Budapest vs Ho Chi Minh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Budapest Ho Chi Minh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1185
$744
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2918
$2071
🏠 One person rent
$589
$376
🏘️ Family rent
$1010
$848
🍽️ Food expenses
$362
$219
🚐 Transport expenses
$114
$75.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1262
$488
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
18 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
92
66
😀 Quality of life
80
65
🏙️ Population
1.69M
9.39M

The cost of living in Budapest is 59% more expensive than in Ho Chi Minh. Cities ranked 4643rd and 6692nd ($1185 vs $744) 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 0.7 months in Ho Chi Minh. Budapest ranked 1st best city to live in Hungary vs Ho Chi Minh ranked 1st in Vietnam, while ranked 551st and 4277th 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
$10.4
$2.27
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$47.3
$24.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.94
$4.89
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.65
$1.21
☕ Cappuccino
$2.73
$1.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.68
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$603
$444
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$453
$284
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1093
$1185
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$799
$655
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$86.9
$49.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$134
$76.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.5
$10.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.5%
9.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4116
$4095
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2686
$2072
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.27
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.6
$13.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.8
$5.91
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.77
$0.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.19
$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.34
$1.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$0.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.9
$1.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.68
$3.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$3.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$1.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.83
$1.22
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$1.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.96
$0.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.76
$12.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.12
$0.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.1
$1.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$1.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.78
$3.58
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.44
$1.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.24
$0.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50
$25.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.59
$4.42
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$61.2
$21
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.9
$9.66
👖 Brand Jeans
$80.3
$32.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.2
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$448
$263
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11060
$14503

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Cities near Budapest

Distance City Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Budafok-Teteny
$960
16 km or 9.8 mi Erd
$849
16 km or 10 mi Dunakeszi
$1018
17 km or 11 mi Szigetszentmiklos
$901
27 km or 17 mi Godollo
$992
32 km or 20 mi Vac
$876
49 km or 31 mi Tatabanya
$910
58 km or 36 mi Szekesfehervar
$805
58 km or 36 mi Dunaujvaros
$770
67 km or 42 mi Cegled
$849
74 km or 46 mi Komarno
$1067
82 km or 51 mi Kecskemet
$953
84 km or 52 mi Nove Zamky
$1037
86 km or 53 mi Salgotarjan
$879
86 km or 53 mi Levice
$898
93 km or 58 mi Szolnok
$712
96 km or 59 mi Veszprem
$883
104 km or 65 mi Lucenec
$1166
107 km or 67 mi Gyor
$788
109 km or 68 mi Eger
$864
115 km or 72 mi Nitra
$1062
121 km or 75 mi Zvolen
$1574
123 km or 76 mi Ozd
$879
130 km or 81 mi Szekszard
$780
138 km or 86 mi Banska Bystrica
$1103
139 km or 86 mi Mosonmagyarovar
$827
145 km or 90 mi Prievidza
$952
146 km or 91 mi Trnava
$1197
146 km or 91 mi Miskolc
$784
146 km or 91 mi Baja
$761
150 km or 93 mi Piestany
$935
153 km or 95 mi Hodmezovasarhely
$837
158 km or 98 mi Kaposvar
$745
160 km or 99 mi Petrzalka
$1234
161 km or 100 mi Bratislava
$1307
163 km or 101 mi Subotica
$797
163 km or 101 mi Szeged
$860
170 km or 106 mi Pecs
$851
172 km or 107 mi Trencin
$1150
174 km or 108 mi Martin
$1090

Cities near Ho Chi Minh

Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Thu Dau Mot
$541
25 km or 15 mi Bien Hoa
$445
72 km or 45 mi Vung Tau
$512
96 km or 60 mi Svay Rieng
$689
113 km or 70 mi Sa Dec
$521
127 km or 79 mi Can Tho
$469
141 km or 88 mi Long Xuyen
$516
153 km or 95 mi Soc Trang
$529
162 km or 100 mi Prey Veng
$711
167 km or 104 mi Phan Thiet
$521
181 km or 112 mi Mui Ne
$516
184 km or 114 mi Kampong Cham
$514
189 km or 117 mi Rach Gia
$534
198 km or 123 mi Bac Lieu
$515
205 km or 127 mi Phnom Penh
$819
233 km or 145 mi Da Lat
$531
244 km or 151 mi Ca Mau
$525
257 km or 160 mi Buon Ma Thuot
$515
270 km or 168 mi Phan Rang-Thap Cham
$521
271 km or 168 mi Kampot
$582
300 km or 186 mi Phu Quoc
$529
309 km or 192 mi Stung Treng
$626
320 km or 199 mi Nha Trang
$549
343 km or 213 mi Sihanoukville
$754
414 km or 257 mi Siem Reap
$630
433 km or 269 mi Qui Nhon
$515
452 km or 281 mi Battambang
$533
488 km or 303 mi Ko Chang
$697
502 km or 312 mi Serei Saophoan
$633
527 km or 327 mi Ubon Ratchathani
$561
533 km or 331 mi Quang Ngai
$433
584 km or 363 mi Klaeng
$703
592 km or 368 mi Hoi An
$547
605 km or 376 mi Da Nang
$610
637 km or 396 mi Hue
$407
663 km or 412 mi Nong Prue
$773
664 km or 413 mi Chaophraya Surasak
$758
668 km or 415 mi Pattaya
$800
670 km or 416 mi Laem Chabang
$769
676 km or 420 mi Nakhon Ratchasima
$564