Ho Chi Minh vs Milan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ho Chi Minh Milan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$734
$2307
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1845
$5512
🏠 One person rent
$387
$1295
🏘️ Family rent
$684
$2316
🍽️ Food expenses
$202
$634
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.5
$195
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$336
$2386
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
66
98
😀 Quality of life
66
88
🏙️ Population
9.39M
1.35M

The cost of living in Ho Chi Minh is 68% less expensive than in Milan. Cities ranked 6928th and 1250th ($734 vs $2307) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Vietnam and Italy, respectively. Check Vietnam vs Italy comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Ho Chi Minh compared to 1 months in Milan. Ho Chi Minh ranked 1st best city to live in Vietnam vs Milan ranked 2nd in Italy, while ranked 4947th and 315th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ho Chi Minh vs Milan

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Ho Chi Minh Milan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.9
$21.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.6
$82.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.81
$13.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.14
$7.24
☕ Cappuccino
$1.85
$2.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$3.35
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$499
$1465
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$280
$1056
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$921
$2665
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$508
$1944
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$54.3
$127
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$83.8
$198
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.41
$29.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.06%
3.11%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3891
$10174
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1915
$5200
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.27
$2.54
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.4
$44.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.93
$27.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.84
$2.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.43
$1.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.95
$2.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$2.92
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.45
$5.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$20
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.67
$13.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$24.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.75
$2.82
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$2.44
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$3.39
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$4.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$2.46
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$2.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.79
$3.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.8
$9.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$2.28
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.23
$6.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.73
$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.35
$4.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.08
$3.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.93
$2.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$19.4
$72.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.8
$11.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$23.9
$103
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.8
$25.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$44.5
$110
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.5
$117
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$286
$850
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13093
$16429

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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
8 km or 5 mi Buccinasco
$1792
15 km or 9.1 mi Monza
$1764
20 km or 13 mi Seregno
$1699
21 km or 13 mi Saronno
$1808
29 km or 18 mi Lodi
$1344
30 km or 19 mi Cantu
$1649
30 km or 19 mi Vigevano
$1770
31 km or 19 mi Busto Arsizio
$1781
31 km or 20 mi Pavia
$1474
39 km or 24 mi Como
$1803
40 km or 25 mi Crema
$1474
45 km or 28 mi Novara
$1264
45 km or 28 mi Bergamo
$1547
46 km or 28 mi Lecco
$1489
48 km or 30 mi Varese
$1605
55 km or 34 mi Voghera
$1624
61 km or 38 mi Piacenza
$1582
63 km or 39 mi Vercelli
$1316
63 km or 39 mi Lugano
$2673
69 km or 43 mi Tortona
$1469
76 km or 47 mi Cremona
$1402
76 km or 47 mi Alessandria
$1308
81 km or 50 mi Brescia
$1762
82 km or 51 mi Bellinzona
$3158
89 km or 55 mi Biella
$1263
100 km or 62 mi Asti
$1268
116 km or 72 mi Parma
$1589
120 km or 74 mi Genoa
$1620
125 km or 78 mi Turin
$1582
130 km or 81 mi Mantua
$1602
140 km or 87 mi Savona
$1642
141 km or 87 mi Verona
$1657
142 km or 88 mi Reggio Emilia
$1446
149 km or 92 mi Aosta
$1662
156 km or 97 mi Chur
$2846
159 km or 99 mi La Spezia
$1615
162 km or 100 mi Sassuolo
$1589
162 km or 101 mi Mondovi
$1336
164 km or 102 mi Trento
$1612
164 km or 102 mi Modena
$1700