Ho Chi Minh vs Meru - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ho Chi Minh Meru
🚶 Cost of living one person
$762
$542
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1930
$1408
🏠 One person rent
$409
$179
🏘️ Family rent
$723
$284
🍽️ Food expenses
$205
$263
🚐 Transport expenses
$71
$39.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$340
$415
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
69 km
🎓 Higher education
67
27
😀 Quality of life
69
32
🏙️ Population
14M
42.7K

The cost of living in Ho Chi Minh is 40% more expensive than in Meru. Cities ranked 6919th and 8447th ($762 vs $542) 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 0.4 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 4450th and 8725th 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
$1.95
$5.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.8
$39
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.35
$6.65
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.15
$2.34
☕ Cappuccino
$1.86
$2.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.54
$0.66
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$547
$165
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$289
$103
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1009
$304
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$526
$183
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59
$25.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$90.8
$39.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.58
$37.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.52%
15.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4266
$1070
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1950
$1158
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.27
$0.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.5
$28.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.91
$14.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.86
$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.51
$0.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.96
$0.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.08
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.47
$1.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.61
$6.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$4.99
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.67
$3.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$0.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$0.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$0.79
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.82
$1.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.5
$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$2.14
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.35
$3.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.74
$2.59
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.35
$3.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.1
$1.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.95
$1.13
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$20.4
$39.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.48
$7.68
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$27.5
$21.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.79
$3.51
👖 Brand Jeans
$46.8
$19.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$96.9
$59.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$329
$220
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14995
$9031

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$514
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$523
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$760
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$500
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$506
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$501
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$535
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$512
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$882
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$572
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$526
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$535
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$543
271 km or 168 mi Kampot
$587
300 km or 186 mi Phu Quoc
$530
309 km or 192 mi Stung Treng
$652
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$541
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$764
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$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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$533
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$505
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$523
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$624
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$602
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$651
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$553
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$593
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$604
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$670
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$722
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$563
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$544
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$623
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$627
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$551
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$588
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$506
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$743
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$408
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$763
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$996
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$617
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$825
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$775
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$572
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$528
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$620
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$811
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$691
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$724
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$518
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$693
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$810
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