Charlotte vs Ho Chi Minh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Charlotte Ho Chi Minh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2710
$702
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6320
$1978
🏠 One person rent
$1650
$349
🏘️ Family rent
$2783
$750
🍽️ Food expenses
$623
$211
🚐 Transport expenses
$235
$67.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4830
$457
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
68
66
😀 Quality of life
88
66
🏙️ Population
875K
10.4M

The cost of living in Charlotte is 286% more expensive than in Ho Chi Minh. Cities ranked 361st and 6786th ($2710 vs $702) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 319th 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 1.8 months in Charlotte compared to 0.7 months in Ho Chi Minh. Charlotte ranked 44th best city to live in the United States vs Ho Chi Minh ranked 1st in Vietnam, while ranked 191st and 4217th among best cities to live in the world.

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Charlotte Ho Chi Minh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.6
$1.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$71.1
$22.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.9
$4.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.95
$1.07
 Cappuccino
$5.03
$2.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.44
$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1631
$428
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1436
$258
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3604
$1064
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2287
$568
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$109
$46.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$167
$72.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$65.8
$11
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.48%
9.9%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4417
$4519
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2771
$2063
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.27
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$108
$7.56
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$35.9
$5.78
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.84
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.03
$1.51
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.23
$1.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.16
$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.29
$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$3.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.8
$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.24
$3.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$1.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.33
$1.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.51
$1.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$1.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.42
$1.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.83
$0.87
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.6
$9.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.19
$0.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.98
$1.23
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.13
$2.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7
$3.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.28
$1.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.78
$0.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.9
$26.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.6
$4.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$182
$31.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$26.5
$3.08
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.9
$36.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1380
$306
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$26419
$16779

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$2350
17 km or 11 mi Mint Hill
$2348
20 km or 13 mi Huntersville
$2223
23 km or 14 mi Indian Trail
$2287
28 km or 18 mi Cornelius
$2174
30 km or 18 mi Concord
$2191
31 km or 19 mi Gastonia
$1935
36 km or 22 mi Kannapolis
$2163
36 km or 22 mi Rock Hill
$2194
38 km or 23 mi Monroe
$2218
40 km or 25 mi Mooresville
$2073
57 km or 35 mi Lancaster
$2153
59 km or 37 mi Salisbury
$2112
62 km or 39 mi Statesville
$2094
63 km or 39 mi Shelby
$1573
72 km or 45 mi Hickory
$1902
94 km or 58 mi Forest
$1932
101 km or 63 mi Thomasville
$2056
104 km or 64 mi Rockingham
$2139
104 km or 65 mi Spartanburg
$2175
108 km or 67 mi Asheboro
$2084
111 km or 69 mi Winston-Salem
$2044
113 km or 70 mi High Point
$2052
120 km or 75 mi Kernersville
$2082
130 km or 81 mi Greer
$2190
132 km or 82 mi Greensboro
$1855
138 km or 86 mi Columbia
$1917
142 km or 88 mi Mauldin
$2181
143 km or 89 mi Lexington
$1991
147 km or 91 mi Greenville
$2184
152 km or 94 mi Florence
$1949
152 km or 95 mi Sumter
$1888
154 km or 96 mi Sanford
$2236
159 km or 99 mi Burlington
$2084
160 km or 99 mi Asheville
$2664
166 km or 103 mi Greenwood
$2119
176 km or 109 mi Fayetteville
$2082
179 km or 111 mi Chapel Hill
$2162
180 km or 112 mi Lumberton
$2105
184 km or 114 mi Anderson
$2119

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Thu Dau Mot
$550
25 km or 15 mi Bien Hoa
$479
72 km or 45 mi Vung Tau
$534
96 km or 60 mi Svay Rieng
$694
113 km or 70 mi Sa Dec
$515
127 km or 79 mi Can Tho
$463
141 km or 88 mi Long Xuyen
$509
153 km or 95 mi Soc Trang
$522
162 km or 100 mi Prey Veng
$711
167 km or 104 mi Phan Thiet
$566
181 km or 112 mi Mui Ne
$553
184 km or 114 mi Kampong Cham
$555
189 km or 117 mi Rach Gia
$518
198 km or 123 mi Bac Lieu
$516
205 km or 127 mi Phnom Penh
$802
233 km or 145 mi Da Lat
$512
244 km or 151 mi Ca Mau
$520
257 km or 160 mi Buon Ma Thuot
$521
270 km or 168 mi Phan Rang-Thap Cham
$526
271 km or 168 mi Kampot
$569
300 km or 186 mi Phu Quoc
$524
309 km or 192 mi Stung Treng
$628
320 km or 199 mi Nha Trang
$554
343 km or 213 mi Sihanoukville
$755
414 km or 257 mi Siem Reap
$587
433 km or 269 mi Qui Nhon
$518
452 km or 281 mi Battambang
$539
488 km or 303 mi Ko Chang
$614
502 km or 312 mi Serei Saophoan
$579
527 km or 327 mi Ubon Ratchathani
$534
533 km or 331 mi Quang Ngai
$436
584 km or 363 mi Klaeng
$619
592 km or 368 mi Hoi An
$547
605 km or 376 mi Da Nang
$601
637 km or 396 mi Hue
$422
663 km or 412 mi Nong Prue
$653
664 km or 413 mi Chaophraya Surasak
$647
668 km or 415 mi Pattaya
$665
670 km or 416 mi Laem Chabang
$648
676 km or 420 mi Nakhon Ratchasima
$518