Edmonton vs Ho Chi Minh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Edmonton Ho Chi Minh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1785
$744
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4092
$2071
🏠 One person rent
$955
$376
🏘️ Family rent
$1589
$848
🍽️ Food expenses
$545
$219
🚐 Transport expenses
$165
$75.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3052
$488
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
25 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
63
66
😀 Quality of life
89
65
🏙️ Population
1.01M
9.39M

The cost of living in Edmonton is 140% more expensive than in Ho Chi Minh. Cities ranked 2563rd and 6692nd ($1785 vs $744) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 100th 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 0.7 months in Ho Chi Minh. Edmonton ranked 13th best city to live in Canada vs Ho Chi Minh ranked 1st in Vietnam, while ranked 172nd and 4277th among best cities to live in the world.

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Edmonton Ho Chi Minh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14.2
$2.27
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$54.3
$24.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.5
$4.89
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.36
$1.21
☕ Cappuccino
$3.66
$1.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.85
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$929
$444
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$726
$284
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1576
$1185
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1272
$655
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$132
$49.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$200
$76.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$56.7
$10.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.31%
9.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2798
$4095
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2233
$2072
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.59
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$75
$13.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.1
$5.91
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.06
$0.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.76
$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.4
$1.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.93
$0.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.75
$1.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.7
$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$3.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15
$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.43
$3.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.04
$1.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.88
$1.22
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$1.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$1.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.25
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.11
$0.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.7
$12.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.86
$0.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$14.1
$1.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.29
$1.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.52
$3.58
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.27
$1.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.92
$0.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$45.6
$25.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.1
$4.42
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$60.4
$21
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.9
$9.66
👖 Brand Jeans
$50.7
$32.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.8
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$745
$263
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8270
$14503

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Distance City Cost of living
27 km or 16 mi Spruce Grove
$1709
31 km or 19 mi Leduc
$1723
142 km or 88 mi Red Deer
$1727
279 km or 173 mi Calgary
$2149
297 km or 185 mi Banff
$1914
380 km or 236 mi Fort McMurray
$1871
388 km or 241 mi Grande Prairie
$1786
429 km or 267 mi Lethbridge
$1701
435 km or 270 mi Medicine Hat
$1577
483 km or 300 mi Saskatoon
$1793
515 km or 320 mi Prince Albert
$1487
565 km or 351 mi Kamloops
$1854
576 km or 358 mi Kelowna
$2001
610 km or 379 mi Prince George
$1586
616 km or 383 mi Penticton
$1781
622 km or 387 mi Sandpoint
$2523
646 km or 402 mi Moose Jaw
$1408
688 km or 428 mi Great Falls
$2139
689 km or 428 mi Coeur d'Alene
$2275
691 km or 430 mi Post Falls
$2250
698 km or 434 mi Regina
$1678
703 km or 437 mi Spokane Valley
$2156
711 km or 442 mi Spokane
$2150
743 km or 461 mi Missoula
$2011
752 km or 467 mi Whistler
$2469
762 km or 473 mi Chilliwack
$1765
779 km or 484 mi Helena
$2498
789 km or 491 mi Abbotsford
$1976
792 km or 492 mi Maple Ridge
$2243
796 km or 495 mi Moscow
$1642
798 km or 496 mi Coquitlam
$2553
800 km or 497 mi Pullman
$1566
804 km or 499 mi Langley
$1983
809 km or 502 mi Surrey
$2417
809 km or 503 mi Burnaby
$2589
811 km or 504 mi North Vancouver
$2502
818 km or 508 mi Vancouver
$2650
820 km or 510 mi Bellingham
$2278
821 km or 510 mi Delta
$2330
822 km or 511 mi Moses Lake
$1917

Cities near Ho Chi Minh

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