Barcelona vs Ho Chi Minh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barcelona Ho Chi Minh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2116
$762
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4761
$1930
🏠 One person rent
$1285
$409
🏘️ Family rent
$2102
$723
🍽️ Food expenses
$515
$205
🚐 Transport expenses
$161
$71
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2516
$340
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
98
67
😀 Quality of life
90
69
🏙️ Population
1.73M
14M

The cost of living in Barcelona is 178% more expensive than in Ho Chi Minh. Cities ranked 1722nd and 6919th ($2116 vs $762) 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 1.2 months in Barcelona compared to 0.4 months in Ho Chi Minh. Barcelona ranked 2nd best city to live in Spain vs Ho Chi Minh ranked 1st in Vietnam, while ranked 205th and 4450th 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
$17.8
$1.95
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64.9
$19.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$14.1
$4.35
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.02
$1.15
☕ Cappuccino
$3.26
$1.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.73
$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1395
$547
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1073
$289
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2392
$1009
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1768
$526
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$111
$59
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$173
$90.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.2
$9.58
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.08%
8.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7050
$4266
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4924
$1950
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.17
$0.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.4
$11.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.3
$5.91
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.8
$0.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$1.51
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.7
$0.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.24
$1.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.4
$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.59
$3.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.2
$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.97
$2.67
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$1.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$1.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$1.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$1.14
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$1.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.49
$0.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.46
$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.25
$1.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.65
$1.74
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.57
$3.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.07
$1.1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.88
$0.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.7
$20.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.8
$3.48
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$73
$27.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$20
$8.79
👖 Brand Jeans
$92.6
$46.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$119
$96.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$777
$329
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16675
$14995

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Distance City Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi L'Hospitalet de Llobregat
$1812
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Badalona
$2155
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Cornella de Llobregat
$1656
12 km or 7.5 mi Sant Boi de Llobregat
$1603
13 km or 8 mi Ripollet
$1708
17 km or 11 mi Rubi
$1580
19 km or 12 mi Sabadell
$1685
24 km or 15 mi Terrassa
$1473
27 km or 17 mi Granollers
$1623
28 km or 18 mi Mataro
$1609
42 km or 26 mi Vilanova i la Geltru
$1478
48 km or 30 mi Manresa
$1210
61 km or 38 mi Vic
$1161
65 km or 40 mi Lloret de Mar
$1367
83 km or 52 mi Tarragona
$1531
85 km or 53 mi Girona
$1741
117 km or 73 mi Figueres
$1550
131 km or 81 mi Lleida
$1264
136 km or 85 mi Andorra la Vella
$1878
141 km or 88 mi Ordino
$1877
158 km or 98 mi Perpignan
$1390
176 km or 109 mi Vinaros
$1493
206 km or 128 mi Palma de Mallorca
$2000
208 km or 129 mi Ciutadella de Menorca
$1645
212 km or 131 mi Narbonne
$1230
230 km or 143 mi Huesca
$1201
234 km or 145 mi Beziers
$1509
242 km or 150 mi Mahon
$1659
245 km or 152 mi Castellon de la Plana
$1215
247 km or 154 mi Castres
$1585
250 km or 156 mi Villarreal
$1267
253 km or 157 mi Borriana
$1296
254 km or 158 mi Toulouse
$1709
257 km or 159 mi Zaragoza
$1471
269 km or 167 mi Tarbes
$1569
281 km or 174 mi Sagunto
$1415
282 km or 175 mi Ibiza
$2879
284 km or 177 mi Montpellier
$1663
299 km or 186 mi Pau
$1347
303 km or 189 mi Valencia
$1797

Cities near Ho Chi Minh

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