Salary Equivalence

Ho Chi Minh City

Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam — cost-of-living and salary purchasing-power profile with a price-level index of 38.0 (New York City = 100).

Key figures

Price level index38.0
Rent index28.0
Population8,993,000

About Ho Chi Minh City

Ho Chi Minh City has a composite price-level index of 38.0 (New York City = 100) and a rent index of 28.0, making it a relatively affordable city. It is home to roughly 9.0 million people and uses the VND. The calculators below convert any salary to and from Ho Chi Minh City so you can judge a move in real purchasing-power terms rather than raw currency.

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Frequently asked questions

How expensive is Ho Chi Minh City?

Ho Chi Minh City has a composite price-level index of 38.0 (NYC = 100) and a rent index of 28.0.

What currency is used in Ho Chi Minh City?

Ho Chi Minh City uses the VND.

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Dr. Elena Vasquez
Lead Economist, Cost-of-Living Research

Elena holds a PhD in Economics and has spent 12 years modelling purchasing-power parity and regional price indices.

PhD Economics, LSEFormer OECD statistics fellow
✓ Reviewed by Priya Nair, Data Quality Reviewer.
Last updated 2026-06-01

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