Ho Chi Minh vs Kharkiv - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ho Chi Minh Kharkiv
🚶 Cost of living one person
$726
$501
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1883
$1256
🏠 One person rent
$370
$204
🏘️ Family rent
$634
$336
🍽️ Food expenses
$208
$194
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.8
$45.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$500
$493
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
67
61
😀 Quality of life
71
63
🏙️ Population
14M
1.42M

The cost of living in Ho Chi Minh is 45% more expensive than in Kharkiv. Cities ranked 7123rd and 8662nd ($726 vs $501) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 23rd in Vietnam and Ukraine, respectively. Check Vietnam vs Ukraine comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Ho Chi Minh compared to 1 months in Kharkiv. Ho Chi Minh ranked 1st best city to live in Vietnam vs Kharkiv ranked 4th in Ukraine, while ranked 3396th and 5430th 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
$2.1
$5.32
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19
$19.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.77
$4.26
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.14
$0.99
☕ Cappuccino
$1.85
$1.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.53
$0.83
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$512
$218
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$248
$127
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$904
$392
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$437
$213
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60
$52.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$93.8
$81.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.78
$6.26
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.72%
17.68%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4456
$1073
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1839
$594
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.27
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.5
$9.81
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.72
$3.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.91
$1.31
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.57
$0.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.06
$0.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$0.95
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.56
$1.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$7.23
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.55
$3.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$7.17
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.92
$0.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$1.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$0.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$0.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.78
$0.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.6
$4.45
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$0.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.33
$2.17
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.7
$3.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.36
$1.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.09
$0.62
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.93
$1.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.8
$18.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.45
$4.02
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.1
$7.98
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.5
$2.77
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.4
$52.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.2
$76
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$379
$285
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17174
$2841

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$522
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$414
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$503
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$721
113 km or 70 mi Sa Dec
$519
127 km or 79 mi Can Tho
$455
141 km or 88 mi Long Xuyen
$508
153 km or 95 mi Soc Trang
$523
162 km or 100 mi Prey Veng
$776
167 km or 104 mi Phan Thiet
$480
181 km or 112 mi Mui Ne
$493
184 km or 114 mi Kampong Cham
$518
189 km or 117 mi Rach Gia
$530
198 km or 123 mi Bac Lieu
$506
205 km or 127 mi Phnom Penh
$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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$746
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$475
143 km or 89 mi Sumy
$518
172 km or 107 mi Kramatorsk
$618
183 km or 114 mi Stary Oskol
$539
184 km or 115 mi Starooskolsky
$611
193 km or 120 mi Kursk
$685
195 km or 121 mi Dnipro
$749
200 km or 125 mi Sievierodonetsk
$642
203 km or 126 mi Kamianske
$628
227 km or 141 mi Kremenchuk
$490
230 km or 143 mi Horlivka
$621
249 km or 155 mi Donetsk
$525
250 km or 156 mi Makiivka
$534
253 km or 157 mi Zaporizhia
$471
275 km or 171 mi Luhansk
$790
280 km or 174 mi Voronezh
$766
306 km or 190 mi Cherkasy
$448
314 km or 195 mi Kryvyi Rih
$454
330 km or 205 mi Oryol
$730
332 km or 206 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$577
334 km or 207 mi Mariupol
$518
358 km or 222 mi Melitopol
$554
365 km or 227 mi Taganrog
$757
373 km or 232 mi Lipetsk
$635
384 km or 238 mi Bryansk
$732
385 km or 239 mi Chernihiv
$479
389 km or 242 mi Shakhty
$779
400 km or 249 mi Rostov-on-Don
$891
403 km or 250 mi Novocherkassk
$855
409 km or 254 mi Kyiv
$853
438 km or 272 mi Bila Tserkva
$464
455 km or 283 mi Gomel
$589
459 km or 285 mi Mykolaiv
$529
460 km or 286 mi Kherson
$409
471 km or 293 mi Tambov
$694
477 km or 296 mi Tula
$974
504 km or 313 mi Kaluga
$691
514 km or 319 mi Volgodonsk
$798
540 km or 336 mi Zhytomyr
$591