Ho Chi Minh vs Louisville - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ho Chi Minh Louisville
🚶 Cost of living one person
$744
$1862
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2071
$4532
🏠 One person rent
$376
$1091
🏘️ Family rent
$848
$1976
🍽️ Food expenses
$219
$555
🚐 Transport expenses
$75.4
$69.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$488
$4332
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
66
61
😀 Quality of life
65
87
🏙️ Population
9.39M
246K

The cost of living in Ho Chi Minh is 60% less expensive than in Louisville. Cities ranked 6692nd and 2276th ($744 vs $1862) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1806th in Vietnam and the United States, respectively. Check Vietnam vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Ho Chi Minh compared to 2.3 months in Louisville. Ho Chi Minh ranked 1st best city to live in Vietnam vs Louisville ranked 68th in the United States, while ranked 4277th and 251st among best cities to live in the world.

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Ho Chi Minh Louisville
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.27
$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.5
$67.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.89
$9.26
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.21
$5.34
☕ Cappuccino
$1.86
$4.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.53
$2.36
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$444
$1155
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$284
$856
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1185
$2035
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$655
$1662
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$49.7
$120
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$76.8
$184
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.1
$55.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.77%
6.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4095
$3349
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2072
$3026
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$1.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.4
$48.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.91
$16.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.95
$0.88
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.55
$0.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.12
$2.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$3.22
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.56
$2.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$13.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.89
$11.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.13
$4.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$4.08
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$5.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$2.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$2.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$1.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.88
$1.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.2
$14.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.93
$2.85
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.43
$8.32
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.85
$6.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.58
$5.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.15
$3.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.93
$1.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$25.6
$23.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.42
$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21
$113
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.66
$16
👖 Brand Jeans
$32.2
$52.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$84.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$263
$1242
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14503
$13601

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$541
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$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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$1724
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$1840
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$1896
16 km or 10 mi Jeffersontown
$1888
46 km or 29 mi Shelbyville
$1759
50 km or 31 mi Radcliff
$1911
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$1703
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$1451
104 km or 65 mi Georgetown
$1784
107 km or 67 mi Columbus
$1900
111 km or 69 mi Nicholasville
$1786
113 km or 70 mi Lexington
$1784
121 km or 75 mi Bloomington
$2092
126 km or 79 mi Florence
$1921
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$2124
132 km or 82 mi Owensboro
$1651
140 km or 87 mi Franklin
$1975
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$1549
140 km or 87 mi Winchester
$1775
140 km or 87 mi Covington
$2464
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$1912
154 km or 96 mi Greenwood
$1978
154 km or 96 mi Bowling Green
$1788
159 km or 99 mi Fairfield
$1896
161 km or 100 mi Evansville
$1746
163 km or 101 mi Hamilton
$1877
164 km or 102 mi Oxford
$1837
165 km or 102 mi Somerset
$1317
167 km or 104 mi Henderson
$1764
170 km or 106 mi Plainfield
$1927
171 km or 106 mi Greenfield
$1929
172 km or 107 mi Indianapolis
$2187
173 km or 108 mi Tompkinsville
$1780
175 km or 109 mi Mason
$1852
180 km or 112 mi Lawrence
$1999
183 km or 114 mi Middletown
$1436
185 km or 115 mi Brownsburg
$1745
186 km or 116 mi Lebanon
$1856
190 km or 118 mi Richmond
$1822
190 km or 118 mi Fishers
$1954