Copenhagen vs Ho Chi Minh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Copenhagen Ho Chi Minh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2555
$726
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5866
$1883
🏠 One person rent
$1447
$370
🏘️ Family rent
$2513
$634
🍽️ Food expenses
$713
$208
🚐 Transport expenses
$199
$70.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4784
$500
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
94
67
😀 Quality of life
97
71
🏙️ Population
667K
14M

The cost of living in Copenhagen is 252% more expensive than in Ho Chi Minh. Cities ranked 805th and 7123rd ($2555 vs $726) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Denmark and Vietnam, respectively. Check Denmark vs Vietnam comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Copenhagen compared to 0.7 months in Ho Chi Minh. Copenhagen ranked 1st best city to live in Denmark vs Ho Chi Minh ranked 1st in Vietnam, while ranked 5th and 3396th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Copenhagen vs Ho Chi Minh

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Copenhagen Ho Chi Minh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$21.1
$2.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$108
$19
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$14.3
$4.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$9.09
$1.14
☕ Cappuccino
$7.32
$1.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$5.12
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1680
$512
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1193
$248
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2988
$904
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2119
$437
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$117
$60
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$180
$93.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.8
$9.78
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.82%
8.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$11390
$4456
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7705
$1839
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.71
$0.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$102
$11.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.4
$5.72
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.33
$0.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.26
$1.57
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.75
$1.06
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$1.03
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.55
$1.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16
$11.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.5
$3.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.8
$10.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.46
$2.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.21
$1.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.12
$1.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.83
$1.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$1.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$1.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.03
$0.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.2
$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.73
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.1
$1.33
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$1.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.93
$3.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.46
$1.09
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.59
$0.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.1
$22.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$20.3
$3.45
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$68.4
$29.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$38
$7.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$111
$52.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$130
$93.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$815
$379
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12710
$17174

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Cities near Copenhagen

Distance City Cost of living
2 km or 1.3 mi Frederiksberg
$2533
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Gentofte
$2334
23 km or 14 mi Horsholm
$2195
28 km or 17 mi Landskrona
$1423
30 km or 19 mi Malmo
$1793
31 km or 19 mi Roskilde
$2151
33 km or 21 mi Hillerod
$2220
40 km or 25 mi Lund
$1567
40 km or 25 mi Staffanstorp
$1568
40 km or 25 mi Helsingor
$2053
42 km or 26 mi Helsingborg
$1504
51 km or 32 mi Trelleborg
$1583
66 km or 41 mi Angelholm
$1478
71 km or 44 mi Naestved
$2073
92 km or 57 mi Hassleholm
$1447
104 km or 65 mi Kristianstad
$1399
111 km or 69 mi Halmstad
$1358
141 km or 88 mi Odense
$1893
141 km or 88 mi Svendborg
$1792
154 km or 96 mi Ljungby
$1429
156 km or 97 mi Aarhus
$2135
156 km or 97 mi Stralsund
$1584
159 km or 99 mi Varberg
$1441
171 km or 106 mi Horsens
$1731
177 km or 110 mi Fredericia
$1650
179 km or 111 mi Rostock
$1477
179 km or 111 mi Randers
$1638
185 km or 115 mi Greifswald
$1621
190 km or 118 mi Varnamo
$1483
190 km or 118 mi Vejle
$1840
193 km or 120 mi Vaxjo
$1464
196 km or 122 mi Sonderborg
$1570
196 km or 122 mi Kolding
$1654
196 km or 122 mi Silkeborg
$1852
199 km or 124 mi Karlskrona
$1411
199 km or 124 mi Haderslev
$1637
211 km or 131 mi Wismar
$1415
211 km or 131 mi Gustrow
$1475
215 km or 133 mi Viborg
$1723
216 km or 134 mi Kiel
$1557

Cities near Ho Chi Minh

Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Thu Dau Mot
$522
25 km or 15 mi Bien Hoa
$414
72 km or 45 mi Vung Tau
$503
96 km or 60 mi Svay Rieng
$721
113 km or 70 mi Sa Dec
$519
127 km or 79 mi Can Tho
$455
141 km or 88 mi Long Xuyen
$508
153 km or 95 mi Soc Trang
$523
162 km or 100 mi Prey Veng
$776
167 km or 104 mi Phan Thiet
$480
181 km or 112 mi Mui Ne
$493
184 km or 114 mi Kampong Cham
$518
189 km or 117 mi Rach Gia
$530
198 km or 123 mi Bac Lieu
$506
205 km or 127 mi Phnom Penh
$893
233 km or 145 mi Da Lat
$563
244 km or 151 mi Ca Mau
$517
257 km or 160 mi Buon Ma Thuot
$528
270 km or 168 mi Phan Rang-Thap Cham
$533
271 km or 168 mi Kampot
$582
300 km or 186 mi Phu Quoc
$518
309 km or 192 mi Stung Treng
$668
320 km or 199 mi Nha Trang
$540
343 km or 213 mi Sihanoukville
$766
414 km or 257 mi Siem Reap
$679
433 km or 269 mi Qui Nhon
$515
452 km or 281 mi Battambang
$601
488 km or 303 mi Ko Chang
$718
502 km or 312 mi Serei Saophoan
$644
527 km or 327 mi Ubon Ratchathani
$543
533 km or 331 mi Quang Ngai
$407
584 km or 363 mi Klaeng
$724
592 km or 368 mi Hoi An
$609
605 km or 376 mi Da Nang
$699
637 km or 396 mi Hue
$375
663 km or 412 mi Nong Prue
$809
664 km or 413 mi Chaophraya Surasak
$784
668 km or 415 mi Pattaya
$839
670 km or 416 mi Laem Chabang
$799
676 km or 420 mi Nakhon Ratchasima
$586