Baltimore vs Ho Chi Minh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baltimore Ho Chi Minh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2224
$726
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5241
$1883
🏠 One person rent
$1309
$370
🏘️ Family rent
$2141
$634
🍽️ Food expenses
$623
$208
🚐 Transport expenses
$124
$70.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4251
$500
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
97
67
😀 Quality of life
91
71
🏙️ Population
586K
14M

The cost of living in Baltimore is 206% more expensive than in Ho Chi Minh. Cities ranked 1429th and 7123rd ($2224 vs $726) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1183rd and 1st in the United States and Vietnam, respectively. Check the United States vs Vietnam comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Baltimore compared to 0.7 months in Ho Chi Minh. Baltimore ranked 29th best city to live in the United States vs Ho Chi Minh ranked 1st in Vietnam, while ranked 138th and 3396th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Baltimore vs Ho Chi Minh

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Baltimore Ho Chi Minh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.7
$2.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$79.9
$19
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.8
$4.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.61
$1.14
☕ Cappuccino
$5.42
$1.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.08
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1599
$512
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$981
$248
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2089
$904
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1812
$437
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$127
$60
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$195
$93.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$77.8
$9.78
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.3%
8.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2495
$4456
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2320
$1839
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.01
$0.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$84.3
$11.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.4
$5.72
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.91
$0.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.05
$1.57
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.45
$1.06
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.95
$1.03
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.62
$1.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$11.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$3.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.6
$10.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.14
$2.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$1.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.05
$1.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.64
$1.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$1.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.8
$1.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.57
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.8
$0.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.3
$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.72
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.9
$1.33
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.05
$1.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.35
$3.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.74
$1.09
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.13
$0.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.6
$22.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.4
$3.45
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$123
$29.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.8
$7.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.6
$52.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$100
$93.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1730
$379
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18541
$17174

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Cities near Baltimore

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi Catonsville
$2484
21 km or 13 mi Owings Mills
$2603
23 km or 14 mi Columbia
$2856
30 km or 19 mi Laurel
$2377
31 km or 19 mi Edgewood
$3012
32 km or 20 mi Eldersburg
$2554
35 km or 22 mi Bel Air South
$2787
36 km or 22 mi Annapolis
$2862
37 km or 23 mi Bel Air North
$2694
37 km or 23 mi Bowie
$2596
40 km or 25 mi Greenbelt
$2774
42 km or 26 mi College Park
$3016
47 km or 29 mi Silver Spring
$2223
52 km or 32 mi Rockville
$2678
54 km or 34 mi Bethesda
$2769
55 km or 34 mi Gaithersburg
$2512
57 km or 35 mi Washington
$3350
57 km or 36 mi Georgetown
$3031
58 km or 36 mi Germantown
$2695
65 km or 41 mi Alexandria
$2913
66 km or 41 mi Bailey's Crossroads
$2572
66 km or 41 mi Hanover
$2275
71 km or 44 mi Frederick
$2318
73 km or 45 mi Reston
$2801
74 km or 46 mi Springfield
$2367
75 km or 47 mi Waldorf
$2508
75 km or 47 mi Herndon
$2799
76 km or 47 mi York
$2088
77 km or 48 mi Fairfax
$2803
80 km or 50 mi Ashburn
$2793
84 km or 52 mi Leesburg
$2341
86 km or 54 mi Newark
$2222
87 km or 54 mi Centreville
$3338
88 km or 55 mi Lancaster
$2095
91 km or 56 mi Woodbridge
$2696
91 km or 57 mi Marumsco
$2608
95 km or 59 mi Dover
$2205
95 km or 59 mi Manassas
$2379
98 km or 61 mi Waynesboro
$2109
103 km or 64 mi Hagerstown
$2037

Cities near Ho Chi Minh

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