Belgrade vs Ho Chi Minh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Belgrade Ho Chi Minh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1378
$762
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3270
$1930
🏠 One person rent
$741
$409
🏘️ Family rent
$1282
$723
🍽️ Food expenses
$413
$205
🚐 Transport expenses
$100
$71
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1226
$340
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
50
67
😀 Quality of life
73
69
🏙️ Population
1.2M
14M

The cost of living in Belgrade is 81% more expensive than in Ho Chi Minh. Cities ranked 4396th and 6919th ($1378 vs $762) 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 0.4 months in Ho Chi Minh. Belgrade ranked 1st best city to live in Serbia vs Ho Chi Minh ranked 1st in Vietnam, while ranked 2503rd and 4450th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Belgrade vs Ho Chi Minh

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Belgrade Ho Chi Minh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14
$1.95
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50.2
$19.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.7
$4.35
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.53
$1.15
☕ Cappuccino
$2.93
$1.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.93
$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$780
$547
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$522
$289
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1432
$1009
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$944
$526
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$135
$59
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$208
$90.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.7
$9.58
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.9%
8.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5071
$4266
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3183
$1950
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.92
$0.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.9
$11.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.9
$5.91
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.93
$0.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.38
$1.51
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1
$0.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.77
$1.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.48
$3.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$2.67
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$1.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$1.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$1.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$1.14
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$1.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.48
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.62
$0.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.63
$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.6
$1.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.84
$1.74
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.01
$3.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.25
$1.1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.3
$0.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.9
$20.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.69
$3.48
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$39.3
$27.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.4
$8.79
👖 Brand Jeans
$113
$46.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$120
$96.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$459
$329
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10508
$14995

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70 km or 44 mi Novi Sad
$1173
77 km or 48 mi Valjevo
$924
97 km or 60 mi Kragujevac
$948
99 km or 61 mi Bijeljina
$741
103 km or 64 mi Cacak
$888
121 km or 75 mi Timisoara
$1029
124 km or 77 mi Resita
$752
145 km or 90 mi Tuzla
$721
155 km or 97 mi Subotica
$923
161 km or 100 mi Szeged
$1004
163 km or 101 mi Osijek
$1160
164 km or 102 mi Arad
$734
174 km or 108 mi Drobeta-Turnu Severin
$759
180 km or 112 mi Hodmezovasarhely
$866
184 km or 115 mi Doboj
$682
185 km or 115 mi Novi Pazar
$851
192 km or 120 mi Baja
$1031
194 km or 121 mi Sarajevo
$956
196 km or 122 mi Slavonski Brod
$992
202 km or 125 mi Nis
$857
213 km or 132 mi Vidin
$683
213 km or 132 mi Bekescsaba
$899
214 km or 133 mi Zenica
$631
217 km or 135 mi Mitrovica
$571
218 km or 136 mi Mojkovac
$1193
219 km or 136 mi Hunedoara
$672
219 km or 136 mi Szekszard
$961
222 km or 138 mi Targu Jiu
$844
223 km or 139 mi Pecs
$1124
224 km or 139 mi Berane
$1156
224 km or 139 mi Deva
$709
240 km or 149 mi Kecskemet
$958
246 km or 153 mi Pristina
$694
251 km or 156 mi Plav
$1150
259 km or 161 mi Banja Luka
$965
263 km or 164 mi Szolnok
$877
267 km or 166 mi Mostar
$819
268 km or 166 mi Cegled
$1074
269 km or 167 mi Dunaujvaros
$868
271 km or 168 mi Kaposvar
$850

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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