Gothenburg vs Ho Chi Minh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Gothenburg Ho Chi Minh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1879
$726
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4293
$1883
🏠 One person rent
$949
$370
🏘️ Family rent
$1652
$634
🍽️ Food expenses
$594
$208
🚐 Transport expenses
$176
$70.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3784
$500
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
46
67
😀 Quality of life
92
71
🏙️ Population
675K
14M

The cost of living in Gothenburg is 159% more expensive than in Ho Chi Minh. Cities ranked 2470th and 7123rd ($1879 vs $726) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 1st in Sweden and Vietnam, respectively. Check Sweden vs Vietnam comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Gothenburg compared to 0.7 months in Ho Chi Minh. Gothenburg ranked 2nd best city to live in Sweden vs Ho Chi Minh ranked 1st in Vietnam, while ranked 91st and 3396th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Gothenburg vs Ho Chi Minh

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Gothenburg Ho Chi Minh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14
$2.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$89
$19
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.8
$4.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.93
$1.14
☕ Cappuccino
$5.01
$1.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.1
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$950
$512
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$821
$248
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1735
$904
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1459
$437
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66.2
$60
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$102
$93.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36
$9.78
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.33%
8.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6539
$4456
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3629
$1839
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.93
$0.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$90.3
$11.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.1
$5.72
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.89
$0.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.77
$1.57
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.68
$1.06
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.28
$1.03
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.02
$1.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$11.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$3.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.5
$10.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.22
$2.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.64
$1.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$1.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.46
$1.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$1.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.27
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.1
$0.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.8
$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.17
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.4
$1.33
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.06
$1.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.02
$3.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.21
$1.09
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.93
$0.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.8
$22.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$20.2
$3.45
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$56.6
$29.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$27.1
$7.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$93.1
$52.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$96
$93.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$227
$379
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4650
$17174

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2.8 km or 1.7 mi Molndal
$1723
58 km or 36 mi Boras
$1544
66 km or 41 mi Varberg
$1441
70 km or 44 mi Trollhattan
$1358
76 km or 47 mi Uddevalla
$1574
80 km or 50 mi Vanersborg
$1424
90 km or 56 mi Frederikshavn
$1578
126 km or 78 mi Halmstad
$1358
130 km or 81 mi Jonkoping
$1490
134 km or 83 mi Varnamo
$1483
136 km or 84 mi Skovde
$1503
142 km or 88 mi Aalborg
$1877
150 km or 93 mi Ljungby
$1429
157 km or 98 mi Mariestad
$1479
164 km or 102 mi Halden
$1855
167 km or 104 mi Angelholm
$1478
179 km or 111 mi Randers
$1638
182 km or 113 mi Fredrikstad
$2401
186 km or 115 mi Sarpsborg
$2018
186 km or 115 mi Helsingor
$2053
186 km or 116 mi Vetlanda
$1535
187 km or 116 mi Helsingborg
$1504
191 km or 118 mi Vaxjo
$1464
191 km or 119 mi Larvik
$2029
192 km or 119 mi Sandefjord
$2157
194 km or 121 mi Hillerod
$2220
199 km or 124 mi Hassleholm
$1447
200 km or 124 mi Aarhus
$2135
202 km or 125 mi Horsholm
$2195
202 km or 126 mi Tonsberg
$2071
206 km or 128 mi Landskrona
$1423
207 km or 129 mi Viborg
$1723
208 km or 129 mi Arendal
$1980
210 km or 131 mi Karlstad
$1481
212 km or 132 mi Moss
$2084
212 km or 132 mi Porsgrunn
$2002
213 km or 132 mi Horten
$1993
216 km or 134 mi Gentofte
$2334
222 km or 138 mi Skien
$1984
223 km or 138 mi Arvika
$1423

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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