Detroit vs Ho Chi Minh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Detroit Ho Chi Minh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1979
$702
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4857
$1978
🏠 One person rent
$1158
$349
🏘️ Family rent
$2113
$750
🍽️ Food expenses
$587
$211
🚐 Transport expenses
$97.6
$67.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4187
$457
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
77
66
😀 Quality of life
89
66
🏙️ Population
639K
10.4M

The cost of living in Detroit is 182% more expensive than in Ho Chi Minh. Cities ranked 1843rd and 6786th ($1979 vs $702) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1594th 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 2.1 months in Detroit compared to 0.7 months in Ho Chi Minh. Detroit ranked 38th best city to live in the United States vs Ho Chi Minh ranked 1st in Vietnam, while ranked 172nd and 4217th among best cities to live in the world.

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Detroit Ho Chi Minh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14.1
$1.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$65.4
$22.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.96
$4.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.69
$1.07
☕ Cappuccino
$4.84
$2.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.1
$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1199
$428
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$872
$258
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2954
$1064
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1523
$568
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$152
$46.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$235
$72.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68.1
$11
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.48%
9.9%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1060
$4519
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$975
$2063
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.01
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$53.7
$7.56
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.8
$5.78
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.9
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.91
$1.51
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.98
$1.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.8
$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.62
$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.8
$3.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.1
$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.1
$3.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$1.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.1
$1.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.2
$1.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.13
$1.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.82
$1.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.66
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.25
$0.87
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.62
$9.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.81
$0.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9
$1.23
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.5
$2.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.58
$3.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.63
$1.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.89
$0.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$29.5
$26.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.4
$4.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$107
$31.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.8
$3.08
👖 Brand Jeans
$42.8
$36.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$84.4
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1283
$306
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16868
$16779

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Distance City Cost of living
1.9 km or 1.2 mi Windsor
$1790
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Hamtramck
$1935
14 km or 8.6 mi Dearborn
$1882
15 km or 9.1 mi Lincoln Park
$1848
16 km or 9.8 mi Allen Park
$1847
16 km or 10 mi Ferndale
$1906
17 km or 10 mi Wyandotte
$1749
17 km or 11 mi Eastpointe
$1887
18 km or 11 mi Madison Heights
$1881
18 km or 11 mi Warren
$1828
19 km or 12 mi Oak Park
$1932
19 km or 12 mi Southgate
$1841
19 km or 12 mi Royal Oak
$1905
20 km or 12 mi Dearborn Heights
$1912
21 km or 13 mi Roseville
$1893
21 km or 13 mi Taylor
$1718
21 km or 13 mi Southfield
$1954
22 km or 14 mi St. Clair Shores
$1900
22 km or 14 mi Inkster
$1877
24 km or 15 mi Garden
$1935
26 km or 16 mi Amherstburg
$1813
27 km or 17 mi Birmingham
$1904
28 km or 17 mi Sterling Heights
$1939
28 km or 17 mi Livonia
$1934
29 km or 18 mi Troy
$1753
29 km or 18 mi Westland
$1950
30 km or 19 mi Clinton Township
$1903
31 km or 19 mi Romulus
$1899
32 km or 20 mi Farmington Hills
$1748
37 km or 23 mi Rochester Hills
$1898
39 km or 24 mi Novi
$2298
40 km or 25 mi Pontiac
$1921
42 km or 26 mi Auburn Hills
$1928
54 km or 34 mi Monroe
$1632
58 km or 36 mi Ann Arbor
$2104
71 km or 44 mi Chatham-Kent
$1856
86 km or 54 mi Toledo
$1704
88 km or 54 mi Burton
$1529
88 km or 54 mi Port Huron
$1890
89 km or 55 mi Sarnia
$1614

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Thu Dau Mot
$550
25 km or 15 mi Bien Hoa
$479
72 km or 45 mi Vung Tau
$534
96 km or 60 mi Svay Rieng
$694
113 km or 70 mi Sa Dec
$515
127 km or 79 mi Can Tho
$463
141 km or 88 mi Long Xuyen
$509
153 km or 95 mi Soc Trang
$522
162 km or 100 mi Prey Veng
$711
167 km or 104 mi Phan Thiet
$566
181 km or 112 mi Mui Ne
$553
184 km or 114 mi Kampong Cham
$555
189 km or 117 mi Rach Gia
$518
198 km or 123 mi Bac Lieu
$516
205 km or 127 mi Phnom Penh
$802
233 km or 145 mi Da Lat
$512
244 km or 151 mi Ca Mau
$520
257 km or 160 mi Buon Ma Thuot
$521
270 km or 168 mi Phan Rang-Thap Cham
$526
271 km or 168 mi Kampot
$569
300 km or 186 mi Phu Quoc
$524
309 km or 192 mi Stung Treng
$628
320 km or 199 mi Nha Trang
$554
343 km or 213 mi Sihanoukville
$755
414 km or 257 mi Siem Reap
$587
433 km or 269 mi Qui Nhon
$518
452 km or 281 mi Battambang
$539
488 km or 303 mi Ko Chang
$614
502 km or 312 mi Serei Saophoan
$579
527 km or 327 mi Ubon Ratchathani
$534
533 km or 331 mi Quang Ngai
$436
584 km or 363 mi Klaeng
$619
592 km or 368 mi Hoi An
$547
605 km or 376 mi Da Nang
$601
637 km or 396 mi Hue
$422
663 km or 412 mi Nong Prue
$653
664 km or 413 mi Chaophraya Surasak
$647
668 km or 415 mi Pattaya
$665
670 km or 416 mi Laem Chabang
$648
676 km or 420 mi Nakhon Ratchasima
$518