Chisinau vs Ho Chi Minh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chisinau Ho Chi Minh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$969
$726
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2309
$1883
🏠 One person rent
$535
$370
🏘️ Family rent
$933
$634
🍽️ Food expenses
$304
$208
🚐 Transport expenses
$39.5
$70.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$357
$500
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
52
67
😀 Quality of life
62
71
🏙️ Population
567K
14M

The cost of living in Chisinau is 34% more expensive than in Ho Chi Minh. Cities ranked 5780th and 7123rd ($969 vs $726) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Moldova and Vietnam, respectively. Check Moldova vs Vietnam comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 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 5599th and 3396th 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
$8.77
$2.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$40
$19
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.4
$4.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.09
$1.14
☕ Cappuccino
$2.16
$1.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.15
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$550
$512
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$366
$248
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1012
$904
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$662
$437
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$123
$60
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$192
$93.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.02
$9.78
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.99%
8.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2614
$4456
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1942
$1839
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.37
$0.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.6
$11.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.74
$5.72
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.48
$0.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.23
$1.57
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.61
$1.06
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.03
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.75
$1.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.41
$11.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.5
$3.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.91
$10.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$2.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$1.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$1.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$1.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$1.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.54
$1.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.73
$0.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.44
$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.22
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.42
$1.33
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.85
$1.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.09
$3.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.33
$1.09
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.01
$0.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.2
$22.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.97
$3.45
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.9
$29.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.04
$7.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$68
$52.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$93.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$443
$379
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6332
$17174

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$789
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$760
51 km or 32 mi Bender
$690
61 km or 38 mi Tiraspol
$572
80 km or 50 mi Comrat
$774
83 km or 52 mi Ungheni
$954
95 km or 59 mi Vaslui
$855
98 km or 61 mi Iasi
$1048
109 km or 68 mi Balti
$799
126 km or 79 mi Barlad
$809
132 km or 82 mi Cahul
$823
135 km or 84 mi Soroca
$727
146 km or 91 mi Roman
$694
154 km or 96 mi Odesa
$641
155 km or 96 mi Bacau
$807
184 km or 115 mi Botosani
$840
187 km or 116 mi Galati
$906
189 km or 117 mi Piatra Neamt
$712
194 km or 121 mi Focsani
$857
202 km or 125 mi Tulcea
$874
205 km or 127 mi Braila
$870
209 km or 130 mi Suceava
$834
238 km or 148 mi Mykolaiv
$529
250 km or 155 mi Vinnytsia
$572
259 km or 161 mi Buzau
$801
261 km or 162 mi Chernivtsi
$579
267 km or 166 mi Sfantu Gheorghe
$701
288 km or 179 mi Kherson
$409
292 km or 181 mi Brasov
$1120
295 km or 183 mi Slobozia
$771
302 km or 187 mi Khmelnytskyi
$541
305 km or 189 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$577
307 km or 191 mi Mamaia
$1041
315 km or 196 mi Constanta
$1119
317 km or 197 mi Ploiesti
$896
324 km or 201 mi Bila Tserkva
$464
331 km or 206 mi Targu Mures
$725
332 km or 206 mi Bistrita
$716
334 km or 207 mi Calarasi
$722
348 km or 216 mi Voluntari
$995

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Thu Dau Mot
$522
25 km or 15 mi Bien Hoa
$414
72 km or 45 mi Vung Tau
$503
96 km or 60 mi Svay Rieng
$721
113 km or 70 mi Sa Dec
$519
127 km or 79 mi Can Tho
$455
141 km or 88 mi Long Xuyen
$508
153 km or 95 mi Soc Trang
$523
162 km or 100 mi Prey Veng
$776
167 km or 104 mi Phan Thiet
$480
181 km or 112 mi Mui Ne
$493
184 km or 114 mi Kampong Cham
$518
189 km or 117 mi Rach Gia
$530
198 km or 123 mi Bac Lieu
$506
205 km or 127 mi Phnom Penh
$893
233 km or 145 mi Da Lat
$563
244 km or 151 mi Ca Mau
$517
257 km or 160 mi Buon Ma Thuot
$528
270 km or 168 mi Phan Rang-Thap Cham
$533
271 km or 168 mi Kampot
$582
300 km or 186 mi Phu Quoc
$518
309 km or 192 mi Stung Treng
$668
320 km or 199 mi Nha Trang
$540
343 km or 213 mi Sihanoukville
$766
414 km or 257 mi Siem Reap
$679
433 km or 269 mi Qui Nhon
$515
452 km or 281 mi Battambang
$601
488 km or 303 mi Ko Chang
$718
502 km or 312 mi Serei Saophoan
$644
527 km or 327 mi Ubon Ratchathani
$543
533 km or 331 mi Quang Ngai
$407
584 km or 363 mi Klaeng
$724
592 km or 368 mi Hoi An
$609
605 km or 376 mi Da Nang
$699
637 km or 396 mi Hue
$375
663 km or 412 mi Nong Prue
$809
664 km or 413 mi Chaophraya Surasak
$784
668 km or 415 mi Pattaya
$839
670 km or 416 mi Laem Chabang
$799
676 km or 420 mi Nakhon Ratchasima
$586