Chisinau vs Ho Chi Minh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chisinau Ho Chi Minh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$892
$735
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2204
$2016
🏠 One person rent
$505
$376
🏘️ Family rent
$980
$815
🍽️ Food expenses
$270
$210
🚐 Transport expenses
$36
$72.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$625
$487
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
51
66
😀 Quality of life
57
65
🏙️ Population
639K
9.39M

The cost of living in Chisinau is 21% more expensive than in Ho Chi Minh. Cities ranked 6080th and 6739th ($892 vs $735) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Moldova and Vietnam, respectively. Check Moldova vs Vietnam comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Chisinau compared to 0.7 months in Ho Chi Minh. Chisinau ranked 1st best city to live in Moldova vs Ho Chi Minh ranked 1st in Vietnam, while ranked 5665th and 4253rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chisinau vs Ho Chi Minh

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Chisinau Ho Chi Minh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.05
$2.17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.2
$23.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.98
$4.72
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.61
$1.18
☕ Cappuccino
$1.76
$1.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.92
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$520
$459
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$361
$281
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1075
$1102
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$744
$634
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$102
$50.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$159
$77.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.95
$9.54
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.4%
9.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1974
$4334
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1449
$2039
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.32
$0.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.5
$11.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.9
$5.97
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.26
$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.13
$1.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.51
$1.06
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.4
$1.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.64
$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.97
$3.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.07
$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$2.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$1.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$1.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$1.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.6
$1.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.62
$0.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.2
$11.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.13
$0.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.96
$1.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.48
$1.78
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.74
$3.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.25
$1.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.87
$0.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.9
$21.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.04
$4.32
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18
$20.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.91
$9.65
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.7
$41.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.3
$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$356
$277
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6466
$14143

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$780
42 km or 26 mi Orhei
$829
51 km or 32 mi Bender
$502
61 km or 38 mi Tiraspol
$517
80 km or 50 mi Comrat
$782
83 km or 52 mi Ungheni
$1062
95 km or 59 mi Vaslui
$825
98 km or 61 mi Iasi
$840
109 km or 68 mi Balti
$876
126 km or 79 mi Barlad
$725
132 km or 82 mi Cahul
$812
135 km or 84 mi Soroca
$863
146 km or 91 mi Roman
$637
154 km or 96 mi Odesa
$555
155 km or 96 mi Bacau
$650
184 km or 115 mi Botosani
$727
187 km or 116 mi Galati
$786
189 km or 117 mi Piatra Neamt
$676
194 km or 121 mi Focsani
$752
202 km or 125 mi Tulcea
$837
205 km or 127 mi Braila
$741
209 km or 130 mi Suceava
$709
238 km or 148 mi Mykolaiv
$400
250 km or 155 mi Vinnytsia
$562
259 km or 161 mi Buzau
$729
261 km or 162 mi Chernivtsi
$533
267 km or 166 mi Sfantu Gheorghe
$680
288 km or 179 mi Kherson
$433
292 km or 181 mi Brasov
$938
295 km or 183 mi Slobozia
$722
302 km or 187 mi Khmelnytskyi
$483
305 km or 189 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$513
307 km or 191 mi Mamaia
$929
315 km or 196 mi Constanta
$1002
317 km or 197 mi Ploiesti
$796
324 km or 201 mi Bila Tserkva
$454
331 km or 206 mi Targu Mures
$758
332 km or 206 mi Bistrita
$663
334 km or 207 mi Calarasi
$696
348 km or 216 mi Voluntari
$867

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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