Dortmund vs Ho Chi Minh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dortmund Ho Chi Minh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1523
$744
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3916
$2071
🏠 One person rent
$736
$376
🏘️ Family rent
$1527
$848
🍽️ Food expenses
$492
$219
🚐 Transport expenses
$144
$75.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3396
$488
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
93
66
😀 Quality of life
78
65
🏙️ Population
593K
9.39M

The cost of living in Dortmund is 105% more expensive than in Ho Chi Minh. Cities ranked 3604th and 6692nd ($1523 vs $744) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 376th and 1st in Germany and Vietnam, respectively. Check Germany vs Vietnam comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Dortmund compared to 0.7 months in Ho Chi Minh. Dortmund ranked 57th best city to live in Germany vs Ho Chi Minh ranked 1st in Vietnam, while ranked 692nd and 4277th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dortmund vs Ho Chi Minh

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Dortmund Ho Chi Minh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14.2
$2.27
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$56.9
$24.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.9
$4.89
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.09
$1.21
☕ Cappuccino
$3.55
$1.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.94
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$664
$444
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$489
$284
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1250
$1185
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1220
$655
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$168
$49.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$257
$76.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.6
$10.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.01%
9.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2991
$4095
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2357
$2072
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.56
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$65.8
$13.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.6
$5.91
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.91
$0.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.25
$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.05
$1.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$0.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.62
$1.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$3.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.6
$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$3.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$1.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$1.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.27
$1.22
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$1.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.63
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.19
$0.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.72
$12.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.05
$0.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.07
$1.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.15
$1.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.71
$3.58
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.37
$1.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.27
$0.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.7
$25.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.4
$4.42
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$50.3
$21
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.5
$9.66
👖 Brand Jeans
$114
$32.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$132
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$409
$263
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12215
$14503

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Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi Schwerte
$1424
11 km or 6.9 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1490
12 km or 7.4 mi Lunen
$1449
13 km or 7.9 mi Waltrop
$1376
13 km or 8 mi Witten
$1378
13 km or 8 mi Herdecke
$1472
15 km or 9.2 mi Wetter
$1466
16 km or 9.7 mi Unna
$1432
16 km or 10 mi Bergkamen
$1458
16 km or 10 mi Kamen
$1451
17 km or 11 mi Hagen
$1541
17 km or 11 mi Herne
$1586
18 km or 11 mi Bochum
$1618
18 km or 11 mi Datteln
$1431
19 km or 12 mi Selm
$1458
20 km or 12 mi Werne
$1465
20 km or 13 mi Iserlohn
$1184
21 km or 13 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1462
21 km or 13 mi Frondenberg
$1399
22 km or 13 mi Recklinghausen
$1451
22 km or 14 mi Gevelsberg
$1457
23 km or 14 mi Sprockhovel
$1442
23 km or 14 mi Hattingen
$1470
25 km or 15 mi Menden
$1386
25 km or 15 mi Herten
$1486
25 km or 16 mi Ennepetal
$1451
25 km or 16 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1439
25 km or 16 mi Hemer
$1346
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1419
28 km or 18 mi Ludinghausen
$1488
29 km or 18 mi Marl
$1477
30 km or 18 mi Hamm
$1469
31 km or 19 mi Werl
$1439
32 km or 20 mi Essen
$1525
33 km or 20 mi Haltern am See
$1480
34 km or 21 mi Gladbeck
$1472
35 km or 21 mi Ludenscheid
$1518
35 km or 22 mi Wuppertal
$1206
35 km or 22 mi Velbert
$1465
36 km or 22 mi Radevormwald
$1452

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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