Columbus vs Ho Chi Minh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Columbus Ho Chi Minh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2127
$762
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5086
$1930
🏠 One person rent
$1221
$409
🏘️ Family rent
$2077
$723
🍽️ Food expenses
$642
$205
🚐 Transport expenses
$125
$71
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3894
$340
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
73
67
😀 Quality of life
92
69
🏙️ Population
906K
14M

The cost of living in Columbus is 179% more expensive than in Ho Chi Minh. Cities ranked 1686th and 6919th ($2127 vs $762) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1354th and 1st in the United States and Vietnam, respectively. Check the United States vs Vietnam comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Columbus compared to 0.4 months in Ho Chi Minh. Columbus ranked 17th best city to live in the United States vs Ho Chi Minh ranked 1st in Vietnam, while ranked 96th and 4450th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Columbus vs Ho Chi Minh

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Columbus Ho Chi Minh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18.3
$1.95
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$66.4
$19.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12
$4.35
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.36
$1.15
☕ Cappuccino
$4.76
$1.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.53
$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1328
$547
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$934
$289
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2183
$1009
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1691
$526
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$147
$59
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$226
$90.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$61
$9.58
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.35%
8.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3248
$4266
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2159
$1950
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.99
$0.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$60.1
$11.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.5
$5.91
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.85
$0.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.91
$1.51
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.1
$0.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.02
$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.12
$1.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.7
$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$3.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.3
$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.64
$2.67
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$1.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.03
$1.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.81
$1.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$1.14
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$1.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.54
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.75
$0.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.8
$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.81
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.61
$1.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.22
$1.74
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.76
$3.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.07
$1.1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.24
$0.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.5
$20.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.3
$3.48
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$85.7
$27.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.1
$8.79
👖 Brand Jeans
$54.3
$46.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91.2
$96.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1272
$329
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24638
$14995

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$2080
11 km or 7.1 mi Grove
$2048
13 km or 8.3 mi Gahanna
$1994
15 km or 9 mi Hilliard
$2093
17 km or 11 mi Reynoldsburg
$1992
18 km or 11 mi Dublin
$2123
19 km or 12 mi Westerville
$1816
22 km or 13 mi Pickerington
$1982
38 km or 24 mi Delaware
$2029
43 km or 27 mi Lancaster
$1911
43 km or 27 mi Marysville
$1975
51 km or 32 mi Newark
$1872
69 km or 43 mi Springfield
$1813
70 km or 43 mi Chillicothe
$1919
70 km or 44 mi Marion
$1922
84 km or 52 mi Zanesville
$1746
86 km or 53 mi Xenia
$1831
89 km or 55 mi Fairborn
$1756
94 km or 59 mi Beavercreek
$1822
97 km or 60 mi Huber Heights
$1831
97 km or 60 mi Mansfield
$1594
98 km or 61 mi Riverside
$1877
103 km or 64 mi Kettering
$1931
103 km or 64 mi Troy
$1849
104 km or 65 mi Athens
$1582
104 km or 65 mi Centerville
$1915
105 km or 65 mi Dayton
$1901
105 km or 65 mi Sidney
$1863
108 km or 67 mi Piqua
$1833
112 km or 69 mi Trotwood
$1933
116 km or 72 mi Ashland
$1580
120 km or 74 mi Lebanon
$1864
128 km or 80 mi Middletown
$1554
128 km or 80 mi Lima
$2110
130 km or 81 mi Wooster
$1530
131 km or 81 mi Mason
$1904
132 km or 82 mi Findlay
$1859
136 km or 84 mi Portsmouth
$1468
144 km or 90 mi New Philadelphia
$1791
146 km or 91 mi Norwalk
$1935

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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