Gold Coast vs Ho Chi Minh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Gold Coast Ho Chi Minh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2530
$726
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5679
$1883
🏠 One person rent
$1644
$370
🏘️ Family rent
$2706
$634
🍽️ Food expenses
$638
$208
🚐 Transport expenses
$112
$70.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4225
$500
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
49
67
😀 Quality of life
93
71
🏙️ Population
608K
14M

The cost of living in Gold Coast is 248% more expensive than in Ho Chi Minh. Cities ranked 852nd and 7123rd ($2530 vs $726) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 1st in Australia and Vietnam, respectively. Check Australia vs Vietnam comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Gold Coast compared to 0.7 months in Ho Chi Minh. Gold Coast ranked 5th best city to live in Australia vs Ho Chi Minh ranked 1st in Vietnam, while ranked 68th and 3396th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Gold Coast vs Ho Chi Minh

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Gold Coast Ho Chi Minh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$20.2
$2.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$106
$19
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.4
$4.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.74
$1.14
☕ Cappuccino
$3.85
$1.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.85
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2097
$512
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1297
$248
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2832
$904
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2351
$437
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$133
$60
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$205
$93.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.2
$9.78
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.77%
8.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8667
$4456
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5294
$1839
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.75
$0.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$56.7
$11.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15
$5.72
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.26
$0.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.63
$1.57
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.69
$1.06
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$1.03
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.89
$1.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.84
$11.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.53
$3.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$10.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.88
$2.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.16
$1.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.4
$1.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.26
$1.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.59
$1.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$1.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.57
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.2
$0.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.4
$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.93
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$25.9
$1.33
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.29
$1.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.14
$3.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.53
$1.09
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.17
$0.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.5
$22.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14
$3.45
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$56.9
$29.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.7
$7.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$77.8
$52.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$105
$93.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2112
$379
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9318
$17174

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5.6 km or 3.5 mi Southport
$2341
71 km or 44 mi Brisbane
$2323
73 km or 45 mi Byron Bay
$2672
77 km or 48 mi Ipswich
$1825
114 km or 71 mi Caboolture
$1992
138 km or 86 mi Caloundra
$1863
152 km or 94 mi Toowoomba
$1720
155 km or 97 mi Sunshine Coast
$1838
256 km or 159 mi Coffs Harbour
$2132
308 km or 192 mi Hervey Bay
$1883
323 km or 201 mi Armidale
$1273
367 km or 228 mi Bundaberg
$1720
383 km or 238 mi Port Macquarie
$1786
511 km or 318 mi Gladstone
$1643
567 km or 353 mi Newcastle
$1995
591 km or 367 mi Rockhampton
$1642
660 km or 410 mi Dubbo
$1855
669 km or 416 mi Dee Why
$2354
675 km or 419 mi Kellyville
$2040
683 km or 424 mi Blacktown
$1709
683 km or 425 mi Sydney
$2844
684 km or 425 mi Parramatta
$2481
703 km or 437 mi Bathurst
$1701
715 km or 445 mi Orange
$1460
752 km or 468 mi Wollongong
$1695
827 km or 514 mi Goulburn
$1795
904 km or 562 mi Canberra
$2258
974 km or 605 mi Wagga Wagga
$1608
988 km or 614 mi Griffith
$1825
1182 km or 734 mi Townsville
$2015
1196 km or 743 mi Shepparton
$1816
1271 km or 789 mi Mildura
$1905
1294 km or 804 mi Bendigo
$1493
1299 km or 807 mi Traralgon
$2000
1337 km or 830 mi Sunbury
$1933
1338 km or 831 mi Pakenham
$1936
1342 km or 834 mi Berwick
$1915
1344 km or 835 mi Melbourne
$2543
1344 km or 835 mi South Yarra
$1834
1344 km or 835 mi Dandenong
$1913

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Thu Dau Mot
$522
25 km or 15 mi Bien Hoa
$414
72 km or 45 mi Vung Tau
$503
96 km or 60 mi Svay Rieng
$721
113 km or 70 mi Sa Dec
$519
127 km or 79 mi Can Tho
$455
141 km or 88 mi Long Xuyen
$508
153 km or 95 mi Soc Trang
$523
162 km or 100 mi Prey Veng
$776
167 km or 104 mi Phan Thiet
$480
181 km or 112 mi Mui Ne
$493
184 km or 114 mi Kampong Cham
$518
189 km or 117 mi Rach Gia
$530
198 km or 123 mi Bac Lieu
$506
205 km or 127 mi Phnom Penh
$893
233 km or 145 mi Da Lat
$563
244 km or 151 mi Ca Mau
$517
257 km or 160 mi Buon Ma Thuot
$528
270 km or 168 mi Phan Rang-Thap Cham
$533
271 km or 168 mi Kampot
$582
300 km or 186 mi Phu Quoc
$518
309 km or 192 mi Stung Treng
$668
320 km or 199 mi Nha Trang
$540
343 km or 213 mi Sihanoukville
$766
414 km or 257 mi Siem Reap
$679
433 km or 269 mi Qui Nhon
$515
452 km or 281 mi Battambang
$601
488 km or 303 mi Ko Chang
$718
502 km or 312 mi Serei Saophoan
$644
527 km or 327 mi Ubon Ratchathani
$543
533 km or 331 mi Quang Ngai
$407
584 km or 363 mi Klaeng
$724
592 km or 368 mi Hoi An
$609
605 km or 376 mi Da Nang
$699
637 km or 396 mi Hue
$375
663 km or 412 mi Nong Prue
$809
664 km or 413 mi Chaophraya Surasak
$784
668 km or 415 mi Pattaya
$839
670 km or 416 mi Laem Chabang
$799
676 km or 420 mi Nakhon Ratchasima
$586