Ho Chi Minh vs Kyiv - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ho Chi Minh Kyiv
🚶 Cost of living one person
$744
$795
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2071
$1960
🏠 One person rent
$376
$419
🏘️ Family rent
$848
$753
🍽️ Food expenses
$219
$241
🚐 Transport expenses
$75.4
$58
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$488
$529
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
66
70
😀 Quality of life
65
64
🏙️ Population
9.39M
2.95M

The cost of living in Ho Chi Minh is 6% less expensive than in Kyiv. Cities ranked 6692nd and 6450th ($744 vs $795) 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 4277th and 4556th among best cities to live in the world.

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Ho Chi Minh Kyiv
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.27
$7.27
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.5
$36.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.89
$6.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.21
$1.22
☕ Cappuccino
$1.86
$1.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.53
$0.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$444
$518
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$284
$313
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1185
$997
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$655
$569
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$49.7
$59.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$76.8
$92.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.1
$5.57
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.77%
18.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4095
$2412
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2072
$1325
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.4
$9.34
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.91
$4.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.95
$1.36
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.55
$1.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.12
$0.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.42
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.56
$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$8.69
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.89
$4.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$6.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.13
$0.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$1.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$1.91
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$0.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$0.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.88
$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.2
$4.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.93
$0.79
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.43
$2.31
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.85
$2.59
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.58
$4.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.15
$2.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.93
$1.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$25.6
$24.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.42
$4.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21
$18.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.66
$7.13
👖 Brand Jeans
$32.2
$65.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$89.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$263
$365
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14503
$7166

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Distance City Cost of living
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$541
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$445
72 km or 45 mi Vung Tau
$512
96 km or 60 mi Svay Rieng
$689
113 km or 70 mi Sa Dec
$521
127 km or 79 mi Can Tho
$469
141 km or 88 mi Long Xuyen
$516
153 km or 95 mi Soc Trang
$529
162 km or 100 mi Prey Veng
$711
167 km or 104 mi Phan Thiet
$521
181 km or 112 mi Mui Ne
$516
184 km or 114 mi Kampong Cham
$514
189 km or 117 mi Rach Gia
$534
198 km or 123 mi Bac Lieu
$515
205 km or 127 mi Phnom Penh
$819
233 km or 145 mi Da Lat
$531
244 km or 151 mi Ca Mau
$525
257 km or 160 mi Buon Ma Thuot
$515
270 km or 168 mi Phan Rang-Thap Cham
$521
271 km or 168 mi Kampot
$582
300 km or 186 mi Phu Quoc
$529
309 km or 192 mi Stung Treng
$626
320 km or 199 mi Nha Trang
$549
343 km or 213 mi Sihanoukville
$754
414 km or 257 mi Siem Reap
$630
433 km or 269 mi Qui Nhon
$515
452 km or 281 mi Battambang
$533
488 km or 303 mi Ko Chang
$697
502 km or 312 mi Serei Saophoan
$633
527 km or 327 mi Ubon Ratchathani
$561
533 km or 331 mi Quang Ngai
$433
584 km or 363 mi Klaeng
$703
592 km or 368 mi Hoi An
$547
605 km or 376 mi Da Nang
$610
637 km or 396 mi Hue
$407
663 km or 412 mi Nong Prue
$773
664 km or 413 mi Chaophraya Surasak
$758
668 km or 415 mi Pattaya
$800
670 km or 416 mi Laem Chabang
$769
676 km or 420 mi Nakhon Ratchasima
$564

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Distance City Cost of living
78 km or 49 mi Bila Tserkva
$420
129 km or 80 mi Chernihiv
$422
134 km or 83 mi Zhytomyr
$529
157 km or 97 mi Cherkasy
$432
200 km or 124 mi Vinnytsia
$545
224 km or 139 mi Gomel
$469
250 km or 155 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$514
258 km or 160 mi Kremenchuk
$421
277 km or 172 mi Khmelnytskyi
$490
302 km or 188 mi Soroca
$909
302 km or 188 mi Rivne
$418
305 km or 189 mi Poltava
$473
305 km or 190 mi Sumy
$449
313 km or 195 mi Babruysk
$437
349 km or 217 mi Kryvyi Rih
$516
354 km or 220 mi Balti
$956
360 km or 224 mi Pinsk
$437
363 km or 226 mi Orhei
$860
365 km or 227 mi Ternopil
$457
366 km or 227 mi Kamianske
$576
368 km or 228 mi Dubasari
$806
368 km or 229 mi Lutsk
$487
385 km or 239 mi Mogilev
$467
392 km or 243 mi Dnipro
$679
402 km or 250 mi Chisinau
$876
402 km or 250 mi Mykolaiv
$375
406 km or 252 mi Tiraspol
$491
408 km or 254 mi Bryansk
$450
409 km or 254 mi Kharkiv
$503
409 km or 254 mi Bender
$537
410 km or 255 mi Chernivtsi
$515
411 km or 255 mi Botosani
$780
412 km or 256 mi Ungheni
$1131
420 km or 261 mi Kursk
$457
424 km or 263 mi Iasi
$873
430 km or 267 mi Belgorod
$451
431 km or 268 mi Baranavichy
$516
434 km or 269 mi Minsk
$717
440 km or 273 mi Suceava
$748
441 km or 274 mi Barysaw
$563