Ho Chi Minh vs Malaga - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ho Chi Minh Malaga
🚶 Cost of living one person
$735
$1430
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2016
$3228
🏠 One person rent
$376
$851
🏘️ Family rent
$815
$1438
🍽️ Food expenses
$210
$380
🚐 Transport expenses
$72.4
$92.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$487
$1651
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
66
24
😀 Quality of life
65
78
🏙️ Population
9.39M
592K

The cost of living in Ho Chi Minh is 49% less expensive than in Malaga. Cities ranked 6739th and 3759th ($735 vs $1430) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 31st in Vietnam and Spain, respectively. Check Vietnam vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Ho Chi Minh compared to 1.2 months in Malaga. Ho Chi Minh ranked 1st best city to live in Vietnam vs Malaga ranked 19th in Spain, while ranked 4253rd and 708th among best cities to live in the world.

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Ho Chi Minh Malaga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.17
$12.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$23.4
$47.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.72
$9.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.18
$3.66
☕ Cappuccino
$1.88
$2.4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$2.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$459
$969
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$281
$689
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1102
$1741
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$634
$1176
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$50.1
$76.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$77.2
$119
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.54
$29.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.56%
3.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4334
$6060
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2039
$2594
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.27
$1.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.9
$27.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.97
$16.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.89
$1.64
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.54
$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.06
$1.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.53
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.49
$2.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$14.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.66
$7.57
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$2.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$1.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$2.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$1.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$1.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.82
$2.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.7
$5.97
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.93
$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.3
$5.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.78
$6.61
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.41
$2.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.12
$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.89
$1.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.4
$39.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.32
$8.58
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.2
$37.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.65
$13.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$41.1
$75.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$105
$87
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$277
$378
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14143
$9532

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Distance City Cost of living
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$530
25 km or 15 mi Bien Hoa
$425
72 km or 45 mi Vung Tau
$494
96 km or 60 mi Svay Rieng
$678
113 km or 70 mi Sa Dec
$512
127 km or 79 mi Can Tho
$454
141 km or 88 mi Long Xuyen
$508
153 km or 95 mi Soc Trang
$514
162 km or 100 mi Prey Veng
$721
167 km or 104 mi Phan Thiet
$506
181 km or 112 mi Mui Ne
$507
184 km or 114 mi Kampong Cham
$513
189 km or 117 mi Rach Gia
$526
198 km or 123 mi Bac Lieu
$504
205 km or 127 mi Phnom Penh
$836
233 km or 145 mi Da Lat
$577
244 km or 151 mi Ca Mau
$516
257 km or 160 mi Buon Ma Thuot
$531
270 km or 168 mi Phan Rang-Thap Cham
$534
271 km or 168 mi Kampot
$596
300 km or 186 mi Phu Quoc
$519
309 km or 192 mi Stung Treng
$634
320 km or 199 mi Nha Trang
$535
343 km or 213 mi Sihanoukville
$755
414 km or 257 mi Siem Reap
$644
433 km or 269 mi Qui Nhon
$516
452 km or 281 mi Battambang
$573
488 km or 303 mi Ko Chang
$677
502 km or 312 mi Serei Saophoan
$639
527 km or 327 mi Ubon Ratchathani
$545
533 km or 331 mi Quang Ngai
$427
584 km or 363 mi Klaeng
$685
592 km or 368 mi Hoi An
$584
605 km or 376 mi Da Nang
$593
637 km or 396 mi Hue
$393
663 km or 412 mi Nong Prue
$752
664 km or 413 mi Chaophraya Surasak
$739
668 km or 415 mi Pattaya
$781
670 km or 416 mi Laem Chabang
$743
676 km or 420 mi Nakhon Ratchasima
$588

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Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Benalmadena
$1415
24 km or 15 mi Mijas
$1353
27 km or 17 mi Fuengirola
$1347
36 km or 22 mi Antequera
$1178
48 km or 30 mi Marbella
$2040
55 km or 34 mi Loja
$1316
65 km or 40 mi Almunecar
$945
67 km or 41 mi Ronda
$893
71 km or 44 mi Estepona
$1395
80 km or 50 mi Motril
$895
89 km or 55 mi Granada
$1164
94 km or 58 mi Alcala la Real
$2087
104 km or 64 mi La Linea de la Concepcion
$1145
105 km or 65 mi Gibraltar City
$2278
109 km or 68 mi Ecija
$1201
113 km or 70 mi Los Barrios
$1041
114 km or 71 mi Algeciras
$889
119 km or 74 mi Martos
$1204
122 km or 76 mi Ceuta
$1141
124 km or 77 mi Arcos de la Frontera
$1144
125 km or 78 mi Adra
$1073
130 km or 81 mi Jaen
$930
132 km or 82 mi Tarifa
$1196
133 km or 83 mi Cordoba
$1100
137 km or 85 mi Carmona
$1197
143 km or 89 mi El Ejido
$1004
148 km or 92 mi Dos Hermanas
$1164
152 km or 94 mi Jerez de la Frontera
$892
154 km or 96 mi Tetouan
$517
158 km or 98 mi Seville
$1255
158 km or 98 mi Chiclana de la Frontera
$1018
162 km or 101 mi Tangier
$679
169 km or 105 mi Linares
$1220
169 km or 105 mi Cadiz
$1359
171 km or 106 mi Ubeda
$1316
174 km or 108 mi Rota
$1358
176 km or 109 mi Almeria
$1170
196 km or 122 mi Almonte
$1165
207 km or 129 mi Melilla
$801
218 km or 135 mi Nador
$449