Essen vs Ho Chi Minh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Essen Ho Chi Minh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1561
$762
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3822
$1930
🏠 One person rent
$682
$409
🏘️ Family rent
$1155
$723
🍽️ Food expenses
$545
$205
🚐 Transport expenses
$177
$71
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3475
$340
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
25 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
96
67
😀 Quality of life
95
69
🏙️ Population
587K
14M

The cost of living in Essen is 105% more expensive than in Ho Chi Minh. Cities ranked 3860th and 6919th ($1561 vs $762) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 496th and 1st in Germany and Vietnam, respectively. Check Germany vs Vietnam comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Essen compared to 0.4 months in Ho Chi Minh. Essen ranked 2nd best city to live in Germany vs Ho Chi Minh ranked 1st in Vietnam, while ranked 17th and 4450th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Essen vs Ho Chi Minh

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Essen Ho Chi Minh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17
$1.95
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$66.1
$19.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.1
$4.35
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.31
$1.15
☕ Cappuccino
$3.94
$1.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.79
$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$602
$547
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$468
$289
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1064
$1009
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$848
$526
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$145
$59
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$223
$90.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.6
$9.58
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.92%
8.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4998
$4266
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3089
$1950
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.22
$0.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$71.5
$11.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$29.4
$5.91
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.94
$0.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$1.51
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.99
$0.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.94
$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.77
$1.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$3.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$24.5
$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$2.67
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$1.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$1.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.28
$1.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$1.14
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.82
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.11
$0.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.03
$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.59
$1.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$1.74
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.77
$3.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.6
$1.1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.62
$0.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.5
$20.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.6
$3.48
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$90
$27.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.3
$8.79
👖 Brand Jeans
$96.5
$46.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$96.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$471
$329
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10028
$14995

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Cities near Essen

Distance City Cost of living
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1508
9.6 km or 6 mi Mulheim
$1592
10 km or 6.3 mi Bottrop
$1481
11 km or 7.1 mi Oberhausen
$1642
12 km or 7.8 mi Velbert
$1579
13 km or 8.3 mi Hattingen
$1573
14 km or 8.4 mi Gladbeck
$1549
14 km or 8.8 mi Heiligenhaus
$1588
15 km or 9 mi Bochum
$1561
18 km or 11 mi Herne
$1638
18 km or 11 mi Duisburg
$1467
19 km or 12 mi Herten
$1570
19 km or 12 mi Wulfrath
$1588
19 km or 12 mi Sprockhovel
$1575
20 km or 13 mi Ratingen
$1639
22 km or 14 mi Witten
$1622
23 km or 14 mi Recklinghausen
$1548
23 km or 14 mi Mettmann
$1620
23 km or 14 mi Dinslaken
$1563
24 km or 15 mi Dorsten
$1567
24 km or 15 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1584
24 km or 15 mi Wuppertal
$1486
25 km or 16 mi Marl
$1572
26 km or 16 mi Erkrath
$1661
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1565
27 km or 17 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1570
27 km or 17 mi Moers
$1571
27 km or 17 mi Wetter
$1579
28 km or 17 mi Gevelsberg
$1574
28 km or 18 mi Voerde
$1578
28 km or 18 mi Ennepetal
$1564
29 km or 18 mi Haan
$1640
30 km or 18 mi Dusseldorf
$1944
30 km or 18 mi Herdecke
$1566
30 km or 19 mi Rheinberg
$1579
31 km or 20 mi Hilden
$1673
32 km or 20 mi Neukirchen-Vluyn
$1584
32 km or 20 mi Waltrop
$1614
32 km or 20 mi Solingen
$1663
32 km or 20 mi Datteln
$1587

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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