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Ho Chi Minh City vs. India Cost of Living Summary

Ho Chi Minh City is 2.5 times more expensive than India overall.

Restaurants: pay 24.3% more in Ho Chi Minh City
Groceries: pay 97.5% more in Ho Chi Minh City
Transportation: pay 65.8% more in Ho Chi Minh City
Housing: pay 2.9 times more in Ho Chi Minh City
Childcare: pay 6.8 times more in Ho Chi Minh City
Entertainment and Sports: pay 9.4% less in Ho Chi Minh City
Clothing: pay 2.0 times more in Ho Chi Minh City

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

Ho Chi Minh City vs. India Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 24.3% more for restaurants

	India	Ho Chi Minh City
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.31 ₹207.62	$1.89 ₫49,934	-17.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$3.75 ₹337.79	$3.79 ₫99,868	+0.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.39 ₹35.41	$0.49 ₫12,842	+23.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.16 ₹14.45	$0.31 ₫8,063	+90.3%
Average			+24.3%

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pay 97.5% more for groceries

	India	Ho Chi Minh City
Bread 1 loaf	$0.46 ₹41.27	$0.97 ₫25,633	+111.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.49 ₹224.05	$5.67 ₫149,490	+127.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$2.50 ₹224.93	$5.38 ₫141,938	+115.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$0.92 ₹82.85	$1.42 ₫37,360	+53.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.32 ₹118.34	$1.63 ₫42,926	+23.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.88 ₹78.84	$1.23 ₫32,443	+40.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.32 ₹28.42	$0.52 ₫13,683	+64.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.46 ₹40.93	$0.54 ₫14,352	+19.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.22 ₹19.84	$0.52 ₫13,713	+135.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.17 ₹15.01	$0.50 ₫13,276	+201.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.19 ₹17.51	$0.54 ₫14,249	+177.6%
Average			+97.5%

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pay 65.8% more for transportation

	India	Ho Chi Minh City
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.38 ₹394.03	$3.17 ₫83,577	-27.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$9.48 ₹852.94	$11.36 ₫299,605	+19.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$13,332.05 ₹1,199,331.13	$37,122.40 ₫978,709,235	+178.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$2.95 ₹265.75	$5.68 ₫149,802	+92.3%
Average			+65.8%

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pay 2.9 times more for housing

	India	Ho Chi Minh City
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$7.18 ₹645.93	$9.41 ₫248,037	+31.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$129.45 ₹11,645.17	$543.38 ₫14,325,844	+319.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$85.74 ₹7,712.98	$306.83 ₫8,089,331	+257.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$27.98 ₹2,517.29	$66.43 ₫1,751,505	+137.4%
Average			+186.5%

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pay 6.8 times more for childcare

	India	Ho Chi Minh City
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$54.51 ₹4,903.51	$263.06 ₫6,935,298	+382.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,593.07 ₹143,310.38	$13,892.02 ₫366,254,467	+772.0%
Average			+577.3%

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pay 9.4% less for entertainment and sports

	India	Ho Chi Minh City
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.84 ₹165.15	$1.06 ₫27,963	-42.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.58 ₹141.98	$1.81 ₫47,833	+15.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.49 ₹313.83	$1.25 ₫32,957	-64.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$15.59 ₹1,402.11	$19.47 ₫513,366	+24.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.17 ₹285.10	$3.79 ₫99,868	+19.5%
Average			-9.4%

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pay 2.0 times more for clothing

	India	Ho Chi Minh City
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$22.98 ₹2,067.16	$44.83 ₫1,181,971	+95.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$23.83 ₹2,144.05	$29.40 ₫775,171	+23.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$40.59 ₹3,651.76	$93.29 ₫2,459,540	+129.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$29.72 ₹2,673.25	$79.23 ₫2,088,917	+166.6%
Average			+103.7%

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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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