Ho Chi Minh vs Moscow - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ho Chi Minh Moscow
🚶 Cost of living one person
$734
$1438
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1845
$3409
🏠 One person rent
$387
$864
🏘️ Family rent
$684
$1523
🍽️ Food expenses
$202
$357
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.5
$109
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$336
$881
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
27 km
🎓 Higher education
66
96
😀 Quality of life
66
73
🏙️ Population
9.39M
13.3M

The cost of living in Ho Chi Minh is 49% less expensive than in Moscow. Cities ranked 6928th and 4141st ($734 vs $1438) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Vietnam and Russia, respectively. Check Vietnam vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Ho Chi Minh compared to 0.6 months in Moscow. Ho Chi Minh ranked 1st best city to live in Vietnam vs Moscow ranked 1st in Russia, while ranked 4947th and 2664th among best cities to live in the world.

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Ho Chi Minh Moscow
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.9
$12.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.6
$55.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.81
$6.18
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.14
$4.27
☕ Cappuccino
$1.85
$3.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$1.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$499
$1183
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$280
$660
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$921
$2170
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$508
$1176
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$54.3
$91.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$83.8
$140
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.41
$8.08
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.06%
24.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3891
$9466
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1915
$4008
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.27
$0.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.4
$37.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.93
$5.62
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.84
$0.78
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.43
$1.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.95
$0.87
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$1.55
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.45
$1.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$12.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.67
$5.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.75
$1.8
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$2.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$3.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$0.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$0.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.79
$2.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.8
$9.17
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$1.12
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.23
$3.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.73
$4.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.35
$3.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.08
$1.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.93
$1.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$19.4
$43.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.8
$7.34
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$23.9
$34.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.8
$6.45
👖 Brand Jeans
$44.5
$78.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.5
$127
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$286
$688
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13093
$15272

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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
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$914
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$915
19 km or 12 mi Lyubertsy
$917
19 km or 12 mi Mytishchi
$800
21 km or 13 mi Balashikha
$898
22 km or 14 mi Korolyov
$831
37 km or 23 mi Podolsk
$876
52 km or 32 mi Elektrostal
$863
96 km or 60 mi Obninsk
$671
161 km or 100 mi Kaluga
$582
161 km or 100 mi Tver
$727
173 km or 107 mi Tula
$837
179 km or 111 mi Vladimir
$650
184 km or 114 mi Ryazan
$692
248 km or 154 mi Yaroslavl
$672
250 km or 155 mi Ivanovo
$615
266 km or 165 mi Rybinsk
$678
301 km or 187 mi Kostroma
$765
326 km or 202 mi Oryol
$660
349 km or 217 mi Bryansk
$629
366 km or 228 mi Dzerzhinsk
$697
369 km or 229 mi Smolensk
$547
372 km or 231 mi Lipetsk
$570
376 km or 234 mi Cherepovets
$543
402 km or 250 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$882
408 km or 254 mi Vologda
$544
419 km or 260 mi Tambov
$672
457 km or 284 mi Kursk
$649
466 km or 290 mi Voronezh
$707
474 km or 294 mi Vitebsk
$293
491 km or 305 mi Veliky Novgorod
$734
495 km or 308 mi Starooskolsky
$537
496 km or 308 mi Stary Oskol
$485
509 km or 316 mi Mogilev
$545
513 km or 319 mi Saransk
$719
555 km or 345 mi Penza
$537
568 km or 353 mi Gomel
$475
571 km or 355 mi Sumy
$496
577 km or 359 mi Belgorod
$718
601 km or 373 mi Cheboksary
$772