Barcelona vs Ho Chi Minh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barcelona Ho Chi Minh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2129
$726
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4730
$1883
🏠 One person rent
$1308
$370
🏘️ Family rent
$2082
$634
🍽️ Food expenses
$510
$208
🚐 Transport expenses
$158
$70.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2324
$500
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
98
67
😀 Quality of life
90
71
🏙️ Population
1.73M
14M

The cost of living in Barcelona is 193% more expensive than in Ho Chi Minh. Cities ranked 1659th and 7123rd ($2129 vs $726) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd 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 174th and 3396th 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
$17.3
$2.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64.1
$19
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.9
$4.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.8
$1.14
☕ Cappuccino
$3.43
$1.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.8
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1418
$512
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1098
$248
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2417
$904
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1738
$437
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$112
$60
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$173
$93.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35
$9.78
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.04%
8.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7636
$4456
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5246
$1839
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.07
$0.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.7
$11.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20
$5.72
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.75
$0.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$1.57
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.84
$1.06
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.03
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.86
$1.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.4
$11.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.71
$3.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19
$10.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.03
$2.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$1.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$1.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.81
$1.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$1.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$1.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.58
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.35
$0.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.04
$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.41
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.1
$1.33
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.48
$1.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.42
$3.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.99
$1.09
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.77
$0.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.3
$22.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.5
$3.45
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$72.6
$29.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$19
$7.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$91.4
$52.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$119
$93.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$866
$379
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16301
$17174

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Distance City Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi L'Hospitalet de Llobregat
$1773
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Badalona
$2084
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Cornella de Llobregat
$1626
12 km or 7.5 mi Sant Boi de Llobregat
$1586
13 km or 8 mi Ripollet
$1660
17 km or 11 mi Rubi
$1538
19 km or 12 mi Sabadell
$1623
24 km or 15 mi Terrassa
$1367
27 km or 17 mi Granollers
$1588
28 km or 18 mi Mataro
$1584
42 km or 26 mi Vilanova i la Geltru
$1455
48 km or 30 mi Manresa
$1145
61 km or 38 mi Vic
$1142
65 km or 40 mi Lloret de Mar
$1344
83 km or 52 mi Tarragona
$1524
85 km or 53 mi Girona
$1749
117 km or 73 mi Figueres
$1506
131 km or 81 mi Lleida
$1245
136 km or 85 mi Andorra la Vella
$1836
141 km or 88 mi Ordino
$1830
158 km or 98 mi Perpignan
$1328
176 km or 109 mi Vinaros
$1494
206 km or 128 mi Palma de Mallorca
$2017
208 km or 129 mi Ciutadella de Menorca
$1628
212 km or 131 mi Narbonne
$1202
230 km or 143 mi Huesca
$1166
234 km or 145 mi Beziers
$1474
242 km or 150 mi Mahon
$1658
245 km or 152 mi Castellon de la Plana
$1183
247 km or 154 mi Castres
$1596
250 km or 156 mi Villarreal
$1238
253 km or 157 mi Borriana
$1271
254 km or 158 mi Toulouse
$1709
257 km or 159 mi Zaragoza
$1436
269 km or 167 mi Tarbes
$1558
281 km or 174 mi Sagunto
$1408
282 km or 175 mi Ibiza
$2775
284 km or 177 mi Montpellier
$1644
299 km or 186 mi Pau
$1351
303 km or 189 mi Valencia
$1812

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