Ho Chi Minh vs Karachi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ho Chi Minh Karachi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$726
$421
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1883
$1023
🏠 One person rent
$370
$146
🏘️ Family rent
$634
$237
🍽️ Food expenses
$208
$158
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.8
$74.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$500
$142
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
67
63
😀 Quality of life
71
54
🏙️ Population
14M
14.9M

The cost of living in Ho Chi Minh is 73% more expensive than in Karachi. Cities ranked 7123rd and 8923rd ($726 vs $421) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th 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 0.3 months in Karachi. Ho Chi Minh ranked 1st best city to live in Vietnam vs Karachi ranked 1st in Pakistan, while ranked 3396th and 6375th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ho Chi Minh vs Karachi

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Ho Chi Minh Karachi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.1
$1.81
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19
$14.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.77
$5.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.14
$2.12
☕ Cappuccino
$1.85
$2.38
🥤 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
$512
$106
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$248
$65.8
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$904
$194
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$437
$117
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60
$59.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$93.8
$91.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.78
$12.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.72%
13.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4456
$751
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1839
$469
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.27
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.5
$8.06
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.72
$6.48
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.91
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.57
$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.06
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.23
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.56
$1.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$6.46
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.55
$3.14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$5.97
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.92
$1.21
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$0.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$0.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$0.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$0.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.78
$0.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.6
$1.26
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$1.44
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.33
$1.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.7
$1.77
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.36
$3.62
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.09
$1.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.93
$0.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.8
$19.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.45
$4.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.1
$11.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.5
$2.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.4
$16.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.2
$57.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$379
$63.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17174
$1476

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
148 km or 92 mi Hyderabad
$355
208 km or 129 mi Nawabshah
$320
213 km or 132 mi Mirpur Khas
$385
324 km or 201 mi Larkana
$342
324 km or 201 mi Bhuj
$273
366 km or 227 mi Sukkur
$352
406 km or 252 mi Jacobabad
$337
445 km or 277 mi Porbandar
$312
480 km or 298 mi Rajkot
$298
564 km or 351 mi Mehsana
$367
593 km or 368 mi Quetta
$303
601 km or 374 mi Ahmedabad
$433
604 km or 375 mi Gandhinagar
$391
626 km or 389 mi Bhavnagar
$273
629 km or 391 mi Jodhpur
$312
643 km or 399 mi Pali
$299
643 km or 399 mi Nadiad
$360
645 km or 401 mi Chabahar
$530
675 km or 419 mi Udaipur
$314
679 km or 422 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$278
683 km or 425 mi Bahawalpur
$310
683 km or 425 mi Iranshahr
$559
692 km or 430 mi Vadodara
$358
711 km or 442 mi Godhra
$350
719 km or 447 mi Bikaner
$279
723 km or 449 mi Surat
$663
736 km or 457 mi Multan
$440
745 km or 463 mi Navsari
$267
761 km or 473 mi Kandahar
$473
769 km or 478 mi Bhilwara
$316
775 km or 482 mi Khanewal
$401
785 km or 488 mi Ajmer
$260
792 km or 492 mi Lashkargah
$469
796 km or 494 mi Zahedan
$717
812 km or 504 mi Burewala
$350
836 km or 519 mi Ratlam
$283
845 km or 525 mi Vasai
$252
865 km or 537 mi Muscat
$1193
866 km or 538 mi Sikar
$311
874 km or 543 mi Zabol
$525