Denver vs Ho Chi Minh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Denver Ho Chi Minh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2699
$744
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6308
$2071
🏠 One person rent
$1674
$376
🏘️ Family rent
$2997
$848
🍽️ Food expenses
$668
$219
🚐 Transport expenses
$166
$75.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4870
$488
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
91
66
😀 Quality of life
90
65
🏙️ Population
716K
9.39M

The cost of living in Denver is 263% more expensive than in Ho Chi Minh. Cities ranked 444th and 6692nd ($2699 vs $744) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 388th 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 Denver compared to 0.7 months in Ho Chi Minh. Denver ranked 36th best city to live in the United States vs Ho Chi Minh ranked 1st in Vietnam, while ranked 160th and 4277th among best cities to live in the world.

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Denver Ho Chi Minh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18.2
$2.27
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$74.2
$24.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.1
$4.89
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7
$1.21
☕ Cappuccino
$5.49
$1.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.85
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1791
$444
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1418
$284
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3330
$1185
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2606
$655
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$116
$49.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$180
$76.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$66
$10.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.55%
9.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4325
$4095
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3533
$2072
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.02
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$102
$13.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.7
$5.91
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.88
$0.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.03
$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.69
$1.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.93
$0.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.52
$1.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.6
$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$3.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.1
$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.28
$3.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$1.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.79
$1.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.35
$1.22
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.7
$1.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.73
$1.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.49
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.09
$0.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.9
$12.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.12
$0.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.91
$1.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.7
$1.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.83
$3.58
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.68
$1.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.51
$0.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$60.1
$25.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.3
$4.42
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$144
$21
💇 Haircut, simple
$26.2
$9.66
👖 Brand Jeans
$62.9
$32.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1400
$263
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16150
$14503

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Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.3 mi Wheat Ridge
$2514
10 km or 6.4 mi Englewood
$2359
11 km or 6.7 mi Lakewood
$2478
11 km or 7 mi Arvada
$2562
12 km or 7.3 mi Westminster
$2605
13 km or 8.3 mi Commerce
$2336
14 km or 8.9 mi Littleton
$2295
15 km or 9.4 mi Aurora
$2691
18 km or 11 mi Northglenn
$2756
18 km or 11 mi Thornton
$2800
20 km or 12 mi Centennial
$2489
22 km or 13 mi Highlands Ranch
$2613
22 km or 14 mi Broomfield
$2988
30 km or 19 mi Brighton
$2547
30 km or 19 mi Lafayette
$2681
31 km or 19 mi Parker
$2498
41 km or 25 mi Boulder
$2552
42 km or 26 mi Castle Rock
$2465
49 km or 31 mi Longmont
$2579
75 km or 46 mi Loveland
$2551
79 km or 49 mi Greeley
$1983
92 km or 57 mi Fort Collins
$2177
99 km or 61 mi Colorado Springs
$2213
113 km or 70 mi Security-Widefield
$2200
119 km or 74 mi Fountain
$2220
157 km or 98 mi Cheyenne
$1770
167 km or 104 mi Pueblo
$2288
182 km or 113 mi Laramie
$1860
262 km or 163 mi Scottsbluff
$1937
317 km or 197 mi Grand Junction
$1945
362 km or 225 mi Casper
$1639
376 km or 233 mi Taos
$2398
389 km or 242 mi North Platte
$1861
407 km or 253 mi Garden
$1701
412 km or 256 mi Rock Springs
$1821
426 km or 265 mi Espanola
$2176
434 km or 270 mi Farmington
$3686
461 km or 286 mi Santa Fe
$2067
463 km or 288 mi Liberal
$1700
484 km or 300 mi Dodge
$1765

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