Ho Chi Minh vs Kathmandu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ho Chi Minh Kathmandu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$726
$424
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1883
$1080
🏠 One person rent
$370
$134
🏘️ Family rent
$634
$232
🍽️ Food expenses
$208
$181
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.8
$60.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$500
$148
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
67
29
😀 Quality of life
71
47
🏙️ Population
14M
846K

The cost of living in Ho Chi Minh is 71% more expensive than in Kathmandu. Cities ranked 7123rd and 8916th ($726 vs $424) 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 0.3 months in Kathmandu. Ho Chi Minh ranked 1st best city to live in Vietnam vs Kathmandu ranked 1st in Nepal, while ranked 3396th and 6934th 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
$2.1
$1.97
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19
$19.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.77
$6.61
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.14
$2.94
☕ Cappuccino
$1.85
$1.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.53
$0.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$512
$181
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$248
$86.1
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$904
$332
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$437
$156
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60
$20.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$93.8
$32
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.78
$7.99
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.72%
10.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4456
$2304
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1839
$1340
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.27
$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.5
$9.78
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.72
$10.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.91
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.57
$0.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.06
$0.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$0.92
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.56
$1.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$6.63
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.55
$2.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$5.31
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.92
$2.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$1.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$0.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$0.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$0.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.15
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.78
$1.61
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.6
$7.83
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$2.43
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.33
$2.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.7
$1.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.36
$2.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.09
$0.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.93
$0.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.8
$20.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.45
$2.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.1
$20
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.5
$2.49
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.4
$24.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.2
$62.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$379
$66.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17174
$4078

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$455
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$508
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$523
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$776
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$480
181 km or 112 mi Mui Ne
$493
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$518
189 km or 117 mi Rach Gia
$530
198 km or 123 mi Bac Lieu
$506
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$893
233 km or 145 mi Da Lat
$563
244 km or 151 mi Ca Mau
$517
257 km or 160 mi Buon Ma Thuot
$528
270 km or 168 mi Phan Rang-Thap Cham
$533
271 km or 168 mi Kampot
$582
300 km or 186 mi Phu Quoc
$518
309 km or 192 mi Stung Treng
$668
320 km or 199 mi Nha Trang
$540
343 km or 213 mi Sihanoukville
$766
414 km or 257 mi Siem Reap
$679
433 km or 269 mi Qui Nhon
$515
452 km or 281 mi Battambang
$601
488 km or 303 mi Ko Chang
$718
502 km or 312 mi Serei Saophoan
$644
527 km or 327 mi Ubon Ratchathani
$543
533 km or 331 mi Quang Ngai
$407
584 km or 363 mi Klaeng
$724
592 km or 368 mi Hoi An
$609
605 km or 376 mi Da Nang
$699
637 km or 396 mi Hue
$375
663 km or 412 mi Nong Prue
$809
664 km or 413 mi Chaophraya Surasak
$784
668 km or 415 mi Pattaya
$839
670 km or 416 mi Laem Chabang
$799
676 km or 420 mi Nakhon Ratchasima
$586

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$336
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$288
94 km or 58 mi Birgunj
$317
124 km or 77 mi Janakpur
$287
146 km or 91 mi Pokhara
$386
183 km or 114 mi Muzaffarpur
$263
222 km or 138 mi Gorakhpur
$295
234 km or 145 mi Biratnagar
$303
235 km or 146 mi Patna
$293
238 km or 148 mi Saharsa
$264
261 km or 162 mi Damak
$303
300 km or 186 mi Purnia
$270
320 km or 199 mi Bhagalpur
$245
322 km or 200 mi Siliguri
$282
332 km or 206 mi Gaya
$274
346 km or 215 mi Jaunpur
$266
355 km or 220 mi Varanasi
$255
359 km or 223 mi Raiganj
$287
384 km or 239 mi Shigatse
$960
398 km or 247 mi Mirzapur
$264
400 km or 249 mi Paro
$437
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$289
411 km or 256 mi Saidpur
$320
421 km or 262 mi Thimphu
$412
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$291
438 km or 272 mi Balurghat
$288
443 km or 275 mi Rangpur
$307
447 km or 278 mi Lucknow
$326
449 km or 279 mi Dhanbad
$273
468 km or 291 mi Kulti
$274
476 km or 296 mi Asansol
$268
479 km or 298 mi Dhangadhi
$348
485 km or 301 mi Ranchi
$354
493 km or 306 mi Rajshahi
$289
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$288
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$272
510 km or 317 mi Bheemdatta
$330
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$297
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$308
553 km or 344 mi Jamshedpur
$339