Dortmund vs Ho Chi Minh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dortmund Ho Chi Minh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1585
$735
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4167
$2016
🏠 One person rent
$789
$376
🏘️ Family rent
$1623
$815
🍽️ Food expenses
$515
$210
🚐 Transport expenses
$135
$72.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2702
$487
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
93
66
😀 Quality of life
91
65
🏙️ Population
595K
9.39M

The cost of living in Dortmund is 116% more expensive than in Ho Chi Minh. Cities ranked 3100th and 6739th ($1585 vs $735) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 177th and 1st in Germany and Vietnam, respectively. Check Germany vs Vietnam comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Dortmund compared to 0.7 months in Ho Chi Minh. Dortmund ranked 21st best city to live in Germany vs Ho Chi Minh ranked 1st in Vietnam, while ranked 114th and 4253rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Dortmund Ho Chi Minh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.9
$2.17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$62.9
$23.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.5
$4.72
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.23
$1.18
☕ Cappuccino
$3.33
$1.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.65
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$630
$459
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$499
$281
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1223
$1102
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1252
$634
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$215
$50.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$327
$77.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$49.6
$9.54
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.99%
9.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2829
$4334
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2209
$2039
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.41
$0.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$51.7
$11.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.1
$5.97
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.84
$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.08
$1.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.27
$1.06
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.41
$1.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$3.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.5
$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.92
$2.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$1.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.51
$1.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$1.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.07
$0.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.28
$11.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.97
$0.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.57
$1.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.19
$1.78
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.5
$3.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.29
$1.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.2
$0.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.1
$21.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.7
$4.32
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$47.4
$20.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.3
$9.65
👖 Brand Jeans
$113
$41.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$116
$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$381
$277
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$26045
$14143

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Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi Schwerte
$1413
11 km or 6.9 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1464
12 km or 7.4 mi Lunen
$1457
13 km or 7.9 mi Waltrop
$1459
13 km or 8 mi Witten
$1489
13 km or 8 mi Herdecke
$1455
15 km or 9.2 mi Wetter
$1451
16 km or 9.7 mi Unna
$1422
16 km or 10 mi Bergkamen
$1440
16 km or 10 mi Kamen
$1437
17 km or 11 mi Hagen
$1475
17 km or 11 mi Herne
$1559
18 km or 11 mi Bochum
$1486
18 km or 11 mi Datteln
$1448
19 km or 12 mi Selm
$1456
20 km or 12 mi Werne
$1446
20 km or 13 mi Iserlohn
$1154
21 km or 13 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1432
21 km or 13 mi Frondenberg
$1377
22 km or 13 mi Recklinghausen
$1407
22 km or 14 mi Gevelsberg
$1435
23 km or 14 mi Sprockhovel
$1431
23 km or 14 mi Hattingen
$1444
25 km or 15 mi Menden
$1358
25 km or 15 mi Herten
$1438
25 km or 16 mi Ennepetal
$1431
25 km or 16 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1418
25 km or 16 mi Hemer
$1309
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1404
28 km or 18 mi Ludinghausen
$1461
29 km or 18 mi Marl
$1435
30 km or 18 mi Hamm
$1445
31 km or 19 mi Werl
$1408
32 km or 20 mi Essen
$1443
33 km or 20 mi Haltern am See
$1446
34 km or 21 mi Gladbeck
$1422
35 km or 21 mi Ludenscheid
$1465
35 km or 22 mi Wuppertal
$1233
35 km or 22 mi Velbert
$1428
36 km or 22 mi Radevormwald
$1434

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Thu Dau Mot
$530
25 km or 15 mi Bien Hoa
$425
72 km or 45 mi Vung Tau
$494
96 km or 60 mi Svay Rieng
$678
113 km or 70 mi Sa Dec
$512
127 km or 79 mi Can Tho
$454
141 km or 88 mi Long Xuyen
$508
153 km or 95 mi Soc Trang
$514
162 km or 100 mi Prey Veng
$721
167 km or 104 mi Phan Thiet
$506
181 km or 112 mi Mui Ne
$507
184 km or 114 mi Kampong Cham
$513
189 km or 117 mi Rach Gia
$526
198 km or 123 mi Bac Lieu
$504
205 km or 127 mi Phnom Penh
$836
233 km or 145 mi Da Lat
$577
244 km or 151 mi Ca Mau
$516
257 km or 160 mi Buon Ma Thuot
$531
270 km or 168 mi Phan Rang-Thap Cham
$534
271 km or 168 mi Kampot
$596
300 km or 186 mi Phu Quoc
$519
309 km or 192 mi Stung Treng
$634
320 km or 199 mi Nha Trang
$535
343 km or 213 mi Sihanoukville
$755
414 km or 257 mi Siem Reap
$644
433 km or 269 mi Qui Nhon
$516
452 km or 281 mi Battambang
$573
488 km or 303 mi Ko Chang
$677
502 km or 312 mi Serei Saophoan
$639
527 km or 327 mi Ubon Ratchathani
$545
533 km or 331 mi Quang Ngai
$427
584 km or 363 mi Klaeng
$685
592 km or 368 mi Hoi An
$584
605 km or 376 mi Da Nang
$593
637 km or 396 mi Hue
$393
663 km or 412 mi Nong Prue
$752
664 km or 413 mi Chaophraya Surasak
$739
668 km or 415 mi Pattaya
$781
670 km or 416 mi Laem Chabang
$743
676 km or 420 mi Nakhon Ratchasima
$588