Ho Chi Minh vs Kathmandu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ho Chi Minh Kathmandu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$762
$412
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1930
$1054
🏠 One person rent
$409
$122
🏘️ Family rent
$723
$207
🍽️ Food expenses
$205
$175
🚐 Transport expenses
$71
$67.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$340
$214
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
67
29
😀 Quality of life
69
51
🏙️ Population
14M
846K

The cost of living in Ho Chi Minh is 85% more expensive than in Kathmandu. Cities ranked 6919th and 8958th ($762 vs $412) 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 0.4 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 4450th and 6657th 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
$1.95
$1.72
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.8
$17.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.35
$5.81
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.15
$2.53
☕ Cappuccino
$1.86
$1.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.54
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$547
$163
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$289
$78.3
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1009
$289
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$526
$141
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59
$18
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$90.8
$28
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.58
$8.24
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.52%
10.2%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4266
$2071
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1950
$1335
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.27
$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.5
$10.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.91
$12.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.86
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.51
$0.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.96
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$0.9
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.47
$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$7.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.61
$3.04
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$5.56
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.67
$2.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$1.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$1.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$0.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$0.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$0.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.82
$1.67
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.5
$6.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$2.32
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.35
$2.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.74
$1.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.35
$2.43
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.1
$0.89
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.95
$0.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$20.4
$20
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.48
$3.13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$27.5
$21
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.79
$2.62
👖 Brand Jeans
$46.8
$21.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$96.9
$58.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$329
$69.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14995
$3536

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$708
113 km or 70 mi Sa Dec
$519
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$456
141 km or 88 mi Long Xuyen
$514
153 km or 95 mi Soc Trang
$523
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$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
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$340
47 km or 29 mi Hetauda
$285
94 km or 58 mi Birgunj
$319
124 km or 77 mi Janakpur
$284
146 km or 91 mi Pokhara
$395
183 km or 114 mi Muzaffarpur
$281
222 km or 138 mi Gorakhpur
$295
234 km or 145 mi Biratnagar
$315
235 km or 146 mi Patna
$308
238 km or 148 mi Saharsa
$278
261 km or 162 mi Damak
$310
300 km or 186 mi Purnia
$283
320 km or 199 mi Bhagalpur
$253
322 km or 200 mi Siliguri
$293
332 km or 206 mi Gaya
$282
346 km or 215 mi Jaunpur
$276
355 km or 220 mi Varanasi
$267
359 km or 223 mi Raiganj
$299
384 km or 239 mi Shigatse
$943
398 km or 247 mi Mirzapur
$273
400 km or 249 mi Paro
$443
410 km or 255 mi Malda
$300
411 km or 256 mi Saidpur
$320
421 km or 262 mi Thimphu
$412
431 km or 268 mi Allahabad
$300
438 km or 272 mi Balurghat
$299
443 km or 275 mi Rangpur
$307
447 km or 278 mi Lucknow
$340
449 km or 279 mi Dhanbad
$288
468 km or 291 mi Kulti
$285
476 km or 296 mi Asansol
$280
479 km or 298 mi Dhangadhi
$363
485 km or 301 mi Ranchi
$363
493 km or 306 mi Rajshahi
$281
495 km or 307 mi Berhampore
$298
503 km or 313 mi Durgapur
$284
510 km or 317 mi Bheemdatta
$347
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$293
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$314
553 km or 344 mi Jamshedpur
$360