Crete vs Ho Chi Minh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Crete Ho Chi Minh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1186
$744
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2974
$2071
🏠 One person rent
$532
$376
🏘️ Family rent
$1056
$848
🍽️ Food expenses
$445
$219
🚐 Transport expenses
$99.6
$75.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1043
$488
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
33
66
😀 Quality of life
72
65
🏙️ Population
623K
9.39M

The cost of living in Crete is 59% more expensive than in Ho Chi Minh. Cities ranked 4641st and 6692nd ($1186 vs $744) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 17th 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 0.7 months in Ho Chi Minh. Crete ranked 6th best city to live in Greece vs Ho Chi Minh ranked 1st in Vietnam, while ranked 1944th and 4277th 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
$13.3
$2.27
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$49.9
$24.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.7
$4.89
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.99
$1.21
☕ Cappuccino
$4.1
$1.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.08
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$434
$444
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$352
$284
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$932
$1185
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$795
$655
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$128
$49.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$199
$76.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.1
$10.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.44%
9.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3592
$4095
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3109
$2072
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.46
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$44.5
$13.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.5
$5.91
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.12
$0.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.96
$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.44
$1.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$0.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.12
$1.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.5
$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$3.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$3.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$1.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$1.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$1.22
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$1.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.45
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.29
$0.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9
$12.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.99
$0.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.18
$1.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.44
$1.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.1
$3.58
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.32
$1.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.14
$0.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$45.2
$25.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.42
$4.42
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$37.9
$21
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.2
$9.66
👖 Brand Jeans
$94.7
$32.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$84.9
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$407
$263
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3997
$14503

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Distance City Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi Heraklion
$1137
39 km or 24 mi Rethymno
$1120
83 km or 51 mi Chania
$1257
132 km or 82 mi Santorini
$1769
241 km or 150 mi Mykonos
$1956
298 km or 185 mi Bodrum
$868
300 km or 187 mi Voula
$1399
303 km or 189 mi Glyfada
$1528
306 km or 190 mi Argyroupoli
$1399
310 km or 193 mi Palaio Faliro
$1346
311 km or 193 mi Nea Smyrni
$1258
312 km or 194 mi Kallithea
$1257
313 km or 195 mi Piraeus
$1143
314 km or 195 mi Kalamata
$1123
315 km or 196 mi Athens
$1366
316 km or 196 mi Nikaia
$1146
317 km or 197 mi Salamina
$1054
320 km or 199 mi Nea Ionia
$1278
320 km or 199 mi Peristeri
$1228
320 km or 199 mi Nea Filadelfeia
$1262
323 km or 201 mi Kifissia
$1459
324 km or 202 mi Rhodes
$1095
327 km or 203 mi Eleusis
$1106
328 km or 204 mi Aspropyrgos
$1045
332 km or 207 mi Tripoli
$1060
340 km or 211 mi Corinth
$1005
349 km or 217 mi Marmaris
$1077
351 km or 218 mi Derna
$408
353 km or 220 mi Kusadasi
$743
358 km or 223 mi Chios
$1198
369 km or 229 mi Chalcis
$1148
369 km or 229 mi Tobruk
$407
377 km or 234 mi Mugla
$741
386 km or 240 mi Aydin
$638
399 km or 248 mi Izmir
$892
399 km or 248 mi Tire
$663
407 km or 253 mi Fethiye
$876
421 km or 262 mi Nazilli
$600
431 km or 268 mi Patras
$1080
432 km or 269 mi Manisa
$612

Cities near Ho Chi Minh

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