Antwerp vs Ho Chi Minh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Antwerp Ho Chi Minh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1834
$726
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4433
$1883
🏠 One person rent
$929
$370
🏘️ Family rent
$1527
$634
🍽️ Food expenses
$618
$208
🚐 Transport expenses
$149
$70.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3013
$500
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
87
67
😀 Quality of life
90
71
🏙️ Population
529K
14M

The cost of living in Antwerp is 153% more expensive than in Ho Chi Minh. Cities ranked 2660th and 7123rd ($1834 vs $726) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 21st and 1st in Belgium and Vietnam, respectively. Check Belgium vs Vietnam comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Antwerp compared to 0.7 months in Ho Chi Minh. Antwerp ranked 3rd best city to live in Belgium vs Ho Chi Minh ranked 1st in Vietnam, while ranked 190th and 3396th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Antwerp vs Ho Chi Minh

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Antwerp Ho Chi Minh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$20.7
$2.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$91
$19
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.7
$4.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.5
$1.14
☕ Cappuccino
$4.2
$1.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.72
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$891
$512
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$711
$248
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1501
$904
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1217
$437
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$130
$60
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$201
$93.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$52.3
$9.78
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.57%
8.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4523
$4456
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3139
$1839
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.49
$0.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$56.4
$11.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.3
$5.72
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2
$0.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.37
$1.57
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.4
$1.06
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$1.03
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.98
$1.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.3
$11.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.8
$3.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.6
$10.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.36
$2.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.54
$1.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.64
$1.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.56
$1.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$1.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$1.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.72
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.03
$0.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.13
$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.91
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12.5
$1.33
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$13.9
$1.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.64
$3.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.05
$1.09
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.65
$0.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.2
$22.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.3
$3.45
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$32.1
$29.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.8
$7.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$110
$52.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$93.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$867
$379
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$20056
$17174

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Distance City Cost of living
6.2 km or 3.9 mi Mortsel
$1688
11 km or 6.6 mi Beveren
$1829
15 km or 9.3 mi Lier
$1743
19 km or 12 mi Sint-Niklaas
$1799
23 km or 14 mi Mechelen
$1848
26 km or 16 mi Zemst
$1833
28 km or 17 mi Heist-op-den-Berg
$1757
30 km or 19 mi Herentals
$1476
31 km or 19 mi Dendermonde
$1769
32 km or 20 mi Lokeren
$1742
32 km or 20 mi Bergen op Zoom
$2143
32 km or 20 mi Hoogstraten
$1740
32 km or 20 mi Vilvoorde
$1844
35 km or 22 mi Roosendaal
$2087
39 km or 24 mi Schaerbeek
$1896
39 km or 24 mi Turnhout
$1739
39 km or 24 mi Herent
$1845
40 km or 25 mi Aarschot
$1799
41 km or 25 mi Aalst
$1881
41 km or 25 mi Woluwe-Saint-Lambert
$1837
41 km or 26 mi Brussels
$2030
42 km or 26 mi Geel
$1738
42 km or 26 mi Etten-Leur
$1970
43 km or 27 mi Anderlecht
$1926
43 km or 27 mi Leuven
$1895
44 km or 27 mi Dilbeek
$1861
45 km or 28 mi Saint-Gilles
$1895
45 km or 28 mi Forest
$1969
45 km or 28 mi Tervuren
$1874
46 km or 29 mi Scherpenheuvel-Zichem
$1763
46 km or 29 mi Watermael-Boitsfort
$1870
48 km or 30 mi Goes
$2460
49 km or 30 mi Breda
$2112
49 km or 31 mi Overijse
$1832
49 km or 31 mi Sint-Pieters-Leeuw
$1866
50 km or 31 mi Ninove
$1799
51 km or 32 mi Ghent
$1817
52 km or 33 mi Diest
$1759
55 km or 34 mi Halle
$1843
56 km or 35 mi Waterloo
$1993

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Thu Dau Mot
$522
25 km or 15 mi Bien Hoa
$414
72 km or 45 mi Vung Tau
$503
96 km or 60 mi Svay Rieng
$721
113 km or 70 mi Sa Dec
$519
127 km or 79 mi Can Tho
$455
141 km or 88 mi Long Xuyen
$508
153 km or 95 mi Soc Trang
$523
162 km or 100 mi Prey Veng
$776
167 km or 104 mi Phan Thiet
$480
181 km or 112 mi Mui Ne
$493
184 km or 114 mi Kampong Cham
$518
189 km or 117 mi Rach Gia
$530
198 km or 123 mi Bac Lieu
$506
205 km or 127 mi Phnom Penh
$893
233 km or 145 mi Da Lat
$563
244 km or 151 mi Ca Mau
$517
257 km or 160 mi Buon Ma Thuot
$528
270 km or 168 mi Phan Rang-Thap Cham
$533
271 km or 168 mi Kampot
$582
300 km or 186 mi Phu Quoc
$518
309 km or 192 mi Stung Treng
$668
320 km or 199 mi Nha Trang
$540
343 km or 213 mi Sihanoukville
$766
414 km or 257 mi Siem Reap
$679
433 km or 269 mi Qui Nhon
$515
452 km or 281 mi Battambang
$601
488 km or 303 mi Ko Chang
$718
502 km or 312 mi Serei Saophoan
$644
527 km or 327 mi Ubon Ratchathani
$543
533 km or 331 mi Quang Ngai
$407
584 km or 363 mi Klaeng
$724
592 km or 368 mi Hoi An
$609
605 km or 376 mi Da Nang
$699
637 km or 396 mi Hue
$375
663 km or 412 mi Nong Prue
$809
664 km or 413 mi Chaophraya Surasak
$784
668 km or 415 mi Pattaya
$839
670 km or 416 mi Laem Chabang
$799
676 km or 420 mi Nakhon Ratchasima
$586