Amsterdam vs Ho Chi Minh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Amsterdam Ho Chi Minh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2545
$702
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5759
$1978
🏠 One person rent
$1649
$349
🏘️ Family rent
$2742
$750
🍽️ Food expenses
$538
$211
🚐 Transport expenses
$217
$67.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3788
$457
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
95
66
😀 Quality of life
94
66
🏙️ Population
921K
10.4M

The cost of living in Amsterdam is 262% more expensive than in Ho Chi Minh. Cities ranked 612th and 6786th ($2545 vs $702) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in the Netherlands and Vietnam, respectively. Check the Netherlands vs Vietnam comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Amsterdam compared to 0.7 months in Ho Chi Minh. Amsterdam ranked 1st best city to live in the Netherlands vs Ho Chi Minh ranked 1st in Vietnam, while ranked 37th and 4217th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Amsterdam vs Ho Chi Minh

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Amsterdam Ho Chi Minh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18.4
$1.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$77.4
$22.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.6
$4.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.35
$1.07
☕ Cappuccino
$4.1
$2.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.18
$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1693
$428
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1379
$258
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2979
$1064
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2298
$568
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$159
$46.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$260
$72.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$48.3
$11
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.88%
9.9%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9157
$4519
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5939
$2063
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.61
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$90.9
$7.56
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$27.3
$5.78
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.1
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.46
$1.51
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.01
$1.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.69
$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.73
$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$3.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.9
$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$3.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$1.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$1.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.3
$1.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$1.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.49
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.3
$0.87
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.94
$9.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.46
$0.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.1
$1.23
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.93
$2.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.53
$3.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.21
$1.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.38
$0.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.6
$26.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.8
$4.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$41.1
$31.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.9
$3.08
👖 Brand Jeans
$83.1
$36.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1976
$306
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10734
$16779

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Cities near Amsterdam

Distance City Cost of living
14 km or 8.8 mi Purmerend
$2001
18 km or 11 mi Haarlem
$2465
21 km or 13 mi IJmuiden
$2092
22 km or 14 mi Almere
$1647
25 km or 16 mi Zandvoort
$2135
26 km or 16 mi Hilversum
$1894
26 km or 16 mi Huizen
$1897
35 km or 22 mi Langedijk
$1958
36 km or 22 mi Utrecht
$2055
38 km or 23 mi Leiden
$2205
38 km or 24 mi Oegstgeest
$2000
40 km or 25 mi Zeist
$1939
42 km or 26 mi Lelystad
$1501
48 km or 30 mi Leidschendam
$1850
49 km or 30 mi Harderwijk
$1796
52 km or 32 mi The Hague
$1886
53 km or 33 mi Scheveningen
$1836
55 km or 34 mi Delft
$1804
57 km or 36 mi Dronten
$1729
59 km or 36 mi Rotterdam
$2013
60 km or 37 mi Veenendaal
$1841
61 km or 38 mi Ridderkerk
$1890
64 km or 40 mi Sliedrecht
$1873
64 km or 40 mi Ede
$1818
65 km or 40 mi Elburg
$1793
66 km or 41 mi Tiel
$1919
67 km or 42 mi Zaltbommel
$1877
70 km or 43 mi Wageningen
$1756
72 km or 45 mi Kampen
$1770
75 km or 47 mi Apeldoorn
$1942
76 km or 47 mi Texel
$1864
81 km or 50 mi 's-Hertogenbosch
$1876
82 km or 51 mi Arnhem
$1697
83 km or 51 mi Zwolle
$1725
83 km or 52 mi Zwartewaterland
$1761
86 km or 54 mi Deventer
$1901
89 km or 55 mi Nijmegen
$1746
89 km or 55 mi Sneek
$1734
89 km or 55 mi Breda
$1822
91 km or 57 mi Tilburg
$1833

Cities near Ho Chi Minh

Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Thu Dau Mot
$550
25 km or 15 mi Bien Hoa
$479
72 km or 45 mi Vung Tau
$534
96 km or 60 mi Svay Rieng
$694
113 km or 70 mi Sa Dec
$515
127 km or 79 mi Can Tho
$463
141 km or 88 mi Long Xuyen
$509
153 km or 95 mi Soc Trang
$522
162 km or 100 mi Prey Veng
$711
167 km or 104 mi Phan Thiet
$566
181 km or 112 mi Mui Ne
$553
184 km or 114 mi Kampong Cham
$555
189 km or 117 mi Rach Gia
$518
198 km or 123 mi Bac Lieu
$516
205 km or 127 mi Phnom Penh
$802
233 km or 145 mi Da Lat
$512
244 km or 151 mi Ca Mau
$520
257 km or 160 mi Buon Ma Thuot
$521
270 km or 168 mi Phan Rang-Thap Cham
$526
271 km or 168 mi Kampot
$569
300 km or 186 mi Phu Quoc
$524
309 km or 192 mi Stung Treng
$628
320 km or 199 mi Nha Trang
$554
343 km or 213 mi Sihanoukville
$755
414 km or 257 mi Siem Reap
$587
433 km or 269 mi Qui Nhon
$518
452 km or 281 mi Battambang
$539
488 km or 303 mi Ko Chang
$614
502 km or 312 mi Serei Saophoan
$579
527 km or 327 mi Ubon Ratchathani
$534
533 km or 331 mi Quang Ngai
$436
584 km or 363 mi Klaeng
$619
592 km or 368 mi Hoi An
$547
605 km or 376 mi Da Nang
$601
637 km or 396 mi Hue
$422
663 km or 412 mi Nong Prue
$653
664 km or 413 mi Chaophraya Surasak
$647
668 km or 415 mi Pattaya
$665
670 km or 416 mi Laem Chabang
$648
676 km or 420 mi Nakhon Ratchasima
$518