Ahmedabad vs Ho Chi Minh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ahmedabad Ho Chi Minh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$437
$762
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1053
$1930
🏠 One person rent
$155
$409
🏘️ Family rent
$265
$723
🍽️ Food expenses
$182
$205
🚐 Transport expenses
$52.6
$71
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$357
$340
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
58
67
😀 Quality of life
63
69
🏙️ Population
7.65M
14M

The cost of living in Ahmedabad is 43% less expensive than in Ho Chi Minh. Cities ranked 8910th and 6919th ($437 vs $762) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 15th and 1st in India and Vietnam, respectively. Check India vs Vietnam comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Ahmedabad compared to 0.4 months in Ho Chi Minh. Ahmedabad ranked 12th best city to live in India vs Ho Chi Minh ranked 1st in Vietnam, while ranked 5632nd and 4450th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ahmedabad vs Ho Chi Minh

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Ahmedabad Ho Chi Minh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.57
$1.95
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$16.4
$19.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.39
$4.35
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.14
$1.15
☕ Cappuccino
$2.34
$1.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.45
$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$145
$547
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$109
$289
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$257
$1009
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$197
$526
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$31.2
$59
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.6
$90.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$7.6
$9.58
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.89%
8.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$894
$4266
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$604
$1950
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.25
$0.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$6.52
$11.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.31
$5.91
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.08
$0.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.73
$1.51
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.57
$0.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.1
$1.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.55
$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.01
$3.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.05
$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$2.67
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$1.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$1.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.62
$1.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$1.14
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$1.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.21
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.95
$0.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.97
$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.35
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.88
$1.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.07
$1.74
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.7
$3.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.22
$1.1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.98
$0.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$14
$20.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.85
$3.48
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$22.9
$27.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.21
$8.79
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.4
$46.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$55.9
$96.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$43
$329
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1491
$14995

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23 km or 15 mi Gandhinagar
$401
47 km or 29 mi Nadiad
$373
66 km or 41 mi Mehsana
$378
103 km or 64 mi Vadodara
$382
110 km or 68 mi Godhra
$366
148 km or 92 mi Bhavnagar
$287
200 km or 124 mi Rajkot
$310
206 km or 128 mi Udaipur
$326
208 km or 130 mi Surat
$693
234 km or 145 mi Navsari
$286
256 km or 159 mi Ratlam
$297
299 km or 186 mi Bhuj
$284
314 km or 195 mi Pali
$317
327 km or 203 mi Ujjain
$257
332 km or 206 mi Bhilwara
$331
336 km or 209 mi Indore
$355
343 km or 213 mi Malegaon
$362
343 km or 213 mi Porbandar
$324
359 km or 223 mi Nashik
$346
381 km or 237 mi Jalgaon
$302
385 km or 239 mi Jodhpur
$330
397 km or 246 mi Vasai
$294
407 km or 253 mi Kota
$326
418 km or 260 mi Bhiwandi
$355
424 km or 264 mi Kalyan
$379
430 km or 267 mi Thane
$475
435 km or 270 mi Ajmer
$269
447 km or 278 mi Navi Mumbai
$504
451 km or 280 mi Aurangabad
$344
453 km or 281 mi Mumbai
$733
456 km or 283 mi Mirpur Khas
$392
495 km or 308 mi Bhopal
$360
501 km or 311 mi Hyderabad
$365
519 km or 322 mi Pune
$502
523 km or 325 mi Akola
$286
537 km or 333 mi Vidisha
$329
544 km or 338 mi Jaipur
$382
553 km or 343 mi Nawabshah
$326
560 km or 348 mi Bikaner
$289
571 km or 355 mi Sikar
$325

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Thu Dau Mot
$540
25 km or 15 mi Bien Hoa
$419
72 km or 45 mi Vung Tau
$525
96 km or 60 mi Svay Rieng
$708
113 km or 70 mi Sa Dec
$519
127 km or 79 mi Can Tho
$456
141 km or 88 mi Long Xuyen
$514
153 km or 95 mi Soc Trang
$523
162 km or 100 mi Prey Veng
$760
167 km or 104 mi Phan Thiet
$500
181 km or 112 mi Mui Ne
$506
184 km or 114 mi Kampong Cham
$501
189 km or 117 mi Rach Gia
$535
198 km or 123 mi Bac Lieu
$512
205 km or 127 mi Phnom Penh
$882
233 km or 145 mi Da Lat
$572
244 km or 151 mi Ca Mau
$526
257 km or 160 mi Buon Ma Thuot
$535
270 km or 168 mi Phan Rang-Thap Cham
$543
271 km or 168 mi Kampot
$587
300 km or 186 mi Phu Quoc
$530
309 km or 192 mi Stung Treng
$652
320 km or 199 mi Nha Trang
$541
343 km or 213 mi Sihanoukville
$764
414 km or 257 mi Siem Reap
$679
433 km or 269 mi Qui Nhon
$519
452 km or 281 mi Battambang
$575
488 km or 303 mi Ko Chang
$763
502 km or 312 mi Serei Saophoan
$629
527 km or 327 mi Ubon Ratchathani
$583
533 km or 331 mi Quang Ngai
$410
584 km or 363 mi Klaeng
$768
592 km or 368 mi Hoi An
$613
605 km or 376 mi Da Nang
$660
637 km or 396 mi Hue
$380
663 km or 412 mi Nong Prue
$846
664 km or 413 mi Chaophraya Surasak
$823
668 km or 415 mi Pattaya
$874
670 km or 416 mi Laem Chabang
$838
676 km or 420 mi Nakhon Ratchasima
$610