Frankfurt vs Ho Chi Minh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Frankfurt Ho Chi Minh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2102
$744
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4758
$2071
🏠 One person rent
$1237
$376
🏘️ Family rent
$2068
$848
🍽️ Food expenses
$535
$219
🚐 Transport expenses
$172
$75.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4186
$488
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
87
66
😀 Quality of life
95
65
🏙️ Population
773K
9.39M

The cost of living in Frankfurt is 182% more expensive than in Ho Chi Minh. Cities ranked 1589th and 6692nd ($2102 vs $744) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd 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 months in Frankfurt compared to 0.7 months in Ho Chi Minh. Frankfurt ranked 6th best city to live in Germany vs Ho Chi Minh ranked 1st in Vietnam, while ranked 36th and 4277th among best cities to live in the world.

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Frankfurt Ho Chi Minh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.3
$2.27
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$72.4
$24.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.2
$4.89
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.22
$1.21
☕ Cappuccino
$4.05
$1.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.96
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1303
$444
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$942
$284
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2335
$1185
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1600
$655
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$184
$49.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$282
$76.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.8
$10.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.98%
9.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8020
$4095
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5017
$2072
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.79
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.3
$13.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.4
$5.91
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.99
$0.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.08
$1.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$0.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.93
$1.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$3.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.5
$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.03
$3.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$1.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$1.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.06
$1.22
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$1.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.58
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.9
$0.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.77
$12.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.06
$0.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.69
$1.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.3
$1.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.73
$3.58
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.55
$1.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.13
$0.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.7
$25.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15
$4.42
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$83.3
$21
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.8
$9.66
👖 Brand Jeans
$86.3
$32.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$96.7
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$568
$263
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15030
$14503

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Distance City Cost of living
6.4 km or 4 mi Offenbach am Main
$1620
6.6 km or 4.1 mi Neu-Isenburg
$1773
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Bad Vilbel
$1766
8.6 km or 5.3 mi Eschborn
$1830
11 km or 6.6 mi Dreieich
$1763
11 km or 6.7 mi Muhlheim am Main
$1673
12 km or 7.3 mi Maintal
$1699
12 km or 7.7 mi Oberursel
$1801
13 km or 8 mi Obertshausen
$1676
13 km or 8.2 mi Bad Soden
$1810
14 km or 8.4 mi Dietzenbach
$1739
14 km or 8.6 mi Bad Homburg vor der Hohe
$1794
14 km or 8.6 mi Langen
$1779
15 km or 9.1 mi Karben
$1759
15 km or 9.1 mi Hattersheim am Main
$1815
16 km or 9.9 mi Morfelden-Walldorf
$1791
16 km or 10 mi Friedrichsdorf
$1778
16 km or 10 mi Kelkheim
$1814
17 km or 11 mi Hofheim
$1813
17 km or 11 mi Hanau
$1731
18 km or 11 mi Rodgau
$1710
18 km or 11 mi Rodermark
$1750
19 km or 12 mi Bruchkobel
$1724
21 km or 13 mi Florsheim am Main
$1812
22 km or 14 mi Nidderau
$1723
22 km or 14 mi Seligenstadt
$1724
23 km or 14 mi Russelsheim am Main
$1812
24 km or 15 mi Weiterstadt
$1805
25 km or 16 mi Friedberg
$1760
26 km or 16 mi Gro-Gerau
$1804
28 km or 17 mi Darmstadt
$1906
29 km or 18 mi Bad Nauheim
$1770
30 km or 18 mi Griesheim
$1801
32 km or 20 mi Wiesbaden
$1953
32 km or 20 mi Idstein
$1812
32 km or 20 mi Mainz
$1748
33 km or 20 mi Gro-Umstadt
$1766
34 km or 21 mi Riedstadt
$1795
35 km or 22 mi Pfungstadt
$1804
36 km or 22 mi Butzbach
$1716

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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