the market or super market frequently is the laughing cow which is snack for kids.
About the clothing, actually Vietnamese people mostly use the local brand which is much cheaper, it around 500.000VND = 25$ for a good one. About the the real brand is cost crazy expensive, for 1 pair of Nike shoes in US 100$ = 2.000.000VND, but they will sell around 3.000.0000VND to 4.000.000VND = 150$-200$
Taxi I unexpectedly cheap, for a long way around 1hour it will take 250.000 to 350.000vnd = 12.5$ to 17.5$
Mostly no one leave tips after eating at restaurant whatever how good is the service, Also there are no tips for any kind of commercial.
There are no additional taxes when you buy stuffs, the taxes is included in the price.
However, you should take care of your stuffs, no holding phone on the street or when you're riding, some bad guys will come and steal it.
Remember to asking the price before using any services, you can ask them for cheaper, it is okay to do that
I guess the people who were putting up these prices never left a block from their $100 a month hotels in the financial district. I wonder what kind of impression they got from the country living a cloistered life like that?
Saigon is by far the cheapest place I've been to in Thailand, Cambodia, and Vietnam.
We are in IT project management and sales.
We are looking at the British school out there for our son, so we have to take into account school fees.
We also have cats and a dog that we want to take with us, any experiences on pet transport would also be much appreciated to receive :)
Any advice will be very much appreciated!
Happy New Year All :)