Brussels vs Ho Chi Minh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brussels Ho Chi Minh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2028
$734
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4874
$1845
🏠 One person rent
$1133
$387
🏘️ Family rent
$1958
$684
🍽️ Food expenses
$649
$202
🚐 Transport expenses
$97.4
$70.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3458
$336
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
96
66
😀 Quality of life
91
66
🏙️ Population
196K
9.39M

The cost of living in Brussels is 176% more expensive than in Ho Chi Minh. Cities ranked 1913th and 6928th ($2028 vs $734) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Belgium and Vietnam, respectively. Check Belgium vs Vietnam comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Brussels compared to 0.5 months in Ho Chi Minh. Brussels ranked 1st best city to live in Belgium vs Ho Chi Minh ranked 1st in Vietnam, while ranked 165th and 4947th among best cities to live in the world.

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Brussels Ho Chi Minh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$25.6
$1.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$77.4
$22.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$14.1
$3.81
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.38
$1.14
☕ Cappuccino
$4.55
$1.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.18
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1090
$499
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$879
$280
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1983
$921
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1587
$508
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$155
$54.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$235
$83.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$57.3
$9.41
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.23%
9.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4704
$3891
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3801
$1915
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.93
$0.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$63.9
$11.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.7
$5.93
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.95
$0.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.63
$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.66
$0.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.86
$1.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.2
$11.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.7
$3.67
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.7
$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.95
$2.75
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$1.15
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$1.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.7
$1.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$1.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$1.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.76
$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.57
$0.79
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.21
$12.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.34
$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.2
$1.23
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$1.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.07
$3.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.49
$1.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.32
$0.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.7
$19.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.2
$3.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$37.9
$23.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.8
$8.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$102
$44.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$104
$94.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1055
$286
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22658
$13093

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Cities near Brussels

Distance City Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi Schaerbeek
$1854
3.3 km or 2.1 mi Saint-Gilles
$1876
4 km or 2.5 mi Anderlecht
$1889
4.2 km or 2.6 mi Forest
$1931
4.5 km or 2.8 mi Woluwe-Saint-Lambert
$1758
6.2 km or 3.8 mi Watermael-Boitsfort
$1847
7.3 km or 4.6 mi Dilbeek
$1858
10 km or 6.3 mi Sint-Pieters-Leeuw
$1870
10 km or 6.4 mi Vilvoorde
$1732
11 km or 6.8 mi Tervuren
$1845
15 km or 9 mi Overijse
$1816
15 km or 9.1 mi Waterloo
$2025
15 km or 9.1 mi Halle
$1835
17 km or 11 mi Zemst
$1791
19 km or 12 mi Braine-l'Alleud
$1863
19 km or 12 mi Rixensart
$1787
21 km or 13 mi Mechelen
$1835
21 km or 13 mi Tubize
$1801
23 km or 14 mi Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve
$1806
23 km or 14 mi Wavre
$1745
23 km or 15 mi Herent
$1823
24 km or 15 mi Ninove
$1768
24 km or 15 mi Aalst
$1846
25 km or 15 mi Leuven
$1867
26 km or 16 mi Dendermonde
$1571
28 km or 17 mi Nivelles
$1648
31 km or 20 mi Braine-le-Comte
$1746
35 km or 22 mi Lier
$1737
35 km or 22 mi Geraardsbergen
$1657
36 km or 23 mi Heist-op-den-Berg
$1830
37 km or 23 mi Mortsel
$1696
37 km or 23 mi Aarschot
$1794
37 km or 23 mi Soignies
$1722
38 km or 23 mi Zottegem
$1724
38 km or 24 mi Lokeren
$1745
38 km or 24 mi Sint-Niklaas
$1671
40 km or 25 mi Gembloux
$1867
40 km or 25 mi Beveren
$1804
41 km or 26 mi Tienen
$1666
41 km or 26 mi Antwerp
$1818

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