Ho Chi Minh vs Kharkiv - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ho Chi Minh Kharkiv
🚶 Cost of living one person
$762
$499
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1930
$1275
🏠 One person rent
$409
$200
🏘️ Family rent
$723
$342
🍽️ Food expenses
$205
$198
🚐 Transport expenses
$71
$43
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$340
$459
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
67
61
😀 Quality of life
69
63
🏙️ Population
14M
1.42M

The cost of living in Ho Chi Minh is 53% more expensive than in Kharkiv. Cities ranked 6919th and 8722nd ($762 vs $499) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 24th in Vietnam and Ukraine, respectively. Check Vietnam vs Ukraine comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 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 4th in Ukraine, while ranked 4450th and 5605th 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
$1.95
$5.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.8
$21
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.35
$4.39
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.15
$1.02
☕ Cappuccino
$1.86
$1.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.54
$0.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$547
$218
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$289
$122
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1009
$392
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$526
$222
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59
$52.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$90.8
$80.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.58
$5.94
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.52%
17.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4266
$1150
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1950
$595
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.27
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.5
$8.47
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.91
$3.84
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.86
$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.51
$0.97
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.96
$0.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$0.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.47
$1.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$7.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.61
$3.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$7.05
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.67
$0.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$1.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$1.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$0.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$0.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.82
$0.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.5
$4.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$0.74
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.35
$2.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.74
$4.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.35
$1.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.1
$0.65
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.95
$1.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$20.4
$20.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.48
$4.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$27.5
$7.93
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.79
$2.88
👖 Brand Jeans
$46.8
$55.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$96.9
$77.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$329
$299
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14995
$2953

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$419
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$525
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$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
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$757
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$490
143 km or 89 mi Sumy
$516
172 km or 107 mi Kramatorsk
$630
183 km or 114 mi Stary Oskol
$505
184 km or 115 mi Starooskolsky
$567
193 km or 120 mi Kursk
$682
195 km or 121 mi Dnipro
$748
200 km or 125 mi Sievierodonetsk
$644
203 km or 126 mi Kamianske
$637
227 km or 141 mi Kremenchuk
$465
230 km or 143 mi Horlivka
$639
249 km or 155 mi Donetsk
$528
250 km or 156 mi Makiivka
$549
253 km or 157 mi Zaporizhia
$485
275 km or 171 mi Luhansk
$761
280 km or 174 mi Voronezh
$724
306 km or 190 mi Cherkasy
$476
314 km or 195 mi Kryvyi Rih
$492
330 km or 205 mi Oryol
$696
332 km or 206 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$599
334 km or 207 mi Mariupol
$529
358 km or 222 mi Melitopol
$557
365 km or 227 mi Taganrog
$705
373 km or 232 mi Lipetsk
$597
384 km or 238 mi Bryansk
$686
385 km or 239 mi Chernihiv
$500
389 km or 242 mi Shakhty
$697
400 km or 249 mi Rostov-on-Don
$893
403 km or 250 mi Novocherkassk
$759
409 km or 254 mi Kyiv
$882
438 km or 272 mi Bila Tserkva
$487
455 km or 283 mi Gomel
$545
459 km or 285 mi Mykolaiv
$534
460 km or 286 mi Kherson
$414
471 km or 293 mi Tambov
$680
477 km or 296 mi Tula
$905
504 km or 313 mi Kaluga
$637
514 km or 319 mi Volgodonsk
$759
540 km or 336 mi Zhytomyr
$562