Calgary vs Ho Chi Minh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Calgary Ho Chi Minh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2118
$762
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4745
$1930
🏠 One person rent
$1202
$409
🏘️ Family rent
$1911
$723
🍽️ Food expenses
$591
$205
🚐 Transport expenses
$173
$71
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3199
$340
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
53
67
😀 Quality of life
90
69
🏙️ Population
1.31M
14M

The cost of living in Calgary is 178% more expensive than in Ho Chi Minh. Cities ranked 1716th and 6919th ($2118 vs $762) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 29th 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 0.4 months in Ho Chi Minh. Calgary ranked 21st best city to live in Canada vs Ho Chi Minh ranked 1st in Vietnam, while ranked 209th and 4450th 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
$17
$1.95
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$65
$19.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.3
$4.35
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.29
$1.15
☕ Cappuccino
$4.2
$1.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.03
$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1224
$547
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$957
$289
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2059
$1009
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1544
$526
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$132
$59
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$204
$90.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$59.8
$9.58
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.55%
8.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3738
$4266
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3570
$1950
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.94
$0.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$87.1
$11.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.5
$5.91
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$0.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.98
$1.51
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.42
$0.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.2
$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.79
$1.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$3.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.1
$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.28
$2.67
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.02
$1.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.42
$1.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$1.14
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.82
$1.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.17
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.28
$0.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.5
$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.95
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.7
$1.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.3
$1.74
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.63
$3.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.56
$1.1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.51
$0.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.4
$20.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.8
$3.48
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$93.1
$27.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$23.2
$8.79
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.1
$46.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.8
$96.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$830
$329
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15430
$14995

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Distance City Cost of living
106 km or 66 mi Banff
$1801
137 km or 85 mi Red Deer
$1841
174 km or 108 mi Lethbridge
$1761
248 km or 154 mi Leduc
$1775
265 km or 165 mi Medicine Hat
$1620
278 km or 173 mi Spruce Grove
$1676
279 km or 173 mi Edmonton
$1878
357 km or 222 mi Sandpoint
$2593
402 km or 250 mi Kelowna
$1993
422 km or 262 mi Coeur d'Alene
$2331
426 km or 265 mi Post Falls
$2315
429 km or 266 mi Penticton
$1773
440 km or 273 mi Spokane Valley
$2205
442 km or 275 mi Kamloops
$1815
443 km or 275 mi Great Falls
$1956
452 km or 281 mi Spokane
$2187
466 km or 289 mi Missoula
$2156
517 km or 322 mi Helena
$2544
524 km or 325 mi Saskatoon
$1821
526 km or 327 mi Moscow
$1697
531 km or 330 mi Pullman
$1899
556 km or 345 mi Grande Prairie
$1892
560 km or 348 mi Lewiston
$1701
572 km or 355 mi Butte
$1634
579 km or 360 mi Moses Lake
$2009
600 km or 373 mi Chilliwack
$1884
603 km or 375 mi Moose Jaw
$1506
607 km or 377 mi Wenatchee
$2241
616 km or 382 mi Prince Albert
$1486
630 km or 391 mi Abbotsford
$2034
636 km or 395 mi Whistler
$2470
637 km or 396 mi Walla Walla
$2046
638 km or 396 mi Bozeman
$2677
641 km or 398 mi Maple Ridge
$2326
650 km or 404 mi Langley
$2054
650 km or 404 mi Pasco
$2074
651 km or 405 mi Coquitlam
$2590
654 km or 406 mi Bellingham
$2526
654 km or 406 mi Richland
$2460
655 km or 407 mi Fort McMurray
$1934

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