Ho Chi Minh vs Makassar - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ho Chi Minh Makassar
🚶 Cost of living one person
$734
$523
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1845
$1206
🏠 One person rent
$387
$245
🏘️ Family rent
$684
$408
🍽️ Food expenses
$202
$191
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.5
$40.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$336
$232
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
66
45
😀 Quality of life
66
49
🏙️ Population
9.39M
1.34M

The cost of living in Ho Chi Minh is 40% more expensive than in Makassar. Cities ranked 6928th and 8505th ($734 vs $523) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 22nd in Vietnam and Indonesia, respectively. Check Vietnam vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 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 16th in Indonesia, while ranked 4947th and 6737th 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
$1.9
$2.84
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.6
$8.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.81
$3.32
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.14
$3.27
☕ Cappuccino
$1.85
$2.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$499
$245
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$280
$154
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$921
$434
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$508
$283
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$54.3
$43.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$83.8
$66.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.41
$28.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.06%
5.94%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3891
$1522
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1915
$597
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.27
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.4
$13.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.93
$4.13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.84
$0.67
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.43
$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.95
$0.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$0.64
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.45
$1.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$7.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.67
$2.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$4.22
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.75
$2.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$1.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$1.51
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.79
$1.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.8
$23.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$1.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.23
$2.21
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.73
$0.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.35
$0.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.08
$0.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.93
$0.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$19.4
$16.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.8
$2.71
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$23.9
$11.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.8
$1.69
👖 Brand Jeans
$44.5
$33.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.5
$71.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$286
$103
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13093
$4103

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$519
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$410
72 km or 45 mi Vung Tau
$493
96 km or 60 mi Svay Rieng
$686
113 km or 70 mi Sa Dec
$502
127 km or 79 mi Can Tho
$439
141 km or 88 mi Long Xuyen
$498
153 km or 95 mi Soc Trang
$507
162 km or 100 mi Prey Veng
$727
167 km or 104 mi Phan Thiet
$482
181 km or 112 mi Mui Ne
$491
184 km or 114 mi Kampong Cham
$504
189 km or 117 mi Rach Gia
$515
198 km or 123 mi Bac Lieu
$494
205 km or 127 mi Phnom Penh
$829
233 km or 145 mi Da Lat
$572
244 km or 151 mi Ca Mau
$507
257 km or 160 mi Buon Ma Thuot
$516
270 km or 168 mi Phan Rang-Thap Cham
$523
271 km or 168 mi Kampot
$622
300 km or 186 mi Phu Quoc
$511
309 km or 192 mi Stung Treng
$635
320 km or 199 mi Nha Trang
$508
343 km or 213 mi Sihanoukville
$763
414 km or 257 mi Siem Reap
$650
433 km or 269 mi Qui Nhon
$501
452 km or 281 mi Battambang
$571
488 km or 303 mi Ko Chang
$708
502 km or 312 mi Serei Saophoan
$623
527 km or 327 mi Ubon Ratchathani
$558
533 km or 331 mi Quang Ngai
$403
584 km or 363 mi Klaeng
$718
592 km or 368 mi Hoi An
$601
605 km or 376 mi Da Nang
$615
637 km or 396 mi Hue
$372
663 km or 412 mi Nong Prue
$787
664 km or 413 mi Chaophraya Surasak
$770
668 km or 415 mi Pattaya
$812
670 km or 416 mi Laem Chabang
$779
676 km or 420 mi Nakhon Ratchasima
$588

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Distance City Cost of living
126 km or 78 mi Parepare
$502
253 km or 157 mi Palopo
$519
358 km or 223 mi Baubau
$499
376 km or 233 mi Kendari
$507
379 km or 235 mi Bima
$588
474 km or 294 mi Palu
$549
523 km or 325 mi Balikpapan
$598
529 km or 329 mi Mataram
$402
549 km or 341 mi Banjarbaru
$449
572 km or 355 mi Banjarmasin
$459
573 km or 356 mi Samarinda
$568
592 km or 368 mi Ubud
$834
607 km or 377 mi Denpasar
$489
614 km or 382 mi Bali
$1134
623 km or 387 mi Bontang
$547
691 km or 429 mi Palangka Raya
$470
723 km or 450 mi Kupang
$531
744 km or 462 mi Probolinggo
$470
750 km or 466 mi Gorontalo
$445
771 km or 479 mi Maliana
$512
771 km or 479 mi Pasuruan
$457
774 km or 481 mi Surabaya
$551
779 km or 484 mi Dili
$520
796 km or 495 mi Ainaro
$513
814 km or 506 mi Mojokerto
$413
814 km or 506 mi Malang
$384
820 km or 509 mi Batu
$409
861 km or 535 mi Baucau
$513
867 km or 539 mi Blitar
$440
870 km or 541 mi Kediri
$447
915 km or 569 mi Madiun
$456
952 km or 592 mi Manado
$445
958 km or 595 mi Tarakan
$524
974 km or 605 mi Bitung
$447
984 km or 611 mi Ambon
$502
988 km or 614 mi Surakarta
$409
1015 km or 631 mi Salatiga
$422
1015 km or 631 mi Semarang
$488
1043 km or 648 mi Yogyakarta
$445
1062 km or 660 mi Tawau
$578