Ho Chi Minh vs Kyiv - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ho Chi Minh Kyiv
🚶 Cost of living one person
$762
$882
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1930
$2107
🏠 One person rent
$409
$454
🏘️ Family rent
$723
$749
🍽️ Food expenses
$205
$273
🚐 Transport expenses
$71
$70.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$340
$440
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
67
73
😀 Quality of life
69
63
🏙️ Population
14M
2.95M

The cost of living in Ho Chi Minh is 14% less expensive than in Kyiv. Cities ranked 6919th and 6441st ($762 vs $882) 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 0.4 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 4450th and 5524th 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
$1.95
$9.05
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.8
$31.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.35
$6.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.15
$1.62
☕ Cappuccino
$1.86
$1.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.54
$0.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$547
$545
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$289
$342
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1009
$980
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$526
$557
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59
$65.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$90.8
$102
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.58
$6.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.52%
18.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4266
$2565
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1950
$1111
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.27
$0.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.5
$14.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.91
$5.85
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.86
$1.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.51
$1.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.96
$0.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.32
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.47
$1.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.61
$4.94
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$8.36
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.67
$1.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$1.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$1.99
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$2.32
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$0.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$0.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.82
$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.5
$5.39
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.35
$2.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.74
$4.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.35
$4.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.1
$1.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.95
$1.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$20.4
$36.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.48
$5.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$27.5
$16.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.79
$8.84
👖 Brand Jeans
$46.8
$67.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$96.9
$93.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$329
$366
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14995
$9101

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$540
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$419
72 km or 45 mi Vung Tau
$525
96 km or 60 mi Svay Rieng
$708
113 km or 70 mi Sa Dec
$519
127 km or 79 mi Can Tho
$456
141 km or 88 mi Long Xuyen
$514
153 km or 95 mi Soc Trang
$523
162 km or 100 mi Prey Veng
$760
167 km or 104 mi Phan Thiet
$500
181 km or 112 mi Mui Ne
$506
184 km or 114 mi Kampong Cham
$501
189 km or 117 mi Rach Gia
$535
198 km or 123 mi Bac Lieu
$512
205 km or 127 mi Phnom Penh
$882
233 km or 145 mi Da Lat
$572
244 km or 151 mi Ca Mau
$526
257 km or 160 mi Buon Ma Thuot
$535
270 km or 168 mi Phan Rang-Thap Cham
$543
271 km or 168 mi Kampot
$587
300 km or 186 mi Phu Quoc
$530
309 km or 192 mi Stung Treng
$652
320 km or 199 mi Nha Trang
$541
343 km or 213 mi Sihanoukville
$764
414 km or 257 mi Siem Reap
$679
433 km or 269 mi Qui Nhon
$519
452 km or 281 mi Battambang
$575
488 km or 303 mi Ko Chang
$763
502 km or 312 mi Serei Saophoan
$629
527 km or 327 mi Ubon Ratchathani
$583
533 km or 331 mi Quang Ngai
$410
584 km or 363 mi Klaeng
$768
592 km or 368 mi Hoi An
$613
605 km or 376 mi Da Nang
$660
637 km or 396 mi Hue
$380
663 km or 412 mi Nong Prue
$846
664 km or 413 mi Chaophraya Surasak
$823
668 km or 415 mi Pattaya
$874
670 km or 416 mi Laem Chabang
$838
676 km or 420 mi Nakhon Ratchasima
$610

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Distance City Cost of living
78 km or 49 mi Bila Tserkva
$487
129 km or 80 mi Chernihiv
$500
134 km or 83 mi Zhytomyr
$562
157 km or 97 mi Cherkasy
$476
200 km or 124 mi Vinnytsia
$584
224 km or 139 mi Gomel
$545
250 km or 155 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$599
258 km or 160 mi Kremenchuk
$465
277 km or 172 mi Khmelnytskyi
$546
302 km or 188 mi Soroca
$792
302 km or 188 mi Rivne
$405
305 km or 189 mi Poltava
$490
305 km or 190 mi Sumy
$516
313 km or 195 mi Babruysk
$450
349 km or 217 mi Kryvyi Rih
$492
354 km or 220 mi Balti
$806
360 km or 224 mi Pinsk
$484
363 km or 226 mi Orhei
$826
365 km or 227 mi Ternopil
$464
366 km or 227 mi Kamianske
$637
368 km or 228 mi Dubasari
$796
368 km or 229 mi Lutsk
$554
385 km or 239 mi Mogilev
$622
392 km or 243 mi Dnipro
$748
402 km or 250 mi Chisinau
$967
402 km or 250 mi Mykolaiv
$534
406 km or 252 mi Tiraspol
$561
408 km or 254 mi Bryansk
$686
409 km or 254 mi Kharkiv
$499
409 km or 254 mi Bender
$686
410 km or 255 mi Chernivtsi
$574
411 km or 255 mi Botosani
$869
412 km or 256 mi Ungheni
$1049
420 km or 261 mi Kursk
$682
424 km or 263 mi Iasi
$1042
430 km or 267 mi Belgorod
$757
431 km or 268 mi Baranavichy
$568
434 km or 269 mi Minsk
$836
440 km or 273 mi Suceava
$873
441 km or 274 mi Barysaw
$628