Copenhagen vs Ho Chi Minh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Copenhagen Ho Chi Minh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2387
$702
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5438
$1978
🏠 One person rent
$1384
$349
🏘️ Family rent
$2466
$750
🍽️ Food expenses
$626
$211
🚐 Transport expenses
$204
$67.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3915
$457
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
93
66
😀 Quality of life
96
66
🏙️ Population
644K
10.4M

The cost of living in Copenhagen is 240% more expensive than in Ho Chi Minh. Cities ranked 872nd and 6786th ($2387 vs $702) 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 1.6 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 9th and 4217th among best cities to live in the world.

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Copenhagen Ho Chi Minh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19.6
$1.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$94.7
$22.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.6
$4.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.1
$1.07
 Cappuccino
$6.2
$2.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$4.03
$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1538
$428
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1122
$258
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2867
$1064
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2046
$568
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$146
$46.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$223
$72.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.6
$11
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.14%
9.9%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8131
$4519
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5911
$2063
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.49
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$88.8
$7.56
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$32.1
$5.78
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.08
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.02
$1.51
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.28
$1.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.02
$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.8
$3.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.9
$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$3.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$1.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.19
$1.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.38
$1.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$1.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$1.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.07
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.03
$0.87
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.8
$9.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.86
$0.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.02
$1.23
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.01
$2.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.92
$3.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.7
$1.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.22
$0.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41
$26.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.8
$4.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$68.2
$31.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$26.4
$3.08
👖 Brand Jeans
$114
$36.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$118
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$539
$306
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8976
$16779

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Distance City Cost of living
2 km or 1.3 mi Frederiksberg
$2008
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Gentofte
$2011
23 km or 14 mi Horsholm
$1887
28 km or 17 mi Landskrona
$1276
30 km or 19 mi Malmo
$1566
31 km or 19 mi Roskilde
$1766
33 km or 21 mi Hillerod
$1999
40 km or 25 mi Lund
$1480
40 km or 25 mi Staffanstorp
$1413
40 km or 25 mi Helsingor
$1652
42 km or 26 mi Helsingborg
$1392
51 km or 32 mi Trelleborg
$1439
66 km or 41 mi Angelholm
$1375
71 km or 44 mi Naestved
$1638
92 km or 57 mi Hassleholm
$1330
104 km or 65 mi Kristianstad
$1181
111 km or 69 mi Halmstad
$1318
141 km or 88 mi Odense
$1972
141 km or 88 mi Svendborg
$1569
154 km or 96 mi Ljungby
$1363
156 km or 97 mi Aarhus
$1880
156 km or 97 mi Stralsund
$1392
159 km or 99 mi Varberg
$1282
171 km or 106 mi Horsens
$1541
177 km or 110 mi Fredericia
$1584
179 km or 111 mi Rostock
$1403
179 km or 111 mi Randers
$1581
185 km or 115 mi Greifswald
$1380
190 km or 118 mi Varnamo
$1438
190 km or 118 mi Vejle
$1657
193 km or 120 mi Vaxjo
$1382
196 km or 122 mi Sonderborg
$1398
196 km or 122 mi Kolding
$1426
196 km or 122 mi Silkeborg
$1506
199 km or 124 mi Karlskrona
$1159
199 km or 124 mi Haderslev
$1599
211 km or 131 mi Wismar
$1338
211 km or 131 mi Gustrow
$1380
215 km or 133 mi Viborg
$1519
216 km or 134 mi Kiel
$1329

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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