Frankfurt vs Ho Chi Minh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Frankfurt Ho Chi Minh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2182
$734
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5115
$1845
🏠 One person rent
$1245
$387
🏘️ Family rent
$2194
$684
🍽️ Food expenses
$585
$202
🚐 Transport expenses
$174
$70.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4614
$336
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
87
66
😀 Quality of life
95
66
🏙️ Population
776K
9.39M

The cost of living in Frankfurt is 197% more expensive than in Ho Chi Minh. Cities ranked 1510th and 6928th ($2182 vs $734) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th 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 Frankfurt compared to 0.5 months in Ho Chi Minh. Frankfurt ranked 5th best city to live in Germany vs Ho Chi Minh ranked 1st in Vietnam, while ranked 38th and 4947th among best cities to live in the world.

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Frankfurt Ho Chi Minh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.3
$1.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$79.3
$22.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$14
$3.81
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.63
$1.14
☕ Cappuccino
$4.6
$1.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.6
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1285
$499
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1001
$280
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2273
$921
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1844
$508
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$149
$54.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$226
$83.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38
$9.41
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.91%
9.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8398
$3891
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5144
$1915
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.41
$0.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$66.7
$11.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.2
$5.93
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.02
$0.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.54
$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.16
$0.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.6
$1.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$11.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$3.67
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22
$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.33
$2.75
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$1.15
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$1.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.28
$1.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$1.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$1.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.77
$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.02
$0.79
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.63
$12.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.17
$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.57
$1.23
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.5
$1.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.92
$3.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.85
$1.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.39
$0.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$64.4
$19.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.1
$3.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$107
$23.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$21.7
$8.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$99.4
$44.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.6
$94.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$619
$286
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16203
$13093

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Distance City Cost of living
6.4 km or 4 mi Offenbach am Main
$1730
6.6 km or 4.1 mi Neu-Isenburg
$1841
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Bad Vilbel
$1826
8.6 km or 5.3 mi Eschborn
$1884
11 km or 6.6 mi Dreieich
$1806
11 km or 6.7 mi Muhlheim am Main
$1724
12 km or 7.3 mi Maintal
$1718
12 km or 7.7 mi Oberursel
$1861
13 km or 8 mi Obertshausen
$1725
13 km or 8.2 mi Bad Soden
$1849
14 km or 8.4 mi Dietzenbach
$1774
14 km or 8.6 mi Bad Homburg vor der Hohe
$1854
14 km or 8.6 mi Langen
$1796
15 km or 9.1 mi Karben
$1791
15 km or 9.1 mi Hattersheim am Main
$1843
16 km or 9.9 mi Morfelden-Walldorf
$1812
16 km or 10 mi Friedrichsdorf
$1844
16 km or 10 mi Kelkheim
$1836
17 km or 11 mi Hofheim
$1832
17 km or 11 mi Hanau
$1640
18 km or 11 mi Rodgau
$1741
18 km or 11 mi Rodermark
$1757
19 km or 12 mi Bruchkobel
$1693
21 km or 13 mi Florsheim am Main
$1815
22 km or 14 mi Nidderau
$1763
22 km or 14 mi Seligenstadt
$1713
23 km or 14 mi Russelsheim am Main
$1813
24 km or 15 mi Weiterstadt
$1755
25 km or 16 mi Friedberg
$1801
26 km or 16 mi Gro-Gerau
$1776
28 km or 17 mi Darmstadt
$1793
29 km or 18 mi Bad Nauheim
$1810
30 km or 18 mi Griesheim
$1756
32 km or 20 mi Wiesbaden
$1922
32 km or 20 mi Idstein
$1810
32 km or 20 mi Mainz
$1736
33 km or 20 mi Gro-Umstadt
$1756
34 km or 21 mi Riedstadt
$1775
35 km or 22 mi Pfungstadt
$1763
36 km or 22 mi Butzbach
$1769

Cities near Ho Chi Minh

Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Thu Dau Mot
$519
25 km or 15 mi Bien Hoa
$410
72 km or 45 mi Vung Tau
$493
96 km or 60 mi Svay Rieng
$686
113 km or 70 mi Sa Dec
$502
127 km or 79 mi Can Tho
$439
141 km or 88 mi Long Xuyen
$498
153 km or 95 mi Soc Trang
$507
162 km or 100 mi Prey Veng
$727
167 km or 104 mi Phan Thiet
$482
181 km or 112 mi Mui Ne
$491
184 km or 114 mi Kampong Cham
$504
189 km or 117 mi Rach Gia
$515
198 km or 123 mi Bac Lieu
$494
205 km or 127 mi Phnom Penh
$829
233 km or 145 mi Da Lat
$572
244 km or 151 mi Ca Mau
$507
257 km or 160 mi Buon Ma Thuot
$516
270 km or 168 mi Phan Rang-Thap Cham
$523
271 km or 168 mi Kampot
$622
300 km or 186 mi Phu Quoc
$511
309 km or 192 mi Stung Treng
$635
320 km or 199 mi Nha Trang
$508
343 km or 213 mi Sihanoukville
$763
414 km or 257 mi Siem Reap
$650
433 km or 269 mi Qui Nhon
$501
452 km or 281 mi Battambang
$571
488 km or 303 mi Ko Chang
$708
502 km or 312 mi Serei Saophoan
$623
527 km or 327 mi Ubon Ratchathani
$558
533 km or 331 mi Quang Ngai
$403
584 km or 363 mi Klaeng
$718
592 km or 368 mi Hoi An
$601
605 km or 376 mi Da Nang
$615
637 km or 396 mi Hue
$372
663 km or 412 mi Nong Prue
$787
664 km or 413 mi Chaophraya Surasak
$770
668 km or 415 mi Pattaya
$812
670 km or 416 mi Laem Chabang
$779
676 km or 420 mi Nakhon Ratchasima
$588