Belgrade vs Ho Chi Minh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Belgrade Ho Chi Minh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1349
$726
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3200
$1883
🏠 One person rent
$719
$370
🏘️ Family rent
$1228
$634
🍽️ Food expenses
$408
$208
🚐 Transport expenses
$100
$70.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1238
$500
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
50
67
😀 Quality of life
73
71
🏙️ Population
1.2M
14M

The cost of living in Belgrade is 86% more expensive than in Ho Chi Minh. Cities ranked 4429th and 7123rd ($1349 vs $726) 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 0.7 months in Ho Chi Minh. Belgrade ranked 1st best city to live in Serbia vs Ho Chi Minh ranked 1st in Vietnam, while ranked 2274th and 3396th 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
$12.3
$2.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$51.2
$19
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.3
$4.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.39
$1.14
☕ Cappuccino
$3.02
$1.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.83
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$737
$512
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$504
$248
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1331
$904
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$899
$437
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$136
$60
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$209
$93.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33.3
$9.78
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.59%
8.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5349
$4456
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3213
$1839
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.92
$0.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.1
$11.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.7
$5.72
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.93
$0.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.38
$1.57
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.08
$1.06
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$1.03
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.71
$1.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$11.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.14
$3.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$10.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$2.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$1.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$1.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$1.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$1.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$1.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.48
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.69
$0.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.2
$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.65
$1.33
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.02
$1.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.94
$3.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.32
$1.09
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.33
$0.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.6
$22.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.31
$3.45
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$39.2
$29.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.58
$7.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$110
$52.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$113
$93.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$421
$379
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11454
$17174

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Distance City Cost of living
70 km or 44 mi Novi Sad
$1168
77 km or 48 mi Valjevo
$841
97 km or 60 mi Kragujevac
$932
99 km or 61 mi Bijeljina
$727
103 km or 64 mi Cacak
$826
121 km or 75 mi Timisoara
$1000
124 km or 77 mi Resita
$722
145 km or 90 mi Tuzla
$710
155 km or 97 mi Subotica
$848
161 km or 100 mi Szeged
$1076
163 km or 101 mi Osijek
$1169
164 km or 102 mi Arad
$719
174 km or 108 mi Drobeta-Turnu Severin
$709
180 km or 112 mi Hodmezovasarhely
$915
184 km or 115 mi Doboj
$667
185 km or 115 mi Novi Pazar
$832
192 km or 120 mi Baja
$1067
194 km or 121 mi Sarajevo
$949
196 km or 122 mi Slavonski Brod
$971
202 km or 125 mi Nis
$830
213 km or 132 mi Vidin
$673
213 km or 132 mi Bekescsaba
$957
214 km or 133 mi Zenica
$594
217 km or 135 mi Mitrovica
$581
218 km or 136 mi Mojkovac
$1119
219 km or 136 mi Hunedoara
$643
219 km or 136 mi Szekszard
$978
222 km or 138 mi Targu Jiu
$824
223 km or 139 mi Pecs
$1189
224 km or 139 mi Berane
$1093
224 km or 139 mi Deva
$696
240 km or 149 mi Kecskemet
$1019
246 km or 153 mi Pristina
$718
251 km or 156 mi Plav
$1092
259 km or 161 mi Banja Luka
$972
263 km or 164 mi Szolnok
$941
267 km or 166 mi Mostar
$758
268 km or 166 mi Cegled
$1139
269 km or 167 mi Dunaujvaros
$914
271 km or 168 mi Kaposvar
$893

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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