Budapest vs Ho Chi Minh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Budapest Ho Chi Minh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1469
$762
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3612
$1930
🏠 One person rent
$750
$409
🏘️ Family rent
$1301
$723
🍽️ Food expenses
$441
$205
🚐 Transport expenses
$126
$71
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1697
$340
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
18 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
92
67
😀 Quality of life
81
69
🏙️ Population
1.69M
14M

The cost of living in Budapest is 93% more expensive than in Ho Chi Minh. Cities ranked 4163rd and 6919th ($1469 vs $762) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Hungary and Vietnam, respectively. Check Hungary vs Vietnam comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Budapest compared to 0.4 months in Ho Chi Minh. Budapest ranked 1st best city to live in Hungary vs Ho Chi Minh ranked 1st in Vietnam, while ranked 680th and 4450th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Budapest vs Ho Chi Minh

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Budapest Ho Chi Minh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.2
$1.95
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$63.1
$19.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.41
$4.35
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.22
$1.15
☕ Cappuccino
$3.25
$1.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.97
$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$772
$547
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$593
$289
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1424
$1009
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1053
$526
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$98.7
$59
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$151
$90.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.9
$9.58
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.95%
8.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5742
$4266
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3887
$1950
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.55
$0.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.8
$11.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.5
$5.91
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.82
$0.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.25
$1.51
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.79
$0.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.72
$1.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.4
$3.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$2.67
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$1.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$1.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.41
$1.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.14
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$1.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.8
$0.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.89
$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.27
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.85
$1.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$13.5
$1.74
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.31
$3.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.62
$1.1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.2
$0.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$69.1
$20.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.7
$3.48
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$76.1
$27.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.1
$8.79
👖 Brand Jeans
$107
$46.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$112
$96.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$486
$329
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15168
$14995

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Cities near Budapest

Distance City Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Budafok-Teteny
$1169
16 km or 9.8 mi Erd
$998
16 km or 10 mi Dunakeszi
$1138
17 km or 11 mi Szigetszentmiklos
$1083
27 km or 17 mi Godollo
$1127
32 km or 20 mi Vac
$1130
49 km or 31 mi Tatabanya
$991
58 km or 36 mi Szekesfehervar
$939
58 km or 36 mi Dunaujvaros
$868
67 km or 42 mi Cegled
$1074
74 km or 46 mi Komarno
$1196
82 km or 51 mi Kecskemet
$958
84 km or 52 mi Nove Zamky
$1166
86 km or 53 mi Salgotarjan
$1040
86 km or 53 mi Levice
$989
93 km or 58 mi Szolnok
$877
96 km or 59 mi Veszprem
$1036
104 km or 65 mi Lucenec
$1063
107 km or 67 mi Gyor
$930
109 km or 68 mi Eger
$976
115 km or 72 mi Nitra
$1278
121 km or 75 mi Zvolen
$1394
123 km or 76 mi Ozd
$1002
130 km or 81 mi Szekszard
$961
138 km or 86 mi Banska Bystrica
$1190
139 km or 86 mi Mosonmagyarovar
$984
145 km or 90 mi Prievidza
$1026
146 km or 91 mi Trnava
$1335
146 km or 91 mi Miskolc
$981
146 km or 91 mi Baja
$1031
150 km or 93 mi Piestany
$1036
153 km or 95 mi Hodmezovasarhely
$866
158 km or 98 mi Kaposvar
$850
160 km or 99 mi Petrzalka
$1451
161 km or 100 mi Bratislava
$1561
163 km or 101 mi Subotica
$923
163 km or 101 mi Szeged
$1004
170 km or 106 mi Pecs
$1124
172 km or 107 mi Trencin
$1291
174 km or 108 mi Martin
$1196

Cities near Ho Chi Minh

Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Thu Dau Mot
$540
25 km or 15 mi Bien Hoa
$419
72 km or 45 mi Vung Tau
$525
96 km or 60 mi Svay Rieng
$708
113 km or 70 mi Sa Dec
$519
127 km or 79 mi Can Tho
$456
141 km or 88 mi Long Xuyen
$514
153 km or 95 mi Soc Trang
$523
162 km or 100 mi Prey Veng
$760
167 km or 104 mi Phan Thiet
$500
181 km or 112 mi Mui Ne
$506
184 km or 114 mi Kampong Cham
$501
189 km or 117 mi Rach Gia
$535
198 km or 123 mi Bac Lieu
$512
205 km or 127 mi Phnom Penh
$882
233 km or 145 mi Da Lat
$572
244 km or 151 mi Ca Mau
$526
257 km or 160 mi Buon Ma Thuot
$535
270 km or 168 mi Phan Rang-Thap Cham
$543
271 km or 168 mi Kampot
$587
300 km or 186 mi Phu Quoc
$530
309 km or 192 mi Stung Treng
$652
320 km or 199 mi Nha Trang
$541
343 km or 213 mi Sihanoukville
$764
414 km or 257 mi Siem Reap
$679
433 km or 269 mi Qui Nhon
$519
452 km or 281 mi Battambang
$575
488 km or 303 mi Ko Chang
$763
502 km or 312 mi Serei Saophoan
$629
527 km or 327 mi Ubon Ratchathani
$583
533 km or 331 mi Quang Ngai
$410
584 km or 363 mi Klaeng
$768
592 km or 368 mi Hoi An
$613
605 km or 376 mi Da Nang
$660
637 km or 396 mi Hue
$380
663 km or 412 mi Nong Prue
$846
664 km or 413 mi Chaophraya Surasak
$823
668 km or 415 mi Pattaya
$874
670 km or 416 mi Laem Chabang
$838
676 km or 420 mi Nakhon Ratchasima
$610