Budapest vs Ho Chi Minh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Budapest Ho Chi Minh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1377
$734
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3353
$1845
🏠 One person rent
$707
$387
🏘️ Family rent
$1218
$684
🍽️ Food expenses
$411
$202
🚐 Transport expenses
$120
$70.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1503
$336
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
18 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
92
66
😀 Quality of life
82
66
🏙️ Population
1.69M
9.39M

The cost of living in Budapest is 88% more expensive than in Ho Chi Minh. Cities ranked 4312th and 6928th ($1377 vs $734) 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 1.1 months in Budapest compared to 0.5 months in Ho Chi Minh. Budapest ranked 1st best city to live in Hungary vs Ho Chi Minh ranked 1st in Vietnam, while ranked 636th and 4947th among best cities to live in the world.

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Budapest Ho Chi Minh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.6
$1.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$55.3
$22.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.58
$3.81
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.18
$1.14
☕ Cappuccino
$3.26
$1.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.8
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$735
$499
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$557
$280
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1332
$921
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$984
$508
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91
$54.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$141
$83.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.3
$9.41
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.04%
9.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5141
$3891
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3394
$1915
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.48
$0.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.3
$11.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.3
$5.93
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.83
$0.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.37
$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.63
$0.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.34
$1.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$11.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.36
$3.67
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$2.75
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$1.15
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$1.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.51
$1.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$1.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.58
$0.79
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.95
$12.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.31
$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.03
$1.23
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.7
$1.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.2
$3.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.49
$1.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.95
$0.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$60
$19.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.94
$3.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$72.4
$23.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.5
$8.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$95
$44.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.2
$94.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$447
$286
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13171
$13093

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Cities near Budapest

Distance City Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Budafok-Teteny
$1089
16 km or 9.8 mi Erd
$936
16 km or 10 mi Dunakeszi
$1081
17 km or 11 mi Szigetszentmiklos
$1010
27 km or 17 mi Godollo
$1059
32 km or 20 mi Vac
$1070
49 km or 31 mi Tatabanya
$943
58 km or 36 mi Szekesfehervar
$884
58 km or 36 mi Dunaujvaros
$823
67 km or 42 mi Cegled
$1002
74 km or 46 mi Komarno
$1148
82 km or 51 mi Kecskemet
$895
84 km or 52 mi Nove Zamky
$1134
86 km or 53 mi Salgotarjan
$971
86 km or 53 mi Levice
$946
93 km or 58 mi Szolnok
$806
96 km or 59 mi Veszprem
$973
104 km or 65 mi Lucenec
$1037
107 km or 67 mi Gyor
$861
109 km or 68 mi Eger
$949
115 km or 72 mi Nitra
$1176
121 km or 75 mi Zvolen
$1346
123 km or 76 mi Ozd
$982
130 km or 81 mi Szekszard
$890
138 km or 86 mi Banska Bystrica
$1126
139 km or 86 mi Mosonmagyarovar
$917
145 km or 90 mi Prievidza
$992
146 km or 91 mi Trnava
$1311
146 km or 91 mi Miskolc
$913
146 km or 91 mi Baja
$965
150 km or 93 mi Piestany
$985
153 km or 95 mi Hodmezovasarhely
$808
158 km or 98 mi Kaposvar
$802
160 km or 99 mi Petrzalka
$1388
161 km or 100 mi Bratislava
$1497
163 km or 101 mi Subotica
$832
163 km or 101 mi Szeged
$934
170 km or 106 mi Pecs
$1033
172 km or 107 mi Trencin
$1257
174 km or 108 mi Martin
$1162

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