Ho Chi Minh vs Kharkiv - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ho Chi Minh Kharkiv
🚶 Cost of living one person
$734
$510
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1845
$1309
🏠 One person rent
$387
$203
🏘️ Family rent
$684
$340
🍽️ Food expenses
$202
$202
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.5
$43.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$336
$434
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
66
61
😀 Quality of life
66
63
🏙️ Population
9.39M
1.42M

The cost of living in Ho Chi Minh is 44% more expensive than in Kharkiv. Cities ranked 6928th and 8604th ($734 vs $510) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 22nd in Vietnam and Ukraine, respectively. Check Vietnam vs Ukraine comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Ho Chi Minh compared to 0.9 months in Kharkiv. Ho Chi Minh ranked 1st best city to live in Vietnam vs Kharkiv ranked 3rd in Ukraine, while ranked 4947th and 5547th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ho Chi Minh vs Kharkiv

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Ho Chi Minh Kharkiv
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.9
$5.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.6
$19.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.81
$4.93
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.14
$1.03
☕ Cappuccino
$1.85
$1.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$0.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$499
$206
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$280
$125
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$921
$358
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$508
$223
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$54.3
$55.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$83.8
$85.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.41
$5.43
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.06%
18.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3891
$1364
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1915
$698
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.27
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.4
$10.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.93
$3.56
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.84
$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.43
$1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.95
$0.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$0.96
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.45
$1.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$7.62
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.67
$3.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$6.98
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.75
$0.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$0.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$0.51
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.79
$0.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.8
$4.76
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.23
$2.05
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.73
$4.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.35
$1.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.08
$0.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.93
$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$19.4
$21.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.8
$4.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$23.9
$8.94
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.8
$3.01
👖 Brand Jeans
$44.5
$54.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.5
$83.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$286
$351
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13093
$3156

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$410
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$493
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$686
113 km or 70 mi Sa Dec
$502
127 km or 79 mi Can Tho
$439
141 km or 88 mi Long Xuyen
$498
153 km or 95 mi Soc Trang
$507
162 km or 100 mi Prey Veng
$727
167 km or 104 mi Phan Thiet
$482
181 km or 112 mi Mui Ne
$491
184 km or 114 mi Kampong Cham
$504
189 km or 117 mi Rach Gia
$515
198 km or 123 mi Bac Lieu
$494
205 km or 127 mi Phnom Penh
$829
233 km or 145 mi Da Lat
$572
244 km or 151 mi Ca Mau
$507
257 km or 160 mi Buon Ma Thuot
$516
270 km or 168 mi Phan Rang-Thap Cham
$523
271 km or 168 mi Kampot
$622
300 km or 186 mi Phu Quoc
$511
309 km or 192 mi Stung Treng
$635
320 km or 199 mi Nha Trang
$508
343 km or 213 mi Sihanoukville
$763
414 km or 257 mi Siem Reap
$650
433 km or 269 mi Qui Nhon
$501
452 km or 281 mi Battambang
$571
488 km or 303 mi Ko Chang
$708
502 km or 312 mi Serei Saophoan
$623
527 km or 327 mi Ubon Ratchathani
$558
533 km or 331 mi Quang Ngai
$403
584 km or 363 mi Klaeng
$718
592 km or 368 mi Hoi An
$601
605 km or 376 mi Da Nang
$615
637 km or 396 mi Hue
$372
663 km or 412 mi Nong Prue
$787
664 km or 413 mi Chaophraya Surasak
$770
668 km or 415 mi Pattaya
$812
670 km or 416 mi Laem Chabang
$779
676 km or 420 mi Nakhon Ratchasima
$588

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Distance City Cost of living
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$718
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$479
143 km or 89 mi Sumy
$496
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$639
183 km or 114 mi Stary Oskol
$485
184 km or 115 mi Starooskolsky
$537
193 km or 120 mi Kursk
$649
195 km or 121 mi Dnipro
$790
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$633
203 km or 126 mi Kamianske
$656
227 km or 141 mi Kremenchuk
$440
230 km or 143 mi Horlivka
$650
249 km or 155 mi Donetsk
$516
250 km or 156 mi Makiivka
$534
253 km or 157 mi Zaporizhia
$501
275 km or 171 mi Luhansk
$732
280 km or 174 mi Voronezh
$707
306 km or 190 mi Cherkasy
$498
314 km or 195 mi Kryvyi Rih
$503
330 km or 205 mi Oryol
$660
332 km or 206 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$616
334 km or 207 mi Mariupol
$539
358 km or 222 mi Melitopol
$545
365 km or 227 mi Taganrog
$665
373 km or 232 mi Lipetsk
$570
384 km or 238 mi Bryansk
$629
385 km or 239 mi Chernihiv
$516
389 km or 242 mi Shakhty
$652
400 km or 249 mi Rostov-on-Don
$851
403 km or 250 mi Novocherkassk
$718
409 km or 254 mi Kyiv
$879
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$497
455 km or 283 mi Gomel
$475
459 km or 285 mi Mykolaiv
$516
460 km or 286 mi Kherson
$420
471 km or 293 mi Tambov
$672
477 km or 296 mi Tula
$837
504 km or 313 mi Kaluga
$582
514 km or 319 mi Volgodonsk
$709
540 km or 336 mi Zhytomyr
$586