Belgrade vs Ho Chi Minh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Belgrade Ho Chi Minh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1335
$734
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3147
$1845
🏠 One person rent
$717
$387
🏘️ Family rent
$1229
$684
🍽️ Food expenses
$402
$202
🚐 Transport expenses
$98.2
$70.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1147
$336
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
50
66
😀 Quality of life
74
66
🏙️ Population
1.2M
9.39M

The cost of living in Belgrade is 82% more expensive than in Ho Chi Minh. Cities ranked 4408th and 6928th ($1335 vs $734) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Serbia and Vietnam, respectively. Check Serbia vs Vietnam comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Belgrade compared to 0.5 months in Ho Chi Minh. Belgrade ranked 1st best city to live in Serbia vs Ho Chi Minh ranked 1st in Vietnam, while ranked 2116th and 4947th among best cities to live in the world.

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Belgrade Ho Chi Minh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.4
$1.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$48.9
$22.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.2
$3.81
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.39
$1.14
☕ Cappuccino
$2.91
$1.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.81
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$766
$499
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$488
$280
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1414
$921
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$868
$508
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$142
$54.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$220
$83.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.8
$9.41
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.41%
9.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4732
$3891
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2936
$1915
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.84
$0.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.2
$11.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.4
$5.93
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.93
$0.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.46
$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.95
$0.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.88
$1.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$11.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.84
$3.67
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$2.75
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$1.15
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$1.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$1.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.5
$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.47
$0.79
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.91
$12.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.53
$1.23
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.82
$1.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.62
$3.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.55
$1.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.67
$0.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.1
$19.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.02
$3.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$36.9
$23.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.5
$8.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$104
$44.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$112
$94.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$448
$286
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9637
$13093

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Distance City Cost of living
70 km or 44 mi Novi Sad
$1141
77 km or 48 mi Valjevo
$883
97 km or 60 mi Kragujevac
$918
99 km or 61 mi Bijeljina
$734
103 km or 64 mi Cacak
$858
121 km or 75 mi Timisoara
$971
124 km or 77 mi Resita
$742
145 km or 90 mi Tuzla
$707
155 km or 97 mi Subotica
$832
161 km or 100 mi Szeged
$934
163 km or 101 mi Osijek
$1072
164 km or 102 mi Arad
$708
174 km or 108 mi Drobeta-Turnu Severin
$699
180 km or 112 mi Hodmezovasarhely
$808
184 km or 115 mi Doboj
$669
185 km or 115 mi Novi Pazar
$828
192 km or 120 mi Baja
$965
194 km or 121 mi Sarajevo
$932
196 km or 122 mi Slavonski Brod
$970
202 km or 125 mi Nis
$819
213 km or 132 mi Vidin
$668
213 km or 132 mi Bekescsaba
$864
214 km or 133 mi Zenica
$618
217 km or 135 mi Mitrovica
$557
218 km or 136 mi Mojkovac
$1164
219 km or 136 mi Hunedoara
$646
219 km or 136 mi Szekszard
$890
222 km or 138 mi Targu Jiu
$832
223 km or 139 mi Pecs
$1033
224 km or 139 mi Berane
$1107
224 km or 139 mi Deva
$709
240 km or 149 mi Kecskemet
$895
246 km or 153 mi Pristina
$655
251 km or 156 mi Plav
$1111
259 km or 161 mi Banja Luka
$920
263 km or 164 mi Szolnok
$806
267 km or 166 mi Mostar
$760
268 km or 166 mi Cegled
$1002
269 km or 167 mi Dunaujvaros
$823
271 km or 168 mi Kaposvar
$802

Cities near Ho Chi Minh

Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Thu Dau Mot
$519
25 km or 15 mi Bien Hoa
$410
72 km or 45 mi Vung Tau
$493
96 km or 60 mi Svay Rieng
$686
113 km or 70 mi Sa Dec
$502
127 km or 79 mi Can Tho
$439
141 km or 88 mi Long Xuyen
$498
153 km or 95 mi Soc Trang
$507
162 km or 100 mi Prey Veng
$727
167 km or 104 mi Phan Thiet
$482
181 km or 112 mi Mui Ne
$491
184 km or 114 mi Kampong Cham
$504
189 km or 117 mi Rach Gia
$515
198 km or 123 mi Bac Lieu
$494
205 km or 127 mi Phnom Penh
$829
233 km or 145 mi Da Lat
$572
244 km or 151 mi Ca Mau
$507
257 km or 160 mi Buon Ma Thuot
$516
270 km or 168 mi Phan Rang-Thap Cham
$523
271 km or 168 mi Kampot
$622
300 km or 186 mi Phu Quoc
$511
309 km or 192 mi Stung Treng
$635
320 km or 199 mi Nha Trang
$508
343 km or 213 mi Sihanoukville
$763
414 km or 257 mi Siem Reap
$650
433 km or 269 mi Qui Nhon
$501
452 km or 281 mi Battambang
$571
488 km or 303 mi Ko Chang
$708
502 km or 312 mi Serei Saophoan
$623
527 km or 327 mi Ubon Ratchathani
$558
533 km or 331 mi Quang Ngai
$403
584 km or 363 mi Klaeng
$718
592 km or 368 mi Hoi An
$601
605 km or 376 mi Da Nang
$615
637 km or 396 mi Hue
$372
663 km or 412 mi Nong Prue
$787
664 km or 413 mi Chaophraya Surasak
$770
668 km or 415 mi Pattaya
$812
670 km or 416 mi Laem Chabang
$779
676 km or 420 mi Nakhon Ratchasima
$588