Cologne vs Ho Chi Minh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cologne Ho Chi Minh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1752
$702
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4185
$1978
🏠 One person rent
$967
$349
🏘️ Family rent
$1672
$750
🍽️ Food expenses
$477
$211
🚐 Transport expenses
$180
$67.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3141
$457
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
92
66
😀 Quality of life
96
66
🏙️ Population
1.07M
10.4M

The cost of living in Cologne is 149% more expensive than in Ho Chi Minh. Cities ranked 2484th and 6786th ($1752 vs $702) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 31st 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 1st best city to live in Germany vs Ho Chi Minh ranked 1st in Vietnam, while ranked 12th and 4217th 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
$12.9
$1.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$55.9
$22.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.3
$4.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.98
$1.07
☕ Cappuccino
$3.43
$2.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.61
$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$925
$428
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$719
$258
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1823
$1064
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1272
$568
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$163
$46.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$246
$72.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.1
$11
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.69%
9.9%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5594
$4519
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3486
$2063
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.41
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$61.2
$7.56
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.1
$5.78
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$1.51
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.94
$1.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.27
$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15
$3.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.3
$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$3.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$1.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$1.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$1.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$1.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$1.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.28
$0.87
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.32
$9.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.12
$0.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.18
$1.23
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.18
$2.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.27
$3.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.79
$1.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.56
$0.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$28.9
$26.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.4
$4.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.7
$31.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$19
$3.08
👖 Brand Jeans
$90.4
$36.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$87.8
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$792
$306
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16182
$16779

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Cities near Cologne

Distance City Cost of living
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Hurth
$1520
10 km or 6.4 mi Leverkusen
$1778
10 km or 6.4 mi Frechen
$1542
13 km or 7.9 mi Bruhl
$1468
13 km or 7.9 mi Pulheim
$1551
14 km or 8.4 mi Wesseling
$1500
14 km or 8.5 mi Bergisch Gladbach
$1490
15 km or 9.3 mi Niederkassel
$1515
16 km or 10 mi Rosrath
$1499
18 km or 11 mi Monheim am Rhein
$1575
19 km or 12 mi Dormagen
$1547
19 km or 12 mi Erftstadt
$1497
19 km or 12 mi Langenfeld
$1562
20 km or 12 mi Troisdorf
$1512
20 km or 12 mi Leichlingen
$1556
20 km or 12 mi Kerpen
$1501
21 km or 13 mi Bornheim
$1516
21 km or 13 mi Lohmar
$1498
22 km or 14 mi Bergheim
$1505
23 km or 15 mi Siegburg
$1504
24 km or 15 mi Overath
$1462
25 km or 16 mi Sankt Augustin
$1520
25 km or 16 mi Bonn
$1593
26 km or 16 mi Hilden
$1501
26 km or 16 mi Solingen
$1511
27 km or 17 mi Elsdorf
$1484
28 km or 17 mi Wermelskirchen
$1388
28 km or 17 mi Haan
$1458
28 km or 18 mi Bedburg
$1484
29 km or 18 mi Hennef
$1494
31 km or 19 mi Grevenbroich
$1488
31 km or 19 mi Remscheid
$1276
31 km or 20 mi Erkrath
$1493
33 km or 20 mi Konigswinter
$1516
34 km or 21 mi Euskirchen
$1489
34 km or 21 mi Neuss
$1476
34 km or 21 mi Mettmann
$1432
35 km or 21 mi Zulpich
$1478
35 km or 21 mi Meckenheim
$1506
35 km or 22 mi Dusseldorf
$1776

Cities near Ho Chi Minh

Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Thu Dau Mot
$550
25 km or 15 mi Bien Hoa
$479
72 km or 45 mi Vung Tau
$534
96 km or 60 mi Svay Rieng
$694
113 km or 70 mi Sa Dec
$515
127 km or 79 mi Can Tho
$463
141 km or 88 mi Long Xuyen
$509
153 km or 95 mi Soc Trang
$522
162 km or 100 mi Prey Veng
$711
167 km or 104 mi Phan Thiet
$566
181 km or 112 mi Mui Ne
$553
184 km or 114 mi Kampong Cham
$555
189 km or 117 mi Rach Gia
$518
198 km or 123 mi Bac Lieu
$516
205 km or 127 mi Phnom Penh
$802
233 km or 145 mi Da Lat
$512
244 km or 151 mi Ca Mau
$520
257 km or 160 mi Buon Ma Thuot
$521
270 km or 168 mi Phan Rang-Thap Cham
$526
271 km or 168 mi Kampot
$569
300 km or 186 mi Phu Quoc
$524
309 km or 192 mi Stung Treng
$628
320 km or 199 mi Nha Trang
$554
343 km or 213 mi Sihanoukville
$755
414 km or 257 mi Siem Reap
$587
433 km or 269 mi Qui Nhon
$518
452 km or 281 mi Battambang
$539
488 km or 303 mi Ko Chang
$614
502 km or 312 mi Serei Saophoan
$579
527 km or 327 mi Ubon Ratchathani
$534
533 km or 331 mi Quang Ngai
$436
584 km or 363 mi Klaeng
$619
592 km or 368 mi Hoi An
$547
605 km or 376 mi Da Nang
$601
637 km or 396 mi Hue
$422
663 km or 412 mi Nong Prue
$653
664 km or 413 mi Chaophraya Surasak
$647
668 km or 415 mi Pattaya
$665
670 km or 416 mi Laem Chabang
$648
676 km or 420 mi Nakhon Ratchasima
$518