Chittagong vs Ho Chi Minh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chittagong Ho Chi Minh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$358
$734
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$882
$1845
🏠 One person rent
$93
$387
🏘️ Family rent
$155
$684
🍽️ Food expenses
$180
$202
🚐 Transport expenses
$46
$70.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$182
$336
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
45
66
😀 Quality of life
50
66
🏙️ Population
2.58M
9.39M

The cost of living in Chittagong is 51% less expensive than in Ho Chi Minh. Cities ranked 9061st and 6928th ($358 vs $734) 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 0.5 months in Chittagong compared to 0.5 months in Ho Chi Minh. Chittagong ranked 2nd best city to live in Bangladesh vs Ho Chi Minh ranked 1st in Vietnam, while ranked 6631st and 4947th 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
$2.08
$1.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$14.8
$22.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.62
$3.81
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.82
$1.14
☕ Cappuccino
$1.63
$1.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.38
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$115
$499
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$53.3
$280
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$213
$921
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$96.2
$508
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$14
$54.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$21.8
$83.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.3
$9.41
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.5%
9.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$728
$3891
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$421
$1915
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.23
$0.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$4.12
$11.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.71
$5.93
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.04
$0.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.77
$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.67
$0.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.17
$1.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.2
$11.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$3.67
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.4
$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$2.75
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$1.15
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$1.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$1.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$1.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.2
$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.86
$0.79
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.4
$12.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.82
$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.9
$1.23
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.11
$1.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.58
$3.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.66
$1.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.97
$0.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$15.9
$19.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.33
$3.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$8.04
$23.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.96
$8.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.5
$44.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$55.2
$94.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$27
$286
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1379
$13093

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$328
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$519
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$333
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$317
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$332
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$335
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$320
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$327
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$370
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$320
355 km or 220 mi Naihati
$313
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$318
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$320
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$324
358 km or 222 mi Barrackpore
$315
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$312
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$313
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$312
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$366
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$318
360 km or 224 mi Serampore
$315
361 km or 224 mi Krishnanagar
$272
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$323
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$354
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$286
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Distance City Cost of living
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$519
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$410
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$493
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$686
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$502
127 km or 79 mi Can Tho
$439
141 km or 88 mi Long Xuyen
$498
153 km or 95 mi Soc Trang
$507
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$727
167 km or 104 mi Phan Thiet
$482
181 km or 112 mi Mui Ne
$491
184 km or 114 mi Kampong Cham
$504
189 km or 117 mi Rach Gia
$515
198 km or 123 mi Bac Lieu
$494
205 km or 127 mi Phnom Penh
$829
233 km or 145 mi Da Lat
$572
244 km or 151 mi Ca Mau
$507
257 km or 160 mi Buon Ma Thuot
$516
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$523
271 km or 168 mi Kampot
$622
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$511
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$635
320 km or 199 mi Nha Trang
$508
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$763
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$650
433 km or 269 mi Qui Nhon
$501
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$571
488 km or 303 mi Ko Chang
$708
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$623
527 km or 327 mi Ubon Ratchathani
$558
533 km or 331 mi Quang Ngai
$403
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$718
592 km or 368 mi Hoi An
$601
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$615
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$372
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$787
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$770
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$812
670 km or 416 mi Laem Chabang
$779
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$588