Ho Chi Minh vs Kyiv - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ho Chi Minh Kyiv
🚶 Cost of living one person
$726
$853
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1883
$2116
🏠 One person rent
$370
$431
🏘️ Family rent
$634
$753
🍽️ Food expenses
$208
$269
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.8
$70
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$500
$446
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
67
73
😀 Quality of life
71
64
🏙️ Population
14M
2.95M

The cost of living in Ho Chi Minh is 15% less expensive than in Kyiv. Cities ranked 7123rd and 6533rd ($726 vs $853) 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 0.5 months in Kyiv. Ho Chi Minh ranked 1st best city to live in Vietnam vs Kyiv ranked 3rd in Ukraine, while ranked 3396th and 5360th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ho Chi Minh vs Kyiv

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Ho Chi Minh Kyiv
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.1
$9.21
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19
$30.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.77
$6.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.14
$1.55
☕ Cappuccino
$1.85
$1.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.53
$0.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$512
$513
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$248
$328
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$904
$940
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$437
$583
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60
$59.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$93.8
$92.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.78
$6.15
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.72%
17.89%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4456
$2604
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1839
$1122
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.27
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.5
$13.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.72
$5.68
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.91
$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.57
$1.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.06
$0.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.21
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.56
$2.01
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$9.59
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.55
$4.77
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$8.66
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.92
$1.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$1.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$2.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$0.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$0.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.78
$1.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.6
$5.57
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.33
$2.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.7
$4.03
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.36
$4.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.09
$1.42
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.93
$1.48
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.8
$33.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.45
$5.89
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.1
$15.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.5
$8.79
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.4
$70.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.2
$90.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$379
$381
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17174
$10572

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$522
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$414
72 km or 45 mi Vung Tau
$503
96 km or 60 mi Svay Rieng
$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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Distance City Cost of living
78 km or 49 mi Bila Tserkva
$464
129 km or 80 mi Chernihiv
$479
134 km or 83 mi Zhytomyr
$591
157 km or 97 mi Cherkasy
$448
200 km or 124 mi Vinnytsia
$572
224 km or 139 mi Gomel
$589
250 km or 155 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$577
258 km or 160 mi Kremenchuk
$490
277 km or 172 mi Khmelnytskyi
$541
302 km or 188 mi Soroca
$727
302 km or 188 mi Rivne
$397
305 km or 189 mi Poltava
$475
305 km or 190 mi Sumy
$518
313 km or 195 mi Babruysk
$477
349 km or 217 mi Kryvyi Rih
$454
354 km or 220 mi Balti
$799
360 km or 224 mi Pinsk
$527
363 km or 226 mi Orhei
$760
365 km or 227 mi Ternopil
$458
366 km or 227 mi Kamianske
$628
368 km or 228 mi Dubasari
$789
368 km or 229 mi Lutsk
$543
385 km or 239 mi Mogilev
$669
392 km or 243 mi Dnipro
$749
402 km or 250 mi Chisinau
$969
402 km or 250 mi Mykolaiv
$529
406 km or 252 mi Tiraspol
$572
408 km or 254 mi Bryansk
$732
409 km or 254 mi Kharkiv
$501
409 km or 254 mi Bender
$690
410 km or 255 mi Chernivtsi
$579
411 km or 255 mi Botosani
$840
412 km or 256 mi Ungheni
$954
420 km or 261 mi Kursk
$685
424 km or 263 mi Iasi
$1048
430 km or 267 mi Belgorod
$746
431 km or 268 mi Baranavichy
$608
434 km or 269 mi Minsk
$924
440 km or 273 mi Suceava
$834
441 km or 274 mi Barysaw
$676