Dresden vs Ho Chi Minh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dresden Ho Chi Minh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1448
$726
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3599
$1883
🏠 One person rent
$637
$370
🏘️ Family rent
$1099
$634
🍽️ Food expenses
$517
$208
🚐 Transport expenses
$159
$70.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3219
$500
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
65
67
😀 Quality of life
92
71
🏙️ Population
566K
14M

The cost of living in Dresden is 99% more expensive than in Ho Chi Minh. Cities ranked 4158th and 7123rd ($1448 vs $726) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 592nd 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 Dresden compared to 0.7 months in Ho Chi Minh. Dresden ranked 17th best city to live in Germany vs Ho Chi Minh ranked 1st in Vietnam, while ranked 96th and 3396th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dresden vs Ho Chi Minh

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Dresden Ho Chi Minh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14.5
$2.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$75.7
$19
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.1
$4.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.44
$1.14
☕ Cappuccino
$4.13
$1.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.84
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$652
$512
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$423
$248
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1203
$904
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$764
$437
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$60
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$210
$93.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$37.8
$9.78
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.99%
8.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5147
$4456
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2772
$1839
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.96
$0.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$73.2
$11.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.7
$5.72
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.06
$0.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.33
$1.57
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.77
$1.06
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$1.03
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.69
$1.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.2
$11.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$3.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.9
$10.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.27
$2.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$1.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$1.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.69
$1.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$1.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.73
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.74
$0.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.91
$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.07
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.96
$1.33
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.37
$1.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.47
$3.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.43
$1.09
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.66
$0.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.2
$22.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13
$3.45
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$52.6
$29.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$16
$7.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$87.6
$52.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$93.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$446
$379
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15933
$17174

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7.2 km or 4.5 mi Freital
$1412
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$1410
14 km or 8.9 mi Coswig
$1417
17 km or 11 mi Pirna
$1424
22 km or 14 mi Meissen
$1430
32 km or 20 mi Freiberg
$1316
42 km or 26 mi Riesa
$1445
44 km or 28 mi Decin
$1216
44 km or 28 mi Dobeln
$1440
47 km or 29 mi Teplice
$1006
48 km or 30 mi Usti nad Labem
$1141
50 km or 31 mi Bautzen
$1503
51 km or 31 mi Litvinov
$1517
55 km or 34 mi Senftenberg
$1461
56 km or 35 mi Hoyerswerda
$1470
61 km or 38 mi Most
$1094
62 km or 39 mi Chemnitz
$1530
64 km or 40 mi Litomerice
$1276
69 km or 43 mi Ceska Lipa
$1332
69 km or 43 mi Chomutov
$1174
72 km or 45 mi Limbach-Oberfrohna
$1464
73 km or 45 mi Spremberg
$1419
73 km or 46 mi Annaberg-Buchholz
$1438
74 km or 46 mi Grimma
$1505
76 km or 47 mi Torgau
$1482
77 km or 48 mi Zittau
$1460
87 km or 54 mi Glauchau
$1299
88 km or 55 mi Gorlitz
$1467
89 km or 55 mi Cottbus
$1332
92 km or 57 mi Altenburg
$1363
95 km or 59 mi Zwickau
$1131
98 km or 61 mi Liberec
$1174
98 km or 61 mi Markkleeberg
$1579
100 km or 62 mi Leipzig
$1659
101 km or 63 mi Werdau
$1244
104 km or 65 mi Kladno
$1402
107 km or 66 mi Jablonec nad Nisou
$1112
108 km or 67 mi Mlada Boleslav
$1195
110 km or 68 mi Karlovy Vary
$1218
111 km or 69 mi Delitzsch
$1551

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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