Calgary vs Ho Chi Minh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Calgary Ho Chi Minh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2095
$726
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4718
$1883
🏠 One person rent
$1181
$370
🏘️ Family rent
$1885
$634
🍽️ Food expenses
$591
$208
🚐 Transport expenses
$173
$70.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3093
$500
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
53
67
😀 Quality of life
90
71
🏙️ Population
1.31M
14M

The cost of living in Calgary is 189% more expensive than in Ho Chi Minh. Cities ranked 1759th and 7123rd ($2095 vs $726) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 27th and 1st in Canada and Vietnam, respectively. Check Canada vs Vietnam comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Calgary compared to 0.7 months in Ho Chi Minh. Calgary ranked 9th best city to live in Canada vs Ho Chi Minh ranked 1st in Vietnam, while ranked 187th and 3396th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Calgary vs Ho Chi Minh

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Calgary Ho Chi Minh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19.1
$2.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$65.2
$19
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.9
$4.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.66
$1.14
☕ Cappuccino
$4.19
$1.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.13
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1234
$512
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$935
$248
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1946
$904
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1549
$437
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$130
$60
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$200
$93.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$56.1
$9.78
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.5%
8.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3751
$4456
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3441
$1839
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.85
$0.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$88
$11.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.2
$5.72
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.06
$0.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.86
$1.57
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.39
$1.06
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.39
$1.03
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.87
$1.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$11.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$3.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.6
$10.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.3
$2.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.83
$1.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.54
$1.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$1.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.98
$1.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.03
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.21
$0.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.2
$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.92
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.2
$1.33
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.27
$1.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.57
$3.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.51
$1.09
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.43
$0.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.4
$22.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.8
$3.45
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$92.4
$29.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$22.6
$7.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$57.7
$52.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.1
$93.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$820
$379
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15881
$17174

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Distance City Cost of living
106 km or 66 mi Banff
$1927
137 km or 85 mi Red Deer
$1874
174 km or 108 mi Lethbridge
$1780
248 km or 154 mi Leduc
$1733
265 km or 165 mi Medicine Hat
$1579
278 km or 173 mi Spruce Grove
$1626
279 km or 173 mi Edmonton
$1835
357 km or 222 mi Sandpoint
$2595
402 km or 250 mi Kelowna
$1974
422 km or 262 mi Coeur d'Alene
$2338
426 km or 265 mi Post Falls
$2307
429 km or 266 mi Penticton
$1749
440 km or 273 mi Spokane Valley
$2197
442 km or 275 mi Kamloops
$1771
443 km or 275 mi Great Falls
$1953
452 km or 281 mi Spokane
$2180
466 km or 289 mi Missoula
$2135
517 km or 322 mi Helena
$2505
524 km or 325 mi Saskatoon
$1781
526 km or 327 mi Moscow
$1703
531 km or 330 mi Pullman
$1787
556 km or 345 mi Grande Prairie
$1867
560 km or 348 mi Lewiston
$1729
572 km or 355 mi Butte
$1634
579 km or 360 mi Moses Lake
$2100
600 km or 373 mi Chilliwack
$1869
603 km or 375 mi Moose Jaw
$1451
607 km or 377 mi Wenatchee
$2290
616 km or 382 mi Prince Albert
$1442
630 km or 391 mi Abbotsford
$1953
636 km or 395 mi Whistler
$2427
637 km or 396 mi Walla Walla
$2053
638 km or 396 mi Bozeman
$2930
641 km or 398 mi Maple Ridge
$2266
650 km or 404 mi Langley
$2100
650 km or 404 mi Pasco
$2141
651 km or 405 mi Coquitlam
$2493
654 km or 406 mi Bellingham
$2523
654 km or 406 mi Richland
$2492
655 km or 407 mi Fort McMurray
$1872

Cities near Ho Chi Minh

Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Thu Dau Mot
$522
25 km or 15 mi Bien Hoa
$414
72 km or 45 mi Vung Tau
$503
96 km or 60 mi Svay Rieng
$721
113 km or 70 mi Sa Dec
$519
127 km or 79 mi Can Tho
$455
141 km or 88 mi Long Xuyen
$508
153 km or 95 mi Soc Trang
$523
162 km or 100 mi Prey Veng
$776
167 km or 104 mi Phan Thiet
$480
181 km or 112 mi Mui Ne
$493
184 km or 114 mi Kampong Cham
$518
189 km or 117 mi Rach Gia
$530
198 km or 123 mi Bac Lieu
$506
205 km or 127 mi Phnom Penh
$893
233 km or 145 mi Da Lat
$563
244 km or 151 mi Ca Mau
$517
257 km or 160 mi Buon Ma Thuot
$528
270 km or 168 mi Phan Rang-Thap Cham
$533
271 km or 168 mi Kampot
$582
300 km or 186 mi Phu Quoc
$518
309 km or 192 mi Stung Treng
$668
320 km or 199 mi Nha Trang
$540
343 km or 213 mi Sihanoukville
$766
414 km or 257 mi Siem Reap
$679
433 km or 269 mi Qui Nhon
$515
452 km or 281 mi Battambang
$601
488 km or 303 mi Ko Chang
$718
502 km or 312 mi Serei Saophoan
$644
527 km or 327 mi Ubon Ratchathani
$543
533 km or 331 mi Quang Ngai
$407
584 km or 363 mi Klaeng
$724
592 km or 368 mi Hoi An
$609
605 km or 376 mi Da Nang
$699
637 km or 396 mi Hue
$375
663 km or 412 mi Nong Prue
$809
664 km or 413 mi Chaophraya Surasak
$784
668 km or 415 mi Pattaya
$839
670 km or 416 mi Laem Chabang
$799
676 km or 420 mi Nakhon Ratchasima
$586