Ho Chi Minh vs Lahore - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ho Chi Minh Lahore
🚶 Cost of living one person
$744
$406
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2071
$1031
🏠 One person rent
$376
$161
🏘️ Family rent
$848
$332
🍽️ Food expenses
$219
$142
🚐 Transport expenses
$75.4
$54.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$488
$177
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
66
69
😀 Quality of life
65
46
🏙️ Population
9.39M
11.1M

The cost of living in Ho Chi Minh is 84% more expensive than in Lahore. Cities ranked 6692nd and 8968th ($744 vs $406) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in Vietnam and Pakistan, respectively. Check Vietnam vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Ho Chi Minh compared to 0.4 months in Lahore. Ho Chi Minh ranked 1st best city to live in Vietnam vs Lahore ranked 3rd in Pakistan, while ranked 4277th and 6453rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ho Chi Minh vs Lahore

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Ho Chi Minh Lahore
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.27
$1.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.5
$17.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.89
$4.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.21
$3.55
☕ Cappuccino
$1.86
$1.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.53
$0.33
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$444
$101
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$284
$65.6
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1185
$279
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$655
$186
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$49.7
$72.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$76.8
$111
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.1
$16.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.77%
20%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4095
$661
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2072
$588
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.4
$5.71
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.91
$4.14
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.95
$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.55
$0.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.12
$0.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.25
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.56
$1.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$5.64
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.89
$2.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$3.71
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.13
$1.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$0.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$0.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$0.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$0.35
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$0.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.88
$0.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.2
$0.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.93
$0.52
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.43
$1.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.85
$2.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.58
$2.29
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.15
$1.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.93
$0.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$25.6
$12.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.42
$5.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21
$12.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.66
$3.56
👖 Brand Jeans
$32.2
$15.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$69.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$263
$33.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14503
$1046

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Thu Dau Mot
$541
25 km or 15 mi Bien Hoa
$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
37 km or 23 mi Sheikhupura
$376
49 km or 30 mi Amritsar
$500
49 km or 30 mi Kamoke
$308
68 km or 43 mi Gujranwala
$280
85 km or 53 mi Hafizabad
$380
107 km or 67 mi Sialkot
$335
117 km or 72 mi Gujrat
$330
118 km or 73 mi Okara
$310
120 km or 74 mi Jalandhar
$378
120 km or 75 mi Sahiwal
$312
121 km or 75 mi Faisalabad
$319
130 km or 81 mi Chiniot
$373
140 km or 87 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$341
140 km or 87 mi Jammu
$344
147 km or 91 mi Pathankot
$407
160 km or 99 mi Ludhiana
$430
164 km or 102 mi Gojra
$344
169 km or 105 mi Sargodha
$456
185 km or 115 mi Mirpur
$328
195 km or 121 mi Jhang
$292
222 km or 138 mi Burewala
$360
244 km or 152 mi Patiala
$358
250 km or 155 mi Chandigarh
$397
257 km or 160 mi Rawalpindi
$376
268 km or 167 mi Islamabad
$439
269 km or 167 mi Khanewal
$358
273 km or 170 mi Shimla
$286
286 km or 178 mi Srinagar
$388
294 km or 183 mi Wah
$323
295 km or 183 mi Baramulla
$277
299 km or 186 mi Hisar
$252
317 km or 197 mi Multan
$371
351 km or 218 mi Bahawalpur
$294
352 km or 219 mi Bhiwani
$328
353 km or 219 mi Saharanpur
$284
354 km or 220 mi Kohat
$374
364 km or 226 mi Rohtak
$280
366 km or 227 mi Mardan
$372
377 km or 234 mi Dehradun
$375
381 km or 237 mi Peshawar
$338