Barcelona vs Ho Chi Minh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barcelona Ho Chi Minh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1773
$702
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4086
$1978
🏠 One person rent
$1039
$349
🏘️ Family rent
$1779
$750
🍽️ Food expenses
$439
$211
🚐 Transport expenses
$164
$67.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2149
$457
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
98
66
😀 Quality of life
88
66
🏙️ Population
1.64M
10.4M

The cost of living in Barcelona is 152% more expensive than in Ho Chi Minh. Cities ranked 2423rd and 6786th ($1773 vs $702) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 1st in Spain and Vietnam, respectively. Check Spain vs Vietnam comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Barcelona compared to 0.7 months in Ho Chi Minh. Barcelona ranked 2nd best city to live in Spain vs Ho Chi Minh ranked 1st in Vietnam, while ranked 193rd and 4217th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Barcelona vs Ho Chi Minh

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Barcelona Ho Chi Minh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.3
$1.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53.5
$22.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.6
$4.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.16
$1.07
 Cappuccino
$2.96
$2.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.39
$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1095
$428
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$847
$258
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1939
$1064
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1488
$568
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$110
$46.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$168
$72.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.6
$11
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.5%
9.9%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6090
$4519
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3928
$2063
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.52
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$35.2
$7.56
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.5
$5.78
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.82
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.15
$1.51
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.4
$1.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.2
$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.72
$3.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$3.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$1.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$1.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$1.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$1.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.56
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.23
$0.87
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.59
$9.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.21
$0.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.65
$1.23
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.27
$2.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.92
$3.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.29
$1.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.59
$0.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.5
$26.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.75
$4.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$58.3
$31.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.4
$3.08
👖 Brand Jeans
$85.6
$36.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.4
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$571
$306
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12100
$16779

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Distance City Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi L'Hospitalet de Llobregat
$1571
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Badalona
$1995
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Cornella de Llobregat
$1426
12 km or 7.5 mi Sant Boi de Llobregat
$1400
13 km or 8 mi Ripollet
$1562
17 km or 11 mi Rubi
$1421
19 km or 12 mi Sabadell
$1443
24 km or 15 mi Terrassa
$1409
27 km or 17 mi Granollers
$1475
28 km or 18 mi Mataro
$1478
42 km or 26 mi Vilanova i la Geltru
$1265
48 km or 30 mi Manresa
$1076
61 km or 38 mi Vic
$1418
65 km or 40 mi Lloret de Mar
$1216
83 km or 52 mi Tarragona
$1148
85 km or 53 mi Girona
$1333
117 km or 73 mi Figueres
$1362
131 km or 81 mi Lleida
$1023
136 km or 85 mi Andorra la Vella
$1601
141 km or 88 mi Ordino
$1593
158 km or 98 mi Perpignan
$1260
176 km or 109 mi Vinaros
$1234
206 km or 128 mi Palma de Mallorca
$1710
208 km or 129 mi Ciutadella de Menorca
$1419
212 km or 131 mi Narbonne
$1062
230 km or 143 mi Huesca
$1112
234 km or 145 mi Beziers
$1181
242 km or 150 mi Mahon
$1416
245 km or 152 mi Castellon de la Plana
$1087
247 km or 154 mi Castres
$1429
250 km or 156 mi Villarreal
$1128
253 km or 157 mi Borriana
$1147
254 km or 158 mi Toulouse
$1448
257 km or 159 mi Zaragoza
$1327
269 km or 167 mi Tarbes
$1364
281 km or 174 mi Sagunto
$1262
282 km or 175 mi Ibiza
$2629
284 km or 177 mi Montpellier
$1458
299 km or 186 mi Pau
$1353
303 km or 189 mi Valencia
$1437

Cities near Ho Chi Minh

Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Thu Dau Mot
$550
25 km or 15 mi Bien Hoa
$479
72 km or 45 mi Vung Tau
$534
96 km or 60 mi Svay Rieng
$694
113 km or 70 mi Sa Dec
$515
127 km or 79 mi Can Tho
$463
141 km or 88 mi Long Xuyen
$509
153 km or 95 mi Soc Trang
$522
162 km or 100 mi Prey Veng
$711
167 km or 104 mi Phan Thiet
$566
181 km or 112 mi Mui Ne
$553
184 km or 114 mi Kampong Cham
$555
189 km or 117 mi Rach Gia
$518
198 km or 123 mi Bac Lieu
$516
205 km or 127 mi Phnom Penh
$802
233 km or 145 mi Da Lat
$512
244 km or 151 mi Ca Mau
$520
257 km or 160 mi Buon Ma Thuot
$521
270 km or 168 mi Phan Rang-Thap Cham
$526
271 km or 168 mi Kampot
$569
300 km or 186 mi Phu Quoc
$524
309 km or 192 mi Stung Treng
$628
320 km or 199 mi Nha Trang
$554
343 km or 213 mi Sihanoukville
$755
414 km or 257 mi Siem Reap
$587
433 km or 269 mi Qui Nhon
$518
452 km or 281 mi Battambang
$539
488 km or 303 mi Ko Chang
$614
502 km or 312 mi Serei Saophoan
$579
527 km or 327 mi Ubon Ratchathani
$534
533 km or 331 mi Quang Ngai
$436
584 km or 363 mi Klaeng
$619
592 km or 368 mi Hoi An
$547
605 km or 376 mi Da Nang
$601
637 km or 396 mi Hue
$422
663 km or 412 mi Nong Prue
$653
664 km or 413 mi Chaophraya Surasak
$647
668 km or 415 mi Pattaya
$665
670 km or 416 mi Laem Chabang
$648
676 km or 420 mi Nakhon Ratchasima
$518