Bratislava vs Ho Chi Minh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bratislava Ho Chi Minh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1497
$734
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3483
$1845
🏠 One person rent
$854
$387
🏘️ Family rent
$1426
$684
🍽️ Food expenses
$424
$202
🚐 Transport expenses
$96.6
$70.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1662
$336
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
66
66
😀 Quality of life
82
66
🏙️ Population
479K
9.39M

The cost of living in Bratislava is 104% more expensive than in Ho Chi Minh. Cities ranked 3966th and 6928th ($1497 vs $734) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Slovakia and Vietnam, respectively. Check Slovakia vs Vietnam comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Bratislava compared to 0.5 months in Ho Chi Minh. Bratislava ranked 1st best city to live in Slovakia vs Ho Chi Minh ranked 1st in Vietnam, while ranked 595th and 4947th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bratislava vs Ho Chi Minh

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Bratislava Ho Chi Minh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.5
$1.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$49.6
$22.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10
$3.81
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.75
$1.14
☕ Cappuccino
$3.3
$1.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.22
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$883
$499
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$637
$280
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1522
$921
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1089
$508
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$149
$54.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$232
$83.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.7
$9.41
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.08%
9.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6112
$3891
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4219
$1915
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.4
$0.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$41.7
$11.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.7
$5.93
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.79
$0.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.38
$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.45
$0.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.24
$1.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.8
$11.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.84
$3.67
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.5
$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$2.75
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$1.15
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$1.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.4
$1.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$1.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$1.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.61
$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.27
$0.79
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.58
$12.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.16
$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.26
$1.23
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.19
$1.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.69
$3.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.56
$1.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.8
$0.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$45.3
$19.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.1
$3.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$36.9
$23.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.6
$8.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$84
$44.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$96.7
$94.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$643
$286
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12603
$13093

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$1388
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$917
44 km or 27 mi Trnava
$1311
55 km or 34 mi Vienna
$2132
62 km or 38 mi Klosterneuburg
$1859
62 km or 38 mi Modling
$1976
64 km or 40 mi Gyor
$861
65 km or 40 mi Sopron
$1052
67 km or 42 mi Baden bei Wien
$1917
70 km or 44 mi Breclav
$1148
72 km or 45 mi Piestany
$985
74 km or 46 mi Wiener Neustadt
$2019
75 km or 46 mi Nitra
$1176
78 km or 49 mi Hodonin
$1229
81 km or 50 mi Nove Zamky
$1134
87 km or 54 mi Komarno
$1148
106 km or 66 mi Uherske Hradiste
$1606
108 km or 67 mi Szombathely
$823
108 km or 67 mi Trencin
$1257
111 km or 69 mi Levice
$946
111 km or 69 mi Sankt Polten
$1774
111 km or 69 mi Znojmo
$1233
114 km or 71 mi Tatabanya
$943
115 km or 71 mi Krems an der Donau
$1759
123 km or 76 mi Brno
$1570
128 km or 79 mi Zlin
$1282
130 km or 81 mi Kromeriz
$1229
131 km or 81 mi Veszprem
$973
131 km or 82 mi Prievidza
$992
143 km or 89 mi Szekesfehervar
$884
146 km or 91 mi Povazska Bystrica
$1237
146 km or 91 mi Zalaegerszeg
$845
148 km or 92 mi Prostejov
$1182
148 km or 92 mi Vsetin
$1155
148 km or 92 mi Prerov
$1056
149 km or 93 mi Trebic
$1097
156 km or 97 mi Vac
$1070
157 km or 98 mi Zvolen
$1346
157 km or 98 mi Kapfenberg
$1574
159 km or 99 mi Erd
$936

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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