Amsterdam vs Ho Chi Minh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Amsterdam Ho Chi Minh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2859
$744
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6482
$2071
🏠 One person rent
$1887
$376
🏘️ Family rent
$3118
$848
🍽️ Food expenses
$599
$219
🚐 Transport expenses
$216
$75.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4389
$488
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
95
66
😀 Quality of life
95
65
🏙️ Population
921K
9.39M

The cost of living in Amsterdam is 284% more expensive than in Ho Chi Minh. Cities ranked 252nd and 6692nd ($2859 vs $744) 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 25th and 4277th among best cities to live in the world.

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Amsterdam Ho Chi Minh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$20
$2.27
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$85.7
$24.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$14.3
$4.89
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.72
$1.21
☕ Cappuccino
$4.45
$1.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.44
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1928
$444
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1599
$284
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3529
$1185
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2619
$655
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$172
$49.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$267
$76.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$49.6
$10.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.24%
9.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10663
$4095
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7824
$2072
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.81
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$91.7
$13.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.1
$5.91
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.28
$0.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.41
$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.22
$1.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$0.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.01
$1.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$3.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.6
$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$3.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$1.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$1.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.98
$1.22
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$1.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$1.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.76
$0.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.41
$12.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.62
$0.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12.6
$1.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.16
$1.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.66
$3.58
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.24
$1.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.44
$0.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$62.8
$25.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.8
$4.42
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$42.3
$21
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.8
$9.66
👖 Brand Jeans
$99.1
$32.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$113
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2462
$263
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13828
$14503

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Distance City Cost of living
14 km or 8.8 mi Purmerend
$2064
18 km or 11 mi Haarlem
$2373
21 km or 13 mi IJmuiden
$2170
22 km or 14 mi Almere
$2076
25 km or 16 mi Zandvoort
$2246
26 km or 16 mi Hilversum
$2180
26 km or 16 mi Huizen
$2072
35 km or 22 mi Langedijk
$2088
36 km or 22 mi Utrecht
$2184
38 km or 23 mi Leiden
$2228
38 km or 24 mi Oegstgeest
$2039
40 km or 25 mi Zeist
$2375
42 km or 26 mi Lelystad
$1412
48 km or 30 mi Leidschendam
$2053
49 km or 30 mi Harderwijk
$1916
52 km or 32 mi The Hague
$2094
53 km or 33 mi Scheveningen
$2010
55 km or 34 mi Delft
$1991
57 km or 36 mi Dronten
$1821
59 km or 36 mi Rotterdam
$2219
60 km or 37 mi Veenendaal
$1916
61 km or 38 mi Ridderkerk
$2034
64 km or 40 mi Sliedrecht
$1987
64 km or 40 mi Ede
$1782
65 km or 40 mi Elburg
$1897
66 km or 41 mi Tiel
$1968
67 km or 42 mi Zaltbommel
$1985
70 km or 43 mi Wageningen
$1831
72 km or 45 mi Kampen
$1891
75 km or 47 mi Apeldoorn
$2027
76 km or 47 mi Texel
$1994
81 km or 50 mi 's-Hertogenbosch
$1953
82 km or 51 mi Arnhem
$1661
83 km or 51 mi Zwolle
$1841
83 km or 52 mi Zwartewaterland
$1886
86 km or 54 mi Deventer
$2006
89 km or 55 mi Nijmegen
$1827
89 km or 55 mi Sneek
$1845
89 km or 55 mi Breda
$1750
91 km or 57 mi Tilburg
$1865

Cities near Ho Chi Minh

Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Thu Dau Mot
$541
25 km or 15 mi Bien Hoa
$445
72 km or 45 mi Vung Tau
$512
96 km or 60 mi Svay Rieng
$689
113 km or 70 mi Sa Dec
$521
127 km or 79 mi Can Tho
$469
141 km or 88 mi Long Xuyen
$516
153 km or 95 mi Soc Trang
$529
162 km or 100 mi Prey Veng
$711
167 km or 104 mi Phan Thiet
$521
181 km or 112 mi Mui Ne
$516
184 km or 114 mi Kampong Cham
$514
189 km or 117 mi Rach Gia
$534
198 km or 123 mi Bac Lieu
$515
205 km or 127 mi Phnom Penh
$819
233 km or 145 mi Da Lat
$531
244 km or 151 mi Ca Mau
$525
257 km or 160 mi Buon Ma Thuot
$515
270 km or 168 mi Phan Rang-Thap Cham
$521
271 km or 168 mi Kampot
$582
300 km or 186 mi Phu Quoc
$529
309 km or 192 mi Stung Treng
$626
320 km or 199 mi Nha Trang
$549
343 km or 213 mi Sihanoukville
$754
414 km or 257 mi Siem Reap
$630
433 km or 269 mi Qui Nhon
$515
452 km or 281 mi Battambang
$533
488 km or 303 mi Ko Chang
$697
502 km or 312 mi Serei Saophoan
$633
527 km or 327 mi Ubon Ratchathani
$561
533 km or 331 mi Quang Ngai
$433
584 km or 363 mi Klaeng
$703
592 km or 368 mi Hoi An
$547
605 km or 376 mi Da Nang
$610
637 km or 396 mi Hue
$407
663 km or 412 mi Nong Prue
$773
664 km or 413 mi Chaophraya Surasak
$758
668 km or 415 mi Pattaya
$800
670 km or 416 mi Laem Chabang
$769
676 km or 420 mi Nakhon Ratchasima
$564