Chittagong vs Ho Chi Minh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chittagong Ho Chi Minh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$358
$726
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$884
$1883
🏠 One person rent
$97.6
$370
🏘️ Family rent
$164
$634
🍽️ Food expenses
$168
$208
🚐 Transport expenses
$51.8
$70.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$282
$500
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
47
67
😀 Quality of life
56
71
🏙️ Population
3.23M
14M

The cost of living in Chittagong is 51% less expensive than in Ho Chi Minh. Cities ranked 9042nd and 7123rd ($358 vs $726) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Bangladesh and Vietnam, respectively. Check Bangladesh vs Vietnam comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Chittagong compared to 0.7 months in Ho Chi Minh. Chittagong ranked 2nd best city to live in Bangladesh vs Ho Chi Minh ranked 1st in Vietnam, while ranked 6271st and 3396th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chittagong vs Ho Chi Minh

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Chittagong Ho Chi Minh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.04
$2.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$13.3
$19
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.32
$4.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.18
$1.14
☕ Cappuccino
$1.97
$1.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.38
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$113
$512
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$55.4
$248
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$208
$904
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$102
$437
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$18.5
$60
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$28.2
$93.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.3
$9.78
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.42%
8.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$799
$4456
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$465
$1839
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.22
$0.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$4.06
$11.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.38
$5.72
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.03
$0.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.78
$1.57
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.62
$1.06
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$1.03
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.18
$1.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.34
$11.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$3.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.42
$10.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$2.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$1.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$1.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$1.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$1.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$1.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.2
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.83
$0.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.77
$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.81
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.94
$1.33
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.09
$1.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.5
$3.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.66
$1.09
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.95
$0.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$19.9
$22.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.65
$3.45
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$8.08
$29.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.94
$7.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.7
$52.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$53.9
$93.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$35.3
$379
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1349
$17174

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$327
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$534
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$328
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$318
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$331
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$333
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$321
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$326
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$365
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$319
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$313
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$318
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$321
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$324
358 km or 222 mi Barrackpore
$314
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$311
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$311
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$313
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$362
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$319
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$315
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$272
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$336
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$522
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$414
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$503
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$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
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$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
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$518
309 km or 192 mi Stung Treng
$668
320 km or 199 mi Nha Trang
$540
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$766
414 km or 257 mi Siem Reap
$679
433 km or 269 mi Qui Nhon
$515
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$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
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$724
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$609
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$699
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$375
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$809
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$784
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$839
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$799
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$586