Common information
Cost of living and prices in Ho Chi Minh City
- One bedroom apartment
- outside of centre305USD/month
- in city centre478USD/month
- Three bedroom apartment
- outside of centre630USD/month
- in city centre1,140USD/month
Restaurants
| Meal | Inexpensive restaurant | 1 people | 2 USD |
| Meal | Mid-range restaurant | 2 people | 23 USD |
| Meal | McMeal at McDonalds | 1 pc | 5 USD |
| Drinks | Domestic Beer | 0.5 litre | 1 USD |
| Drinks | Imported Beer | 0.33 litre | 2 USD |
| Drinks | Cappuccino | 1 portion | 2 USD |
| Drinks | Coke/Pepsi | 0.33 litre | 1 USD |
| Drinks | Water | 0.33 litre | 0 USD |
Markets
| Food | Milk | 1 litre | 2 USD |
| Food | Loaf bread | 0.5 kg | 1 USD |
| Food | Rice white | 1 kg | 1 USD |
| Food | Eggs | 12 pc | 1 USD |
| Food | Local cheese | 1 kg | 12 USD |
| Meat | Chicken fillets | 1 kg | 4 USD |
| Fruits | Apples | 1 kg | 3 USD |
| Fruits | Bananas | 1 kg | 1 USD |
| Fruits | Oranges | 1 kg | 1 USD |
| Food | Potato | 1 kg | 1 USD |
| Food | Tomato | 1 kg | 1 USD |
| Food | Onion | 1 kg | 1 USD |
| Food | Lettuce | 1 head | 1 USD |
| Food | Water | 1.5 litre | 0 USD |
| Alcohol | Wine, Mid-Range | 1 bottle | 12 USD |
| Alcohol | Domestic Beer | 0.5 litre | 1 USD |
| Alcohol | Imported Beer | 0.33 litre | 2 USD |
| Cigarettes | Marlboro | 1 pack | 1 USD |
Transportation
| Public transport | One-way | 1 ticket | 0 USD |
| Public transport | Monthly pass | pass | 13 USD |
| Taxi | Taxi start | seat | 1 USD |
| Taxi | Normal tariff | 1 km | 1 USD |
| Taxi | Waiting | 1 hour | 3 USD |
| Fuel | Gasoline | 1 litre | 1 USD |
| Automobile | Volkswagen Golf 1.4 90 KW Trendline | 1 pc | 37,965 USD |
| Automobile | Toyota Corolla Sedan 1.6l 97kW Comfort | 1 pc | 34,753 USD |
Entertainment
| Sport | Fitness Club | 1 month | 24 USD |
| Sport | Tennis Court Rent | 1 hour | 10 USD |
| Rest | Cinema, International Release | 1 place | 5 USD |
Goods
| Clothing | Jeans, Levis 501 | 1 pair | 30 USD |
| Clothing | Summer Dress in Zara, H&M | 1 pc | 26 USD |
| Shoes | Nike Running Shoes | 1 pair | 96 USD |
| Shoes | Men Leather Business Shoes | 1 pair | 78 USD |
Accommodation
| Utilities | Electricity, Heating... for 85m2 | 1 month | 76 USD |
| Communication | Mobile Phone Monthly Plan | 1 month | 6 USD |
| Rent apartment | Apartment in City Centre | 1 bedroom | 478 USD |
| Rent apartment | Apartment Outside of Centre | 1 bedroom | 305 USD |
| Rent apartment | Apartment in City Centre | 3 bedroom | 1,140 USD |
| Rent apartment | Apartment Outside of Centre | 3 bedroom | 630 USD |
| Buy apartment | Apartment in City Centre | 1 sq. meter | 3,990 USD |
| Rent apartment | Apartment Outside of Centre | 1 sq. meter | 2,014 USD |
| Salary | Disposable Salary | 1 month | 469 USD |
| Mortgage | Interest Rate | 1 year | 9.72 |
Ratings
Main factors in Ho Chi Minh City
- Leisure quality
- 8.1
- Quality of life
- 6.4
- Travelers rating
- 9.5
- Travelers rating
- 5.4
- English speaking
- 5.4
- Nightlife
- 8.4
- Coworking spaces
- 8.2
- Traffic
- 5.8
- Free WIFI
- 8.2
- Avg. internet speed, Mb/s
- 10
Safety in Ho Chi Minh City
Availability of prices in Ho Chi Minh City
Comfort in Ho Chi Minh City
Weather, climate, temperature by months in Ho Chi Minh City
| Season | Autumn | Winter | Spring | Summer | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Year |
| Record high, °C | 38 | 38 | 37 | 37 | 38 | 40 | 38 | 38 | 39 | 38 | 41 | 37 | 41 |
| Average high, °C | 31 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 |
| Average temperature, °C | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 |
| Average low, °C | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 |
| Record low, °C | 20 | 20 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 21 | 17 | 21 | 13 |
| Rain, days | 13 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 83 |
| Fog, days | 20 | 22 | 20 | 24 | 26 | 21 | 24 | 21 | 21 | 18 | 20 | 18 | 255 |
| Thunderstorms, days | 13 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 85 |
| Average precipitation, mm. | 342 | 261 | 119 | 48 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 53 | 216 | 313 | 295 | 271 | 1938 |
| Relative humidity, % | 90 | 90 | 85 | 80 | 75 | 70 | 70 | 75 | 80 | 85 | 85 | 85 | 81 |
| Relative humidity morning, % | 92 | 92 | 90 | 87 | 87 | 85 | 83 | 83 | 86 | 89 | 90 | 91 | 88 |
| Relative humidity evening, % | 72 | 73 | 65 | 58 | 51 | 50 | 52 | 56 | 65 | 71 | 70 | 71 | 63 |
| Wind speed, km/h | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 |
| Day Length, часов | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 |
| Dew point, °C | 23 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 264 |
| Growing degree-day, °C | 500 | 482 | 467 | 465 | 465 | 439 | 551 | 567 | 551 | 500 | 517 | 517 | 6021 |
| Solar radiation, global, Mj/m2 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 19 |