Ho Chi Minh vs Lucknow - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ho Chi Minh Lucknow
🚶 Cost of living one person
$744
$393
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2071
$1061
🏠 One person rent
$376
$131
🏘️ Family rent
$848
$314
🍽️ Food expenses
$219
$146
🚐 Transport expenses
$75.4
$68.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$488
$419
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
66
62
😀 Quality of life
65
51
🏙️ Population
9.39M
3.38M

The cost of living in Ho Chi Minh is 89% more expensive than in Lucknow. Cities ranked 6692nd and 8996th ($744 vs $393) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 43rd in Vietnam and India, respectively. Check Vietnam vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Ho Chi Minh compared to 1.1 months in Lucknow. Ho Chi Minh ranked 1st best city to live in Vietnam vs Lucknow ranked 26th in India, while ranked 4277th and 6126th among best cities to live in the world.

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Ho Chi Minh Lucknow
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.27
$2.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.5
$11.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.89
$3.61
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.21
$1.8
☕ Cappuccino
$1.86
$1.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.53
$0.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$444
$139
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$284
$82.5
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1185
$367
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$655
$234
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$49.7
$30.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$76.8
$47.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.1
$6.39
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.77%
8.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4095
$1781
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2072
$851
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.4
$16.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.91
$4.41
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.95
$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.55
$0.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.12
$0.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$0.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.56
$1.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$3.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.89
$2.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$4.47
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.13
$1.79
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$0.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$0.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$0.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$0.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$0.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.88
$0.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.2
$5.97
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.93
$2.05
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.43
$3.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.85
$2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.58
$3.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.15
$1.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.93
$1.05
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$25.6
$24.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.42
$4.17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21
$12.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.66
$2.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$32.2
$32.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$51.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$263
$65.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14503
$1788

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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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Distance City Cost of living
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$329
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$461
207 km or 129 mi Dhangadhi
$396
213 km or 132 mi Jaunpur
$331
226 km or 141 mi Bareilly
$299
238 km or 148 mi Bheemdatta
$379
243 km or 151 mi Gorakhpur
$306
249 km or 155 mi Mirzapur
$365
267 km or 166 mi Varanasi
$316
283 km or 176 mi Gwalior
$339
284 km or 176 mi Jhansi
$373
292 km or 182 mi Agra
$360
299 km or 186 mi Satna
$306
305 km or 189 mi Sambhal
$319
306 km or 190 mi Aligarh
$288
311 km or 193 mi Moradabad
$325
331 km or 205 mi Mathura
$292
336 km or 209 mi Pokhara
$377
389 km or 242 mi Birgunj
$335
398 km or 247 mi Meerut
$351
399 km or 248 mi Faridabad
$383
402 km or 250 mi Ghaziabad
$391
405 km or 252 mi Noida
$445
409 km or 254 mi Hetauda
$311
419 km or 260 mi Delhi
$505
422 km or 262 mi Jabalpur
$285
425 km or 264 mi Gurgaon
$533
436 km or 271 mi Alwar
$303
440 km or 274 mi Patna
$356
443 km or 276 mi Lalitpur
$350
445 km or 276 mi Rishikesh
$371
447 km or 278 mi Kathmandu
$443
454 km or 282 mi Sonipat
$275
456 km or 284 mi Muzaffarpur
$294
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$337
480 km or 298 mi Dehradun
$375
480 km or 298 mi Saharanpur
$284
486 km or 302 mi Vidisha
$337
487 km or 303 mi Rohtak
$280
494 km or 307 mi Janakpur
$321