Ho Chi Minh vs Lahore - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ho Chi Minh Lahore
🚶 Cost of living one person
$734
$427
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1845
$1000
🏠 One person rent
$387
$175
🏘️ Family rent
$684
$282
🍽️ Food expenses
$202
$148
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.5
$57.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$336
$85.4
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
66
69
😀 Quality of life
66
48
🏙️ Population
9.39M
11.1M

The cost of living in Ho Chi Minh is 72% more expensive than in Lahore. Cities ranked 6928th and 8922nd ($734 vs $427) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Vietnam and Pakistan, respectively. Check Vietnam vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Ho Chi Minh compared to 0.2 months in Lahore. Ho Chi Minh ranked 1st best city to live in Vietnam vs Lahore ranked 4th in Pakistan, while ranked 4947th and 6783rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Ho Chi Minh Lahore
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.9
$2.14
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.6
$16.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.81
$4.26
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.14
$3.2
☕ Cappuccino
$1.85
$2.49
🥤 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
$107
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$280
$71.3
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$921
$192
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$508
$131
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$54.3
$79
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$83.8
$121
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.41
$18
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.06%
17.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3891
$622
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1915
$525
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.27
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.4
$5.24
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.93
$5.15
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.84
$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.43
$0.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.95
$0.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$1.16
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.45
$1.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$5.76
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.67
$3.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$4.86
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.75
$1.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$0.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$0.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$0.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$0.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$0.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.79
$0.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.8
$0.71
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$0.51
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.23
$1.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.73
$2.04
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.35
$2.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.08
$1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.93
$0.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$19.4
$15.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.8
$4.25
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$23.9
$11.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.8
$3.44
👖 Brand Jeans
$44.5
$15.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.5
$65.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$286
$36.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13093
$1207

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Distance City Cost of living
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$519
25 km or 15 mi Bien Hoa
$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
37 km or 23 mi Sheikhupura
$368
49 km or 30 mi Amritsar
$380
49 km or 30 mi Kamoke
$316
68 km or 43 mi Gujranwala
$302
85 km or 53 mi Hafizabad
$363
107 km or 67 mi Sialkot
$311
117 km or 72 mi Gujrat
$320
118 km or 73 mi Okara
$291
120 km or 74 mi Jalandhar
$337
120 km or 75 mi Sahiwal
$303
121 km or 75 mi Faisalabad
$333
130 km or 81 mi Chiniot
$372
140 km or 87 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$326
140 km or 87 mi Jammu
$284
147 km or 91 mi Pathankot
$350
160 km or 99 mi Ludhiana
$421
164 km or 102 mi Gojra
$351
169 km or 105 mi Sargodha
$376
185 km or 115 mi Mirpur
$277
195 km or 121 mi Jhang
$294
222 km or 138 mi Burewala
$347
244 km or 152 mi Patiala
$357
250 km or 155 mi Chandigarh
$373
257 km or 160 mi Rawalpindi
$416
268 km or 167 mi Islamabad
$443
269 km or 167 mi Khanewal
$362
273 km or 170 mi Shimla
$270
286 km or 178 mi Srinagar
$340
294 km or 183 mi Wah
$344
295 km or 183 mi Baramulla
$265
299 km or 186 mi Hisar
$262
317 km or 197 mi Multan
$403
351 km or 218 mi Bahawalpur
$301
352 km or 219 mi Bhiwani
$330
353 km or 219 mi Saharanpur
$285
354 km or 220 mi Kohat
$364
364 km or 226 mi Rohtak
$248
366 km or 227 mi Mardan
$354
377 km or 234 mi Dehradun
$388
381 km or 237 mi Peshawar
$334