Ho Chi Minh vs Leipzig - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ho Chi Minh Leipzig
🚶 Cost of living one person
$762
$1652
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1930
$3912
🏠 One person rent
$409
$798
🏘️ Family rent
$723
$1342
🍽️ Food expenses
$205
$565
🚐 Transport expenses
$71
$152
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$340
$3076
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
67
72
😀 Quality of life
69
92
🏙️ Population
14M
620K

The cost of living in Ho Chi Minh is 54% less expensive than in Leipzig. Cities ranked 6919th and 3436th ($762 vs $1652) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 299th in Vietnam and Germany, respectively. Check Vietnam vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Ho Chi Minh compared to 1.9 months in Leipzig. Ho Chi Minh ranked 1st best city to live in Vietnam vs Leipzig ranked 17th in Germany, while ranked 4450th and 112th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ho Chi Minh vs Leipzig

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Ho Chi Minh Leipzig
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.95
$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.8
$71.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.35
$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.15
$5.56
☕ Cappuccino
$1.86
$4.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.54
$3.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$547
$722
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$289
$535
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1009
$1325
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$526
$942
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59
$178
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$90.8
$275
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.58
$48.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.52%
3.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4266
$5097
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1950
$2610
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.27
$4.13
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.5
$69.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.91
$20.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.86
$2.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.51
$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.96
$2.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$3.8
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.47
$4.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$16.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.61
$13.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$22.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.67
$3.57
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$2.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$2.35
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$5.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1.38
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.77
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.82
$2.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.5
$7.07
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$1.03
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.35
$10.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.74
$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.35
$2.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.1
$1.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.95
$1.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$20.4
$45.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.48
$15.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$27.5
$38.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.79
$19.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$46.8
$98.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$96.9
$95.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$329
$445
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14995
$12468

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Thu Dau Mot
$540
25 km or 15 mi Bien Hoa
$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
6.2 km or 3.8 mi Markkleeberg
$1576
22 km or 13 mi Delitzsch
$1553
26 km or 16 mi Grimma
$1510
27 km or 17 mi Merseburg
$1435
32 km or 20 mi Bitterfeld-Wolfen
$1457
33 km or 20 mi Weienfels
$1446
33 km or 21 mi Halle
$1404
36 km or 22 mi Halle-Neustadt
$1432
36 km or 22 mi Zeitz
$1451
39 km or 24 mi Altenburg
$1401
45 km or 28 mi Naumburg
$1453
50 km or 31 mi Torgau
$1488
54 km or 34 mi Kothen
$1467
55 km or 34 mi Gera
$1179
56 km or 35 mi Dobeln
$1454
57 km or 35 mi Dessau-Rolau
$1489
58 km or 36 mi Glauchau
$1334
58 km or 36 mi Limbach-Oberfrohna
$1478
61 km or 38 mi Eisleben
$1460
62 km or 39 mi Wittenberg
$1460
63 km or 39 mi Riesa
$1462
67 km or 41 mi Werdau
$1276
67 km or 42 mi Chemnitz
$1497
69 km or 43 mi Bernburg
$1464
69 km or 43 mi Zwickau
$1146
70 km or 43 mi Apolda
$1396
72 km or 45 mi Jena
$1330
74 km or 46 mi Zerbst
$1490
77 km or 48 mi Greiz
$1355
77 km or 48 mi Sangerhausen
$1466
78 km or 49 mi Meissen
$1460
79 km or 49 mi Aschersleben
$1475
80 km or 50 mi Reichenbach im Vogtland
$1325
82 km or 51 mi Freiberg
$1305
82 km or 51 mi Stafurt
$1475
84 km or 52 mi Weimar
$1437
86 km or 54 mi Coswig
$1473
88 km or 54 mi Schonebeck
$1481
93 km or 58 mi Radebeul
$1476
94 km or 59 mi Annaberg-Buchholz
$1479