Ho Chi Minh vs Meru - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ho Chi Minh Meru
🚶 Cost of living one person
$744
$535
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2071
$1499
🏠 One person rent
$376
$177
🏘️ Family rent
$848
$411
🍽️ Food expenses
$219
$259
🚐 Transport expenses
$75.4
$38.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$488
$443
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
69 km
🎓 Higher education
66
30
😀 Quality of life
65
25
🏙️ Population
9.39M
42.7K

The cost of living in Ho Chi Minh is 39% more expensive than in Meru. Cities ranked 6692nd and 8393rd ($744 vs $535) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in Vietnam and Kenya, respectively. Check Vietnam vs Kenya 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 Meru. Ho Chi Minh ranked 1st best city to live in Vietnam vs Meru ranked 9th in Kenya, while ranked 4277th and 8584th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ho Chi Minh vs Meru

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Ho Chi Minh Meru
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.27
$3.91
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.5
$31.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.89
$5.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.21
$2.33
☕ Cappuccino
$1.86
$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.53
$0.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$444
$191
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$284
$102
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1185
$648
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$655
$269
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$49.7
$17.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$76.8
$26.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.1
$40.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.77%
14.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4095
$1063
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2072
$1352
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.4
$30.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.91
$14
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.95
$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.55
$0.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.12
$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.77
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.56
$1.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.89
$6.13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$5.19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.13
$2.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$1.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$0.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$1.04
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$1.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.88
$1.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.2
$12.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.93
$2.17
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.43
$3.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.85
$3.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.58
$3.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.15
$0.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.93
$1.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$25.6
$33.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.42
$6.23
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21
$21.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.66
$3.94
👖 Brand Jeans
$32.2
$19.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$66.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$263
$166
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14503
$8360

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$445
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$512
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$689
113 km or 70 mi Sa Dec
$521
127 km or 79 mi Can Tho
$469
141 km or 88 mi Long Xuyen
$516
153 km or 95 mi Soc Trang
$529
162 km or 100 mi Prey Veng
$711
167 km or 104 mi Phan Thiet
$521
181 km or 112 mi Mui Ne
$516
184 km or 114 mi Kampong Cham
$514
189 km or 117 mi Rach Gia
$534
198 km or 123 mi Bac Lieu
$515
205 km or 127 mi Phnom Penh
$819
233 km or 145 mi Da Lat
$531
244 km or 151 mi Ca Mau
$525
257 km or 160 mi Buon Ma Thuot
$515
270 km or 168 mi Phan Rang-Thap Cham
$521
271 km or 168 mi Kampot
$582
300 km or 186 mi Phu Quoc
$529
309 km or 192 mi Stung Treng
$626
320 km or 199 mi Nha Trang
$549
343 km or 213 mi Sihanoukville
$754
414 km or 257 mi Siem Reap
$630
433 km or 269 mi Qui Nhon
$515
452 km or 281 mi Battambang
$533
488 km or 303 mi Ko Chang
$697
502 km or 312 mi Serei Saophoan
$633
527 km or 327 mi Ubon Ratchathani
$561
533 km or 331 mi Quang Ngai
$433
584 km or 363 mi Klaeng
$703
592 km or 368 mi Hoi An
$547
605 km or 376 mi Da Nang
$610
637 km or 396 mi Hue
$407
663 km or 412 mi Nong Prue
$773
664 km or 413 mi Chaophraya Surasak
$758
668 km or 415 mi Pattaya
$800
670 km or 416 mi Laem Chabang
$769
676 km or 420 mi Nakhon Ratchasima
$564

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$571
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$745
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$460
323 km or 201 mi Kisumu
$518
354 km or 220 mi Mumias
$483
378 km or 235 mi Moshi
$548
392 km or 244 mi Tororo
$581
395 km or 245 mi Arusha
$543
403 km or 250 mi Mbale
$583
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$502
496 km or 308 mi Jinja
$511
508 km or 316 mi Mombasa
$560
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$643
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$707
577 km or 359 mi Entebbe
$559
591 km or 367 mi Tanga
$601
600 km or 373 mi Mwanza
$466
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$579
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$675
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$736
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$564
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$711
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$639
783 km or 486 mi Dar es Salaam
$722
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$810
819 km or 509 mi Arua
$576
840 km or 522 mi Bunia
$784
852 km or 529 mi Jimma
$590
852 km or 530 mi Kasese
$568
858 km or 533 mi Juba
$520
862 km or 536 mi Byumba
$622
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$723
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$509
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$719
907 km or 563 mi Ruhengeri
$598
911 km or 566 mi Ruyigi
$509
911 km or 566 mi Beni
$768
918 km or 570 mi Nyanza
$545