Dresden vs Ho Chi Minh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dresden Ho Chi Minh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1406
$702
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3498
$1978
🏠 One person rent
$696
$349
🏘️ Family rent
$1355
$750
🍽️ Food expenses
$446
$211
🚐 Transport expenses
$146
$67.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2906
$457
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
65
66
😀 Quality of life
88
66
🏙️ Population
555K
10.4M

The cost of living in Dresden is 100% more expensive than in Ho Chi Minh. Cities ranked 3786th and 6786th ($1406 vs $702) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 426th and 1st in Germany and Vietnam, respectively. Check Germany vs Vietnam comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Dresden compared to 0.7 months in Ho Chi Minh. Dresden ranked 31st best city to live in Germany vs Ho Chi Minh ranked 1st in Vietnam, while ranked 190th and 4217th among best cities to live in the world.

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Dresden Ho Chi Minh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.6
$1.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53.2
$22.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.84
$4.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.32
$1.07
☕ Cappuccino
$3.3
$2.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.77
$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$660
$428
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$422
$258
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1317
$1064
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$955
$568
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$183
$46.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$284
$72.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.5
$11
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.99%
9.9%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4611
$4519
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4133
$2063
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.25
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$71.1
$7.56
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.8
$5.78
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.82
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.17
$1.51
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.41
$1.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.52
$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.6
$3.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$3.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$1.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$1.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$1.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.71
$0.87
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.83
$9.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$0.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.89
$1.23
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.26
$2.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.35
$3.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.33
$1.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.54
$0.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30
$26.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.7
$4.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.8
$31.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.2
$3.08
👖 Brand Jeans
$81.1
$36.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.3
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$330
$306
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10601
$16779

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$1296
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$1165
42 km or 26 mi Riesa
$1269
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$1027
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$1230
47 km or 29 mi Teplice
$1102
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$918
50 km or 31 mi Bautzen
$1344
51 km or 31 mi Litvinov
$1293
55 km or 34 mi Senftenberg
$1384
56 km or 35 mi Hoyerswerda
$1323
61 km or 38 mi Most
$1130
62 km or 39 mi Chemnitz
$1134
64 km or 40 mi Litomerice
$1038
69 km or 43 mi Ceska Lipa
$1063
69 km or 43 mi Chomutov
$1127
72 km or 45 mi Limbach-Oberfrohna
$1166
73 km or 45 mi Spremberg
$1348
73 km or 46 mi Annaberg-Buchholz
$1204
74 km or 46 mi Grimma
$1269
76 km or 47 mi Torgau
$1271
77 km or 48 mi Zittau
$1311
87 km or 54 mi Glauchau
$1096
88 km or 55 mi Gorlitz
$1310
89 km or 55 mi Cottbus
$1288
92 km or 57 mi Altenburg
$1253
95 km or 59 mi Zwickau
$961
98 km or 61 mi Liberec
$1046
98 km or 61 mi Markkleeberg
$1322
100 km or 62 mi Leipzig
$1371
101 km or 63 mi Werdau
$1069
104 km or 65 mi Kladno
$1188
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$1036
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$1146
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$969
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$1303

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$550
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$479
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$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
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$555
189 km or 117 mi Rach Gia
$518
198 km or 123 mi Bac Lieu
$516
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$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
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$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