Charlotte vs Ho Chi Minh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Charlotte Ho Chi Minh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2423
$734
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5566
$1845
🏠 One person rent
$1475
$387
🏘️ Family rent
$2428
$684
🍽️ Food expenses
$625
$202
🚐 Transport expenses
$154
$70.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4235
$336
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
68
66
😀 Quality of life
90
66
🏙️ Population
875K
9.39M

The cost of living in Charlotte is 230% more expensive than in Ho Chi Minh. Cities ranked 986th and 6928th ($2423 vs $734) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 865th and 1st in the United States and Vietnam, respectively. Check the United States vs Vietnam comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Charlotte compared to 0.5 months in Ho Chi Minh. Charlotte ranked 71st best city to live in the United States vs Ho Chi Minh ranked 1st in Vietnam, while ranked 234th and 4947th among best cities to live in the world.

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Charlotte Ho Chi Minh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.8
$1.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68.9
$22.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.7
$3.81
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.28
$1.14
☕ Cappuccino
$5.03
$1.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.53
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1574
$499
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1243
$280
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2814
$921
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2056
$508
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.4
$54.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$153
$83.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$66.3
$9.41
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.43%
9.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3607
$3891
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2665
$1915
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.18
$0.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$84.4
$11.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.4
$5.93
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.81
$0.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.03
$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.3
$0.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.07
$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.15
$1.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.6
$11.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.1
$3.67
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.2
$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.62
$2.75
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$1.15
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.92
$1.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.34
$1.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.91
$1.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$1.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.22
$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.46
$0.79
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.7
$12.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.6
$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.41
$1.23
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.11
$1.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.95
$3.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.63
$1.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.79
$0.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.5
$19.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.1
$3.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$112
$23.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$23.9
$8.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.9
$44.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$94.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1305
$286
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24711
$13093

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$2239
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$2228
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$2121
23 km or 14 mi Indian Trail
$2196
28 km or 18 mi Cornelius
$2067
30 km or 18 mi Concord
$2102
31 km or 19 mi Gastonia
$1960
36 km or 22 mi Kannapolis
$2107
36 km or 22 mi Rock Hill
$2019
38 km or 23 mi Monroe
$2160
40 km or 25 mi Mooresville
$1988
57 km or 35 mi Lancaster
$2212
59 km or 37 mi Salisbury
$2094
62 km or 39 mi Statesville
$2075
63 km or 39 mi Shelby
$1719
72 km or 45 mi Hickory
$1878
94 km or 58 mi Forest
$2167
101 km or 63 mi Thomasville
$2070
104 km or 64 mi Rockingham
$2156
104 km or 65 mi Spartanburg
$1923
108 km or 67 mi Asheboro
$2124
111 km or 69 mi Winston-Salem
$2079
113 km or 70 mi High Point
$1993
120 km or 75 mi Kernersville
$2152
130 km or 81 mi Greer
$2305
132 km or 82 mi Greensboro
$2065
138 km or 86 mi Columbia
$1853
142 km or 88 mi Mauldin
$2418
143 km or 89 mi Lexington
$1970
147 km or 91 mi Greenville
$2529
152 km or 94 mi Florence
$1980
152 km or 95 mi Sumter
$1929
154 km or 96 mi Sanford
$2105
159 km or 99 mi Burlington
$2166
160 km or 99 mi Asheville
$2737
166 km or 103 mi Greenwood
$2166
176 km or 109 mi Fayetteville
$2312
179 km or 111 mi Chapel Hill
$2319
180 km or 112 mi Lumberton
$2154
184 km or 114 mi Anderson
$2013

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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