Ho Chi Minh vs Lucknow - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ho Chi Minh Lucknow
🚶 Cost of living one person
$762
$340
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1930
$826
🏠 One person rent
$409
$115
🏘️ Family rent
$723
$195
🍽️ Food expenses
$205
$139
🚐 Transport expenses
$71
$47.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$340
$362
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
67
63
😀 Quality of life
69
61
🏙️ Population
14M
3.38M

The cost of living in Ho Chi Minh is 124% more expensive than in Lucknow. Cities ranked 6919th and 9109th ($762 vs $340) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 80th in Vietnam and India, respectively. Check Vietnam vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 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 18th in India, while ranked 4450th and 5852nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ho Chi Minh vs Lucknow

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Ho Chi Minh Lucknow
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.95
$1.67
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.8
$11
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.35
$3.29
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.15
$1.67
☕ Cappuccino
$1.86
$1.68
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.54
$0.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$547
$123
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$289
$67.9
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1009
$218
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$526
$126
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59
$29.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$90.8
$43.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.58
$7.57
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.52%
8.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4266
$1222
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1950
$593
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.27
$0.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.5
$6.57
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.91
$3.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.86
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.51
$0.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.96
$0.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$0.63
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.47
$1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$3.92
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.61
$2.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$6.21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.67
$1.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$0.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$0.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$0.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$0.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$0.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.82
$0.91
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.5
$8.08
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$1.66
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.35
$3.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.74
$1.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.35
$2.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.1
$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.95
$0.97
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$20.4
$15.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.48
$3.29
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$27.5
$12
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.79
$2.51
👖 Brand Jeans
$46.8
$22.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$96.9
$41.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$329
$39.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14995
$982

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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
162 km or 100 mi Prey Veng
$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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Distance City Cost of living
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$314
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$300
207 km or 129 mi Dhangadhi
$363
213 km or 132 mi Jaunpur
$276
226 km or 141 mi Bareilly
$287
238 km or 148 mi Bheemdatta
$347
243 km or 151 mi Gorakhpur
$295
249 km or 155 mi Mirzapur
$273
267 km or 166 mi Varanasi
$267
283 km or 176 mi Gwalior
$330
284 km or 176 mi Jhansi
$331
292 km or 182 mi Agra
$375
299 km or 186 mi Satna
$321
305 km or 189 mi Sambhal
$296
306 km or 190 mi Aligarh
$299
311 km or 193 mi Moradabad
$283
331 km or 205 mi Mathura
$289
336 km or 209 mi Pokhara
$395
389 km or 242 mi Birgunj
$319
398 km or 247 mi Meerut
$337
399 km or 248 mi Faridabad
$362
402 km or 250 mi Ghaziabad
$382
405 km or 252 mi Noida
$423
409 km or 254 mi Hetauda
$285
419 km or 260 mi Delhi
$507
422 km or 262 mi Jabalpur
$301
425 km or 264 mi Gurgaon
$519
436 km or 271 mi Alwar
$256
440 km or 274 mi Patna
$308
443 km or 276 mi Lalitpur
$340
445 km or 276 mi Rishikesh
$374
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$412
454 km or 282 mi Sonipat
$263
456 km or 284 mi Muzaffarpur
$281
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$282
480 km or 298 mi Dehradun
$383
480 km or 298 mi Saharanpur
$285
486 km or 302 mi Vidisha
$329
487 km or 303 mi Rohtak
$250
494 km or 307 mi Janakpur
$284