Ho Chi Minh vs Louisville - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ho Chi Minh Louisville
🚶 Cost of living one person
$762
$1837
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1930
$4317
🏠 One person rent
$409
$1066
🏘️ Family rent
$723
$1745
🍽️ Food expenses
$205
$556
🚐 Transport expenses
$71
$70.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$340
$3958
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
67
60
😀 Quality of life
69
88
🏙️ Population
14M
246K

The cost of living in Ho Chi Minh is 59% less expensive than in Louisville. Cities ranked 6919th and 2713th ($762 vs $1837) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1895th 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 0.4 months in Ho Chi Minh compared to 2.2 months in Louisville. Ho Chi Minh ranked 1st best city to live in Vietnam vs Louisville ranked 101st in the United States, while ranked 4450th and 333rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ho Chi Minh vs Louisville

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Ho Chi Minh Louisville
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.95
$14.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.8
$61.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.35
$9.42
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.15
$5.9
☕ Cappuccino
$1.86
$4.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.54
$2.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$547
$1193
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$289
$806
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1009
$1806
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$526
$1418
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59
$121
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$90.8
$187
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.58
$61.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.52%
6.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4266
$2940
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1950
$2583
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.27
$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.5
$47.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.91
$17.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.86
$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.51
$0.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.96
$3.18
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$4.33
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.47
$3.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.61
$10.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$13.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.67
$4.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$1.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$4.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$4.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$2.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$2.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$1.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.82
$1.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.5
$14.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$3.31
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.35
$8.56
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.74
$6.46
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.35
$5.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.1
$3.76
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.95
$1.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$20.4
$23.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.48
$12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$27.5
$112
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.79
$16.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$46.8
$47.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$96.9
$96.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$329
$1219
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14995
$16074

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$540
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$419
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$525
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$708
113 km or 70 mi Sa Dec
$519
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$456
141 km or 88 mi Long Xuyen
$514
153 km or 95 mi Soc Trang
$523
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$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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$1742
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$1895
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$1908
16 km or 10 mi Jeffersontown
$1901
46 km or 29 mi Shelbyville
$1851
50 km or 31 mi Radcliff
$1895
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$1720
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$1603
104 km or 65 mi Georgetown
$2116
107 km or 67 mi Columbus
$1806
111 km or 69 mi Nicholasville
$1836
113 km or 70 mi Lexington
$1716
121 km or 75 mi Bloomington
$2086
126 km or 79 mi Florence
$1924
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$2122
132 km or 82 mi Owensboro
$1586
140 km or 87 mi Franklin
$2035
140 km or 87 mi Richmond
$1679
140 km or 87 mi Winchester
$1847
140 km or 87 mi Covington
$2343
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$2057
154 km or 96 mi Greenwood
$1928
154 km or 96 mi Bowling Green
$1747
159 km or 99 mi Fairfield
$1993
161 km or 100 mi Evansville
$2073
163 km or 101 mi Hamilton
$1994
164 km or 102 mi Oxford
$1911
165 km or 102 mi Somerset
$1355
167 km or 104 mi Henderson
$1766
170 km or 106 mi Plainfield
$2053
171 km or 106 mi Greenfield
$1855
172 km or 107 mi Indianapolis
$2374
173 km or 108 mi Tompkinsville
$1790
175 km or 109 mi Mason
$1904
180 km or 112 mi Lawrence
$2074
183 km or 114 mi Middletown
$1554
185 km or 115 mi Brownsburg
$1874
186 km or 116 mi Lebanon
$1864
190 km or 118 mi Richmond
$1872
190 km or 118 mi Fishers
$2011