Albuquerque vs Ho Chi Minh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Albuquerque Ho Chi Minh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2026
$762
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5037
$1930
🏠 One person rent
$1168
$409
🏘️ Family rent
$2063
$723
🍽️ Food expenses
$606
$205
🚐 Transport expenses
$95.4
$71
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3847
$340
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
27
67
😀 Quality of life
83
69
🏙️ Population
565K
14M

The cost of living in Albuquerque is 166% more expensive than in Ho Chi Minh. Cities ranked 1965th and 6919th ($2026 vs $762) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1541st and 1st in the United States and Vietnam, respectively. Check the United States vs Vietnam comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Albuquerque compared to 0.4 months in Ho Chi Minh. Albuquerque ranked 185th best city to live in the United States vs Ho Chi Minh ranked 1st in Vietnam, while ranked 561st and 4450th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Albuquerque vs Ho Chi Minh

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Albuquerque Ho Chi Minh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19
$1.95
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$73.4
$19.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.3
$4.35
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.02
$1.15
☕ Cappuccino
$5.25
$1.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.76
$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1143
$547
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$961
$289
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2114
$1009
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1766
$526
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$102
$59
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$159
$90.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68.8
$9.58
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.31%
8.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2420
$4266
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2241
$1950
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.94
$0.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.8
$11.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.3
$5.91
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.78
$0.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.96
$1.51
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.13
$0.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.94
$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.43
$1.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$3.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.2
$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.81
$2.67
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.96
$1.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.67
$1.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$1.14
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.17
$1.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.78
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.66
$0.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.1
$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.17
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.5
$1.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.32
$1.74
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.24
$3.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.98
$1.1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.87
$0.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$45.3
$20.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.7
$3.48
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$123
$27.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.3
$8.79
👖 Brand Jeans
$50.8
$46.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.2
$96.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1491
$329
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24972
$14995

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$2510
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$3022
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$540
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$419
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$525
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$708
113 km or 70 mi Sa Dec
$519
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$456
141 km or 88 mi Long Xuyen
$514
153 km or 95 mi Soc Trang
$523
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$760
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$500
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$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
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$526
257 km or 160 mi Buon Ma Thuot
$535
270 km or 168 mi Phan Rang-Thap Cham
$543
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$587
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$530
309 km or 192 mi Stung Treng
$652
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$541
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$764
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$679
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$519
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$575
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$763
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$629
527 km or 327 mi Ubon Ratchathani
$583
533 km or 331 mi Quang Ngai
$410
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$768
592 km or 368 mi Hoi An
$613
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$660
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$380
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$846
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$823
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$874
670 km or 416 mi Laem Chabang
$838
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$610