Ho Chi Minh vs Lyon - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ho Chi Minh Lyon
🚶 Cost of living one person
$735
$1570
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2016
$3820
🏠 One person rent
$376
$773
🏘️ Family rent
$815
$1432
🍽️ Food expenses
$210
$544
🚐 Transport expenses
$72.4
$134
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$487
$2651
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
66
93
😀 Quality of life
65
89
🏙️ Population
9.39M
521K

The cost of living in Ho Chi Minh is 53% less expensive than in Lyon. Cities ranked 6739th and 3152nd ($735 vs $1570) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 34th in Vietnam and France, respectively. Check Vietnam vs France comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Ho Chi Minh compared to 1.7 months in Lyon. Ho Chi Minh ranked 1st best city to live in Vietnam vs Lyon ranked 5th in France, while ranked 4253rd and 195th among best cities to live in the world.

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Ho Chi Minh Lyon
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.17
$15.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$23.4
$62
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.72
$11.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.18
$6.9
☕ Cappuccino
$1.88
$3.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$2.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$459
$824
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$281
$563
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1102
$1593
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$634
$1107
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$50.1
$129
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$77.2
$199
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.54
$29.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.56%
3.74%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4334
$6408
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2039
$4049
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.27
$2.09
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.9
$74.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.97
$19.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.89
$1.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.54
$1.34
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.06
$2
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$2.06
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.49
$4.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$20.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.66
$14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$22.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$2.67
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$2.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$3.46
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$3.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$2.35
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$2.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.82
$2.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.7
$8.26
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.93
$2.48
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.3
$11.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.78
$6.44
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.41
$4.46
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.12
$1.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.89
$3.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.4
$39.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.32
$11.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.2
$26
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.65
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$41.1
$95.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$105
$99.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$277
$584
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14143
$10816

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$577
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$516
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$531
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$534
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$596
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$519
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$634
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$535
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$755
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$644
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$516
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$573
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$677
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$639
527 km or 327 mi Ubon Ratchathani
$545
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$427
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$685
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$584
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$593
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$393
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$752
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$1567
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$1081
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$1256
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$1348
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$1470
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$1310
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$1182
94 km or 58 mi Grenoble
$1434
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$1522
109 km or 68 mi Vernier
$3017
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$2937
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$2970
111 km or 69 mi Carouge
$3028
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$3195
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$1247
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$1205
118 km or 73 mi Annemasse
$1352
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$1050
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$3278
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$1299
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$1723
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$2738
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$2732
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$1314
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$3088
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$2776
184 km or 115 mi Montlucon
$1485
188 km or 117 mi Besancon
$1110
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$1316
192 km or 120 mi Aosta
$1474
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$2658
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$1338
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$1950
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$2308
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$2470
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$2287
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$1231
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$1338
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$1424
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$2457