Edinburgh vs Ho Chi Minh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Edinburgh Ho Chi Minh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2043
$702
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5104
$1978
🏠 One person rent
$1223
$349
🏘️ Family rent
$2302
$750
🍽️ Food expenses
$520
$211
🚐 Transport expenses
$135
$67.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3083
$457
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
88
66
😀 Quality of life
93
66
🏙️ Population
488K
10.4M

The cost of living in Edinburgh is 191% more expensive than in Ho Chi Minh. Cities ranked 1692nd and 6786th ($2043 vs $702) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 46th 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 1.5 months in Edinburgh compared to 0.7 months in Ho Chi Minh. Edinburgh ranked 4th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Ho Chi Minh ranked 1st in Vietnam, while ranked 64th and 4217th among best cities to live in the world.

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Edinburgh Ho Chi Minh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.3
$1.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$78.6
$22.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.63
$4.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.5
$1.07
☕ Cappuccino
$4.24
$2.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.32
$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1312
$428
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$928
$258
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2456
$1064
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1867
$568
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$180
$46.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$279
$72.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.4
$11
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.07%
9.9%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6453
$4519
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4477
$2063
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.53
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$78.8
$7.56
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.4
$5.78
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.89
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.46
$1.51
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.63
$1.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.98
$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.3
$3.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.4
$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.64
$3.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$1.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.37
$1.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$1.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$1.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.02
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.94
$0.87
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$9.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.28
$0.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$17
$1.23
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.55
$2.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.86
$3.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.04
$1.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.83
$0.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.4
$26.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.2
$4.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$106
$31.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$21
$3.08
👖 Brand Jeans
$101
$36.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.1
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1620
$306
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14724
$16779

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Cities near Edinburgh

Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Kirkcaldy
$1800
21 km or 13 mi Livingston
$1651
21 km or 13 mi Dunfermline
$1693
42 km or 26 mi Alloa
$1670
49 km or 30 mi Cumbernauld
$1803
49 km or 31 mi Stirling
$1659
52 km or 32 mi Perth
$1537
56 km or 35 mi Hamilton
$1731
59 km or 37 mi Dundee
$1527
65 km or 40 mi East Kilbride
$1748
66 km or 41 mi Glasgow
$1884
78 km or 48 mi Paisley
$1734
89 km or 56 mi Kilmarnock
$1399
98 km or 61 mi Greenock
$1524
99 km or 61 mi Irvine
$1514
102 km or 63 mi Dumfries
$1723
105 km or 65 mi Ayr
$1520
120 km or 74 mi Carlisle
$1632
147 km or 91 mi Newcastle upon Tyne
$1910
149 km or 93 mi Aberdeen
$1681
150 km or 93 mi Gateshead
$1833
153 km or 95 mi Tynemouth
$1673
153 km or 95 mi Jarrow
$1702
154 km or 96 mi South Shields
$1661
158 km or 98 mi Washington
$1644
158 km or 98 mi Whitehaven
$1706
164 km or 102 mi Sunderland
$1430
166 km or 103 mi Durham
$1630
173 km or 107 mi Bishop Auckland
$1566
182 km or 113 mi Inverness
$1629
189 km or 117 mi Hartlepool
$1657
189 km or 117 mi Elgin
$1554
190 km or 118 mi Darlington
$1251
194 km or 121 mi Stockton-on-Tees
$1321
197 km or 123 mi Middlesbrough
$1411
211 km or 131 mi Morecambe
$1568
212 km or 132 mi Bangor
$1305
213 km or 132 mi Lancaster
$1532
216 km or 134 mi Douglas
$1719
224 km or 139 mi Newtownabbey
$1666

Cities near Ho Chi Minh

Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Thu Dau Mot
$550
25 km or 15 mi Bien Hoa
$479
72 km or 45 mi Vung Tau
$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
184 km or 114 mi Kampong Cham
$555
189 km or 117 mi Rach Gia
$518
198 km or 123 mi Bac Lieu
$516
205 km or 127 mi Phnom Penh
$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
270 km or 168 mi Phan Rang-Thap Cham
$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