Ho Chi Minh vs Jakarta - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ho Chi Minh Jakarta
🚶 Cost of living one person
$744
$757
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2071
$2071
🏠 One person rent
$376
$375
🏘️ Family rent
$848
$908
🍽️ Food expenses
$219
$247
🚐 Transport expenses
$75.4
$58.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$488
$582
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
66
77
😀 Quality of life
65
63
🏙️ Population
9.39M
10.6M

The cost of living in Ho Chi Minh is 2% less expensive than in Jakarta. Cities ranked 6692nd and 6641st ($744 vs $757) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in Vietnam and Indonesia, respectively. Check Vietnam vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Ho Chi Minh compared to 0.8 months in Jakarta. Ho Chi Minh ranked 1st best city to live in Vietnam vs Jakarta ranked 1st in Indonesia, while ranked 4277th and 4600th among best cities to live in the world.

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Ho Chi Minh Jakarta
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.27
$2.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.5
$19.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.89
$3.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.21
$2.8
☕ Cappuccino
$1.86
$2.44
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.53
$0.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$444
$412
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$284
$238
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1185
$1262
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$655
$641
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$49.7
$73.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$76.8
$114
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.1
$29
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.77%
9.24%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4095
$2279
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2072
$1128
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.4
$13
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.91
$3.51
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.95
$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.55
$1.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.12
$1.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.23
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.56
$2.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$8.35
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.89
$3.97
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$8.58
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.13
$3.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.67
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$2.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$1.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$1.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$2.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.88
$1.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.2
$23.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.93
$2.4
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.43
$2.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.85
$1.76
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.58
$2.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.15
$1.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.93
$0.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$25.6
$28.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.42
$3.34
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21
$24.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.66
$5.56
👖 Brand Jeans
$32.2
$59.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$90.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$263
$167
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14503
$9494

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$689
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$521
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$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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$577
17 km or 11 mi Bekasi
$541
20 km or 12 mi Depok
$419
24 km or 15 mi Tangerang
$605
43 km or 27 mi Bogor
$553
78 km or 48 mi Serang
$524
79 km or 49 mi Sukabumi
$596
95 km or 59 mi Cilegon
$522
106 km or 66 mi Cimahi
$530
114 km or 71 mi Bandung
$571
195 km or 121 mi Tasikmalaya
$401
196 km or 122 mi Bandar Lampung
$378
198 km or 123 mi Cirebon
$551
210 km or 131 mi Metro
$438
226 km or 141 mi Banjar
$517
263 km or 163 mi Tegal
$512
292 km or 182 mi Cilacap
$508
321 km or 200 mi Pekalongan
$506
403 km or 251 mi Semarang
$550
423 km or 263 mi Salatiga
$447
423 km or 263 mi Prabumulih
$441
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$453
427 km or 265 mi Palembang
$420
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$434
467 km or 290 mi Pagar Alam
$485
540 km or 335 mi Madiun
$507
548 km or 340 mi Lubuklinggau
$496
575 km or 357 mi Bengkulu
$530
597 km or 371 mi Kediri
$487
622 km or 386 mi Blitar
$470
627 km or 390 mi Jambi
$499
633 km or 393 mi Mojokerto
$512
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$427
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$558
667 km or 414 mi Malang
$388
688 km or 427 mi Pasuruan
$495
724 km or 450 mi Probolinggo
$518
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$458
826 km or 513 mi Singkawang
$459
836 km or 520 mi Tanjung Pinang
$549