Ho Chi Minh vs Moscow - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated:

Livingcost

Ho Chi Minh Moscow
🚶 Cost of living one person
$716
$934
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2023
$2378
🏠 One person rent
$356
$509
🏘️ Family rent
$781
$1000
🍽️ Food expenses
$215
$243
🚐 Transport expenses
$68.8
$88.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$465
$1130
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
27 km
🎓 Higher education
65
95
😀 Quality of life
67
74
🏙️ Population
10.4M
12.5M

The cost of living in Ho Chi Minh is 23% less expensive than in Moscow. Cities ranked 6644th and 5667th ($716 vs $934) 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 0.6 months in Ho Chi Minh compared to 1.2 months in Moscow. Ho Chi Minh ranked 1st best city to live in Vietnam vs Moscow ranked 1st in Russia, while ranked 4021st and 1369th among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Cost of living in Ho Chi Minh vs Moscow infographic

Share this infographic!

Prices in Ho Chi Minh vs Moscow

Prices for goods and services in Ho Chi Minh and Moscow are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

Ho Chi Minh Moscow
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.99
$6.75
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$23
$31.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.41
$4.49
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.1
$3
☕ Cappuccino
$1.98
$2.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.58
$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$423
$644
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$269
$390
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1107
$1381
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$598
$784
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.7
$62
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$69.9
$91.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.3
$5.76
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.26%
10.89%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4517
$5357
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2051
$2792
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$0.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.5
$27.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.8
$5.55
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.06
$0.58
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.55
$0.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.16
$0.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.6
$1.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$9.28
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.77
$3.98
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$7.84
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.42
$1.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$2.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$0.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$0.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.95
$1.56
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.53
$7.43
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$0.85
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.24
$2.17
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.15
$5.65
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.54
$3.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.28
$1.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.87
$1.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27.8
$34.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.05
$5.29
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$32.9
$25
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.22
$10.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$43.1
$75.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.4
$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$296
$443
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16454
$9193

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

More cities to compare

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Ho Chi Minh

Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Thu Dau Mot
$553
25 km or 15 mi Bien Hoa
$478
72 km or 45 mi Vung Tau
$524
96 km or 60 mi Svay Rieng
$644
113 km or 70 mi Sa Dec
$469
127 km or 79 mi Can Tho
$442
141 km or 88 mi Long Xuyen
$483
153 km or 95 mi Soc Trang
$481
162 km or 100 mi Prey Veng
$719
167 km or 104 mi Phan Thiet
$563
181 km or 112 mi Mui Ne
$552
184 km or 114 mi Kampong Cham
$472
189 km or 117 mi Rach Gia
$471
198 km or 123 mi Bac Lieu
$488
205 km or 127 mi Phnom Penh
$808
233 km or 145 mi Da Lat
$539
244 km or 151 mi Ca Mau
$495
257 km or 160 mi Buon Ma Thuot
$557
270 km or 168 mi Phan Rang-Thap Cham
$541
271 km or 168 mi Kampot
$586
300 km or 186 mi Phu Quoc
$500
309 km or 192 mi Stung Treng
$592
320 km or 199 mi Nha Trang
$588
343 km or 213 mi Sihanoukville
$756
414 km or 257 mi Siem Reap
$557
433 km or 269 mi Qui Nhon
$526
452 km or 281 mi Battambang
$520
488 km or 303 mi Ko Chang
$619
502 km or 312 mi Serei Saophoan
$536
527 km or 327 mi Ubon Ratchathani
$552
533 km or 331 mi Quang Ngai
$433
584 km or 363 mi Klaeng
$639
592 km or 368 mi Hoi An
$500
605 km or 376 mi Da Nang
$588
637 km or 396 mi Hue
$443
663 km or 412 mi Nong Prue
$696
664 km or 413 mi Chaophraya Surasak
$680
668 km or 415 mi Pattaya
$724
670 km or 416 mi Laem Chabang
$687
676 km or 420 mi Nakhon Ratchasima
$561

Cities near Moscow

Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Khimki
$682
19 km or 12 mi Krasnogorsk
$726
19 km or 12 mi Lyubertsy
$609
19 km or 12 mi Mytishchi
$621
21 km or 13 mi Balashikha
$646
22 km or 14 mi Korolyov
$569
37 km or 23 mi Podolsk
$517
52 km or 32 mi Elektrostal
$604
96 km or 60 mi Obninsk
$567
161 km or 100 mi Kaluga
$507
161 km or 100 mi Tver
$549
173 km or 107 mi Tula
$518
179 km or 111 mi Vladimir
$500
184 km or 114 mi Ryazan
$526
248 km or 154 mi Yaroslavl
$501
250 km or 155 mi Ivanovo
$448
266 km or 165 mi Rybinsk
$550
301 km or 187 mi Kostroma
$482
326 km or 202 mi Oryol
$403
349 km or 217 mi Bryansk
$421
366 km or 228 mi Dzerzhinsk
$479
369 km or 229 mi Smolensk
$426
372 km or 231 mi Lipetsk
$495
376 km or 234 mi Cherepovets
$460
402 km or 250 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$589
408 km or 254 mi Vologda
$445
419 km or 260 mi Tambov
$463
457 km or 284 mi Kursk
$413
466 km or 290 mi Voronezh
$433
474 km or 294 mi Vitebsk
$376
491 km or 305 mi Veliky Novgorod
$677
495 km or 308 mi Starooskolsky
$448
496 km or 308 mi Stary Oskol
$428
509 km or 316 mi Mogilev
$527
513 km or 319 mi Saransk
$465
555 km or 345 mi Penza
$408
568 km or 353 mi Gomel
$450
571 km or 355 mi Sumy
$443
577 km or 359 mi Belgorod
$416
601 km or 373 mi Cheboksary
$457