Cologne vs Ho Chi Minh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cologne Ho Chi Minh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1851
$744
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4479
$2071
🏠 One person rent
$1019
$376
🏘️ Family rent
$1819
$848
🍽️ Food expenses
$510
$219
🚐 Transport expenses
$184
$75.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3275
$488
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
92
66
😀 Quality of life
97
65
🏙️ Population
1.08M
9.39M

The cost of living in Cologne is 149% more expensive than in Ho Chi Minh. Cities ranked 2308th and 6692nd ($1851 vs $744) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 19th and 1st in Germany and Vietnam, respectively. Check Germany vs Vietnam comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Cologne compared to 0.7 months in Ho Chi Minh. Cologne ranked 2nd best city to live in Germany vs Ho Chi Minh ranked 1st in Vietnam, while ranked 16th and 4277th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cologne vs Ho Chi Minh

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Cologne Ho Chi Minh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14
$2.27
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$61.8
$24.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.8
$4.89
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.71
$1.21
☕ Cappuccino
$3.81
$1.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.9
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1023
$444
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$801
$284
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2061
$1185
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1459
$655
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$129
$49.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$195
$76.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$44
$10.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4%
9.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6540
$4095
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5856
$2072
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.56
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.6
$13.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.2
$5.91
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.98
$0.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.32
$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.91
$1.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$0.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.09
$1.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$3.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.7
$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.84
$3.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$1.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$1.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.81
$1.22
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$1.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.57
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.34
$0.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.37
$12.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.07
$0.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.82
$1.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.07
$1.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.35
$3.58
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.86
$1.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.6
$0.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32
$25.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.7
$4.42
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$51.7
$21
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.9
$9.66
👖 Brand Jeans
$103
$32.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$822
$263
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16860
$14503

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Distance City Cost of living
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Hurth
$1610
10 km or 6.4 mi Leverkusen
$1947
10 km or 6.4 mi Frechen
$1636
13 km or 7.9 mi Bruhl
$1529
13 km or 7.9 mi Pulheim
$1638
14 km or 8.4 mi Wesseling
$1576
14 km or 8.5 mi Bergisch Gladbach
$1557
15 km or 9.3 mi Niederkassel
$1593
16 km or 10 mi Rosrath
$1577
18 km or 11 mi Monheim am Rhein
$1647
19 km or 12 mi Dormagen
$1620
19 km or 12 mi Erftstadt
$1563
19 km or 12 mi Langenfeld
$1634
20 km or 12 mi Troisdorf
$1586
20 km or 12 mi Leichlingen
$1612
20 km or 12 mi Kerpen
$1580
21 km or 13 mi Bornheim
$1606
21 km or 13 mi Lohmar
$1566
22 km or 14 mi Bergheim
$1582
23 km or 15 mi Siegburg
$1572
24 km or 15 mi Overath
$1530
25 km or 16 mi Sankt Augustin
$1594
25 km or 16 mi Bonn
$1765
26 km or 16 mi Hilden
$1578
26 km or 16 mi Solingen
$1652
27 km or 17 mi Elsdorf
$1564
28 km or 17 mi Wermelskirchen
$1493
28 km or 17 mi Haan
$1558
28 km or 18 mi Bedburg
$1569
29 km or 18 mi Hennef
$1531
31 km or 19 mi Grevenbroich
$1567
31 km or 19 mi Remscheid
$1415
31 km or 20 mi Erkrath
$1571
33 km or 20 mi Konigswinter
$1453
34 km or 21 mi Euskirchen
$1550
34 km or 21 mi Neuss
$1566
34 km or 21 mi Mettmann
$1527
35 km or 21 mi Zulpich
$1548
35 km or 21 mi Meckenheim
$1542
35 km or 22 mi Dusseldorf
$1861

Cities near Ho Chi Minh

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