Barcelona vs Ho Chi Minh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barcelona Ho Chi Minh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1841
$735
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4103
$2016
🏠 One person rent
$1100
$376
🏘️ Family rent
$1762
$815
🍽️ Food expenses
$452
$210
🚐 Transport expenses
$152
$72.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2025
$487
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
98
66
😀 Quality of life
87
65
🏙️ Population
1.7M
9.39M

The cost of living in Barcelona is 151% more expensive than in Ho Chi Minh. Cities ranked 2276th and 6739th ($1841 vs $735) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 1st in Spain and Vietnam, respectively. Check Spain vs Vietnam comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 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 270th and 4253rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Barcelona Ho Chi Minh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15
$2.17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$56.6
$23.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.3
$4.72
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.49
$1.18
☕ Cappuccino
$2.87
$1.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.44
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1176
$459
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$912
$281
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2073
$1102
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1446
$634
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$101
$50.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$157
$77.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33.9
$9.54
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.43%
9.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5914
$4334
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4127
$2039
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.65
$0.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.2
$11.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.7
$5.97
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.71
$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.12
$1.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.67
$1.06
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.17
$1.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.7
$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.93
$3.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.5
$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$2.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$1.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$1.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$1.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$1.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$1.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.29
$0.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.88
$11.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.31
$0.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.26
$1.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.71
$1.78
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.86
$3.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.16
$1.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.38
$0.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$54.6
$21.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.64
$4.32
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$58.5
$20.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$24
$9.65
👖 Brand Jeans
$80
$41.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.1
$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$635
$277
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13290
$14143

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Distance City Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi L'Hospitalet de Llobregat
$1567
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Badalona
$1747
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Cornella de Llobregat
$1434
12 km or 7.5 mi Sant Boi de Llobregat
$1389
13 km or 8 mi Ripollet
$1454
17 km or 11 mi Rubi
$1393
19 km or 12 mi Sabadell
$1431
24 km or 15 mi Terrassa
$1361
27 km or 17 mi Granollers
$1415
28 km or 18 mi Mataro
$1428
42 km or 26 mi Vilanova i la Geltru
$1269
48 km or 30 mi Manresa
$1089
61 km or 38 mi Vic
$1076
65 km or 40 mi Lloret de Mar
$1237
83 km or 52 mi Tarragona
$1217
85 km or 53 mi Girona
$1539
117 km or 73 mi Figueres
$1338
131 km or 81 mi Lleida
$1235
136 km or 85 mi Andorra la Vella
$1601
141 km or 88 mi Ordino
$1592
158 km or 98 mi Perpignan
$1197
176 km or 109 mi Vinaros
$1275
206 km or 128 mi Palma de Mallorca
$1696
208 km or 129 mi Ciutadella de Menorca
$1435
212 km or 131 mi Narbonne
$1093
230 km or 143 mi Huesca
$1071
234 km or 145 mi Beziers
$1233
242 km or 150 mi Mahon
$1470
245 km or 152 mi Castellon de la Plana
$1100
247 km or 154 mi Castres
$1391
250 km or 156 mi Villarreal
$1131
253 km or 157 mi Borriana
$1150
254 km or 158 mi Toulouse
$1499
257 km or 159 mi Zaragoza
$1101
269 km or 167 mi Tarbes
$1369
281 km or 174 mi Sagunto
$1220
282 km or 175 mi Ibiza
$2528
284 km or 177 mi Montpellier
$1472
299 km or 186 mi Pau
$1296
303 km or 189 mi Valencia
$1522

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Thu Dau Mot
$530
25 km or 15 mi Bien Hoa
$425
72 km or 45 mi Vung Tau
$494
96 km or 60 mi Svay Rieng
$678
113 km or 70 mi Sa Dec
$512
127 km or 79 mi Can Tho
$454
141 km or 88 mi Long Xuyen
$508
153 km or 95 mi Soc Trang
$514
162 km or 100 mi Prey Veng
$721
167 km or 104 mi Phan Thiet
$506
181 km or 112 mi Mui Ne
$507
184 km or 114 mi Kampong Cham
$513
189 km or 117 mi Rach Gia
$526
198 km or 123 mi Bac Lieu
$504
205 km or 127 mi Phnom Penh
$836
233 km or 145 mi Da Lat
$577
244 km or 151 mi Ca Mau
$516
257 km or 160 mi Buon Ma Thuot
$531
270 km or 168 mi Phan Rang-Thap Cham
$534
271 km or 168 mi Kampot
$596
300 km or 186 mi Phu Quoc
$519
309 km or 192 mi Stung Treng
$634
320 km or 199 mi Nha Trang
$535
343 km or 213 mi Sihanoukville
$755
414 km or 257 mi Siem Reap
$644
433 km or 269 mi Qui Nhon
$516
452 km or 281 mi Battambang
$573
488 km or 303 mi Ko Chang
$677
502 km or 312 mi Serei Saophoan
$639
527 km or 327 mi Ubon Ratchathani
$545
533 km or 331 mi Quang Ngai
$427
584 km or 363 mi Klaeng
$685
592 km or 368 mi Hoi An
$584
605 km or 376 mi Da Nang
$593
637 km or 396 mi Hue
$393
663 km or 412 mi Nong Prue
$752
664 km or 413 mi Chaophraya Surasak
$739
668 km or 415 mi Pattaya
$781
670 km or 416 mi Laem Chabang
$743
676 km or 420 mi Nakhon Ratchasima
$588