Ho Chi Minh vs Kyiv - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ho Chi Minh Kyiv
🚶 Cost of living one person
$702
$760
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1978
$1995
🏠 One person rent
$349
$367
🏘️ Family rent
$750
$737
🍽️ Food expenses
$211
$255
🚐 Transport expenses
$67.1
$58.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$457
$520
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
66
70
😀 Quality of life
66
65
🏙️ Population
10.4M
2.95M

The cost of living in Ho Chi Minh is 8% less expensive than in Kyiv. Cities ranked 6786th and 6536th ($702 vs $760) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st 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 0.7 months in Kyiv. Ho Chi Minh ranked 1st best city to live in Vietnam vs Kyiv ranked 1st in Ukraine, while ranked 4217th and 4566th among best cities to live in the world.

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Ho Chi Minh Kyiv
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.85
$7.71
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.2
$37.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.63
$5.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.07
$1.26
☕ Cappuccino
$2.02
$1.44
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.52
$0.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$428
$459
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$258
$264
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1064
$953
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$568
$564
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$46.7
$57.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$72.1
$89.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11
$5.88
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.9%
19.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4519
$2503
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2063
$1319
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.56
$9.91
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.78
$4.19
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.51
$1.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.13
$0.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$1.53
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.59
$1.83
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$9.06
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.66
$4.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$6.71
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.37
$0.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$2.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$0.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$0.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.87
$1.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.6
$5.43
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.93
$0.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.23
$2.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.05
$2.78
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.39
$4.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.22
$2.31
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.84
$1.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$26.5
$27
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.4
$5.31
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.9
$18.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.08
$8.07
👖 Brand Jeans
$36.8
$68.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$86.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$306
$386
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16779
$7179

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$550
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$479
72 km or 45 mi Vung Tau
$534
96 km or 60 mi Svay Rieng
$694
113 km or 70 mi Sa Dec
$515
127 km or 79 mi Can Tho
$463
141 km or 88 mi Long Xuyen
$509
153 km or 95 mi Soc Trang
$522
162 km or 100 mi Prey Veng
$711
167 km or 104 mi Phan Thiet
$566
181 km or 112 mi Mui Ne
$553
184 km or 114 mi Kampong Cham
$555
189 km or 117 mi Rach Gia
$518
198 km or 123 mi Bac Lieu
$516
205 km or 127 mi Phnom Penh
$802
233 km or 145 mi Da Lat
$512
244 km or 151 mi Ca Mau
$520
257 km or 160 mi Buon Ma Thuot
$521
270 km or 168 mi Phan Rang-Thap Cham
$526
271 km or 168 mi Kampot
$569
300 km or 186 mi Phu Quoc
$524
309 km or 192 mi Stung Treng
$628
320 km or 199 mi Nha Trang
$554
343 km or 213 mi Sihanoukville
$755
414 km or 257 mi Siem Reap
$587
433 km or 269 mi Qui Nhon
$518
452 km or 281 mi Battambang
$539
488 km or 303 mi Ko Chang
$614
502 km or 312 mi Serei Saophoan
$579
527 km or 327 mi Ubon Ratchathani
$534
533 km or 331 mi Quang Ngai
$436
584 km or 363 mi Klaeng
$619
592 km or 368 mi Hoi An
$547
605 km or 376 mi Da Nang
$601
637 km or 396 mi Hue
$422
663 km or 412 mi Nong Prue
$653
664 km or 413 mi Chaophraya Surasak
$647
668 km or 415 mi Pattaya
$665
670 km or 416 mi Laem Chabang
$648
676 km or 420 mi Nakhon Ratchasima
$518

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Distance City Cost of living
78 km or 49 mi Bila Tserkva
$451
129 km or 80 mi Chernihiv
$443
134 km or 83 mi Zhytomyr
$495
157 km or 97 mi Cherkasy
$457
200 km or 124 mi Vinnytsia
$548
224 km or 139 mi Gomel
$406
250 km or 155 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$535
258 km or 160 mi Kremenchuk
$433
277 km or 172 mi Khmelnytskyi
$534
302 km or 188 mi Soroca
$892
302 km or 188 mi Rivne
$476
305 km or 189 mi Poltava
$504
305 km or 190 mi Sumy
$425
313 km or 195 mi Babruysk
$426
349 km or 217 mi Kryvyi Rih
$485
354 km or 220 mi Balti
$976
360 km or 224 mi Pinsk
$423
363 km or 226 mi Orhei
$820
365 km or 227 mi Ternopil
$470
366 km or 227 mi Kamianske
$560
368 km or 228 mi Dubasari
$767
368 km or 229 mi Lutsk
$518
385 km or 239 mi Mogilev
$472
392 km or 243 mi Dnipro
$637
402 km or 250 mi Chisinau
$810
402 km or 250 mi Mykolaiv
$369
406 km or 252 mi Tiraspol
$487
408 km or 254 mi Bryansk
$423
409 km or 254 mi Kharkiv
$535
409 km or 254 mi Bender
$464
410 km or 255 mi Chernivtsi
$527
411 km or 255 mi Botosani
$758
412 km or 256 mi Ungheni
$1111
420 km or 261 mi Kursk
$462
424 km or 263 mi Iasi
$839
430 km or 267 mi Belgorod
$439
431 km or 268 mi Baranavichy
$490
434 km or 269 mi Minsk
$649
440 km or 273 mi Suceava
$704
441 km or 274 mi Barysaw
$528