Gothenburg vs Ho Chi Minh - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated:

Livingcost

Gothenburg Ho Chi Minh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1864
$762
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4287
$1930
🏠 One person rent
$914
$409
🏘️ Family rent
$1596
$723
🍽️ Food expenses
$605
$205
🚐 Transport expenses
$184
$71
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3974
$340
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
46
67
😀 Quality of life
92
69
🏙️ Population
675K
14M

The cost of living in Gothenburg is 145% more expensive than in Ho Chi Minh. Cities ranked 2599th and 6919th ($1864 vs $762) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 1st in Sweden and Vietnam, respectively. Check Sweden vs Vietnam comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Gothenburg compared to 0.4 months in Ho Chi Minh. Gothenburg ranked 3rd best city to live in Sweden vs Ho Chi Minh ranked 1st in Vietnam, while ranked 83rd and 4450th among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Share this infographic!

Prices in Gothenburg vs Ho Chi Minh

Prices for goods and services in Gothenburg and Ho Chi Minh are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

Gothenburg Ho Chi Minh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14.3
$1.95
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$93.1
$19.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.1
$4.35
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.79
$1.15
☕ Cappuccino
$5.37
$1.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.16
$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$976
$547
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$756
$289
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1788
$1009
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1354
$526
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$76.4
$59
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$117
$90.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.3
$9.58
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.58%
8.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6682
$4266
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4044
$1950
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.11
$0.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$95.5
$11.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.1
$5.91
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.9
$0.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.79
$1.51
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.05
$0.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.78
$1.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$3.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21
$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.32
$2.67
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.69
$1.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3
$1.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.29
$1.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$1.14
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$1.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.26
$0.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.2
$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.24
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.53
$1.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.25
$1.74
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.19
$3.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.36
$1.1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.03
$0.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.7
$20.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$18.8
$3.48
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$59.6
$27.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.2
$8.79
👖 Brand Jeans
$88.6
$46.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.7
$96.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$197
$329
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4729
$14995

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

More cities to compare

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Gothenburg

Distance City Cost of living
2.8 km or 1.7 mi Molndal
$1738
58 km or 36 mi Boras
$1612
66 km or 41 mi Varberg
$1491
70 km or 44 mi Trollhattan
$1405
76 km or 47 mi Uddevalla
$1588
80 km or 50 mi Vanersborg
$1469
90 km or 56 mi Frederikshavn
$1563
126 km or 78 mi Halmstad
$1412
130 km or 81 mi Jonkoping
$1581
134 km or 83 mi Varnamo
$1633
136 km or 84 mi Skovde
$1656
142 km or 88 mi Aalborg
$1864
150 km or 93 mi Ljungby
$1549
157 km or 98 mi Mariestad
$1594
164 km or 102 mi Halden
$1890
167 km or 104 mi Angelholm
$1562
179 km or 111 mi Randers
$1691
182 km or 113 mi Fredrikstad
$2262
186 km or 115 mi Sarpsborg
$2018
186 km or 115 mi Helsingor
$2042
186 km or 116 mi Vetlanda
$1641
187 km or 116 mi Helsingborg
$1590
191 km or 118 mi Vaxjo
$1516
191 km or 119 mi Larvik
$1986
192 km or 119 mi Sandefjord
$2123
194 km or 121 mi Hillerod
$2364
199 km or 124 mi Hassleholm
$1550
200 km or 124 mi Aarhus
$2158
202 km or 125 mi Horsholm
$2273
202 km or 126 mi Tonsberg
$2073
206 km or 128 mi Landskrona
$1412
207 km or 129 mi Viborg
$1667
208 km or 129 mi Arendal
$1965
210 km or 131 mi Karlstad
$1562
212 km or 132 mi Moss
$2079
212 km or 132 mi Porsgrunn
$1966
213 km or 132 mi Horten
$1957
216 km or 134 mi Gentofte
$2429
222 km or 138 mi Skien
$1959
223 km or 138 mi Arvika
$1481

Cities near Ho Chi Minh

Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Thu Dau Mot
$540
25 km or 15 mi Bien Hoa
$419
72 km or 45 mi Vung Tau
$525
96 km or 60 mi Svay Rieng
$708
113 km or 70 mi Sa Dec
$519
127 km or 79 mi Can Tho
$456
141 km or 88 mi Long Xuyen
$514
153 km or 95 mi Soc Trang
$523
162 km or 100 mi Prey Veng
$760
167 km or 104 mi Phan Thiet
$500
181 km or 112 mi Mui Ne
$506
184 km or 114 mi Kampong Cham
$501
189 km or 117 mi Rach Gia
$535
198 km or 123 mi Bac Lieu
$512
205 km or 127 mi Phnom Penh
$882
233 km or 145 mi Da Lat
$572
244 km or 151 mi Ca Mau
$526
257 km or 160 mi Buon Ma Thuot
$535
270 km or 168 mi Phan Rang-Thap Cham
$543
271 km or 168 mi Kampot
$587
300 km or 186 mi Phu Quoc
$530
309 km or 192 mi Stung Treng
$652
320 km or 199 mi Nha Trang
$541
343 km or 213 mi Sihanoukville
$764
414 km or 257 mi Siem Reap
$679
433 km or 269 mi Qui Nhon
$519
452 km or 281 mi Battambang
$575
488 km or 303 mi Ko Chang
$763
502 km or 312 mi Serei Saophoan
$629
527 km or 327 mi Ubon Ratchathani
$583
533 km or 331 mi Quang Ngai
$410
584 km or 363 mi Klaeng
$768
592 km or 368 mi Hoi An
$613
605 km or 376 mi Da Nang
$660
637 km or 396 mi Hue
$380
663 km or 412 mi Nong Prue
$846
664 km or 413 mi Chaophraya Surasak
$823
668 km or 415 mi Pattaya
$874
670 km or 416 mi Laem Chabang
$838
676 km or 420 mi Nakhon Ratchasima
$610