Detroit vs Ho Chi Minh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Detroit Ho Chi Minh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2070
$726
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5001
$1883
🏠 One person rent
$1144
$370
🏘️ Family rent
$1987
$634
🍽️ Food expenses
$655
$208
🚐 Transport expenses
$131
$70.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3437
$500
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
77
67
😀 Quality of life
87
71
🏙️ Population
639K
14M

The cost of living in Detroit is 185% more expensive than in Ho Chi Minh. Cities ranked 1839th and 7123rd ($2070 vs $726) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1457th 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 1.7 months in Detroit compared to 0.7 months in Ho Chi Minh. Detroit ranked 98th best city to live in the United States vs Ho Chi Minh ranked 1st in Vietnam, while ranked 319th and 3396th among best cities to live in the world.

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Detroit Ho Chi Minh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.9
$2.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64.5
$19
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.9
$4.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.45
$1.14
☕ Cappuccino
$5.58
$1.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.99
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1370
$512
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$840
$248
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2423
$904
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1539
$437
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$60
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$204
$93.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$67.5
$9.78
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.91%
8.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1855
$4456
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1282
$1839
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.01
$0.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$86.3
$11.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.5
$5.72
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.97
$0.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.01
$1.57
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.51
$1.06
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.61
$1.03
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.87
$1.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.6
$11.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$3.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.6
$10.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.01
$2.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$1.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.65
$1.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.89
$1.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$1.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.06
$1.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.61
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.05
$0.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.7
$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.11
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.3
$1.33
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$13.9
$1.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.05
$3.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.51
$1.09
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.76
$0.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.6
$22.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.9
$3.45
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$88.7
$29.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.5
$7.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.8
$52.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.7
$93.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1375
$379
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16262
$17174

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1.9 km or 1.2 mi Windsor
$1927
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Hamtramck
$1951
14 km or 8.6 mi Dearborn
$1984
15 km or 9.1 mi Lincoln Park
$1926
16 km or 9.8 mi Allen Park
$1976
16 km or 10 mi Ferndale
$1928
17 km or 10 mi Wyandotte
$1740
17 km or 11 mi Eastpointe
$1837
18 km or 11 mi Madison Heights
$1924
18 km or 11 mi Warren
$1683
19 km or 12 mi Oak Park
$1921
19 km or 12 mi Southgate
$1895
19 km or 12 mi Royal Oak
$1938
20 km or 12 mi Dearborn Heights
$1943
21 km or 13 mi Roseville
$1891
21 km or 13 mi Taylor
$2031
21 km or 13 mi Southfield
$1820
22 km or 14 mi St. Clair Shores
$1888
22 km or 14 mi Inkster
$1951
24 km or 15 mi Garden
$1781
26 km or 16 mi Amherstburg
$1881
27 km or 17 mi Birmingham
$1994
28 km or 17 mi Sterling Heights
$1730
28 km or 17 mi Livonia
$1917
29 km or 18 mi Troy
$2031
29 km or 18 mi Westland
$1961
30 km or 19 mi Clinton Township
$1883
31 km or 19 mi Romulus
$2007
32 km or 20 mi Farmington Hills
$2156
37 km or 23 mi Rochester Hills
$1958
39 km or 24 mi Novi
$2307
40 km or 25 mi Pontiac
$1857
42 km or 26 mi Auburn Hills
$1959
54 km or 34 mi Monroe
$1702
58 km or 36 mi Ann Arbor
$2324
71 km or 44 mi Chatham-Kent
$1791
86 km or 54 mi Toledo
$1622
88 km or 54 mi Burton
$1665
88 km or 54 mi Port Huron
$1961
89 km or 55 mi Sarnia
$1600

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Thu Dau Mot
$522
25 km or 15 mi Bien Hoa
$414
72 km or 45 mi Vung Tau
$503
96 km or 60 mi Svay Rieng
$721
113 km or 70 mi Sa Dec
$519
127 km or 79 mi Can Tho
$455
141 km or 88 mi Long Xuyen
$508
153 km or 95 mi Soc Trang
$523
162 km or 100 mi Prey Veng
$776
167 km or 104 mi Phan Thiet
$480
181 km or 112 mi Mui Ne
$493
184 km or 114 mi Kampong Cham
$518
189 km or 117 mi Rach Gia
$530
198 km or 123 mi Bac Lieu
$506
205 km or 127 mi Phnom Penh
$893
233 km or 145 mi Da Lat
$563
244 km or 151 mi Ca Mau
$517
257 km or 160 mi Buon Ma Thuot
$528
270 km or 168 mi Phan Rang-Thap Cham
$533
271 km or 168 mi Kampot
$582
300 km or 186 mi Phu Quoc
$518
309 km or 192 mi Stung Treng
$668
320 km or 199 mi Nha Trang
$540
343 km or 213 mi Sihanoukville
$766
414 km or 257 mi Siem Reap
$679
433 km or 269 mi Qui Nhon
$515
452 km or 281 mi Battambang
$601
488 km or 303 mi Ko Chang
$718
502 km or 312 mi Serei Saophoan
$644
527 km or 327 mi Ubon Ratchathani
$543
533 km or 331 mi Quang Ngai
$407
584 km or 363 mi Klaeng
$724
592 km or 368 mi Hoi An
$609
605 km or 376 mi Da Nang
$699
637 km or 396 mi Hue
$375
663 km or 412 mi Nong Prue
$809
664 km or 413 mi Chaophraya Surasak
$784
668 km or 415 mi Pattaya
$839
670 km or 416 mi Laem Chabang
$799
676 km or 420 mi Nakhon Ratchasima
$586