Denver vs Ho Chi Minh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Denver Ho Chi Minh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2791
$762
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6409
$1930
🏠 One person rent
$1710
$409
🏘️ Family rent
$2799
$723
🍽️ Food expenses
$708
$205
🚐 Transport expenses
$162
$71
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4539
$340
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
91
67
😀 Quality of life
89
69
🏙️ Population
716K
14M

The cost of living in Denver is 267% more expensive than in Ho Chi Minh. Cities ranked 432nd and 6919th ($2791 vs $762) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 365th 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 1.6 months in Denver compared to 0.4 months in Ho Chi Minh. Denver ranked 61st best city to live in the United States vs Ho Chi Minh ranked 1st in Vietnam, while ranked 239th and 4450th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Denver vs Ho Chi Minh

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Denver Ho Chi Minh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.9
$1.95
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$78.7
$19.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12
$4.35
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.55
$1.15
☕ Cappuccino
$5.62
$1.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.96
$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1860
$547
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1468
$289
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2961
$1009
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2488
$526
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$98.8
$59
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$152
$90.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$65
$9.58
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.49%
8.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5415
$4266
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3638
$1950
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.75
$0.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$99.5
$11.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.7
$5.91
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.82
$0.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.06
$1.51
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.83
$0.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.29
$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$7.03
$1.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$3.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.5
$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.7
$2.67
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.55
$1.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.26
$1.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.69
$1.14
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$1.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.6
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.84
$0.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.8
$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.41
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.7
$1.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$14.7
$1.74
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.96
$3.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.44
$1.1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.73
$0.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$66.5
$20.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.7
$3.48
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$168
$27.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$27.3
$8.79
👖 Brand Jeans
$65.4
$46.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$119
$96.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1796
$329
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18639
$14995

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Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.3 mi Wheat Ridge
$2600
10 km or 6.4 mi Englewood
$2400
11 km or 6.7 mi Lakewood
$2546
11 km or 7 mi Arvada
$2626
12 km or 7.3 mi Westminster
$2638
13 km or 8.3 mi Commerce
$2399
14 km or 8.9 mi Littleton
$2286
15 km or 9.4 mi Aurora
$2742
18 km or 11 mi Northglenn
$2667
18 km or 11 mi Thornton
$2728
20 km or 12 mi Centennial
$2540
22 km or 13 mi Highlands Ranch
$2600
22 km or 14 mi Broomfield
$2972
30 km or 19 mi Brighton
$2598
30 km or 19 mi Lafayette
$2749
31 km or 19 mi Parker
$2524
41 km or 25 mi Boulder
$2917
42 km or 26 mi Castle Rock
$2510
49 km or 31 mi Longmont
$2727
75 km or 46 mi Loveland
$2509
79 km or 49 mi Greeley
$2034
92 km or 57 mi Fort Collins
$2278
99 km or 61 mi Colorado Springs
$2451
113 km or 70 mi Security-Widefield
$2357
119 km or 74 mi Fountain
$2323
157 km or 98 mi Cheyenne
$1771
167 km or 104 mi Pueblo
$2140
182 km or 113 mi Laramie
$1920
262 km or 163 mi Scottsbluff
$1928
317 km or 197 mi Grand Junction
$2168
362 km or 225 mi Casper
$1648
376 km or 233 mi Taos
$2418
389 km or 242 mi North Platte
$1880
407 km or 253 mi Garden
$1753
412 km or 256 mi Rock Springs
$1519
426 km or 265 mi Espanola
$2220
434 km or 270 mi Farmington
$2472
461 km or 286 mi Santa Fe
$2216
463 km or 288 mi Liberal
$1748
484 km or 300 mi Dodge
$1676

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