City comparison
Cost of living in Ho Chi Minh City vs Tbilisi
One person needs about €799 a month in Ho Chi Minh City and €884 in Tbilisi, rent included — Ho Chi Minh City is 11% cheaper overall.
Salary you'd need to keep the same lifestyle
Enter your current net monthly pay. We scale it by the full cost basket — rent, groceries, transport, utilities, eating out and internet.
To live in Tbilisi the way you live in Ho Chi Minh City on €3,000, you need
€3,319/ month net
11% more than today (+€319)
- Ho Chi Minh City today
- Basket €799 · left over €2,201 (73%)
- Tbilisi at the matched salary
- Basket €884 · left over €2,435 (73%)
Local pay context: average tech net pay covers the basket 170% over in Tbilisi (comfortable) vs 163% in Ho Chi Minh City. Purchasing power index · How we calculate this
🇻🇳 Ho Chi Minh City
Very low burn rate and a fast-growing dev scene; visas need planning.
Monthly budget: €799
Sources: Eurostat, Harmonised price indices (2025) · 0 community reports
🇬🇪 Tbilisi
One-year visa-free stays and the lowest cost base of any city we track in the region.
Monthly budget: €884
Sources: Geostat, CPI & average wages survey (2025) · 143 community reports
Should you move to Ho Chi Minh City or Tbilisi?
On salary, Tbilisi pays more for tech roles (€1,500 versus €1,300 a month), so the money left over after costs is €616 in Tbilisi at the top end.
Rent drives most of the gap: €480 in Ho Chi Minh City against €520 in Tbilisi. Groceries, transport and utilities move far less between the two.
For remote workers, the nomad index scores Ho Chi Minh City at 77 and Tbilisi at 72 — see the full nomad index and our data methodology.