Ho Chi Minh vs Kolkata - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ho Chi Minh Kolkata
🚶 Cost of living one person
$734
$366
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1845
$899
🏠 One person rent
$387
$121
🏘️ Family rent
$684
$207
🍽️ Food expenses
$202
$162
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.5
$45.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$336
$354
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
66
75
😀 Quality of life
66
63
🏙️ Population
9.39M
4.5M

The cost of living in Ho Chi Minh is 100% more expensive than in Kolkata. Cities ranked 6928th and 9044th ($734 vs $366) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 50th in Vietnam and India, respectively. Check Vietnam vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Ho Chi Minh compared to 1 months in Kolkata. Ho Chi Minh ranked 1st best city to live in Vietnam vs Kolkata ranked 8th in India, while ranked 4947th and 5552nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ho Chi Minh vs Kolkata

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Ho Chi Minh Kolkata
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.9
$2.26
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.6
$11.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.81
$4.47
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.14
$1.68
☕ Cappuccino
$1.85
$1.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$499
$140
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$280
$78.8
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$921
$257
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$508
$140
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$54.3
$23.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$83.8
$36.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.41
$6.82
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.06%
9.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3891
$1199
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1915
$550
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.27
$0.17
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.4
$2.52
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.93
$3.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.84
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.43
$0.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.95
$0.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$0.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.45
$0.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$5.18
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.67
$2.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$7.21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.75
$2.51
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$0.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$1.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$0.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$0.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$0.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.79
$1.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.8
$10.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$1.7
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.23
$3.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.73
$1.89
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.35
$4.07
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.08
$1.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.93
$0.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$19.4
$15.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.8
$3.38
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$23.9
$8.95
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.8
$2.89
👖 Brand Jeans
$44.5
$25.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.5
$39.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$286
$40.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13093
$1863

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$519
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$410
72 km or 45 mi Vung Tau
$493
96 km or 60 mi Svay Rieng
$686
113 km or 70 mi Sa Dec
$502
127 km or 79 mi Can Tho
$439
141 km or 88 mi Long Xuyen
$498
153 km or 95 mi Soc Trang
$507
162 km or 100 mi Prey Veng
$727
167 km or 104 mi Phan Thiet
$482
181 km or 112 mi Mui Ne
$491
184 km or 114 mi Kampong Cham
$504
189 km or 117 mi Rach Gia
$515
198 km or 123 mi Bac Lieu
$494
205 km or 127 mi Phnom Penh
$829
233 km or 145 mi Da Lat
$572
244 km or 151 mi Ca Mau
$507
257 km or 160 mi Buon Ma Thuot
$516
270 km or 168 mi Phan Rang-Thap Cham
$523
271 km or 168 mi Kampot
$622
300 km or 186 mi Phu Quoc
$511
309 km or 192 mi Stung Treng
$635
320 km or 199 mi Nha Trang
$508
343 km or 213 mi Sihanoukville
$763
414 km or 257 mi Siem Reap
$650
433 km or 269 mi Qui Nhon
$501
452 km or 281 mi Battambang
$571
488 km or 303 mi Ko Chang
$708
502 km or 312 mi Serei Saophoan
$623
527 km or 327 mi Ubon Ratchathani
$558
533 km or 331 mi Quang Ngai
$403
584 km or 363 mi Klaeng
$718
592 km or 368 mi Hoi An
$601
605 km or 376 mi Da Nang
$615
637 km or 396 mi Hue
$372
663 km or 412 mi Nong Prue
$787
664 km or 413 mi Chaophraya Surasak
$770
668 km or 415 mi Pattaya
$812
670 km or 416 mi Laem Chabang
$779
676 km or 420 mi Nakhon Ratchasima
$588

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Distance City Cost of living
6.1 km or 3.8 mi Howrah
$323
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Bidhannagar
$335
10 km or 6.2 mi South Dumdum
$327
11 km or 7.1 mi Baranagar
$318
12 km or 7.5 mi Bally
$318
14 km or 8.9 mi Uttarpara
$312
15 km or 9.1 mi Kamarhati
$320
15 km or 9.3 mi North Dumdum
$320
16 km or 9.9 mi Rajpur Sonarpur
$332
17 km or 10 mi Panihati
$324
20 km or 13 mi Rajarhat
$328
21 km or 13 mi Madhyamgram
$317
23 km or 14 mi Serampore
$315
23 km or 15 mi Barrackpore
$315
25 km or 15 mi Uluberia
$324
36 km or 22 mi Barasat
$333
36 km or 23 mi Maheshtala
$344
37 km or 23 mi Chandannagar
$313
37 km or 23 mi Bhatpara
$320
40 km or 25 mi Hugli-Chuchura
$312
41 km or 25 mi Naihati
$313
64 km or 40 mi Haldia
$376
79 km or 49 mi Shantipur
$286
93 km or 58 mi Bardhaman
$302
97 km or 60 mi Krishnanagar
$272
104 km or 65 mi Midnapore
$287
107 km or 66 mi Kharagpur
$277
114 km or 71 mi Jessore
$300
128 km or 80 mi Khulna
$301
153 km or 95 mi Durgapur
$289
174 km or 108 mi Berhampore
$294
189 km or 118 mi Asansol
$286
202 km or 125 mi Kulti
$289
205 km or 127 mi Rajshahi
$274
209 km or 130 mi Barisal
$312
223 km or 139 mi Jamshedpur
$348
239 km or 149 mi Dhanbad
$289
248 km or 154 mi Dhaka
$464
251 km or 156 mi Narayanganj
$348
274 km or 170 mi Malda
$297