Dublin vs Ho Chi Minh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dublin Ho Chi Minh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2810
$744
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6242
$2071
🏠 One person rent
$1872
$376
🏘️ Family rent
$3267
$848
🍽️ Food expenses
$597
$219
🚐 Transport expenses
$183
$75.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3754
$488
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
95
66
😀 Quality of life
95
65
🏙️ Population
593K
9.39M

The cost of living in Dublin is 278% more expensive than in Ho Chi Minh. Cities ranked 300th and 6692nd ($2810 vs $744) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Ireland and Vietnam, respectively. Check Ireland vs Vietnam comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Dublin compared to 0.7 months in Ho Chi Minh. Dublin ranked 1st best city to live in Ireland vs Ho Chi Minh ranked 1st in Vietnam, while ranked 21st and 4277th among best cities to live in the world.

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Dublin Ho Chi Minh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19.6
$2.27
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$91.4
$24.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.7
$4.89
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.7
$1.21
☕ Cappuccino
$4.4
$1.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.6
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1887
$444
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1582
$284
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3404
$1185
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2823
$655
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$178
$49.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$277
$76.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50.3
$10.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.37%
9.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7861
$4095
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6156
$2072
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.25
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$113
$13.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.7
$5.91
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.99
$0.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.49
$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.79
$1.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$0.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.68
$1.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$3.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.97
$3.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$1.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.03
$1.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.94
$1.22
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$1.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$1.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.57
$0.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.3
$12.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.15
$0.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$18.6
$1.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.18
$1.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$8
$3.58
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.29
$1.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.12
$0.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$57.3
$25.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.4
$4.42
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$76.2
$21
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.1
$9.66
👖 Brand Jeans
$102
$32.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$105
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1381
$263
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9488
$14503

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi Swords
$2528
30 km or 19 mi Naas
$2362
42 km or 26 mi Drogheda
$2492
75 km or 46 mi Dundalk
$1930
102 km or 63 mi Kilkenny
$1933
113 km or 70 mi Wexford
$1854
131 km or 82 mi Lisburn
$1805
134 km or 83 mi Waterford
$2207
141 km or 88 mi Belfast
$1830
148 km or 92 mi Douglas
$1989
148 km or 92 mi Newtownabbey
$1767
152 km or 94 mi Bangor
$1467
154 km or 96 mi Omagh
$1650
175 km or 109 mi Limerick
$2066
185 km or 115 mi Galway
$2427
185 km or 115 mi Rhyl
$1761
196 km or 122 mi Derry
$1491
212 km or 132 mi Wallasey
$1647
213 km or 132 mi Formby
$1755
215 km or 133 mi Crosby
$1761
216 km or 134 mi Birkenhead
$1797
217 km or 135 mi Bebington
$1784
217 km or 135 mi Liverpool
$1889
217 km or 135 mi Bootle
$1789
218 km or 136 mi Southport
$1749
219 km or 136 mi Blackpool
$1556
219 km or 136 mi Cork
$2459
220 km or 137 mi Wrexham
$1675
221 km or 137 mi Lytham St Annes
$1694
221 km or 137 mi Whitehaven
$1828
224 km or 139 mi Ellesmere Port
$1853
225 km or 140 mi Chester
$1957
234 km or 145 mi Llanelli
$1797
234 km or 145 mi St Helens
$1529
235 km or 146 mi Widnes
$1824
236 km or 147 mi Runcorn
$1844
239 km or 148 mi Morecambe
$1783
240 km or 149 mi Preston
$1585
241 km or 150 mi Lancaster
$1763
242 km or 150 mi Wigan
$1659

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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