Ho Chi Minh vs Karachi - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Ho Chi Minh	Karachi
🚶 Cost of living one person	$735	$442
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2016	$1064
🏠 One person rent	$376	$188
🏘️ Family rent	$815	$342
🍽️ Food expenses	$210	$147
🚐 Transport expenses	$72.4	$64.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$487	$179
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	66	63
😀 Quality of life	65	50
🏙️ Population	9.39M	14.9M

The cost of living in Ho Chi Minh is 66% more expensive than in Karachi. Cities ranked 6739th and 8872nd ($735 vs $442) 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 4253rd and 6253rd 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	$2.17	$1.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$23.4	$12
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.72	$4.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.18	$2.17
☕ Cappuccino	$1.88	$2.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.5	$0.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$459	$142
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$281	$97.4
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1102	$316
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$634	$197
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$50.1	$71.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$77.2	$110
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.54	$10.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.56%	19.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4334	$545
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2039	$359
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.27	$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.9	$8.21
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.97	$5.29
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.89	$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.54	$0.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.06	$0.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$0.98
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.49	$1.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$5.81
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.66	$3.27
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$4.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$1.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$0.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$0.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$0.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$0.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$0.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$0.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.82	$0.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.7	$3.49
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.93	$1.38
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.3	$2.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.78	$1.65
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.41	$2.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.12	$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.89	$0.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21.4	$16.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.32	$4.05
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$20.2	$12.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.65	$1.95
👖 Brand Jeans	$41.1	$16.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$57.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$277	$50.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14143	$1405

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Ho Chi Minh

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Thu Dau Mot	$530
25 km or 15 mi	Bien Hoa	$425
72 km or 45 mi	Vung Tau	$494
96 km or 60 mi	Svay Rieng	$678
113 km or 70 mi	Sa Dec	$512
127 km or 79 mi	Can Tho	$454
141 km or 88 mi	Long Xuyen	$508
153 km or 95 mi	Soc Trang	$514
162 km or 100 mi	Prey Veng	$721
167 km or 104 mi	Phan Thiet	$506
181 km or 112 mi	Mui Ne	$507
184 km or 114 mi	Kampong Cham	$513
189 km or 117 mi	Rach Gia	$526
198 km or 123 mi	Bac Lieu	$504
205 km or 127 mi	Phnom Penh	$836
233 km or 145 mi	Da Lat	$577
244 km or 151 mi	Ca Mau	$516
257 km or 160 mi	Buon Ma Thuot	$531
270 km or 168 mi	Phan Rang-Thap Cham	$534
271 km or 168 mi	Kampot	$596
300 km or 186 mi	Phu Quoc	$519
309 km or 192 mi	Stung Treng	$634
320 km or 199 mi	Nha Trang	$535
343 km or 213 mi	Sihanoukville	$755
414 km or 257 mi	Siem Reap	$644
433 km or 269 mi	Qui Nhon	$516
452 km or 281 mi	Battambang	$573
488 km or 303 mi	Ko Chang	$677
502 km or 312 mi	Serei Saophoan	$639
527 km or 327 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$545
533 km or 331 mi	Quang Ngai	$427
584 km or 363 mi	Klaeng	$685
592 km or 368 mi	Hoi An	$584
605 km or 376 mi	Da Nang	$593
637 km or 396 mi	Hue	$393
663 km or 412 mi	Nong Prue	$752
664 km or 413 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$739
668 km or 415 mi	Pattaya	$781
670 km or 416 mi	Laem Chabang	$743
676 km or 420 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$588

Cities near Karachi

Distance	City	Cost of living
148 km or 92 mi	Hyderabad	$334
208 km or 129 mi	Nawabshah	$325
213 km or 132 mi	Mirpur Khas	$394
324 km or 201 mi	Larkana	$338
324 km or 201 mi	Bhuj	$288
366 km or 227 mi	Sukkur	$339
406 km or 252 mi	Jacobabad	$325
445 km or 277 mi	Porbandar	$333
480 km or 298 mi	Rajkot	$311
564 km or 351 mi	Mehsana	$389
593 km or 368 mi	Quetta	$266
601 km or 374 mi	Ahmedabad	$452
604 km or 375 mi	Gandhinagar	$415
626 km or 389 mi	Bhavnagar	$298
629 km or 391 mi	Jodhpur	$366
643 km or 399 mi	Pali	$324
643 km or 399 mi	Nadiad	$382
645 km or 401 mi	Chabahar	$585
675 km or 419 mi	Udaipur	$310
679 km or 422 mi	Dera Ghazi Khan	$297
683 km or 425 mi	Bahawalpur	$342
683 km or 425 mi	Iranshahr	$605
692 km or 430 mi	Vadodara	$376
711 km or 442 mi	Godhra	$371
719 km or 447 mi	Bikaner	$297
723 km or 449 mi	Surat	$771
736 km or 457 mi	Multan	$392
745 km or 463 mi	Navsari	$286
761 km or 473 mi	Kandahar	$468
769 km or 478 mi	Bhilwara	$340
775 km or 482 mi	Khanewal	$361
785 km or 488 mi	Ajmer	$279
792 km or 492 mi	Lashkargah	$476
796 km or 494 mi	Zahedan	$829
812 km or 504 mi	Burewala	$356
836 km or 519 mi	Ratlam	$311
845 km or 525 mi	Vasai	$284
865 km or 537 mi	Muscat	$1090
866 km or 538 mi	Sikar	$350
874 km or 543 mi	Zabol	$552