Athens vs Ho Chi Minh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Athens Ho Chi Minh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1462
$762
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3581
$1930
🏠 One person rent
$722
$409
🏘️ Family rent
$1260
$723
🍽️ Food expenses
$510
$205
🚐 Transport expenses
$95.1
$71
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1363
$340
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
91
67
😀 Quality of life
81
69
🏙️ Population
643K
14M

The cost of living in Athens is 92% more expensive than in Ho Chi Minh. Cities ranked 4184th and 6919th ($1462 vs $762) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 1st in Greece and Vietnam, respectively. Check Greece vs Vietnam comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Athens compared to 0.4 months in Ho Chi Minh. Athens ranked 1st best city to live in Greece vs Ho Chi Minh ranked 1st in Vietnam, while ranked 639th and 4450th 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
$16.7
$1.95
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$63.9
$19.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10
$4.35
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.25
$1.15
☕ Cappuccino
$4.6
$1.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.69
$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$676
$547
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$533
$289
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1248
$1009
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$976
$526
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$128
$59
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$197
$90.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.4
$9.58
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.65%
8.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4084
$4266
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3602
$1950
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.43
$0.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$32.6
$11.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.6
$5.91
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.11
$0.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.94
$1.51
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.55
$0.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.83
$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.18
$1.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.4
$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$3.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.8
$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$2.67
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$1.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$1.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.14
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$1.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.69
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.7
$0.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.2
$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.96
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.27
$1.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.99
$1.74
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.55
$3.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.05
$1.1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.85
$0.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.2
$20.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.5
$3.48
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$55.1
$27.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.7
$8.79
👖 Brand Jeans
$105
$46.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$96.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$641
$329
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13299
$14995

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Distance City Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi Kallithea
$1318
4 km or 2.5 mi Nea Smyrni
$1304
5 km or 3.1 mi Peristeri
$1192
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Palaio Faliro
$1410
6.5 km or 4 mi Nea Filadelfeia
$1279
6.7 km or 4.2 mi Nea Ionia
$1286
7.3 km or 4.5 mi Piraeus
$1240
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Nikaia
$1187
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Argyroupoli
$1468
12 km or 7.2 mi Glyfada
$1663
15 km or 9 mi Kifissia
$1426
15 km or 9.1 mi Voula
$1497
15 km or 9.4 mi Aspropyrgos
$1046
16 km or 10 mi Eleusis
$1139
20 km or 12 mi Salamina
$1069
55 km or 34 mi Chalcis
$1199
69 km or 43 mi Corinth
$1031
129 km or 80 mi Tripoli
$1165
151 km or 94 mi Lamia
$954
154 km or 96 mi Mykonos
$2084
168 km or 104 mi Volos
$1130
176 km or 109 mi Patras
$1104
178 km or 111 mi Kalamata
$1169
214 km or 133 mi Agrinio
$1010
216 km or 134 mi Chios
$1272
216 km or 134 mi Larissa
$1150
219 km or 136 mi Karditsa
$1124
231 km or 143 mi Santorini
$1900
243 km or 151 mi Trikala
$1110
275 km or 171 mi Mytilene
$1079
275 km or 171 mi Katerini
$1047
275 km or 171 mi Chania
$1320
298 km or 185 mi Rethymno
$1207
302 km or 188 mi Thessaloniki
$1272
303 km or 188 mi Izmir
$1040
307 km or 191 mi Kozani
$1068
311 km or 193 mi Ioannina
$1075
311 km or 193 mi Kusadasi
$822
311 km or 193 mi Veria
$1013
315 km or 196 mi Crete
$1360

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Thu Dau Mot
$540
25 km or 15 mi Bien Hoa
$419
72 km or 45 mi Vung Tau
$525
96 km or 60 mi Svay Rieng
$708
113 km or 70 mi Sa Dec
$519
127 km or 79 mi Can Tho
$456
141 km or 88 mi Long Xuyen
$514
153 km or 95 mi Soc Trang
$523
162 km or 100 mi Prey Veng
$760
167 km or 104 mi Phan Thiet
$500
181 km or 112 mi Mui Ne
$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
244 km or 151 mi Ca Mau
$526
257 km or 160 mi Buon Ma Thuot
$535
270 km or 168 mi Phan Rang-Thap Cham
$543
271 km or 168 mi Kampot
$587
300 km or 186 mi Phu Quoc
$530
309 km or 192 mi Stung Treng
$652
320 km or 199 mi Nha Trang
$541
343 km or 213 mi Sihanoukville
$764
414 km or 257 mi Siem Reap
$679
433 km or 269 mi Qui Nhon
$519
452 km or 281 mi Battambang
$575
488 km or 303 mi Ko Chang
$763
502 km or 312 mi Serei Saophoan
$629
527 km or 327 mi Ubon Ratchathani
$583
533 km or 331 mi Quang Ngai
$410
584 km or 363 mi Klaeng
$768
592 km or 368 mi Hoi An
$613
605 km or 376 mi Da Nang
$660
637 km or 396 mi Hue
$380
663 km or 412 mi Nong Prue
$846
664 km or 413 mi Chaophraya Surasak
$823
668 km or 415 mi Pattaya
$874
670 km or 416 mi Laem Chabang
$838
676 km or 420 mi Nakhon Ratchasima
$610