Ho Chi Minh vs Khulna - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Ho Chi Minh	Khulna
🚶 Cost of living one person	$735	$303
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2016	$792
🏠 One person rent	$376	$81.8
🏘️ Family rent	$815	$174
🍽️ Food expenses	$210	$151
🚐 Transport expenses	$72.4	$29.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$487	$192
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	57 km
🎓 Higher education	66	38
😀 Quality of life	65	43
🏙️ Population	9.39M	929K

The cost of living in Ho Chi Minh is 142% more expensive than in Khulna. Cities ranked 6739th and 9203rd ($735 vs $303) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th in Vietnam and Bangladesh, respectively. Check Vietnam vs Bangladesh comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Ho Chi Minh compared to 0.6 months in Khulna. Ho Chi Minh ranked 1st best city to live in Vietnam vs Khulna ranked 3rd in Bangladesh, while ranked 4253rd and 6683rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ho Chi Minh vs Khulna

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	Ho Chi Minh	Khulna
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.17	$1.22
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$23.4	$7.42
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.72	$4.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.18	$1.96
☕ Cappuccino	$1.88	$0.78
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.5	$0.27
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$459	$57.3
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$281	$36.5
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1102	$166
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$634	$110
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$50.1	$21.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$77.2	$33.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.54	$19.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.56%	7.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4334	$635
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2039	$244
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.27	$0.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.9	$8.17
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.97	$2.49
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.89	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.54	$0.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.06	$0.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$0.59
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.49	$1.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$9.04
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.66	$2.73
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$5.91
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$2.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$0.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$2.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$0.64
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$0.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$0.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$0.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.82	$0.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.7	$1.63
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.93	$2.06
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.3	$2.86
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.78	$1.93
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.41	$2.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.12	$0.81
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.89	$0.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21.4	$19
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.32	$4.11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$20.2	$9.24
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.65	$1.31
👖 Brand Jeans	$41.1	$25.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$53.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$277	$25.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14143	$1380

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Cities near Ho Chi Minh

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Thu Dau Mot	$530
25 km or 15 mi	Bien Hoa	$425
72 km or 45 mi	Vung Tau	$494
96 km or 60 mi	Svay Rieng	$678
113 km or 70 mi	Sa Dec	$512
127 km or 79 mi	Can Tho	$454
141 km or 88 mi	Long Xuyen	$508
153 km or 95 mi	Soc Trang	$514
162 km or 100 mi	Prey Veng	$721
167 km or 104 mi	Phan Thiet	$506
181 km or 112 mi	Mui Ne	$507
184 km or 114 mi	Kampong Cham	$513
189 km or 117 mi	Rach Gia	$526
198 km or 123 mi	Bac Lieu	$504
205 km or 127 mi	Phnom Penh	$836
233 km or 145 mi	Da Lat	$577
244 km or 151 mi	Ca Mau	$516
257 km or 160 mi	Buon Ma Thuot	$531
270 km or 168 mi	Phan Rang-Thap Cham	$534
271 km or 168 mi	Kampot	$596
300 km or 186 mi	Phu Quoc	$519
309 km or 192 mi	Stung Treng	$634
320 km or 199 mi	Nha Trang	$535
343 km or 213 mi	Sihanoukville	$755
414 km or 257 mi	Siem Reap	$644
433 km or 269 mi	Qui Nhon	$516
452 km or 281 mi	Battambang	$573
488 km or 303 mi	Ko Chang	$677
502 km or 312 mi	Serei Saophoan	$639
527 km or 327 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$545
533 km or 331 mi	Quang Ngai	$427
584 km or 363 mi	Klaeng	$685
592 km or 368 mi	Hoi An	$584
605 km or 376 mi	Da Nang	$593
637 km or 396 mi	Hue	$393
663 km or 412 mi	Nong Prue	$752
664 km or 413 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$739
668 km or 415 mi	Pattaya	$781
670 km or 416 mi	Laem Chabang	$743
676 km or 420 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$588

Cities near Khulna

Distance	City	Cost of living
52 km or 32 mi	Jessore	$289
85 km or 53 mi	Barisal	$287
108 km or 67 mi	Rajarhat	$347
114 km or 71 mi	Madhyamgram	$334
116 km or 72 mi	Naihati	$328
116 km or 72 mi	Bhatpara	$337
117 km or 73 mi	North Dumdum	$337
119 km or 74 mi	Bidhannagar	$355
119 km or 74 mi	Hugli-Chuchura	$327
120 km or 74 mi	Chandannagar	$327
120 km or 75 mi	South Dumdum	$345
122 km or 76 mi	Barrackpore	$329
122 km or 76 mi	Panihati	$338
122 km or 76 mi	Kamarhati	$336
123 km or 76 mi	Baranagar	$333
124 km or 77 mi	Rajpur Sonarpur	$354
124 km or 77 mi	Uttarpara	$327
124 km or 77 mi	Serampore	$330
124 km or 77 mi	Shantipur	$294
125 km or 78 mi	Krishnanagar	$281
125 km or 78 mi	Bally	$331
128 km or 80 mi	Kolkata	$404
130 km or 81 mi	Howrah	$332
130 km or 81 mi	Barasat	$350
132 km or 82 mi	Narayanganj	$309
132 km or 82 mi	Dhaka	$430
153 km or 95 mi	Uluberia	$341
159 km or 99 mi	Maheshtala	$360
169 km or 105 mi	Narsingdi	$295
176 km or 110 mi	Haldia	$394
181 km or 112 mi	Bardhaman	$314
195 km or 121 mi	Berhampore	$304
198 km or 123 mi	Rajshahi	$274
203 km or 126 mi	Brahmanbaria	$297
209 km or 130 mi	Agartala	$367
227 km or 141 mi	Bogra	$280
231 km or 144 mi	Midnapore	$292
232 km or 144 mi	Mymensingh	$264
235 km or 146 mi	Kharagpur	$283
239 km or 149 mi	Chittagong	$351