Crete vs Ho Chi Minh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Crete Ho Chi Minh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1360
$762
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3211
$1930
🏠 One person rent
$647
$409
🏘️ Family rent
$1121
$723
🍽️ Food expenses
$474
$205
🚐 Transport expenses
$123
$71
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1212
$340
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
32
67
😀 Quality of life
64
69
🏙️ Population
623K
14M

The cost of living in Crete is 79% more expensive than in Ho Chi Minh. Cities ranked 4439th and 6919th ($1360 vs $762) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 1st in Greece and Vietnam, respectively. Check Greece vs Vietnam comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Crete compared to 0.4 months in Ho Chi Minh. Crete ranked 24th best city to live in Greece vs Ho Chi Minh ranked 1st in Vietnam, while ranked 5413th and 4450th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Crete vs Ho Chi Minh

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Crete Ho Chi Minh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.4
$1.95
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$57.5
$19.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.6
$4.35
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.7
$1.15
☕ Cappuccino
$4
$1.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.31
$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$614
$547
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$459
$289
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1110
$1009
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$845
$526
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$120
$59
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$186
$90.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$37
$9.58
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.43%
8.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4150
$4266
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3071
$1950
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.68
$0.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$65.9
$11.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.8
$5.91
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.13
$0.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.8
$1.51
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.56
$0.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.87
$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.04
$1.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.6
$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$3.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.5
$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.44
$2.67
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$1.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$1.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.14
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$1.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.47
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.41
$0.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.01
$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.11
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.41
$1.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.83
$1.74
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.37
$3.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.44
$1.1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.32
$0.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$54.1
$20.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.35
$3.48
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$39.5
$27.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.2
$8.79
👖 Brand Jeans
$94.3
$46.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.4
$96.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$440
$329
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5304
$14995

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Distance City Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi Heraklion
$1329
39 km or 24 mi Rethymno
$1207
83 km or 51 mi Chania
$1320
132 km or 82 mi Santorini
$1900
241 km or 150 mi Mykonos
$2084
298 km or 185 mi Bodrum
$937
300 km or 187 mi Voula
$1497
303 km or 189 mi Glyfada
$1663
306 km or 190 mi Argyroupoli
$1468
310 km or 193 mi Palaio Faliro
$1410
311 km or 193 mi Nea Smyrni
$1304
312 km or 194 mi Kallithea
$1318
313 km or 195 mi Piraeus
$1240
314 km or 195 mi Kalamata
$1169
315 km or 196 mi Athens
$1462
316 km or 196 mi Nikaia
$1187
317 km or 197 mi Salamina
$1069
320 km or 199 mi Nea Ionia
$1286
320 km or 199 mi Peristeri
$1192
320 km or 199 mi Nea Filadelfeia
$1279
323 km or 201 mi Kifissia
$1426
324 km or 202 mi Rhodes
$1322
327 km or 203 mi Eleusis
$1139
328 km or 204 mi Aspropyrgos
$1046
332 km or 207 mi Tripoli
$1165
340 km or 211 mi Corinth
$1031
349 km or 217 mi Marmaris
$893
351 km or 218 mi Derna
$359
353 km or 220 mi Kusadasi
$822
358 km or 223 mi Chios
$1272
369 km or 229 mi Chalcis
$1199
369 km or 229 mi Tobruk
$360
377 km or 234 mi Mugla
$803
386 km or 240 mi Aydin
$627
399 km or 248 mi Izmir
$1040
399 km or 248 mi Tire
$724
407 km or 253 mi Fethiye
$897
421 km or 262 mi Nazilli
$680
431 km or 268 mi Patras
$1104
432 km or 269 mi Manisa
$767

Cities near Ho Chi Minh

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