Ho Chi Minh vs Makassar - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ho Chi Minh Makassar
🚶 Cost of living one person
$762
$510
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1930
$1174
🏠 One person rent
$409
$233
🏘️ Family rent
$723
$380
🍽️ Food expenses
$205
$191
🚐 Transport expenses
$71
$36.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$340
$229
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
67
46
😀 Quality of life
69
61
🏙️ Population
14M
1.34M

The cost of living in Ho Chi Minh is 49% more expensive than in Makassar. Cities ranked 6919th and 8651st ($762 vs $510) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 23rd in Vietnam and Indonesia, respectively. Check Vietnam vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Ho Chi Minh compared to 0.4 months in Makassar. Ho Chi Minh ranked 1st best city to live in Vietnam vs Makassar ranked 7th in Indonesia, while ranked 4450th and 5819th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ho Chi Minh vs Makassar

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Ho Chi Minh Makassar
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.95
$2.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.8
$9.51
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.35
$3.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.15
$3.14
☕ Cappuccino
$1.86
$2.09
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.54
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$547
$209
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$289
$143
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1009
$373
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$526
$253
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59
$50.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$90.8
$76.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.58
$26.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.52%
6.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4266
$1475
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1950
$596
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.27
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.5
$11.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.91
$3.51
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.86
$0.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.51
$1.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.96
$1.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$0.63
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.47
$1.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$6.03
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.61
$2.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$4.19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.67
$2.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$1.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1.49
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.82
$1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.5
$23.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$1.98
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.35
$2.56
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.74
$0.91
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.35
$0.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.1
$0.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.95
$0.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$20.4
$19.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.48
$3.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$27.5
$10
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.79
$1.65
👖 Brand Jeans
$46.8
$29
👟 Brand Sneakers
$96.9
$79.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$329
$101
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14995
$4042

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$540
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$419
72 km or 45 mi Vung Tau
$525
96 km or 60 mi Svay Rieng
$708
113 km or 70 mi Sa Dec
$519
127 km or 79 mi Can Tho
$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
126 km or 78 mi Parepare
$493
253 km or 157 mi Palopo
$509
358 km or 223 mi Baubau
$491
376 km or 233 mi Kendari
$498
379 km or 235 mi Bima
$593
474 km or 294 mi Palu
$537
523 km or 325 mi Balikpapan
$588
529 km or 329 mi Mataram
$409
549 km or 341 mi Banjarbaru
$449
572 km or 355 mi Banjarmasin
$461
573 km or 356 mi Samarinda
$560
592 km or 368 mi Ubud
$822
607 km or 377 mi Denpasar
$496
614 km or 382 mi Bali
$1175
623 km or 387 mi Bontang
$537
691 km or 429 mi Palangka Raya
$464
723 km or 450 mi Kupang
$527
744 km or 462 mi Probolinggo
$476
750 km or 466 mi Gorontalo
$437
771 km or 479 mi Maliana
$514
771 km or 479 mi Pasuruan
$459
774 km or 481 mi Surabaya
$549
779 km or 484 mi Dili
$522
796 km or 495 mi Ainaro
$513
814 km or 506 mi Mojokerto
$419
814 km or 506 mi Malang
$379
820 km or 509 mi Batu
$408
861 km or 535 mi Baucau
$512
867 km or 539 mi Blitar
$439
870 km or 541 mi Kediri
$453
915 km or 569 mi Madiun
$445
952 km or 592 mi Manado
$432
958 km or 595 mi Tarakan
$520
974 km or 605 mi Bitung
$440
984 km or 611 mi Ambon
$506
988 km or 614 mi Surakarta
$405
1015 km or 631 mi Salatiga
$424
1015 km or 631 mi Semarang
$499
1043 km or 648 mi Yogyakarta
$445
1062 km or 660 mi Tawau
$621