Ho Chi Minh vs Kathmandu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ho Chi Minh Kathmandu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$744
$443
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2071
$1153
🏠 One person rent
$376
$147
🏘️ Family rent
$848
$283
🍽️ Food expenses
$219
$188
🚐 Transport expenses
$75.4
$62.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$488
$231
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
66
28
😀 Quality of life
65
45
🏙️ Population
9.39M
846K

The cost of living in Ho Chi Minh is 68% more expensive than in Kathmandu. Cities ranked 6692nd and 8885th ($744 vs $443) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Vietnam and Nepal, respectively. Check Vietnam vs Nepal comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Ho Chi Minh compared to 0.5 months in Kathmandu. Ho Chi Minh ranked 1st best city to live in Vietnam vs Kathmandu ranked 1st in Nepal, while ranked 4277th and 6524th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ho Chi Minh vs Kathmandu

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Ho Chi Minh Kathmandu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.27
$1.48
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.5
$22.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.89
$6.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.21
$2.63
☕ Cappuccino
$1.86
$1.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.53
$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$444
$180
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$284
$97.7
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1185
$359
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$655
$208
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$49.7
$22.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$76.8
$34.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.1
$10.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.77%
12.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4095
$2306
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2072
$1201
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.4
$8.86
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.91
$11.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.95
$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.55
$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.12
$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$0.9
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.56
$1.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$9.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.89
$3.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$5.35
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.13
$2.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$1.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$0.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$0.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.88
$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.2
$5.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.93
$2.21
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.43
$2.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.85
$1.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.58
$2.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.15
$0.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.93
$0.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$25.6
$23.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.42
$3.33
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21
$15.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.66
$2.84
👖 Brand Jeans
$32.2
$25.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$53.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$263
$87.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14503
$4063

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$541
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$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
5 km or 3.1 mi Lalitpur
$350
47 km or 29 mi Hetauda
$311
94 km or 58 mi Birgunj
$335
124 km or 77 mi Janakpur
$321
146 km or 91 mi Pokhara
$377
183 km or 114 mi Muzaffarpur
$294
222 km or 138 mi Gorakhpur
$306
234 km or 145 mi Biratnagar
$339
235 km or 146 mi Patna
$356
238 km or 148 mi Saharsa
$297
261 km or 162 mi Damak
$331
300 km or 186 mi Purnia
$303
320 km or 199 mi Bhagalpur
$268
322 km or 200 mi Siliguri
$314
332 km or 206 mi Gaya
$337
346 km or 215 mi Jaunpur
$331
355 km or 220 mi Varanasi
$316
359 km or 223 mi Raiganj
$312
384 km or 239 mi Shigatse
$930
398 km or 247 mi Mirzapur
$365
400 km or 249 mi Paro
$455
410 km or 255 mi Malda
$311
411 km or 256 mi Saidpur
$293
421 km or 262 mi Thimphu
$387
431 km or 268 mi Allahabad
$461
438 km or 272 mi Balurghat
$311
443 km or 275 mi Rangpur
$298
447 km or 278 mi Lucknow
$393
449 km or 279 mi Dhanbad
$285
468 km or 291 mi Kulti
$284
476 km or 296 mi Asansol
$273
479 km or 298 mi Dhangadhi
$396
485 km or 301 mi Ranchi
$396
493 km or 306 mi Rajshahi
$279
495 km or 307 mi Berhampore
$309
503 km or 313 mi Durgapur
$288
510 km or 317 mi Bheemdatta
$379
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$282
517 km or 321 mi Kanpur
$329
553 km or 344 mi Jamshedpur
$330