Ho Chi Minh City prices
How much does iced milk coffee in saigon (cà phê sữa đá) cost in Ho Chi Minh City?
Locals pay 15k–25k for iced milk coffee in saigon (cà phê sữa đá). Visitors are often quoted 40k–60k.
Locals pay
15k–25k
per cup
Often quoted to visitors
40k–60k
about 2.5× the local price
What to expect
Compared: street and blue-stool cafés against tourist cafés in District 1.
By neighbourhood
The same thing costs a little more where rents are high.
- District 1 (Quận 1)Tourist and commercial center adds 20-30% due to prime commercial rents.19k–31k
- Thảo Điền / Phú Mỹ Hưng (D2 / D7)Expat enclaves with slightly higher service prices.18k–30k
- Standard HCMC DistrictsStandard baseline local neighborhood price (D3, Bình Thạnh, Phú Nhuận...).15k–25k
- Outer DistrictsSuburban or outer districts (D9, D12, Bình Chánh...).14k–23k
If you're quoted 40k–60k
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Đắt quá, 25 nghìn được không?
Too expensive, how about 25,000₫?
The item in Vietnamese: Cà phê sữa đá
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Common questions
- How much does iced milk coffee in saigon (cà phê sữa đá) cost in Ho Chi Minh City?
- Locals pay about 15k–25k per cup. Compared: street and blue-stool cafés against tourist cafés in District 1.
- How much are visitors quoted for iced milk coffee in saigon (cà phê sữa đá)?
- Visitors are often quoted 40k–60k, about 2.5 times the middle of the local range.
- How were these prices checked?
- Prices checked against 2025–2026 sources. Updated October 2026. They are typical ranges, not guarantees, and vary by shop, neighbourhood and how tourist-facing the place is.
Other Ho Chi Minh City prices
Prices checked against 2025–2026 sources. Updated October 2026. They are typical ranges, not guarantees, and vary by shop, neighbourhood and how tourist-facing the place is.