Gimhae vs Ho Chi Minh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Gimhae Ho Chi Minh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$959
$735
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2505
$2016
🏠 One person rent
$320
$376
🏘️ Family rent
$547
$815
🍽️ Food expenses
$459
$210
🚐 Transport expenses
$73.1
$72.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2363
$487
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
71
66
😀 Quality of life
71
65
🏙️ Population
534K
9.39M

The cost of living in Gimhae is 31% more expensive than in Ho Chi Minh. Cities ranked 5742nd and 6739th ($959 vs $735) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 77th and 1st in South Korea and Vietnam, respectively. Check South Korea vs Vietnam comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.5 months in Gimhae compared to 0.7 months in Ho Chi Minh. Gimhae ranked 21st best city to live in South Korea vs Ho Chi Minh ranked 1st in Vietnam, while ranked 1960th and 4253rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Gimhae vs Ho Chi Minh

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Gimhae Ho Chi Minh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.43
$2.17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$34.8
$23.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.76
$4.72
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.48
$1.18
☕ Cappuccino
$3.71
$1.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.77
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$221
$459
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$187
$281
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$420
$1102
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$353
$634
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$105
$50.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$160
$77.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$21.7
$9.54
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.26%
9.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7020
$4334
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5956
$2039
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.88
$0.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$42.4
$11.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10
$5.97
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.19
$1.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.51
$1.06
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.77
$1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.15
$1.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.77
$3.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$26.4
$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.04
$2.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$1.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.99
$1.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.97
$1.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.9
$1.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.25
$1.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.74
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.96
$0.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.1
$11.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.7
$0.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.16
$1.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.88
$1.78
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.33
$3.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.64
$1.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.42
$0.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.2
$21.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.9
$4.32
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25
$20.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.74
$9.65
👖 Brand Jeans
$96.9
$41.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.5
$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$469
$277
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13468
$14143

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$1000
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$880
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$979
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$964
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$1101
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$970
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$937
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$678
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$512
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$454
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$508
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$514
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$721
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$506
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$507
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$513
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$526
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$504
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$836
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$577
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$516
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$531
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$534
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$596
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$519
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$634
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$535
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$755
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$644
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$516
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$573
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$677
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$639
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$545
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$427
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$685
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$584
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$593
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$781
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