Edmonton vs Ho Chi Minh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Edmonton Ho Chi Minh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1878
$762
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4262
$1930
🏠 One person rent
$1038
$409
🏘️ Family rent
$1712
$723
🍽️ Food expenses
$570
$205
🚐 Transport expenses
$148
$71
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3113
$340
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
25 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
64
67
😀 Quality of life
90
69
🏙️ Population
1.01M
14M

The cost of living in Edmonton is 147% more expensive than in Ho Chi Minh. Cities ranked 2524th and 6919th ($1878 vs $762) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 79th and 1st in Canada and Vietnam, respectively. Check Canada vs Vietnam comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Edmonton compared to 0.4 months in Ho Chi Minh. Edmonton ranked 19th best city to live in Canada vs Ho Chi Minh ranked 1st in Vietnam, while ranked 193rd and 4450th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Edmonton vs Ho Chi Minh

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Edmonton Ho Chi Minh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.1
$1.95
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$65.4
$19.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.3
$4.35
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.72
$1.15
☕ Cappuccino
$4.01
$1.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.21
$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1034
$547
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$807
$289
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1752
$1009
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1381
$526
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$126
$59
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$197
$90.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$60
$9.58
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.7%
8.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2368
$4266
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2313
$1950
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.74
$0.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$74.3
$11.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.9
$5.91
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.95
$0.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.03
$1.51
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.22
$0.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.71
$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.71
$1.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$3.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.3
$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.3
$2.67
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$1.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.87
$1.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.74
$1.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$1.14
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$1.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.27
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.23
$0.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.4
$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.02
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$14.6
$1.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.25
$1.74
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.58
$3.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.44
$1.1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.32
$0.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.9
$20.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.1
$3.48
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$58.9
$27.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$17
$8.79
👖 Brand Jeans
$48.4
$46.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.9
$96.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$762
$329
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10028
$14995

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Distance City Cost of living
27 km or 16 mi Spruce Grove
$1676
31 km or 19 mi Leduc
$1775
142 km or 88 mi Red Deer
$1841
279 km or 173 mi Calgary
$2118
297 km or 185 mi Banff
$1801
380 km or 236 mi Fort McMurray
$1934
388 km or 241 mi Grande Prairie
$1892
429 km or 267 mi Lethbridge
$1761
435 km or 270 mi Medicine Hat
$1620
483 km or 300 mi Saskatoon
$1821
515 km or 320 mi Prince Albert
$1486
565 km or 351 mi Kamloops
$1815
576 km or 358 mi Kelowna
$1993
610 km or 379 mi Prince George
$1672
616 km or 383 mi Penticton
$1773
622 km or 387 mi Sandpoint
$2593
646 km or 402 mi Moose Jaw
$1506
688 km or 428 mi Great Falls
$1956
689 km or 428 mi Coeur d'Alene
$2331
691 km or 430 mi Post Falls
$2315
698 km or 434 mi Regina
$1762
703 km or 437 mi Spokane Valley
$2205
711 km or 442 mi Spokane
$2187
743 km or 461 mi Missoula
$2156
752 km or 467 mi Whistler
$2470
762 km or 473 mi Chilliwack
$1884
779 km or 484 mi Helena
$2544
789 km or 491 mi Abbotsford
$2034
792 km or 492 mi Maple Ridge
$2326
796 km or 495 mi Moscow
$1697
798 km or 496 mi Coquitlam
$2590
800 km or 497 mi Pullman
$1899
804 km or 499 mi Langley
$2054
809 km or 502 mi Surrey
$2237
809 km or 503 mi Burnaby
$2457
811 km or 504 mi North Vancouver
$2478
818 km or 508 mi Vancouver
$2540
820 km or 510 mi Bellingham
$2526
821 km or 510 mi Delta
$2361
822 km or 511 mi Moses Lake
$2009

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