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Ho Chi Minh City vs. Hong Kong Cost of Living Summary

Ho Chi Minh City is 57.8% cheaper than Hong Kong.

Restaurants: pay 63.6% less in Ho Chi Minh City
Groceries: pay 54.2% less in Ho Chi Minh City
Transportation: pay 55.3% less in Ho Chi Minh City
Housing: pay 69.7% less in Ho Chi Minh City
Childcare: pay 56.2% less in Ho Chi Minh City
Entertainment and Sports: pay 77.1% less in Ho Chi Minh City
Clothing: pay 28.2% less in Ho Chi Minh City

Expenses including entertainment and sports, housing, restaurants, childcare, transportation, and groceries are lower in Ho Chi Minh City.

Ho Chi Minh City vs. Hong Kong Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 63.6% less for restaurants

	Hong Kong	Ho Chi Minh City
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.91 HK$61.55	$1.89 ₫49,934	-76.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.43 HK$50.04	$3.79 ₫99,868	-41.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.39 HK$10.81	$0.49 ₫12,842	-64.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.11 HK$8.66	$0.31 ₫8,063	-72.5%
Average			-63.6%

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pay 54.2% less for groceries

	Hong Kong	Ho Chi Minh City
Bread 1 loaf	$2.19 HK$17.06	$0.97 ₫25,633	-55.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$12.44 HK$96.85	$5.67 ₫149,490	-54.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$11.75 HK$91.46	$5.38 ₫141,938	-54.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.52 HK$27.37	$1.42 ₫37,360	-59.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.85 HK$37.76	$1.63 ₫42,926	-66.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.57 HK$12.19	$1.23 ₫32,443	-21.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.09 HK$8.46	$0.52 ₫13,683	-52.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.62 HK$12.63	$0.54 ₫14,352	-66.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.39 HK$10.79	$0.52 ₫13,713	-62.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.10 HK$8.56	$0.50 ₫13,276	-54.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.06 HK$8.25	$0.54 ₫14,249	-49.0%
Average			-54.2%

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pay 55.3% less for transportation

	Hong Kong	Ho Chi Minh City
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$11.90 HK$92.63	$3.17 ₫83,577	-73.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$67.49 HK$525.39	$11.36 ₫299,605	-83.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$38,564.70 HK$300,222.36	$37,122.40 ₫978,709,235	-3.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$14.53 HK$113.08	$5.68 ₫149,802	-60.9%
Average			-55.3%

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pay 69.7% less for housing

	Hong Kong	Ho Chi Minh City
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$22.19 HK$172.75	$9.41 ₫248,037	-57.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$2,349.29 HK$18,288.97	$543.38 ₫14,325,844	-76.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,688.04 HK$13,141.20	$306.83 ₫8,089,331	-81.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$177.52 HK$1,382.01	$66.43 ₫1,751,505	-62.6%
Average			-69.7%

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pay 56.2% less for childcare

	Hong Kong	Ho Chi Minh City
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,038.61 HK$8,085.47	$263.06 ₫6,935,298	-74.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$22,248.89 HK$173,205.35	$13,892.02 ₫366,254,467	-37.6%
Average			-56.2%

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pay 77.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Hong Kong	Ho Chi Minh City
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.48 HK$50.47	$1.06 ₫27,963	-83.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.23 HK$40.71	$1.81 ₫47,833	-65.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$13.11 HK$102.08	$1.25 ₫32,957	-90.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$79.18 HK$616.37	$19.47 ₫513,366	-75.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$12.85 HK$100.07	$3.79 ₫99,868	-70.5%
Average			-77.1%

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pay 28.2% less for clothing

	Hong Kong	Ho Chi Minh City
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$74.06 HK$576.57	$44.83 ₫1,181,971	-39.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$42.18 HK$328.34	$29.40 ₫775,171	-30.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$91.97 HK$716.01	$93.29 ₫2,459,540	+1.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$142.80 HK$1,111.65	$79.23 ₫2,088,917	-44.5%
Average			-28.2%

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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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