Charlotte vs Ho Chi Minh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Charlotte Ho Chi Minh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2403
$762
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5638
$1930
🏠 One person rent
$1453
$409
🏘️ Family rent
$2444
$723
🍽️ Food expenses
$626
$205
🚐 Transport expenses
$154
$71
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4246
$340
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
68
67
😀 Quality of life
89
69
🏙️ Population
875K
14M

The cost of living in Charlotte is 216% more expensive than in Ho Chi Minh. Cities ranked 1073rd and 6919th ($2403 vs $762) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 918th 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 0.4 months in Ho Chi Minh. Charlotte ranked 78th best city to live in the United States vs Ho Chi Minh ranked 1st in Vietnam, while ranked 283rd and 4450th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Charlotte vs Ho Chi Minh

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Charlotte Ho Chi Minh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17
$1.95
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$67.6
$19.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.6
$4.35
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.69
$1.15
☕ Cappuccino
$5.24
$1.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.58
$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1623
$547
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1199
$289
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2971
$1009
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2035
$526
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$101
$59
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$154
$90.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68
$9.58
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.41%
8.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4032
$4266
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2433
$1950
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.21
$0.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$84.2
$11.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.4
$5.91
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.78
$0.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.03
$1.51
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.35
$0.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.16
$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.15
$1.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.1
$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.1
$3.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.5
$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.76
$2.67
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$1.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.94
$1.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.48
$1.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.94
$1.14
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.93
$1.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.34
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.48
$0.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.6
$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.79
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.95
$1.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.04
$1.74
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.06
$3.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$5.09
$1.1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.86
$0.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$58
$20.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.1
$3.48
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$113
$27.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$25.4
$8.79
👖 Brand Jeans
$50.7
$46.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$105
$96.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1516
$329
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24528
$14995

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$2195
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$2174
20 km or 13 mi Huntersville
$2113
23 km or 14 mi Indian Trail
$2159
28 km or 18 mi Cornelius
$2078
30 km or 18 mi Concord
$1963
31 km or 19 mi Gastonia
$1968
36 km or 22 mi Kannapolis
$2027
36 km or 22 mi Rock Hill
$2002
38 km or 23 mi Monroe
$2126
40 km or 25 mi Mooresville
$1978
57 km or 35 mi Lancaster
$2158
59 km or 37 mi Salisbury
$2080
62 km or 39 mi Statesville
$2067
63 km or 39 mi Shelby
$1736
72 km or 45 mi Hickory
$1913
94 km or 58 mi Forest
$2089
101 km or 63 mi Thomasville
$2030
104 km or 64 mi Rockingham
$2079
104 km or 65 mi Spartanburg
$1873
108 km or 67 mi Asheboro
$2081
111 km or 69 mi Winston-Salem
$2122
113 km or 70 mi High Point
$1917
120 km or 75 mi Kernersville
$2202
130 km or 81 mi Greer
$2221
132 km or 82 mi Greensboro
$2036
138 km or 86 mi Columbia
$1858
142 km or 88 mi Mauldin
$2324
143 km or 89 mi Lexington
$1951
147 km or 91 mi Greenville
$2410
152 km or 94 mi Florence
$1853
152 km or 95 mi Sumter
$1769
154 km or 96 mi Sanford
$1943
159 km or 99 mi Burlington
$2123
160 km or 99 mi Asheville
$2709
166 km or 103 mi Greenwood
$2091
176 km or 109 mi Fayetteville
$2159
179 km or 111 mi Chapel Hill
$2308
180 km or 112 mi Lumberton
$1987
184 km or 114 mi Anderson
$1952

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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