Brussels vs Ho Chi Minh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brussels Ho Chi Minh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1869
$702
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4554
$1978
🏠 One person rent
$1085
$349
🏘️ Family rent
$1927
$750
🍽️ Food expenses
$557
$211
🚐 Transport expenses
$85.1
$67.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3070
$457
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
96
66
😀 Quality of life
89
66
🏙️ Population
189K
10.4M

The cost of living in Brussels is 166% more expensive than in Ho Chi Minh. Cities ranked 2147th and 6786th ($1869 vs $702) 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 1.6 months in Brussels compared to 0.7 months in Ho Chi Minh. Brussels ranked 1st best city to live in Belgium vs Ho Chi Minh ranked 1st in Vietnam, while ranked 148th and 4217th among best cities to live in the world.

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Brussels Ho Chi Minh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18
$1.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$74.3
$22.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12
$4.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.38
$1.07
☕ Cappuccino
$3.91
$2.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.7
$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$968
$428
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$834
$258
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1848
$1064
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1555
$568
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$169
$46.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$258
$72.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$55.2
$11
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.39%
9.9%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4416
$4519
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3736
$2063
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.69
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$53.2
$7.56
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24
$5.78
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.88
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.49
$1.51
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.62
$1.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.29
$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.7
$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$3.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.2
$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.72
$3.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$1.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.74
$1.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.94
$1.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$1.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.8
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.11
$0.87
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.73
$9.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.52
$0.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.76
$1.23
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$2.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.75
$3.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.97
$1.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.87
$0.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30.9
$26.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.9
$4.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$40.3
$31.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$23.8
$3.08
👖 Brand Jeans
$101
$36.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$113
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$978
$306
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$23098
$16779

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Cities near Brussels

Distance City Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi Schaerbeek
$1682
3.3 km or 2.1 mi Saint-Gilles
$1524
4 km or 2.5 mi Anderlecht
$1659
4.2 km or 2.6 mi Forest
$1652
4.5 km or 2.8 mi Woluwe-Saint-Lambert
$1593
6.2 km or 3.8 mi Watermael-Boitsfort
$1619
7.3 km or 4.6 mi Dilbeek
$1644
10 km or 6.3 mi Sint-Pieters-Leeuw
$1669
10 km or 6.4 mi Vilvoorde
$1599
11 km or 6.8 mi Tervuren
$1743
15 km or 9 mi Overijse
$1648
15 km or 9.1 mi Waterloo
$1825
15 km or 9.1 mi Halle
$1640
17 km or 11 mi Zemst
$1567
19 km or 12 mi Braine-l'Alleud
$1645
19 km or 12 mi Rixensart
$1613
21 km or 13 mi Mechelen
$1544
21 km or 13 mi Tubize
$1630
23 km or 14 mi Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve
$1619
23 km or 14 mi Wavre
$1553
23 km or 15 mi Herent
$1575
24 km or 15 mi Ninove
$1581
24 km or 15 mi Aalst
$1678
25 km or 15 mi Leuven
$1618
26 km or 16 mi Dendermonde
$1469
28 km or 17 mi Nivelles
$1563
31 km or 20 mi Braine-le-Comte
$1568
35 km or 22 mi Lier
$1533
35 km or 22 mi Geraardsbergen
$1484
36 km or 23 mi Heist-op-den-Berg
$1517
37 km or 23 mi Mortsel
$1539
37 km or 23 mi Aarschot
$1426
37 km or 23 mi Soignies
$1536
38 km or 23 mi Zottegem
$1536
38 km or 24 mi Lokeren
$1511
38 km or 24 mi Sint-Niklaas
$1413
40 km or 25 mi Gembloux
$1596
40 km or 25 mi Beveren
$1631
41 km or 26 mi Tienen
$1570
41 km or 26 mi Antwerp
$1650

Cities near Ho Chi Minh

Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Thu Dau Mot
$550
25 km or 15 mi Bien Hoa
$479
72 km or 45 mi Vung Tau
$534
96 km or 60 mi Svay Rieng
$694
113 km or 70 mi Sa Dec
$515
127 km or 79 mi Can Tho
$463
141 km or 88 mi Long Xuyen
$509
153 km or 95 mi Soc Trang
$522
162 km or 100 mi Prey Veng
$711
167 km or 104 mi Phan Thiet
$566
181 km or 112 mi Mui Ne
$553
184 km or 114 mi Kampong Cham
$555
189 km or 117 mi Rach Gia
$518
198 km or 123 mi Bac Lieu
$516
205 km or 127 mi Phnom Penh
$802
233 km or 145 mi Da Lat
$512
244 km or 151 mi Ca Mau
$520
257 km or 160 mi Buon Ma Thuot
$521
270 km or 168 mi Phan Rang-Thap Cham
$526
271 km or 168 mi Kampot
$569
300 km or 186 mi Phu Quoc
$524
309 km or 192 mi Stung Treng
$628
320 km or 199 mi Nha Trang
$554
343 km or 213 mi Sihanoukville
$755
414 km or 257 mi Siem Reap
$587
433 km or 269 mi Qui Nhon
$518
452 km or 281 mi Battambang
$539
488 km or 303 mi Ko Chang
$614
502 km or 312 mi Serei Saophoan
$579
527 km or 327 mi Ubon Ratchathani
$534
533 km or 331 mi Quang Ngai
$436
584 km or 363 mi Klaeng
$619
592 km or 368 mi Hoi An
$547
605 km or 376 mi Da Nang
$601
637 km or 396 mi Hue
$422
663 km or 412 mi Nong Prue
$653
664 km or 413 mi Chaophraya Surasak
$647
668 km or 415 mi Pattaya
$665
670 km or 416 mi Laem Chabang
$648
676 km or 420 mi Nakhon Ratchasima
$518