Edinburgh vs Ho Chi Minh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Edinburgh Ho Chi Minh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2310
$734
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5713
$1845
🏠 One person rent
$1359
$387
🏘️ Family rent
$2393
$684
🍽️ Food expenses
$594
$202
🚐 Transport expenses
$166
$70.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3676
$336
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
88
66
😀 Quality of life
95
66
🏙️ Population
488K
9.39M

The cost of living in Edinburgh is 215% more expensive than in Ho Chi Minh. Cities ranked 1247th and 6928th ($2310 vs $734) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 32nd 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 0.5 months in Ho Chi Minh. Edinburgh ranked 5th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Ho Chi Minh ranked 1st in Vietnam, while ranked 59th and 4947th among best cities to live in the world.

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Edinburgh Ho Chi Minh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$21.6
$1.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$89.8
$22.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10
$3.81
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.41
$1.14
☕ Cappuccino
$5.01
$1.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.68
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1388
$499
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1053
$280
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2488
$921
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1942
$508
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$198
$54.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$300
$83.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.3
$9.41
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.08%
9.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6892
$3891
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4820
$1915
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.91
$0.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$88.4
$11.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$27.7
$5.93
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.89
$0.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.71
$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.72
$0.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.63
$1.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$11.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$3.67
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.5
$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.05
$2.75
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.15
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.58
$1.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.4
$1.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$1.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.07
$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.31
$0.79
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.4
$12.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.57
$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$19.9
$1.23
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.11
$1.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.69
$3.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.26
$1.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.63
$0.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50
$19.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.7
$3.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$112
$23.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$22.5
$8.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$115
$44.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$120
$94.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1932
$286
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$23184
$13093

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Cities near Edinburgh

Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Kirkcaldy
$1768
21 km or 13 mi Livingston
$1775
21 km or 13 mi Dunfermline
$1728
42 km or 26 mi Alloa
$1762
49 km or 30 mi Cumbernauld
$1619
49 km or 31 mi Stirling
$1711
52 km or 32 mi Perth
$1641
56 km or 35 mi Hamilton
$1797
59 km or 37 mi Dundee
$1480
65 km or 40 mi East Kilbride
$1840
66 km or 41 mi Glasgow
$2058
78 km or 48 mi Paisley
$1837
89 km or 56 mi Kilmarnock
$1527
98 km or 61 mi Greenock
$1575
99 km or 61 mi Irvine
$1630
102 km or 63 mi Dumfries
$1485
105 km or 65 mi Ayr
$1522
120 km or 74 mi Carlisle
$1759
147 km or 91 mi Newcastle upon Tyne
$1963
149 km or 93 mi Aberdeen
$1769
150 km or 93 mi Gateshead
$1906
153 km or 95 mi Tynemouth
$1805
153 km or 95 mi Jarrow
$1825
154 km or 96 mi South Shields
$1780
158 km or 98 mi Washington
$1797
158 km or 98 mi Whitehaven
$1778
164 km or 102 mi Sunderland
$1602
166 km or 103 mi Durham
$2079
173 km or 107 mi Bishop Auckland
$1761
182 km or 113 mi Inverness
$2021
189 km or 117 mi Hartlepool
$1460
189 km or 117 mi Elgin
$1507
190 km or 118 mi Darlington
$1429
194 km or 121 mi Stockton-on-Tees
$1431
197 km or 123 mi Middlesbrough
$1638
211 km or 131 mi Morecambe
$1840
212 km or 132 mi Bangor
$1484
213 km or 132 mi Lancaster
$1839
216 km or 134 mi Douglas
$2205
224 km or 139 mi Newtownabbey
$1808

Cities near Ho Chi Minh

Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Thu Dau Mot
$519
25 km or 15 mi Bien Hoa
$410
72 km or 45 mi Vung Tau
$493
96 km or 60 mi Svay Rieng
$686
113 km or 70 mi Sa Dec
$502
127 km or 79 mi Can Tho
$439
141 km or 88 mi Long Xuyen
$498
153 km or 95 mi Soc Trang
$507
162 km or 100 mi Prey Veng
$727
167 km or 104 mi Phan Thiet
$482
181 km or 112 mi Mui Ne
$491
184 km or 114 mi Kampong Cham
$504
189 km or 117 mi Rach Gia
$515
198 km or 123 mi Bac Lieu
$494
205 km or 127 mi Phnom Penh
$829
233 km or 145 mi Da Lat
$572
244 km or 151 mi Ca Mau
$507
257 km or 160 mi Buon Ma Thuot
$516
270 km or 168 mi Phan Rang-Thap Cham
$523
271 km or 168 mi Kampot
$622
300 km or 186 mi Phu Quoc
$511
309 km or 192 mi Stung Treng
$635
320 km or 199 mi Nha Trang
$508
343 km or 213 mi Sihanoukville
$763
414 km or 257 mi Siem Reap
$650
433 km or 269 mi Qui Nhon
$501
452 km or 281 mi Battambang
$571
488 km or 303 mi Ko Chang
$708
502 km or 312 mi Serei Saophoan
$623
527 km or 327 mi Ubon Ratchathani
$558
533 km or 331 mi Quang Ngai
$403
584 km or 363 mi Klaeng
$718
592 km or 368 mi Hoi An
$601
605 km or 376 mi Da Nang
$615
637 km or 396 mi Hue
$372
663 km or 412 mi Nong Prue
$787
664 km or 413 mi Chaophraya Surasak
$770
668 km or 415 mi Pattaya
$812
670 km or 416 mi Laem Chabang
$779
676 km or 420 mi Nakhon Ratchasima
$588