Ho Chi Minh vs Karachi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ho Chi Minh Karachi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$744
$429
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2071
$1025
🏠 One person rent
$376
$179
🏘️ Family rent
$848
$318
🍽️ Food expenses
$219
$147
🚐 Transport expenses
$75.4
$62.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$488
$173
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
66
63
😀 Quality of life
65
49
🏙️ Population
9.39M
14.9M

The cost of living in Ho Chi Minh is 74% more expensive than in Karachi. Cities ranked 6692nd and 8915th ($744 vs $429) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd 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 0.4 months in Karachi. Ho Chi Minh ranked 1st best city to live in Vietnam vs Karachi ranked 1st in Pakistan, while ranked 4277th and 6242nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Ho Chi Minh Karachi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.27
$2.02
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.5
$13.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.89
$4.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.21
$2.18
☕ Cappuccino
$1.86
$2.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.53
$0.32
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$444
$141
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$284
$96.4
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1185
$307
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$655
$187
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$49.7
$63.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$76.8
$97.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.1
$9.99
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.77%
21.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4095
$544
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2072
$338
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.4
$8.29
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.91
$4.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.95
$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.55
$0.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.12
$0.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$0.99
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.56
$1.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$5.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.89
$3.16
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$4.42
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.13
$1.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$0.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$0.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$0.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$0.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$0.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.88
$0.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.2
$3.48
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.93
$1.38
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.43
$1.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.85
$1.67
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.58
$2.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.15
$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.93
$0.97
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$25.6
$16.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.42
$4.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21
$13.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.66
$1.95
👖 Brand Jeans
$32.2
$15.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$52.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$263
$42.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14503
$1146

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Thu Dau Mot
$541
25 km or 15 mi Bien Hoa
$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
148 km or 92 mi Hyderabad
$315
208 km or 129 mi Nawabshah
$341
213 km or 132 mi Mirpur Khas
$376
324 km or 201 mi Larkana
$327
324 km or 201 mi Bhuj
$295
366 km or 227 mi Sukkur
$325
406 km or 252 mi Jacobabad
$313
445 km or 277 mi Porbandar
$344
480 km or 298 mi Rajkot
$326
564 km or 351 mi Mehsana
$402
593 km or 368 mi Quetta
$285
601 km or 374 mi Ahmedabad
$471
604 km or 375 mi Gandhinagar
$424
626 km or 389 mi Bhavnagar
$297
629 km or 391 mi Jodhpur
$375
643 km or 399 mi Pali
$338
643 km or 399 mi Nadiad
$399
645 km or 401 mi Chabahar
$687
675 km or 419 mi Udaipur
$347
679 km or 422 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$273
683 km or 425 mi Bahawalpur
$294
683 km or 425 mi Iranshahr
$639
692 km or 430 mi Vadodara
$406
711 km or 442 mi Godhra
$391
719 km or 447 mi Bikaner
$268
723 km or 449 mi Surat
$785
736 km or 457 mi Multan
$371
745 km or 463 mi Navsari
$284
761 km or 473 mi Kandahar
$521
769 km or 478 mi Bhilwara
$360
775 km or 482 mi Khanewal
$358
785 km or 488 mi Ajmer
$299
792 km or 492 mi Lashkargah
$487
796 km or 494 mi Zahedan
$831
812 km or 504 mi Burewala
$360
836 km or 519 mi Ratlam
$327
845 km or 525 mi Vasai
$288
865 km or 537 mi Muscat
$1110
866 km or 538 mi Sikar
$371
874 km or 543 mi Zabol
$548