Essen vs Ho Chi Minh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Essen Ho Chi Minh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1519
$702
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3604
$1978
🏠 One person rent
$759
$349
🏘️ Family rent
$1284
$750
🍽️ Food expenses
$474
$211
🚐 Transport expenses
$146
$67.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3220
$457
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
25 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
95
66
😀 Quality of life
95
66
🏙️ Population
579K
10.4M

The cost of living in Essen is 116% more expensive than in Ho Chi Minh. Cities ranked 3358th and 6786th ($1519 vs $702) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 247th and 1st in Germany and Vietnam, respectively. Check Germany vs Vietnam comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Essen compared to 0.7 months in Ho Chi Minh. Essen ranked 4th best city to live in Germany vs Ho Chi Minh ranked 1st in Vietnam, while ranked 32nd and 4217th among best cities to live in the world.

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Essen Ho Chi Minh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.5
$1.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$54.2
$22.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.3
$4.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.1
$1.07
☕ Cappuccino
$3.29
$2.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.57
$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$639
$428
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$505
$258
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1100
$1064
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$925
$568
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$186
$46.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$282
$72.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.6
$11
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.99%
9.9%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4207
$4519
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5688
$2063
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.28
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.6
$7.56
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.9
$5.78
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.8
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.16
$1.51
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2
$1.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.28
$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$3.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.2
$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$3.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$1.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$1.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$1.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$1.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$1.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.61
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.9
$0.87
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.97
$9.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$0.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.16
$1.23
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.5
$2.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.53
$3.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.45
$1.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.49
$0.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.3
$26.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.2
$4.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$83.1
$31.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.4
$3.08
👖 Brand Jeans
$91.4
$36.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$96.4
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$426
$306
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9133
$16779

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Distance City Cost of living
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1350
9.6 km or 6 mi Mulheim
$1402
10 km or 6.3 mi Bottrop
$1267
11 km or 7.1 mi Oberhausen
$1384
12 km or 7.8 mi Velbert
$1387
13 km or 8.3 mi Hattingen
$1389
14 km or 8.4 mi Gladbeck
$1375
14 km or 8.8 mi Heiligenhaus
$1412
15 km or 9 mi Bochum
$1471
18 km or 11 mi Herne
$1558
18 km or 11 mi Duisburg
$1395
19 km or 12 mi Herten
$1424
19 km or 12 mi Wulfrath
$1369
19 km or 12 mi Sprockhovel
$1356
20 km or 13 mi Ratingen
$1470
22 km or 14 mi Witten
$1286
23 km or 14 mi Recklinghausen
$1407
23 km or 14 mi Mettmann
$1432
23 km or 14 mi Dinslaken
$1387
24 km or 15 mi Dorsten
$1399
24 km or 15 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1430
24 km or 15 mi Wuppertal
$1124
25 km or 16 mi Marl
$1415
26 km or 16 mi Erkrath
$1493
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1318
27 km or 17 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1422
27 km or 17 mi Moers
$1417
27 km or 17 mi Wetter
$1373
28 km or 17 mi Gevelsberg
$1367
28 km or 18 mi Voerde
$1396
28 km or 18 mi Ennepetal
$1351
29 km or 18 mi Haan
$1458
30 km or 18 mi Dusseldorf
$1776
30 km or 18 mi Herdecke
$1388
30 km or 19 mi Rheinberg
$1394
31 km or 20 mi Hilden
$1501
32 km or 20 mi Neukirchen-Vluyn
$1409
32 km or 20 mi Waltrop
$1407
32 km or 20 mi Solingen
$1511
32 km or 20 mi Datteln
$1410

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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