Columbus vs Ho Chi Minh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Columbus Ho Chi Minh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2252
$744
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5500
$2071
🏠 One person rent
$1332
$376
🏘️ Family rent
$2531
$848
🍽️ Food expenses
$644
$219
🚐 Transport expenses
$120
$75.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4005
$488
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
72
66
😀 Quality of life
88
65
🏙️ Population
906K
9.39M

The cost of living in Columbus is 203% more expensive than in Ho Chi Minh. Cities ranked 1248th and 6692nd ($2252 vs $744) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1100th 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 0.7 months in Ho Chi Minh. Columbus ranked 65th best city to live in the United States vs Ho Chi Minh ranked 1st in Vietnam, while ranked 242nd and 4277th among best cities to live in the world.

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Columbus Ho Chi Minh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19.9
$2.27
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$69.3
$24.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.8
$4.89
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.96
$1.21
☕ Cappuccino
$4.97
$1.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.54
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1379
$444
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1067
$284
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3082
$1185
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2051
$655
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$135
$49.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$206
$76.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68.4
$10.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.49%
9.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3169
$4095
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3154
$2072
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.99
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$64
$13.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.2
$5.91
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.89
$0.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.91
$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.89
$1.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.15
$0.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.77
$1.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.7
$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.4
$3.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.7
$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.51
$3.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$1.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.53
$1.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.97
$1.22
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.99
$1.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.79
$1.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.37
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.81
$0.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.1
$12.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.89
$0.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10
$1.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$1.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.69
$3.58
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.01
$1.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.24
$0.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.1
$25.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.1
$4.42
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$116
$21
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.1
$9.66
👖 Brand Jeans
$64
$32.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.7
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1235
$263
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15346
$14503

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8.6 km or 5.3 mi Upper Arlington
$2099
11 km or 7.1 mi Grove
$2116
13 km or 8.3 mi Gahanna
$2034
15 km or 9 mi Hilliard
$2078
17 km or 11 mi Reynoldsburg
$2042
18 km or 11 mi Dublin
$2047
19 km or 12 mi Westerville
$1819
22 km or 13 mi Pickerington
$2039
38 km or 24 mi Delaware
$2074
43 km or 27 mi Lancaster
$1946
43 km or 27 mi Marysville
$2006
51 km or 32 mi Newark
$1916
69 km or 43 mi Springfield
$1914
70 km or 43 mi Chillicothe
$1987
70 km or 44 mi Marion
$1915
84 km or 52 mi Zanesville
$1876
86 km or 53 mi Xenia
$1832
89 km or 55 mi Fairborn
$1698
94 km or 59 mi Beavercreek
$1795
97 km or 60 mi Huber Heights
$1791
97 km or 60 mi Mansfield
$1865
98 km or 61 mi Riverside
$1794
103 km or 64 mi Kettering
$1828
103 km or 64 mi Troy
$1860
104 km or 65 mi Athens
$1635
104 km or 65 mi Centerville
$1839
105 km or 65 mi Dayton
$1735
105 km or 65 mi Sidney
$1935
108 km or 67 mi Piqua
$1894
112 km or 69 mi Trotwood
$1824
116 km or 72 mi Ashland
$1623
120 km or 74 mi Lebanon
$1856
128 km or 80 mi Middletown
$1436
128 km or 80 mi Lima
$1944
130 km or 81 mi Wooster
$1568
131 km or 81 mi Mason
$1852
132 km or 82 mi Findlay
$1817
136 km or 84 mi Portsmouth
$1530
144 km or 90 mi New Philadelphia
$1670
146 km or 91 mi Norwalk
$1829

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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