Ho Chi Minh vs Islamabad - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ho Chi Minh Islamabad
🚶 Cost of living one person
$744
$439
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2071
$1168
🏠 One person rent
$376
$198
🏘️ Family rent
$848
$457
🍽️ Food expenses
$219
$150
🚐 Transport expenses
$75.4
$35.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$488
$256
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
26 km
🎓 Higher education
66
67
😀 Quality of life
65
49
🏙️ Population
9.39M
1.01M

The cost of living in Ho Chi Minh is 70% more expensive than in Islamabad. Cities ranked 6692nd and 8895th ($744 vs $439) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Vietnam and Pakistan, respectively. Check Vietnam vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Ho Chi Minh compared to 0.6 months in Islamabad. Ho Chi Minh ranked 1st best city to live in Vietnam vs Islamabad ranked 2nd in Pakistan, while ranked 4277th and 6293rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ho Chi Minh vs Islamabad

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Ho Chi Minh Islamabad
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.27
$1.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.5
$18.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.89
$4.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.21
$1.8
☕ Cappuccino
$1.86
$2.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.53
$0.35
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$444
$174
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$284
$92
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1185
$505
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$655
$286
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$49.7
$71.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$76.8
$109
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.1
$18.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.77%
20.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4095
$1307
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2072
$493
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.4
$6.82
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.91
$4.32
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.95
$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.55
$0.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.12
$0.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.33
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.56
$1.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$6.35
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.89
$3.57
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$4.39
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.13
$1.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$0.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$0.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$0.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$0.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$0.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.88
$0.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.2
$1.64
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.93
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.43
$2.13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.85
$0.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.58
$1.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.15
$1.1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.93
$0.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$25.6
$22.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.42
$4.31
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21
$17.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.66
$2.01
👖 Brand Jeans
$32.2
$20.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$83.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$263
$59.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14503
$3133

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$541
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$445
72 km or 45 mi Vung Tau
$512
96 km or 60 mi Svay Rieng
$689
113 km or 70 mi Sa Dec
$521
127 km or 79 mi Can Tho
$469
141 km or 88 mi Long Xuyen
$516
153 km or 95 mi Soc Trang
$529
162 km or 100 mi Prey Veng
$711
167 km or 104 mi Phan Thiet
$521
181 km or 112 mi Mui Ne
$516
184 km or 114 mi Kampong Cham
$514
189 km or 117 mi Rach Gia
$534
198 km or 123 mi Bac Lieu
$515
205 km or 127 mi Phnom Penh
$819
233 km or 145 mi Da Lat
$531
244 km or 151 mi Ca Mau
$525
257 km or 160 mi Buon Ma Thuot
$515
270 km or 168 mi Phan Rang-Thap Cham
$521
271 km or 168 mi Kampot
$582
300 km or 186 mi Phu Quoc
$529
309 km or 192 mi Stung Treng
$626
320 km or 199 mi Nha Trang
$549
343 km or 213 mi Sihanoukville
$754
414 km or 257 mi Siem Reap
$630
433 km or 269 mi Qui Nhon
$515
452 km or 281 mi Battambang
$533
488 km or 303 mi Ko Chang
$697
502 km or 312 mi Serei Saophoan
$633
527 km or 327 mi Ubon Ratchathani
$561
533 km or 331 mi Quang Ngai
$433
584 km or 363 mi Klaeng
$703
592 km or 368 mi Hoi An
$547
605 km or 376 mi Da Nang
$610
637 km or 396 mi Hue
$407
663 km or 412 mi Nong Prue
$773
664 km or 413 mi Chaophraya Surasak
$758
668 km or 415 mi Pattaya
$800
670 km or 416 mi Laem Chabang
$769
676 km or 420 mi Nakhon Ratchasima
$564

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Distance City Cost of living
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$376
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$323
91 km or 57 mi Mirpur
$328
108 km or 67 mi Mardan
$372
131 km or 82 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$341
132 km or 82 mi Baramulla
$277
135 km or 84 mi Mingora
$354
146 km or 91 mi Peshawar
$338
148 km or 92 mi Kohat
$374
158 km or 98 mi Gujrat
$330
169 km or 105 mi Srinagar
$388
183 km or 114 mi Sargodha
$456
191 km or 119 mi Hafizabad
$380
193 km or 120 mi Sialkot
$335
200 km or 124 mi Jammu
$344
203 km or 126 mi Gujranwala
$280
220 km or 137 mi Chiniot
$373
222 km or 138 mi Kamoke
$308
239 km or 148 mi Sheikhupura
$376
252 km or 156 mi Jalalabad
$358
254 km or 158 mi Faisalabad
$319
268 km or 167 mi Lahore
$406
279 km or 173 mi Jhang
$292
285 km or 177 mi Gojra
$344
287 km or 178 mi Amritsar
$500
287 km or 179 mi Sahiwal
$312
291 km or 181 mi Pathankot
$407
292 km or 182 mi Khost
$441
324 km or 201 mi Okara
$310
353 km or 219 mi Gardez
$469
356 km or 221 mi Jalandhar
$378
368 km or 229 mi Kabul
$599
392 km or 244 mi Khanewal
$358
396 km or 246 mi Burewala
$360
408 km or 253 mi Ludhiana
$430
418 km or 260 mi Multan
$371
427 km or 266 mi Ghazni
$476
465 km or 289 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$273
468 km or 291 mi Puli Khumri
$457
483 km or 300 mi Chandigarh
$397