Chisinau vs Ho Chi Minh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chisinau Ho Chi Minh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$876
$744
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2149
$2071
🏠 One person rent
$482
$376
🏘️ Family rent
$920
$848
🍽️ Food expenses
$270
$219
🚐 Transport expenses
$40.3
$75.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$638
$488
😷 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 18% more expensive than in Ho Chi Minh. Cities ranked 6200th and 6692nd ($876 vs $744) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th 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 5629th and 4277th 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
$7.06
$2.27
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29
$24.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.85
$4.89
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.85
$1.21
☕ Cappuccino
$1.78
$1.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.99
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$445
$444
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$314
$284
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$981
$1185
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$636
$655
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$49.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$204
$76.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.5
$10.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.07%
9.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1746
$4095
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1233
$2072
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.2
$13.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.63
$5.91
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.39
$0.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.15
$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.48
$1.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$0.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.24
$1.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.54
$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.64
$3.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.34
$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$3.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$1.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$1.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$1.22
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$1.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$1.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.52
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.46
$0.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.82
$12.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.23
$0.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.91
$1.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.85
$1.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.06
$3.58
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.32
$1.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.02
$0.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.1
$25.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.1
$4.42
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.2
$21
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.15
$9.66
👖 Brand Jeans
$59
$32.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$100
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$370
$263
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4718
$14503

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Distance City Cost of living
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$806
42 km or 26 mi Orhei
$860
51 km or 32 mi Bender
$537
61 km or 38 mi Tiraspol
$491
80 km or 50 mi Comrat
$819
83 km or 52 mi Ungheni
$1131
95 km or 59 mi Vaslui
$827
98 km or 61 mi Iasi
$873
109 km or 68 mi Balti
$956
126 km or 79 mi Barlad
$759
132 km or 82 mi Cahul
$846
135 km or 84 mi Soroca
$909
146 km or 91 mi Roman
$767
154 km or 96 mi Odesa
$532
155 km or 96 mi Bacau
$735
184 km or 115 mi Botosani
$780
187 km or 116 mi Galati
$831
189 km or 117 mi Piatra Neamt
$712
194 km or 121 mi Focsani
$751
202 km or 125 mi Tulcea
$832
205 km or 127 mi Braila
$721
209 km or 130 mi Suceava
$748
238 km or 148 mi Mykolaiv
$375
250 km or 155 mi Vinnytsia
$545
259 km or 161 mi Buzau
$795
261 km or 162 mi Chernivtsi
$515
267 km or 166 mi Sfantu Gheorghe
$751
288 km or 179 mi Kherson
$416
292 km or 181 mi Brasov
$955
295 km or 183 mi Slobozia
$759
302 km or 187 mi Khmelnytskyi
$490
305 km or 189 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$514
307 km or 191 mi Mamaia
$961
315 km or 196 mi Constanta
$1035
317 km or 197 mi Ploiesti
$786
324 km or 201 mi Bila Tserkva
$420
331 km or 206 mi Targu Mures
$721
332 km or 206 mi Bistrita
$662
334 km or 207 mi Calarasi
$727
348 km or 216 mi Voluntari
$900

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Thu Dau Mot
$541
25 km or 15 mi Bien Hoa
$445
72 km or 45 mi Vung Tau
$512
96 km or 60 mi Svay Rieng
$689
113 km or 70 mi Sa Dec
$521
127 km or 79 mi Can Tho
$469
141 km or 88 mi Long Xuyen
$516
153 km or 95 mi Soc Trang
$529
162 km or 100 mi Prey Veng
$711
167 km or 104 mi Phan Thiet
$521
181 km or 112 mi Mui Ne
$516
184 km or 114 mi Kampong Cham
$514
189 km or 117 mi Rach Gia
$534
198 km or 123 mi Bac Lieu
$515
205 km or 127 mi Phnom Penh
$819
233 km or 145 mi Da Lat
$531
244 km or 151 mi Ca Mau
$525
257 km or 160 mi Buon Ma Thuot
$515
270 km or 168 mi Phan Rang-Thap Cham
$521
271 km or 168 mi Kampot
$582
300 km or 186 mi Phu Quoc
$529
309 km or 192 mi Stung Treng
$626
320 km or 199 mi Nha Trang
$549
343 km or 213 mi Sihanoukville
$754
414 km or 257 mi Siem Reap
$630
433 km or 269 mi Qui Nhon
$515
452 km or 281 mi Battambang
$533
488 km or 303 mi Ko Chang
$697
502 km or 312 mi Serei Saophoan
$633
527 km or 327 mi Ubon Ratchathani
$561
533 km or 331 mi Quang Ngai
$433
584 km or 363 mi Klaeng
$703
592 km or 368 mi Hoi An
$547
605 km or 376 mi Da Nang
$610
637 km or 396 mi Hue
$407
663 km or 412 mi Nong Prue
$773
664 km or 413 mi Chaophraya Surasak
$758
668 km or 415 mi Pattaya
$800
670 km or 416 mi Laem Chabang
$769
676 km or 420 mi Nakhon Ratchasima
$564