Belgrade vs Ho Chi Minh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Belgrade Ho Chi Minh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1204
$744
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2881
$2071
🏠 One person rent
$646
$376
🏘️ Family rent
$1162
$848
🍽️ Food expenses
$362
$219
🚐 Transport expenses
$84.9
$75.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$936
$488
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
50
66
😀 Quality of life
70
65
🏙️ Population
1.2M
9.39M

The cost of living in Belgrade is 62% more expensive than in Ho Chi Minh. Cities ranked 4593rd and 6692nd ($1204 vs $744) 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 0.8 months in Belgrade compared to 0.7 months in Ho Chi Minh. Belgrade ranked 1st best city to live in Serbia vs Ho Chi Minh ranked 1st in Vietnam, while ranked 2370th and 4277th among best cities to live in the world.

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Belgrade Ho Chi Minh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.3
$2.27
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$42.4
$24.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.52
$4.89
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.91
$1.21
☕ Cappuccino
$2.5
$1.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.44
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$728
$444
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$450
$284
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1388
$1185
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$855
$655
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$114
$49.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$174
$76.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.4
$10.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.87%
9.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4307
$4095
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2718
$2072
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.47
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.8
$13.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.85
$5.91
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.85
$0.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.35
$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.97
$1.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$0.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.83
$1.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.38
$3.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$3.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$1.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$1.22
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$1.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$1.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.44
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.49
$0.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.33
$12.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.81
$0.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.06
$1.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.58
$1.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.84
$3.58
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.23
$1.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.57
$0.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.4
$25.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.51
$4.42
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38.9
$21
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.02
$9.66
👖 Brand Jeans
$95.5
$32.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$375
$263
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7527
$14503

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Distance City Cost of living
70 km or 44 mi Novi Sad
$1040
77 km or 48 mi Valjevo
$658
97 km or 60 mi Kragujevac
$737
99 km or 61 mi Bijeljina
$707
103 km or 64 mi Cacak
$697
121 km or 75 mi Timisoara
$835
124 km or 77 mi Resita
$687
145 km or 90 mi Tuzla
$695
155 km or 97 mi Subotica
$797
161 km or 100 mi Szeged
$860
163 km or 101 mi Osijek
$890
164 km or 102 mi Arad
$668
174 km or 108 mi Drobeta-Turnu Severin
$668
180 km or 112 mi Hodmezovasarhely
$837
184 km or 115 mi Doboj
$641
185 km or 115 mi Novi Pazar
$692
192 km or 120 mi Baja
$761
194 km or 121 mi Sarajevo
$816
196 km or 122 mi Slavonski Brod
$808
202 km or 125 mi Nis
$743
213 km or 132 mi Vidin
$640
213 km or 132 mi Bekescsaba
$743
214 km or 133 mi Zenica
$593
217 km or 135 mi Mitrovica
$521
218 km or 136 mi Mojkovac
$1076
219 km or 136 mi Hunedoara
$635
219 km or 136 mi Szekszard
$780
222 km or 138 mi Targu Jiu
$761
223 km or 139 mi Pecs
$851
224 km or 139 mi Berane
$1046
224 km or 139 mi Deva
$697
240 km or 149 mi Kecskemet
$953
246 km or 153 mi Pristina
$661
251 km or 156 mi Plav
$1053
259 km or 161 mi Banja Luka
$802
263 km or 164 mi Szolnok
$712
267 km or 166 mi Mostar
$705
268 km or 166 mi Cegled
$849
269 km or 167 mi Dunaujvaros
$770
271 km or 168 mi Kaposvar
$745

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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