Ho Chi Minh vs Karachi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ho Chi Minh Karachi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$762
$434
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1930
$1045
🏠 One person rent
$409
$163
🏘️ Family rent
$723
$267
🍽️ Food expenses
$205
$154
🚐 Transport expenses
$71
$72.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$340
$152
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
67
63
😀 Quality of life
69
54
🏙️ Population
14M
14.9M

The cost of living in Ho Chi Minh is 75% more expensive than in Karachi. Cities ranked 6919th and 8914th ($762 vs $434) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd 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 0.4 months in Karachi. Ho Chi Minh ranked 1st best city to live in Vietnam vs Karachi ranked 1st in Pakistan, while ranked 4450th and 6414th 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
$1.95
$1.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.8
$13.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.35
$5.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.15
$1.96
☕ 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
$122
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$289
$71.5
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1009
$224
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$526
$129
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59
$69.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$90.8
$107
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.58
$11.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.52%
13.94%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4266
$659
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1950
$422
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.27
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.5
$9.03
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.91
$6.48
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.86
$0.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.51
$0.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.96
$0.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.47
$1.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.61
$3.37
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$5.73
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.67
$1.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$0.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$0.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$0.35
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$0.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.82
$0.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.5
$1.25
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$1.25
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.35
$2.13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.74
$1.78
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.35
$3.24
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.1
$1.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.95
$0.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$20.4
$17.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.48
$4.26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$27.5
$13.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.79
$1.99
👖 Brand Jeans
$46.8
$15.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$96.9
$62.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$329
$58.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14995
$1646

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$540
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$419
72 km or 45 mi Vung Tau
$525
96 km or 60 mi Svay Rieng
$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
148 km or 92 mi Hyderabad
$365
208 km or 129 mi Nawabshah
$326
213 km or 132 mi Mirpur Khas
$392
324 km or 201 mi Larkana
$337
324 km or 201 mi Bhuj
$284
366 km or 227 mi Sukkur
$343
406 km or 252 mi Jacobabad
$327
445 km or 277 mi Porbandar
$324
480 km or 298 mi Rajkot
$310
564 km or 351 mi Mehsana
$378
593 km or 368 mi Quetta
$298
601 km or 374 mi Ahmedabad
$437
604 km or 375 mi Gandhinagar
$401
626 km or 389 mi Bhavnagar
$287
629 km or 391 mi Jodhpur
$330
643 km or 399 mi Pali
$317
643 km or 399 mi Nadiad
$373
645 km or 401 mi Chabahar
$575
675 km or 419 mi Udaipur
$326
679 km or 422 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$257
683 km or 425 mi Bahawalpur
$298
683 km or 425 mi Iranshahr
$627
692 km or 430 mi Vadodara
$382
711 km or 442 mi Godhra
$366
719 km or 447 mi Bikaner
$289
723 km or 449 mi Surat
$693
736 km or 457 mi Multan
$417
745 km or 463 mi Navsari
$286
761 km or 473 mi Kandahar
$463
769 km or 478 mi Bhilwara
$331
775 km or 482 mi Khanewal
$382
785 km or 488 mi Ajmer
$269
792 km or 492 mi Lashkargah
$467
796 km or 494 mi Zahedan
$813
812 km or 504 mi Burewala
$351
836 km or 519 mi Ratlam
$297
845 km or 525 mi Vasai
$294
865 km or 537 mi Muscat
$1135
866 km or 538 mi Sikar
$325
874 km or 543 mi Zabol
$561