Barcelona vs Ho Chi Minh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barcelona Ho Chi Minh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1887
$744
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4219
$2071
🏠 One person rent
$1118
$376
🏘️ Family rent
$1805
$848
🍽️ Food expenses
$475
$219
🚐 Transport expenses
$156
$75.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2221
$488
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
98
66
😀 Quality of life
88
65
🏙️ Population
1.66M
9.39M

The cost of living in Barcelona is 154% more expensive than in Ho Chi Minh. Cities ranked 2198th and 6692nd ($1887 vs $744) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th 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 238th and 4277th among best cities to live in the world.

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Barcelona Ho Chi Minh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.1
$2.27
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$59.7
$24.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.5
$4.89
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.54
$1.21
☕ Cappuccino
$3.08
$1.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.61
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1205
$444
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$915
$284
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2081
$1185
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1482
$655
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$109
$49.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$168
$76.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.6
$10.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.48%
9.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6469
$4095
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4528
$2072
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.85
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28.1
$13.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.5
$5.91
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.88
$0.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.17
$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.61
$1.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$0.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.41
$1.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.4
$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.3
$3.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19
$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$3.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$1.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$1.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$1.22
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$1.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.58
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.28
$0.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.2
$12.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.36
$0.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.07
$1.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.01
$1.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.76
$3.58
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.37
$1.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.59
$0.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49
$25.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.4
$4.42
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$65.4
$21
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.8
$9.66
👖 Brand Jeans
$82.7
$32.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.5
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$652
$263
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11932
$14503

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Distance City Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi L'Hospitalet de Llobregat
$1635
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Badalona
$1914
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Cornella de Llobregat
$1511
12 km or 7.5 mi Sant Boi de Llobregat
$1473
13 km or 8 mi Ripollet
$1573
17 km or 11 mi Rubi
$1494
19 km or 12 mi Sabadell
$1577
24 km or 15 mi Terrassa
$1491
27 km or 17 mi Granollers
$1507
28 km or 18 mi Mataro
$1507
42 km or 26 mi Vilanova i la Geltru
$1321
48 km or 30 mi Manresa
$1105
61 km or 38 mi Vic
$1134
65 km or 40 mi Lloret de Mar
$1259
83 km or 52 mi Tarragona
$1240
85 km or 53 mi Girona
$1571
117 km or 73 mi Figueres
$1485
131 km or 81 mi Lleida
$1309
136 km or 85 mi Andorra la Vella
$1688
141 km or 88 mi Ordino
$1688
158 km or 98 mi Perpignan
$1245
176 km or 109 mi Vinaros
$1391
206 km or 128 mi Palma de Mallorca
$1783
208 km or 129 mi Ciutadella de Menorca
$1499
212 km or 131 mi Narbonne
$1177
230 km or 143 mi Huesca
$1094
234 km or 145 mi Beziers
$1344
242 km or 150 mi Mahon
$1548
245 km or 152 mi Castellon de la Plana
$1209
247 km or 154 mi Castres
$1456
250 km or 156 mi Villarreal
$1238
253 km or 157 mi Borriana
$1244
254 km or 158 mi Toulouse
$1551
257 km or 159 mi Zaragoza
$1330
269 km or 167 mi Tarbes
$1439
281 km or 174 mi Sagunto
$1274
282 km or 175 mi Ibiza
$2685
284 km or 177 mi Montpellier
$1531
299 km or 186 mi Pau
$1399
303 km or 189 mi Valencia
$1581

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