A person living in Ho Chi Minh City or Hanoi will have a relatively cheaper cost of living than someone living in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, according to data from Numbeo’s Cost of Living Index 2022.

According to data from Numbeo’s 2022 Cost of Living Index, Singapore is the most expensive city to live in Southeast Asia, second is Phnom Penh (Cambodia) and third is Bangkok (Thailand).
Living in Ho Chi Minh City is comparatively cheaper than Bangkok, Phnom Penh, but more expensive than Jakarta, Penang… While Hanoi is cheaper than many other major cities in Southeast Asia, behind Pattaya, Manila, Jakarta, Penang…
In terms of countries and territories, according to Numbeo, Vietnam ranks 87th in the world and 25th in Asia.

In Southeast Asia, Vietnam ranks 5th after Singapore, Cambodia, Brunei and Thailand, ahead of Malaysia, the Philippines, Myanmar and Indonesia. Laos and East Timor are not on Numbeo’s list.
@ cafefu

