Fukuoka vs Ho Chi Minh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Fukuoka Ho Chi Minh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1057
$735
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2609
$2016
🏠 One person rent
$430
$376
🏘️ Family rent
$670
$815
🍽️ Food expenses
$307
$210
🚐 Transport expenses
$218
$72.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1287
$487
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
80
66
😀 Quality of life
72
65
🏙️ Population
1.6M
9.39M

The cost of living in Fukuoka is 44% more expensive than in Ho Chi Minh. Cities ranked 5120th and 6739th ($1057 vs $735) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 316th and 1st in Japan and Vietnam, respectively. Check Japan vs Vietnam comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Fukuoka compared to 0.7 months in Ho Chi Minh. Fukuoka ranked 215th best city to live in Japan vs Ho Chi Minh ranked 1st in Vietnam, while ranked 1739th and 4253rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Fukuoka vs Ho Chi Minh

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Fukuoka Ho Chi Minh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.85
$2.17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25
$23.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.51
$4.72
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.66
$1.18
☕ Cappuccino
$3.29
$1.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.01
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$435
$459
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$327
$281
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$680
$1102
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$525
$634
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.1
$50.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95
$77.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.9
$9.54
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.67%
9.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5198
$4334
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2448
$2039
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.87
$0.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$78.7
$11.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$27
$5.97
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.34
$1.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.22
$1.06
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.28
$1.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.57
$3.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.9
$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.82
$2.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$1.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$1.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.73
$1.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$1.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.16
$1.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.48
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.31
$0.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.94
$11.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.81
$0.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.91
$1.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.19
$1.78
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.27
$3.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.87
$1.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.06
$0.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.7
$21.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.6
$4.32
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$46.3
$20.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.6
$9.65
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.2
$41.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$52.3
$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$398
$277
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11983
$14143

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Distance City Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi Shime
$925
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Kasuya
$922
9 km or 5.6 mi Kasuga
$920
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Onojo
$920
9.8 km or 6.1 mi Sue
$917
10 km or 6.4 mi Nakagawa
$911
10 km or 6.5 mi Umi
$918
12 km or 7.5 mi Sasaguri
$921
14 km or 8.8 mi Dazaifu
$903
15 km or 9 mi Shingu
$919
15 km or 9.2 mi Chikushino
$896
17 km or 11 mi Koga
$921
19 km or 12 mi Itoshima
$910
21 km or 13 mi Fukutsu
$916
23 km or 14 mi Chikuzen
$872
26 km or 16 mi Tosu
$838
26 km or 16 mi Ogori
$847
27 km or 17 mi Munakata
$916
28 km or 17 mi Iizuka
$908
29 km or 18 mi Miyawaka
$913
29 km or 18 mi Kama
$899
30 km or 19 mi Miyaki
$834
31 km or 19 mi Asakura
$866
31 km or 19 mi Kanzaki
$848
32 km or 20 mi Kurume
$830
35 km or 22 mi Nogata
$916
35 km or 22 mi Okagaki
$913
36 km or 23 mi Fukuchi
$910
37 km or 23 mi Saga
$884
38 km or 23 mi Tagawa
$908
38 km or 24 mi Nakama
$916
40 km or 25 mi Mizumaki
$916
42 km or 26 mi Ogi
$872
42 km or 26 mi Ukiha
$866
43 km or 27 mi Okawa
$852
43 km or 27 mi Chikugo
$839
43 km or 27 mi Karatsu
$895
44 km or 28 mi Yame
$842
48 km or 30 mi Yanagawa
$852
49 km or 31 mi Miyama
$850

Cities near Ho Chi Minh

Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Thu Dau Mot
$530
25 km or 15 mi Bien Hoa
$425
72 km or 45 mi Vung Tau
$494
96 km or 60 mi Svay Rieng
$678
113 km or 70 mi Sa Dec
$512
127 km or 79 mi Can Tho
$454
141 km or 88 mi Long Xuyen
$508
153 km or 95 mi Soc Trang
$514
162 km or 100 mi Prey Veng
$721
167 km or 104 mi Phan Thiet
$506
181 km or 112 mi Mui Ne
$507
184 km or 114 mi Kampong Cham
$513
189 km or 117 mi Rach Gia
$526
198 km or 123 mi Bac Lieu
$504
205 km or 127 mi Phnom Penh
$836
233 km or 145 mi Da Lat
$577
244 km or 151 mi Ca Mau
$516
257 km or 160 mi Buon Ma Thuot
$531
270 km or 168 mi Phan Rang-Thap Cham
$534
271 km or 168 mi Kampot
$596
300 km or 186 mi Phu Quoc
$519
309 km or 192 mi Stung Treng
$634
320 km or 199 mi Nha Trang
$535
343 km or 213 mi Sihanoukville
$755
414 km or 257 mi Siem Reap
$644
433 km or 269 mi Qui Nhon
$516
452 km or 281 mi Battambang
$573
488 km or 303 mi Ko Chang
$677
502 km or 312 mi Serei Saophoan
$639
527 km or 327 mi Ubon Ratchathani
$545
533 km or 331 mi Quang Ngai
$427
584 km or 363 mi Klaeng
$685
592 km or 368 mi Hoi An
$584
605 km or 376 mi Da Nang
$593
637 km or 396 mi Hue
$393
663 km or 412 mi Nong Prue
$752
664 km or 413 mi Chaophraya Surasak
$739
668 km or 415 mi Pattaya
$781
670 km or 416 mi Laem Chabang
$743
676 km or 420 mi Nakhon Ratchasima
$588