Gold Coast vs Ho Chi Minh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Gold Coast Ho Chi Minh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2297
$734
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5159
$1845
🏠 One person rent
$1480
$387
🏘️ Family rent
$2387
$684
🍽️ Food expenses
$592
$202
🚐 Transport expenses
$103
$70.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3044
$336
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
49
66
😀 Quality of life
89
66
🏙️ Population
608K
9.39M

The cost of living in Gold Coast is 213% more expensive than in Ho Chi Minh. Cities ranked 1270th and 6928th ($2297 vs $734) 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 1.3 months in Gold Coast compared to 0.5 months in Ho Chi Minh. Gold Coast ranked 7th best city to live in Australia vs Ho Chi Minh ranked 1st in Vietnam, while ranked 255th and 4947th 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
$18
$1.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$97.5
$22.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.69
$3.81
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.47
$1.14
☕ Cappuccino
$3.52
$1.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.77
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1640
$499
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1199
$280
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2559
$921
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2014
$508
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$136
$54.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$207
$83.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$57.4
$9.41
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.69%
9.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8866
$3891
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4115
$1915
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.6
$0.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$51.8
$11.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.9
$5.93
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$0.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.4
$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.56
$0.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.71
$1.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.6
$11.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.79
$3.67
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.57
$2.75
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.86
$1.15
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.73
$1.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.94
$1.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$1.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$1.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.62
$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.04
$0.79
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13
$12.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.32
$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$24.2
$1.23
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.88
$1.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.73
$3.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.38
$1.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2
$0.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.7
$19.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13
$3.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$53.4
$23.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.9
$8.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$60.6
$44.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.3
$94.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2150
$286
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7100
$13093

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5.6 km or 3.5 mi Southport
$2140
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$2065
73 km or 45 mi Byron Bay
$2471
77 km or 48 mi Ipswich
$1662
114 km or 71 mi Caboolture
$1798
138 km or 86 mi Caloundra
$1710
152 km or 94 mi Toowoomba
$1639
155 km or 97 mi Sunshine Coast
$1697
256 km or 159 mi Coffs Harbour
$1988
308 km or 192 mi Hervey Bay
$1712
323 km or 201 mi Armidale
$1184
367 km or 228 mi Bundaberg
$1595
383 km or 238 mi Port Macquarie
$1633
511 km or 318 mi Gladstone
$1503
567 km or 353 mi Newcastle
$1839
591 km or 367 mi Rockhampton
$1482
660 km or 410 mi Dubbo
$1747
669 km or 416 mi Dee Why
$2181
675 km or 419 mi Kellyville
$1888
683 km or 424 mi Blacktown
$1599
683 km or 425 mi Sydney
$2640
684 km or 425 mi Parramatta
$2292
703 km or 437 mi Bathurst
$1568
715 km or 445 mi Orange
$1364
752 km or 468 mi Wollongong
$1580
827 km or 514 mi Goulburn
$1678
904 km or 562 mi Canberra
$2019
974 km or 605 mi Wagga Wagga
$1458
988 km or 614 mi Griffith
$1667
1182 km or 734 mi Townsville
$1683
1196 km or 743 mi Shepparton
$1662
1271 km or 789 mi Mildura
$1771
1294 km or 804 mi Bendigo
$1362
1299 km or 807 mi Traralgon
$1813
1337 km or 830 mi Sunbury
$1768
1338 km or 831 mi Pakenham
$1725
1342 km or 834 mi Berwick
$1706
1344 km or 835 mi Melbourne
$2308
1344 km or 835 mi South Yarra
$1681
1344 km or 835 mi Dandenong
$1736

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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