Edinburgh vs Ho Chi Minh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Edinburgh Ho Chi Minh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2331
$762
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5693
$1930
🏠 One person rent
$1375
$409
🏘️ Family rent
$2392
$723
🍽️ Food expenses
$609
$205
🚐 Transport expenses
$161
$71
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3706
$340
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
88
67
😀 Quality of life
93
69
🏙️ Population
488K
14M

The cost of living in Edinburgh is 206% more expensive than in Ho Chi Minh. Cities ranked 1221st and 6919th ($2331 vs $762) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 37th and 1st in the United Kingdom and Vietnam, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs Vietnam comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Edinburgh compared to 0.4 months in Ho Chi Minh. Edinburgh ranked 8th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Ho Chi Minh ranked 1st in Vietnam, while ranked 77th and 4450th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Edinburgh vs Ho Chi Minh

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Edinburgh Ho Chi Minh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$22.7
$1.95
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$91.7
$19.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.1
$4.35
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.38
$1.15
☕ Cappuccino
$5.19
$1.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.84
$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1465
$547
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1087
$289
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2613
$1009
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1964
$526
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$170
$59
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$256
$90.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$42.9
$9.58
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.92%
8.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6800
$4266
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4921
$1950
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.01
$0.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$96.6
$11.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.5
$5.91
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.93
$0.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.77
$1.51
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.74
$0.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.76
$1.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.5
$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$3.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.6
$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$2.67
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$1.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$1.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.99
$1.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.14
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.09
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.33
$0.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.6
$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.73
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$21.3
$1.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.08
$1.74
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.83
$3.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.28
$1.1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.66
$0.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50
$20.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15
$3.48
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$114
$27.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$23.3
$8.79
👖 Brand Jeans
$105
$46.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$116
$96.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1708
$329
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$26404
$14995

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Cities near Edinburgh

Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Kirkcaldy
$1821
21 km or 13 mi Livingston
$1784
21 km or 13 mi Dunfermline
$1782
42 km or 26 mi Alloa
$1862
49 km or 30 mi Cumbernauld
$1652
49 km or 31 mi Stirling
$1852
52 km or 32 mi Perth
$1656
56 km or 35 mi Hamilton
$1854
59 km or 37 mi Dundee
$1585
65 km or 40 mi East Kilbride
$1902
66 km or 41 mi Glasgow
$2121
78 km or 48 mi Paisley
$1906
89 km or 56 mi Kilmarnock
$1568
98 km or 61 mi Greenock
$1645
99 km or 61 mi Irvine
$1707
102 km or 63 mi Dumfries
$1490
105 km or 65 mi Ayr
$1588
120 km or 74 mi Carlisle
$1655
147 km or 91 mi Newcastle upon Tyne
$2012
149 km or 93 mi Aberdeen
$1848
150 km or 93 mi Gateshead
$1975
153 km or 95 mi Tynemouth
$1803
153 km or 95 mi Jarrow
$1827
154 km or 96 mi South Shields
$1784
158 km or 98 mi Washington
$1784
158 km or 98 mi Whitehaven
$1771
164 km or 102 mi Sunderland
$1573
166 km or 103 mi Durham
$1964
173 km or 107 mi Bishop Auckland
$1755
182 km or 113 mi Inverness
$2053
189 km or 117 mi Hartlepool
$1415
189 km or 117 mi Elgin
$1540
190 km or 118 mi Darlington
$1430
194 km or 121 mi Stockton-on-Tees
$1450
197 km or 123 mi Middlesbrough
$1727
211 km or 131 mi Morecambe
$1873
212 km or 132 mi Bangor
$1496
213 km or 132 mi Lancaster
$1819
216 km or 134 mi Douglas
$2265
224 km or 139 mi Newtownabbey
$1892

Cities near Ho Chi Minh

Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Thu Dau Mot
$540
25 km or 15 mi Bien Hoa
$419
72 km or 45 mi Vung Tau
$525
96 km or 60 mi Svay Rieng
$708
113 km or 70 mi Sa Dec
$519
127 km or 79 mi Can Tho
$456
141 km or 88 mi Long Xuyen
$514
153 km or 95 mi Soc Trang
$523
162 km or 100 mi Prey Veng
$760
167 km or 104 mi Phan Thiet
$500
181 km or 112 mi Mui Ne
$506
184 km or 114 mi Kampong Cham
$501
189 km or 117 mi Rach Gia
$535
198 km or 123 mi Bac Lieu
$512
205 km or 127 mi Phnom Penh
$882
233 km or 145 mi Da Lat
$572
244 km or 151 mi Ca Mau
$526
257 km or 160 mi Buon Ma Thuot
$535
270 km or 168 mi Phan Rang-Thap Cham
$543
271 km or 168 mi Kampot
$587
300 km or 186 mi Phu Quoc
$530
309 km or 192 mi Stung Treng
$652
320 km or 199 mi Nha Trang
$541
343 km or 213 mi Sihanoukville
$764
414 km or 257 mi Siem Reap
$679
433 km or 269 mi Qui Nhon
$519
452 km or 281 mi Battambang
$575
488 km or 303 mi Ko Chang
$763
502 km or 312 mi Serei Saophoan
$629
527 km or 327 mi Ubon Ratchathani
$583
533 km or 331 mi Quang Ngai
$410
584 km or 363 mi Klaeng
$768
592 km or 368 mi Hoi An
$613
605 km or 376 mi Da Nang
$660
637 km or 396 mi Hue
$380
663 km or 412 mi Nong Prue
$846
664 km or 413 mi Chaophraya Surasak
$823
668 km or 415 mi Pattaya
$874
670 km or 416 mi Laem Chabang
$838
676 km or 420 mi Nakhon Ratchasima
$610