Cost of living comparison

 Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
compared to
 Moscow, Russia
Moscow vs. Ho Chi Minh City Cost of Living Summary

Moscow is 51.1% more expensive than Ho Chi Minh City.

Restaurants
pay 2.4 times more in Moscow
Groceries
pay 6.4% less in Moscow
Transportation
pay 15.5% more in Moscow
Housing
pay 50.5% more in Moscow
Childcare
pay 28.3% more in Moscow
Entertainment and Sports
pay 63.9% more in Moscow
Clothing
pay 69.7% more in Moscow

The cost of restaurants, clothing, entertainment and sports, housing, childcare, and transportation in Moscow are more expensive than in Ho Chi Minh City. Notably, restaurants is significantly more expensive in Moscow.

Moscow vs. Ho Chi Minh City Cost Breakdown

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

pay 2.4 times more for restaurants

 
Ho Chi Minh City
Moscow
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $1.98
₫51,672
$9.19
RUB720.41
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$4.85
₫126,597
$5.10
RUB400.23
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.51
₫13,331
$1.07
RUB84.07

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pay 6.4% less for groceries

 
Ho Chi Minh City
Moscow
Bread
1 loaf
$1.07
₫28,012
$0.62
RUB48.51
Local cheese (8 oz) $5.90
₫154,047
$4.41
RUB345.49
Milk (1 gallon) $5.76
₫150,464
$3.57
RUB279.69

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pay 15.5% more for transportation

 
Ho Chi Minh City
Moscow
Gasoline (1 gallon) $3.56
₫92,911
$2.22
RUB173.94
Monthly public transit pass $13.05
₫341,036
$28.58
RUB2,241.27
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $38,763.85
₫1,012,772,195
$30,621.85
RUB2,401,357.37

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pay 50.5% more for housing

 
Ho Chi Minh City
Moscow
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$9.69
₫253,153
$6.38
RUB500.19
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $476.20
₫12,441,655
$960.52
RUB75,323.74
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $305.20
₫7,973,851
$583.26
RUB45,739.32

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pay 28.3% more for childcare

 
Ho Chi Minh City
Moscow
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $252.71
₫6,602,540
$466.53
RUB36,585.39
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $14,438.55
₫377,231,807
$10,413.52
RUB816,625.48

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pay 63.9% more for entertainment and sports

 
Ho Chi Minh City
Moscow
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $1.19
₫31,003
$3.06
RUB240.14
Cappuccino in mid-range area $1.94
₫50,742
$2.52
RUB197.96
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$1.38
₫36,170
$2.45
RUB192.11

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pay 69.7% more for clothing

 
Ho Chi Minh City
Moscow
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$30.06
₫785,415
$81.16
RUB6,364.18
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$25.09
₫655,419
$42.31
RUB3,317.77
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$98.26
₫2,567,285
$108.95
RUB8,544.03

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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: June 2025
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