Ho Chi Minh vs Louisville - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ho Chi Minh Louisville
🚶 Cost of living one person
$734
$1847
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1845
$4440
🏠 One person rent
$387
$1087
🏘️ Family rent
$684
$1899
🍽️ Food expenses
$202
$549
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.5
$70.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$336
$3987
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
66
60
😀 Quality of life
66
89
🏙️ Population
9.39M
246K

The cost of living in Ho Chi Minh is 60% less expensive than in Louisville. Cities ranked 6928th and 2519th ($734 vs $1847) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1889th 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 0.5 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 89th in the United States, while ranked 4947th and 281st among best cities to live in the world.

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Ho Chi Minh Louisville
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.9
$14.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.6
$60.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.81
$10.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.14
$5.87
☕ Cappuccino
$1.85
$4.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$2.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$499
$1046
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$280
$881
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$921
$1832
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$508
$1620
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$54.3
$118
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$83.8
$182
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.41
$55
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.06%
6.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3891
$3372
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1915
$3052
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.27
$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.4
$48.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.93
$17.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.84
$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.43
$0.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.95
$2.83
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$4.35
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.45
$3.29
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$13.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.67
$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$11.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.75
$4.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$1.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$4.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$5.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$2.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$2.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$1.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.79
$2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.8
$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$3.22
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.23
$8.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.73
$6.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.35
$5.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.08
$3.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.93
$1.48
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$19.4
$23.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.8
$12.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$23.9
$112
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.8
$16
👖 Brand Jeans
$44.5
$45.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.5
$83.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$286
$1218
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13093
$15931

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$519
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$410
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$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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$1738
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$1845
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$1925
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$1912
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$1874
50 km or 31 mi Radcliff
$1883
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$1724
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$1659
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$2091
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$1769
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$1816
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$1713
121 km or 75 mi Bloomington
$2097
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$1922
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$2140
132 km or 82 mi Owensboro
$1647
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$1969
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$1606
140 km or 87 mi Winchester
$1822
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$2480
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$2025
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$1941
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$1763
159 km or 99 mi Fairfield
$1990
161 km or 100 mi Evansville
$2164
163 km or 101 mi Hamilton
$1993
164 km or 102 mi Oxford
$1915
165 km or 102 mi Somerset
$1338
167 km or 104 mi Henderson
$1799
170 km or 106 mi Plainfield
$1978
171 km or 106 mi Greenfield
$1847
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$2382
173 km or 108 mi Tompkinsville
$1810
175 km or 109 mi Mason
$1899
180 km or 112 mi Lawrence
$2070
183 km or 114 mi Middletown
$1495
185 km or 115 mi Brownsburg
$1753
186 km or 116 mi Lebanon
$1850
190 km or 118 mi Richmond
$1857
190 km or 118 mi Fishers
$2017