Ho Chi Minh vs Islamabad - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ho Chi Minh Islamabad
🚶 Cost of living one person
$762
$464
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1930
$1089
🏠 One person rent
$409
$213
🏘️ Family rent
$723
$359
🍽️ Food expenses
$205
$162
🚐 Transport expenses
$71
$37.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$340
$148
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
26 km
🎓 Higher education
67
70
😀 Quality of life
69
50
🏙️ Population
14M
1.01M

The cost of living in Ho Chi Minh is 64% more expensive than in Islamabad. Cities ranked 6919th and 8843rd ($762 vs $464) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Vietnam and Pakistan, respectively. Check Vietnam vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Ho Chi Minh compared to 0.3 months in Islamabad. Ho Chi Minh ranked 1st best city to live in Vietnam vs Islamabad ranked 3rd in Pakistan, while ranked 4450th and 6696th 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
$1.95
$3.05
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.8
$16.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.35
$5.35
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.15
$2.42
☕ Cappuccino
$1.86
$2.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.54
$0.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$547
$215
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$289
$111
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1009
$392
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$526
$204
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59
$64
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$90.8
$99.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.58
$18.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.52%
16.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4266
$1495
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1950
$746
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.27
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.5
$10.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.91
$4.23
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.86
$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.51
$0.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.96
$0.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.24
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.47
$1.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$6.05
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.61
$3.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$4.63
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.67
$1.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$0.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$0.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$0.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$0.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$0.51
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.82
$0.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.5
$1.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$1.46
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.35
$2.17
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.74
$1.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.35
$1.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.1
$1.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.95
$0.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$20.4
$21.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.48
$4.26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$27.5
$11.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.79
$1.89
👖 Brand Jeans
$46.8
$20.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$96.9
$82.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$329
$70.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14995
$3118

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$540
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$419
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$525
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
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$427
33 km or 20 mi Wah
$360
91 km or 57 mi Mirpur
$279
108 km or 67 mi Mardan
$370
131 km or 82 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$338
132 km or 82 mi Baramulla
$264
135 km or 84 mi Mingora
$369
146 km or 91 mi Peshawar
$323
148 km or 92 mi Kohat
$379
158 km or 98 mi Gujrat
$330
169 km or 105 mi Srinagar
$353
183 km or 114 mi Sargodha
$381
191 km or 119 mi Hafizabad
$371
193 km or 120 mi Sialkot
$308
200 km or 124 mi Jammu
$295
203 km or 126 mi Gujranwala
$308
220 km or 137 mi Chiniot
$378
222 km or 138 mi Kamoke
$326
239 km or 148 mi Sheikhupura
$379
252 km or 156 mi Jalalabad
$368
254 km or 158 mi Faisalabad
$348
268 km or 167 mi Lahore
$432
279 km or 173 mi Jhang
$302
285 km or 177 mi Gojra
$367
287 km or 178 mi Amritsar
$391
287 km or 179 mi Sahiwal
$318
291 km or 181 mi Pathankot
$364
292 km or 182 mi Khost
$423
324 km or 201 mi Okara
$315
353 km or 219 mi Gardez
$433
356 km or 221 mi Jalandhar
$352
368 km or 229 mi Kabul
$473
392 km or 244 mi Khanewal
$382
396 km or 246 mi Burewala
$351
408 km or 253 mi Ludhiana
$414
418 km or 260 mi Multan
$417
427 km or 266 mi Ghazni
$425
465 km or 289 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$257
468 km or 291 mi Puli Khumri
$429
483 km or 300 mi Chandigarh
$379