Athens vs Ho Chi Minh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Athens Ho Chi Minh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1366
$744
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3344
$2071
🏠 One person rent
$675
$376
🏘️ Family rent
$1210
$848
🍽️ Food expenses
$470
$219
🚐 Transport expenses
$92
$75.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1105
$488
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
90
66
😀 Quality of life
78
65
🏙️ Population
643K
9.39M

The cost of living in Athens is 84% more expensive than in Ho Chi Minh. Cities ranked 4177th and 6692nd ($1366 vs $744) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 1st in Greece and Vietnam, respectively. Check Greece vs Vietnam comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Athens compared to 0.7 months in Ho Chi Minh. Athens ranked 1st best city to live in Greece vs Ho Chi Minh ranked 1st in Vietnam, while ranked 658th and 4277th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Athens vs Ho Chi Minh

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Athens Ho Chi Minh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.3
$2.27
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$54
$24.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.62
$4.89
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.73
$1.21
☕ Cappuccino
$4.1
$1.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.2
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$594
$444
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$495
$284
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1183
$1185
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$928
$655
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$129
$49.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$200
$76.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.4
$10.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.72%
9.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3450
$4095
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3233
$2072
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.34
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.5
$13.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.2
$5.91
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.1
$0.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.83
$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.31
$1.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$0.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.96
$1.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15
$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$3.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$3.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$1.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$1.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$1.22
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$1.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$1.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.63
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.83
$0.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.5
$12.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.77
$0.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.35
$1.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.19
$1.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.37
$3.58
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.13
$1.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.75
$0.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.2
$25.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.77
$4.42
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$55.5
$21
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.7
$9.66
👖 Brand Jeans
$93.2
$32.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$500
$263
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11136
$14503

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Cities near Athens

Distance City Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi Kallithea
$1257
4 km or 2.5 mi Nea Smyrni
$1258
5 km or 3.1 mi Peristeri
$1228
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Palaio Faliro
$1346
6.5 km or 4 mi Nea Filadelfeia
$1262
6.7 km or 4.2 mi Nea Ionia
$1278
7.3 km or 4.5 mi Piraeus
$1143
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Nikaia
$1146
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Argyroupoli
$1399
12 km or 7.2 mi Glyfada
$1528
15 km or 9 mi Kifissia
$1459
15 km or 9.1 mi Voula
$1399
15 km or 9.4 mi Aspropyrgos
$1045
16 km or 10 mi Eleusis
$1106
20 km or 12 mi Salamina
$1054
55 km or 34 mi Chalcis
$1148
69 km or 43 mi Corinth
$1005
129 km or 80 mi Tripoli
$1060
151 km or 94 mi Lamia
$896
154 km or 96 mi Mykonos
$1956
168 km or 104 mi Volos
$1133
176 km or 109 mi Patras
$1080
178 km or 111 mi Kalamata
$1123
214 km or 133 mi Agrinio
$956
216 km or 134 mi Chios
$1198
216 km or 134 mi Larissa
$1019
219 km or 136 mi Karditsa
$1062
231 km or 143 mi Santorini
$1769
243 km or 151 mi Trikala
$1036
275 km or 171 mi Mytilene
$899
275 km or 171 mi Katerini
$989
275 km or 171 mi Chania
$1257
298 km or 185 mi Rethymno
$1120
302 km or 188 mi Thessaloniki
$1223
303 km or 188 mi Izmir
$892
307 km or 191 mi Kozani
$1036
311 km or 193 mi Ioannina
$1094
311 km or 193 mi Kusadasi
$743
311 km or 193 mi Veria
$1050
315 km or 196 mi Crete
$1186

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