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Ho Chi Minh City vs. Bangalore Cost of Living Summary

Ho Chi Minh City is 64.5% more expensive than Bangalore.

Restaurants: pay 11.8% more in Ho Chi Minh City
Groceries: pay 83.1% more in Ho Chi Minh City
Transportation: pay 48.5% more in Ho Chi Minh City
Housing: pay 76.5% more in Ho Chi Minh City
Childcare: pay 3.0 times more in Ho Chi Minh City
Entertainment and Sports: pay 30.0% less in Ho Chi Minh City
Clothing: pay 59.2% more in Ho Chi Minh City

The cost of childcare, groceries, housing, clothing, transportation, and restaurants in Ho Chi Minh City are more expensive than in Bangalore. Notably, childcare, groceries, and housing are significantly more expensive in Ho Chi Minh City.

Ho Chi Minh City vs. Bangalore Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Ho Chi Minh City instead of Bangalore, you would:

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pay 11.8% more for restaurants

	Bangalore	Ho Chi Minh City
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.38 ₹306.42	$1.89 ₫49,824	-44.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.34 ₹393.23	$3.79 ₫99,647	-12.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.47 ₹42.78	$0.49 ₫12,814	+3.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.15 ₹13.80	$0.31 ₫8,045	+100.8%
Average			+11.8%

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pay 83.1% more for groceries

	Bangalore	Ho Chi Minh City
Bread 1 loaf	$0.60 ₹54.24	$0.97 ₫25,576	+62.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.78 ₹342.07	$5.67 ₫149,159	+50.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$2.38 ₹215.21	$5.38 ₫141,624	+126.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$0.95 ₹86.27	$1.42 ₫37,278	+48.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.67 ₹151.43	$1.63 ₫42,831	-2.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.13 ₹102.15	$1.23 ₫32,371	+9.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.32 ₹29.32	$0.52 ₫13,652	+60.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.58 ₹52.11	$0.54 ₫14,320	-5.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.17 ₹15.14	$0.52 ₫13,683	+211.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.19 ₹17.10	$0.50 ₫13,247	+166.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.19 ₹17.09	$0.54 ₫14,217	+186.5%
Average			+83.1%

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pay 48.5% more for transportation

	Bangalore	Ho Chi Minh City
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.46 ₹403.99	$3.17 ₫83,392	-28.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$14.09 ₹1,276.73	$11.36 ₫298,941	-19.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$13,530.63 ₹1,225,665.08	$37,122.40 ₫976,541,854	+174.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.38 ₹306.42	$5.68 ₫149,471	+68.0%
Average			+48.5%

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pay 76.5% more for housing

	Bangalore	Ho Chi Minh City
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$9.73 ₹881.73	$9.41 ₫247,487	-3.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$320.96 ₹29,073.92	$543.38 ₫14,294,119	+69.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$194.77 ₹17,643.25	$306.83 ₫8,071,417	+57.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$23.51 ₹2,130.00	$66.43 ₫1,747,626	+182.5%
Average			+76.5%

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pay 3.0 times more for childcare

	Bangalore	Ho Chi Minh City
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$119.48 ₹10,823.12	$263.06 ₫6,919,939	+120.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,609.88 ₹326,998.78	$13,892.02 ₫365,443,386	+284.8%
Average			+202.5%

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pay 30.0% less for entertainment and sports

	Bangalore	Ho Chi Minh City
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.48 ₹224.71	$1.06 ₫27,901	-57.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.26 ₹204.39	$1.81 ₫47,728	-19.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.95 ₹357.49	$1.25 ₫32,884	-68.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$17.53 ₹1,588.01	$19.47 ₫512,230	+11.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.51 ₹408.56	$3.79 ₫99,647	-16.0%
Average			-30.0%

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pay 59.2% more for clothing

	Bangalore	Ho Chi Minh City
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$28.71 ₹2,600.43	$44.83 ₫1,179,354	+56.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$27.52 ₹2,492.50	$29.40 ₫773,454	+6.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$53.89 ₹4,881.38	$93.29 ₫2,454,093	+73.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$39.46 ₹3,574.86	$79.23 ₫2,084,291	+100.8%
Average			+59.2%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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