Cologne vs Ho Chi Minh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cologne Ho Chi Minh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1990
$762
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4775
$1930
🏠 One person rent
$1083
$409
🏘️ Family rent
$1841
$723
🍽️ Food expenses
$556
$205
🚐 Transport expenses
$204
$71
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3654
$340
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
92
67
😀 Quality of life
96
69
🏙️ Population
1.09M
14M

The cost of living in Cologne is 161% more expensive than in Ho Chi Minh. Cities ranked 2067th and 6919th ($1990 vs $762) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th 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 0.4 months in Ho Chi Minh. Cologne ranked 1st best city to live in Germany vs Ho Chi Minh ranked 1st in Vietnam, while ranked 15th and 4450th 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
$16.4
$1.95
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$79.3
$19.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.5
$4.35
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.6
$1.15
☕ Cappuccino
$4.15
$1.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.78
$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1084
$547
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$844
$289
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1926
$1009
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1474
$526
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$151
$59
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$236
$90.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.8
$9.58
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.8%
8.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7562
$4266
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5093
$1950
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.03
$0.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$68.3
$11.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.8
$5.91
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.03
$0.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$1.51
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.19
$0.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.03
$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.3
$1.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.8
$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$3.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.9
$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.26
$2.67
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$1.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$1.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.5
$1.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$1.14
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$1.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.79
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.41
$0.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.37
$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.12
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.33
$1.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.13
$1.74
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.66
$3.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.8
$1.1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.92
$0.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.1
$20.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.6
$3.48
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$57
$27.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$20
$8.79
👖 Brand Jeans
$97
$46.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$113
$96.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$897
$329
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22470
$14995

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Distance City Cost of living
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Hurth
$1745
10 km or 6.4 mi Leverkusen
$2007
10 km or 6.4 mi Frechen
$1746
13 km or 7.9 mi Bruhl
$1728
13 km or 7.9 mi Pulheim
$1743
14 km or 8.4 mi Wesseling
$1734
14 km or 8.5 mi Bergisch Gladbach
$1757
15 km or 9.3 mi Niederkassel
$1740
16 km or 10 mi Rosrath
$1711
18 km or 11 mi Monheim am Rhein
$1739
19 km or 12 mi Dormagen
$1722
19 km or 12 mi Erftstadt
$1694
19 km or 12 mi Langenfeld
$1724
20 km or 12 mi Troisdorf
$1731
20 km or 12 mi Leichlingen
$1701
20 km or 12 mi Kerpen
$1689
21 km or 13 mi Bornheim
$1759
21 km or 13 mi Lohmar
$1700
22 km or 14 mi Bergheim
$1686
23 km or 15 mi Siegburg
$1708
24 km or 15 mi Overath
$1663
25 km or 16 mi Sankt Augustin
$1738
25 km or 16 mi Bonn
$1908
26 km or 16 mi Hilden
$1673
26 km or 16 mi Solingen
$1663
27 km or 17 mi Elsdorf
$1661
28 km or 17 mi Wermelskirchen
$1629
28 km or 17 mi Haan
$1640
28 km or 18 mi Bedburg
$1671
29 km or 18 mi Hennef
$1670
31 km or 19 mi Grevenbroich
$1665
31 km or 19 mi Remscheid
$1609
31 km or 20 mi Erkrath
$1661
33 km or 20 mi Konigswinter
$1601
34 km or 21 mi Euskirchen
$1674
34 km or 21 mi Neuss
$1668
34 km or 21 mi Mettmann
$1620
35 km or 21 mi Zulpich
$1653
35 km or 21 mi Meckenheim
$1676
35 km or 22 mi Dusseldorf
$1944

Cities near Ho Chi Minh

Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Thu Dau Mot
$540
25 km or 15 mi Bien Hoa
$419
72 km or 45 mi Vung Tau
$525
96 km or 60 mi Svay Rieng
$708
113 km or 70 mi Sa Dec
$519
127 km or 79 mi Can Tho
$456
141 km or 88 mi Long Xuyen
$514
153 km or 95 mi Soc Trang
$523
162 km or 100 mi Prey Veng
$760
167 km or 104 mi Phan Thiet
$500
181 km or 112 mi Mui Ne
$506
184 km or 114 mi Kampong Cham
$501
189 km or 117 mi Rach Gia
$535
198 km or 123 mi Bac Lieu
$512
205 km or 127 mi Phnom Penh
$882
233 km or 145 mi Da Lat
$572
244 km or 151 mi Ca Mau
$526
257 km or 160 mi Buon Ma Thuot
$535
270 km or 168 mi Phan Rang-Thap Cham
$543
271 km or 168 mi Kampot
$587
300 km or 186 mi Phu Quoc
$530
309 km or 192 mi Stung Treng
$652
320 km or 199 mi Nha Trang
$541
343 km or 213 mi Sihanoukville
$764
414 km or 257 mi Siem Reap
$679
433 km or 269 mi Qui Nhon
$519
452 km or 281 mi Battambang
$575
488 km or 303 mi Ko Chang
$763
502 km or 312 mi Serei Saophoan
$629
527 km or 327 mi Ubon Ratchathani
$583
533 km or 331 mi Quang Ngai
$410
584 km or 363 mi Klaeng
$768
592 km or 368 mi Hoi An
$613
605 km or 376 mi Da Nang
$660
637 km or 396 mi Hue
$380
663 km or 412 mi Nong Prue
$846
664 km or 413 mi Chaophraya Surasak
$823
668 km or 415 mi Pattaya
$874
670 km or 416 mi Laem Chabang
$838
676 km or 420 mi Nakhon Ratchasima
$610