Brisbane vs Ho Chi Minh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brisbane Ho Chi Minh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2065
$734
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4896
$1845
🏠 One person rent
$1253
$387
🏘️ Family rent
$2149
$684
🍽️ Food expenses
$525
$202
🚐 Transport expenses
$152
$70.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3956
$336
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
66
66
😀 Quality of life
98
66
🏙️ Population
2.71M
9.39M

The cost of living in Brisbane is 181% more expensive than in Ho Chi Minh. Cities ranked 1813th and 6928th ($2065 vs $734) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 1st in Australia and Vietnam, respectively. Check Australia vs Vietnam comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Brisbane compared to 0.5 months in Ho Chi Minh. Brisbane ranked 3rd best city to live in Australia vs Ho Chi Minh ranked 1st in Vietnam, while ranked 9th and 4947th among best cities to live in the world.

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Brisbane Ho Chi Minh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14.4
$1.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$62.7
$22.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.4
$3.81
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7
$1.14
☕ Cappuccino
$3.66
$1.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.65
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1514
$499
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1022
$280
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2603
$921
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1816
$508
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$82.2
$54.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$125
$83.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50.5
$9.41
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.15%
9.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8291
$3891
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6020
$1915
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.33
$0.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$32.8
$11.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.6
$5.93
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$0.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.36
$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2
$0.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.41
$1.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.11
$11.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.8
$3.67
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.8
$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.27
$2.75
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.86
$1.15
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.93
$1.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.42
$1.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$1.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$1.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.48
$0.79
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.9
$12.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.28
$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$24.1
$1.23
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.9
$1.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.91
$3.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.28
$1.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.35
$0.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.9
$19.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.8
$3.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$56.3
$23.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.2
$8.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$76.5
$44.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$94.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1795
$286
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11423
$13093

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Distance City Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi Ipswich
$1662
45 km or 28 mi Caboolture
$1798
66 km or 41 mi Southport
$2140
71 km or 44 mi Gold Coast
$2297
75 km or 47 mi Caloundra
$1710
91 km or 57 mi Sunshine Coast
$1697
107 km or 66 mi Toowoomba
$1639
143 km or 89 mi Byron Bay
$2471
243 km or 151 mi Hervey Bay
$1712
299 km or 186 mi Bundaberg
$1595
315 km or 196 mi Coffs Harbour
$1988
362 km or 225 mi Armidale
$1184
441 km or 274 mi Gladstone
$1503
441 km or 274 mi Port Macquarie
$1633
520 km or 323 mi Rockhampton
$1482
618 km or 384 mi Newcastle
$1839
682 km or 424 mi Dubbo
$1747
719 km or 447 mi Dee Why
$2181
722 km or 449 mi Kellyville
$1888
730 km or 453 mi Blacktown
$1599
732 km or 455 mi Parramatta
$2292
733 km or 455 mi Sydney
$2640
740 km or 460 mi Bathurst
$1568
748 km or 465 mi Orange
$1364
801 km or 498 mi Wollongong
$1580
869 km or 540 mi Goulburn
$1678
945 km or 587 mi Canberra
$2019
1006 km or 625 mi Wagga Wagga
$1458
1009 km or 627 mi Griffith
$1667
1111 km or 690 mi Townsville
$1683
1224 km or 761 mi Shepparton
$1662
1278 km or 794 mi Mildura
$1771
1320 km or 820 mi Bendigo
$1362
1337 km or 831 mi Traralgon
$1813
1367 km or 849 mi Sunbury
$1768
1372 km or 853 mi Pakenham
$1725
1375 km or 855 mi Melbourne
$2308
1376 km or 855 mi Berwick
$1706
1376 km or 855 mi South Yarra
$1681
1377 km or 856 mi Dandenong
$1736

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