Ho Chi Minh vs Leipzig - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Ho Chi Minh	Leipzig
🚶 Cost of living one person	$735	$1516
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2016	$3783
🏠 One person rent	$376	$764
🏘️ Family rent	$815	$1542
🍽️ Food expenses	$210	$505
🚐 Transport expenses	$72.4	$128
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$487	$2738
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	66	72
😀 Quality of life	65	92
🏙️ Population	9.39M	620K

The cost of living in Ho Chi Minh is 52% less expensive than in Leipzig. Cities ranked 6739th and 3353rd ($735 vs $1516) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 271st in Vietnam and Germany, respectively. Check Vietnam vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Ho Chi Minh compared to 1.8 months in Leipzig. Ho Chi Minh ranked 1st best city to live in Vietnam vs Leipzig ranked 14th in Germany, while ranked 4253rd and 87th 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	$2.17	$12.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$23.4	$63.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.72	$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.18	$4.42
☕ Cappuccino	$1.88	$3.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.5	$2.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$459	$687
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$281	$504
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1102	$1640
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$634	$1119
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$50.1	$176
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$77.2	$271
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.54	$47.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.56%	3.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4334	$3984
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2039	$2535
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.27	$3.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.9	$52.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.97	$17.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.89	$1.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.54	$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.06	$2.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$3.39
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.49	$3.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$13.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.66	$14.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$17.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$2.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$2.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$4.91
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$1.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$1.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.82	$1.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.7	$6.29
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.93	$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.3	$8.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.78	$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.41	$1.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.12	$1.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.89	$1.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21.4	$33.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.32	$12.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$20.2	$33.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.65	$18.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$41.1	$90.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$82.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$277	$372
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14143	$9452

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Cities near Ho Chi Minh

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Thu Dau Mot	$530
25 km or 15 mi	Bien Hoa	$425
72 km or 45 mi	Vung Tau	$494
96 km or 60 mi	Svay Rieng	$678
113 km or 70 mi	Sa Dec	$512
127 km or 79 mi	Can Tho	$454
141 km or 88 mi	Long Xuyen	$508
153 km or 95 mi	Soc Trang	$514
162 km or 100 mi	Prey Veng	$721
167 km or 104 mi	Phan Thiet	$506
181 km or 112 mi	Mui Ne	$507
184 km or 114 mi	Kampong Cham	$513
189 km or 117 mi	Rach Gia	$526
198 km or 123 mi	Bac Lieu	$504
205 km or 127 mi	Phnom Penh	$836
233 km or 145 mi	Da Lat	$577
244 km or 151 mi	Ca Mau	$516
257 km or 160 mi	Buon Ma Thuot	$531
270 km or 168 mi	Phan Rang-Thap Cham	$534
271 km or 168 mi	Kampot	$596
300 km or 186 mi	Phu Quoc	$519
309 km or 192 mi	Stung Treng	$634
320 km or 199 mi	Nha Trang	$535
343 km or 213 mi	Sihanoukville	$755
414 km or 257 mi	Siem Reap	$644
433 km or 269 mi	Qui Nhon	$516
452 km or 281 mi	Battambang	$573
488 km or 303 mi	Ko Chang	$677
502 km or 312 mi	Serei Saophoan	$639
527 km or 327 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$545
533 km or 331 mi	Quang Ngai	$427
584 km or 363 mi	Klaeng	$685
592 km or 368 mi	Hoi An	$584
605 km or 376 mi	Da Nang	$593
637 km or 396 mi	Hue	$393
663 km or 412 mi	Nong Prue	$752
664 km or 413 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$739
668 km or 415 mi	Pattaya	$781
670 km or 416 mi	Laem Chabang	$743
676 km or 420 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$588

Cities near Leipzig

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.2 km or 3.8 mi	Markkleeberg	$1452
22 km or 13 mi	Delitzsch	$1419
26 km or 16 mi	Grimma	$1353
27 km or 17 mi	Merseburg	$1269
32 km or 20 mi	Bitterfeld-Wolfen	$1308
33 km or 20 mi	Weienfels	$1284
33 km or 21 mi	Halle	$1229
36 km or 22 mi	Halle-Neustadt	$1261
36 km or 22 mi	Zeitz	$1295
39 km or 24 mi	Altenburg	$1281
45 km or 28 mi	Naumburg	$1287
50 km or 31 mi	Torgau	$1350
54 km or 34 mi	Kothen	$1346
55 km or 34 mi	Gera	$1109
56 km or 35 mi	Dobeln	$1278
57 km or 35 mi	Dessau-Rolau	$1340
58 km or 36 mi	Glauchau	$1147
58 km or 36 mi	Limbach-Oberfrohna	$1222
61 km or 38 mi	Eisleben	$1306
62 km or 39 mi	Wittenberg	$1354
63 km or 39 mi	Riesa	$1309
67 km or 41 mi	Werdau	$1118
67 km or 42 mi	Chemnitz	$1187
69 km or 43 mi	Bernburg	$1388
69 km or 43 mi	Zwickau	$1011
70 km or 43 mi	Apolda	$1221
72 km or 45 mi	Jena	$1123
74 km or 46 mi	Zerbst	$1332
77 km or 48 mi	Greiz	$1215
77 km or 48 mi	Sangerhausen	$1312
78 km or 49 mi	Meissen	$1325
79 km or 49 mi	Aschersleben	$1355
80 km or 50 mi	Reichenbach im Vogtland	$1147
82 km or 51 mi	Freiberg	$1202
82 km or 51 mi	Stafurt	$1356
84 km or 52 mi	Weimar	$1288
86 km or 54 mi	Coswig	$1341
88 km or 54 mi	Schonebeck	$1326
93 km or 58 mi	Radebeul	$1351
94 km or 59 mi	Annaberg-Buchholz	$1307