Charlotte vs Ho Chi Minh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Charlotte Ho Chi Minh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2528
$735
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5839
$2016
🏠 One person rent
$1559
$376
🏘️ Family rent
$2624
$815
🍽️ Food expenses
$636
$210
🚐 Transport expenses
$162
$72.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4485
$487
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
68
66
😀 Quality of life
88
65
🏙️ Population
875K
9.39M

The cost of living in Charlotte is 244% more expensive than in Ho Chi Minh. Cities ranked 761st and 6739th ($2528 vs $735) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 705th 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 62nd best city to live in the United States vs Ho Chi Minh ranked 1st in Vietnam, while ranked 252nd and 4253rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Charlotte Ho Chi Minh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.6
$2.17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$71.6
$23.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.4
$4.72
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.95
$1.18
☕ Cappuccino
$5.06
$1.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.56
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1601
$459
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1337
$281
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3268
$1102
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2181
$634
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$105
$50.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$162
$77.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$63.8
$9.54
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.54%
9.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4188
$4334
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2832
$2039
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.61
$0.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$90.9
$11.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.4
$5.97
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.83
$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.01
$1.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.23
$1.06
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.31
$1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.8
$1.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.2
$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.9
$3.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.6
$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.44
$2.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$1.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.8
$1.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.64
$1.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.33
$1.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.19
$1.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.28
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.74
$0.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.9
$11.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.52
$0.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.65
$1.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.14
$1.78
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.97
$3.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.26
$1.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.8
$0.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.9
$21.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.1
$4.32
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$124
$20.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$25.8
$9.65
👖 Brand Jeans
$54
$41.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.3
$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1337
$277
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$25956
$14143

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Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 10 mi Matthews
$2271
17 km or 11 mi Mint Hill
$2269
20 km or 13 mi Huntersville
$2188
23 km or 14 mi Indian Trail
$2225
28 km or 18 mi Cornelius
$2166
30 km or 18 mi Concord
$2147
31 km or 19 mi Gastonia
$1891
36 km or 22 mi Kannapolis
$2136
36 km or 22 mi Rock Hill
$2177
38 km or 23 mi Monroe
$2182
40 km or 25 mi Mooresville
$2072
57 km or 35 mi Lancaster
$2170
59 km or 37 mi Salisbury
$2117
62 km or 39 mi Statesville
$2090
63 km or 39 mi Shelby
$1474
72 km or 45 mi Hickory
$1851
94 km or 58 mi Forest
$1951
101 km or 63 mi Thomasville
$2058
104 km or 64 mi Rockingham
$2136
104 km or 65 mi Spartanburg
$1925
108 km or 67 mi Asheboro
$2091
111 km or 69 mi Winston-Salem
$2098
113 km or 70 mi High Point
$1934
120 km or 75 mi Kernersville
$2169
130 km or 81 mi Greer
$2292
132 km or 82 mi Greensboro
$2011
138 km or 86 mi Columbia
$1809
142 km or 88 mi Mauldin
$2404
143 km or 89 mi Lexington
$1929
147 km or 91 mi Greenville
$2530
152 km or 94 mi Florence
$1907
152 km or 95 mi Sumter
$1902
154 km or 96 mi Sanford
$2184
159 km or 99 mi Burlington
$2144
160 km or 99 mi Asheville
$2697
166 km or 103 mi Greenwood
$2106
176 km or 109 mi Fayetteville
$2100
179 km or 111 mi Chapel Hill
$2309
180 km or 112 mi Lumberton
$2100
184 km or 114 mi Anderson
$1888

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Thu Dau Mot
$530
25 km or 15 mi Bien Hoa
$425
72 km or 45 mi Vung Tau
$494
96 km or 60 mi Svay Rieng
$678
113 km or 70 mi Sa Dec
$512
127 km or 79 mi Can Tho
$454
141 km or 88 mi Long Xuyen
$508
153 km or 95 mi Soc Trang
$514
162 km or 100 mi Prey Veng
$721
167 km or 104 mi Phan Thiet
$506
181 km or 112 mi Mui Ne
$507
184 km or 114 mi Kampong Cham
$513
189 km or 117 mi Rach Gia
$526
198 km or 123 mi Bac Lieu
$504
205 km or 127 mi Phnom Penh
$836
233 km or 145 mi Da Lat
$577
244 km or 151 mi Ca Mau
$516
257 km or 160 mi Buon Ma Thuot
$531
270 km or 168 mi Phan Rang-Thap Cham
$534
271 km or 168 mi Kampot
$596
300 km or 186 mi Phu Quoc
$519
309 km or 192 mi Stung Treng
$634
320 km or 199 mi Nha Trang
$535
343 km or 213 mi Sihanoukville
$755
414 km or 257 mi Siem Reap
$644
433 km or 269 mi Qui Nhon
$516
452 km or 281 mi Battambang
$573
488 km or 303 mi Ko Chang
$677
502 km or 312 mi Serei Saophoan
$639
527 km or 327 mi Ubon Ratchathani
$545
533 km or 331 mi Quang Ngai
$427
584 km or 363 mi Klaeng
$685
592 km or 368 mi Hoi An
$584
605 km or 376 mi Da Nang
$593
637 km or 396 mi Hue
$393
663 km or 412 mi Nong Prue
$752
664 km or 413 mi Chaophraya Surasak
$739
668 km or 415 mi Pattaya
$781
670 km or 416 mi Laem Chabang
$743
676 km or 420 mi Nakhon Ratchasima
$588