Ho Chi Minh vs Kolkata - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ho Chi Minh Kolkata
🚶 Cost of living one person
$702
$399
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1978
$1003
🏠 One person rent
$349
$132
🏘️ Family rent
$750
$265
🍽️ Food expenses
$211
$178
🚐 Transport expenses
$67.1
$49.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$457
$479
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
66
75
😀 Quality of life
66
60
🏙️ Population
10.4M
4.5M

The cost of living in Ho Chi Minh is 76% more expensive than in Kolkata. Cities ranked 6786th and 8958th ($702 vs $399) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 37th in Vietnam and India, respectively. Check Vietnam vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Ho Chi Minh compared to 1.2 months in Kolkata. Ho Chi Minh ranked 1st best city to live in Vietnam vs Kolkata ranked 11th in India, while ranked 4217th and 5392nd 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
$1.85
$3.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.2
$14.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.63
$4.62
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.07
$2.72
☕ Cappuccino
$2.02
$2.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.52
$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$428
$165
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$258
$86.6
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1064
$342
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$568
$193
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$46.7
$23.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$72.1
$34.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11
$6.77
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.9%
8.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4519
$1115
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2063
$539
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.56
$6.49
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.78
$2.98
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.51
$0.65
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.13
$0.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$0.57
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.59
$0.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$5.25
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.66
$3.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$6.27
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.37
$2.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$0.73
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$1.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$0.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$0.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$0.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.87
$1.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.6
$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.93
$1.83
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.23
$3.63
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.05
$1.75
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.39
$3.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.22
$1.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.84
$0.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$26.5
$25.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.4
$3.39
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.9
$10
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.08
$2.81
👖 Brand Jeans
$36.8
$26.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$40.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$306
$46.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16779
$1360

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$550
25 km or 15 mi Bien Hoa
$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
6.1 km or 3.8 mi Howrah
$354
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Bidhannagar
$364
10 km or 6.2 mi South Dumdum
$355
11 km or 7.1 mi Baranagar
$346
12 km or 7.5 mi Bally
$346
14 km or 8.9 mi Uttarpara
$342
15 km or 9.1 mi Kamarhati
$349
15 km or 9.3 mi North Dumdum
$348
16 km or 9.9 mi Rajpur Sonarpur
$361
17 km or 10 mi Panihati
$351
20 km or 13 mi Rajarhat
$356
21 km or 13 mi Madhyamgram
$346
23 km or 14 mi Serampore
$343
23 km or 15 mi Barrackpore
$341
25 km or 15 mi Uluberia
$350
36 km or 22 mi Barasat
$357
36 km or 23 mi Maheshtala
$367
37 km or 23 mi Chandannagar
$339
37 km or 23 mi Bhatpara
$347
40 km or 25 mi Hugli-Chuchura
$336
41 km or 25 mi Naihati
$338
64 km or 40 mi Haldia
$391
79 km or 49 mi Shantipur
$304
93 km or 58 mi Bardhaman
$323
97 km or 60 mi Krishnanagar
$287
104 km or 65 mi Midnapore
$298
107 km or 66 mi Kharagpur
$285
114 km or 71 mi Jessore
$310
128 km or 80 mi Khulna
$342
153 km or 95 mi Durgapur
$312
174 km or 108 mi Berhampore
$311
189 km or 118 mi Asansol
$276
202 km or 125 mi Kulti
$288
205 km or 127 mi Rajshahi
$293
209 km or 130 mi Barisal
$324
223 km or 139 mi Jamshedpur
$328
239 km or 149 mi Dhanbad
$322
248 km or 154 mi Dhaka
$456
251 km or 156 mi Narayanganj
$446
274 km or 170 mi Malda
$318