Ho Chi Minh vs Lucknow - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ho Chi Minh Lucknow
🚶 Cost of living one person
$726
$326
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1883
$789
🏠 One person rent
$370
$113
🏘️ Family rent
$634
$190
🍽️ Food expenses
$208
$132
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.8
$45.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$500
$257
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
67
63
😀 Quality of life
71
59
🏙️ Population
14M
3.38M

The cost of living in Ho Chi Minh is 123% more expensive than in Lucknow. Cities ranked 7123rd and 9120th ($726 vs $326) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 85th 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 0.8 months in Lucknow. Ho Chi Minh ranked 1st best city to live in Vietnam vs Lucknow ranked 18th in India, while ranked 3396th and 5952nd 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
$2.1
$1.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19
$10.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.77
$3.13
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.14
$1.56
☕ Cappuccino
$1.85
$1.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.53
$0.35
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$512
$116
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$248
$64.7
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$904
$213
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$437
$117
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60
$30.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$93.8
$46.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.78
$7.51
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.72%
8.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4456
$1173
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1839
$530
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.27
$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.5
$7.63
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.72
$2.88
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.91
$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.57
$0.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.06
$0.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$0.58
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.56
$0.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$3.34
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.55
$2.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$5.53
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.92
$1.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$0.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$0.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$0.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$0.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$0.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.78
$0.87
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.6
$8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$1.65
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.33
$4.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.7
$1.76
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.36
$2.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.09
$1.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.93
$0.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.8
$14.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.45
$3.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.1
$11.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.5
$2.39
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.4
$23
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.2
$38.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$379
$39.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17174
$975

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$522
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$414
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$503
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$721
113 km or 70 mi Sa Dec
$519
127 km or 79 mi Can Tho
$455
141 km or 88 mi Long Xuyen
$508
153 km or 95 mi Soc Trang
$523
162 km or 100 mi Prey Veng
$776
167 km or 104 mi Phan Thiet
$480
181 km or 112 mi Mui Ne
$493
184 km or 114 mi Kampong Cham
$518
189 km or 117 mi Rach Gia
$530
198 km or 123 mi Bac Lieu
$506
205 km or 127 mi Phnom Penh
$893
233 km or 145 mi Da Lat
$563
244 km or 151 mi Ca Mau
$517
257 km or 160 mi Buon Ma Thuot
$528
270 km or 168 mi Phan Rang-Thap Cham
$533
271 km or 168 mi Kampot
$582
300 km or 186 mi Phu Quoc
$518
309 km or 192 mi Stung Treng
$668
320 km or 199 mi Nha Trang
$540
343 km or 213 mi Sihanoukville
$766
414 km or 257 mi Siem Reap
$679
433 km or 269 mi Qui Nhon
$515
452 km or 281 mi Battambang
$601
488 km or 303 mi Ko Chang
$718
502 km or 312 mi Serei Saophoan
$644
527 km or 327 mi Ubon Ratchathani
$543
533 km or 331 mi Quang Ngai
$407
584 km or 363 mi Klaeng
$724
592 km or 368 mi Hoi An
$609
605 km or 376 mi Da Nang
$699
637 km or 396 mi Hue
$375
663 km or 412 mi Nong Prue
$809
664 km or 413 mi Chaophraya Surasak
$784
668 km or 415 mi Pattaya
$839
670 km or 416 mi Laem Chabang
$799
676 km or 420 mi Nakhon Ratchasima
$586

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$308
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$291
207 km or 129 mi Dhangadhi
$348
213 km or 132 mi Jaunpur
$266
226 km or 141 mi Bareilly
$271
238 km or 148 mi Bheemdatta
$330
243 km or 151 mi Gorakhpur
$295
249 km or 155 mi Mirzapur
$264
267 km or 166 mi Varanasi
$255
283 km or 176 mi Gwalior
$339
284 km or 176 mi Jhansi
$299
292 km or 182 mi Agra
$352
299 km or 186 mi Satna
$291
305 km or 189 mi Sambhal
$284
306 km or 190 mi Aligarh
$286
311 km or 193 mi Moradabad
$273
331 km or 205 mi Mathura
$276
336 km or 209 mi Pokhara
$386
389 km or 242 mi Birgunj
$317
398 km or 247 mi Meerut
$335
399 km or 248 mi Faridabad
$344
402 km or 250 mi Ghaziabad
$368
405 km or 252 mi Noida
$404
409 km or 254 mi Hetauda
$288
419 km or 260 mi Delhi
$479
422 km or 262 mi Jabalpur
$270
425 km or 264 mi Gurgaon
$509
436 km or 271 mi Alwar
$245
440 km or 274 mi Patna
$293
443 km or 276 mi Lalitpur
$336
445 km or 276 mi Rishikesh
$369
447 km or 278 mi Kathmandu
$424
454 km or 282 mi Sonipat
$256
456 km or 284 mi Muzaffarpur
$263
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$274
480 km or 298 mi Dehradun
$395
480 km or 298 mi Saharanpur
$270
486 km or 302 mi Vidisha
$309
487 km or 303 mi Rohtak
$239
494 km or 307 mi Janakpur
$287