Ho Chi Minh vs Moscow - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ho Chi Minh Moscow
🚶 Cost of living one person
$744
$1075
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2071
$2731
🏠 One person rent
$376
$612
🏘️ Family rent
$848
$1215
🍽️ Food expenses
$219
$272
🚐 Transport expenses
$75.4
$92.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$488
$1262
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
27 km
🎓 Higher education
66
96
😀 Quality of life
65
74
🏙️ Population
9.39M
13M

The cost of living in Ho Chi Minh is 31% less expensive than in Moscow. Cities ranked 6692nd and 5091st ($744 vs $1075) 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 0.7 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 4277th and 1280th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ho Chi Minh vs Moscow

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Ho Chi Minh Moscow
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.27
$8.34
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.5
$37.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.89
$4.89
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.21
$3.22
☕ Cappuccino
$1.86
$2.62
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.53
$1.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$444
$842
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$284
$456
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1185
$1827
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$655
$918
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$49.7
$70
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$76.8
$107
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.1
$8.71
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.77%
17.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4095
$6312
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2072
$3303
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.4
$28
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.91
$6.13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.95
$0.59
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.55
$0.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.12
$0.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.06
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.56
$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$9.55
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.89
$4.57
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$9.48
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.13
$1.51
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$3.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$0.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$0.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.88
$1.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.2
$7.75
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.93
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.43
$2.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.85
$4.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.58
$2.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.15
$1.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.93
$1.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$25.6
$30.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.42
$5.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21
$32.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.66
$5.63
👖 Brand Jeans
$32.2
$85.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$114
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$263
$495
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14503
$11652

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$541
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$445
72 km or 45 mi Vung Tau
$512
96 km or 60 mi Svay Rieng
$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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Distance City Cost of living
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$736
19 km or 12 mi Krasnogorsk
$743
19 km or 12 mi Lyubertsy
$797
19 km or 12 mi Mytishchi
$583
21 km or 13 mi Balashikha
$633
22 km or 14 mi Korolyov
$672
37 km or 23 mi Podolsk
$566
52 km or 32 mi Elektrostal
$660
96 km or 60 mi Obninsk
$606
161 km or 100 mi Kaluga
$490
161 km or 100 mi Tver
$590
173 km or 107 mi Tula
$507
179 km or 111 mi Vladimir
$616
184 km or 114 mi Ryazan
$515
248 km or 154 mi Yaroslavl
$533
250 km or 155 mi Ivanovo
$498
266 km or 165 mi Rybinsk
$623
301 km or 187 mi Kostroma
$507
326 km or 202 mi Oryol
$471
349 km or 217 mi Bryansk
$450
366 km or 228 mi Dzerzhinsk
$541
369 km or 229 mi Smolensk
$461
372 km or 231 mi Lipetsk
$401
376 km or 234 mi Cherepovets
$551
402 km or 250 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$639
408 km or 254 mi Vologda
$480
419 km or 260 mi Tambov
$508
457 km or 284 mi Kursk
$457
466 km or 290 mi Voronezh
$419
474 km or 294 mi Vitebsk
$298
491 km or 305 mi Veliky Novgorod
$682
495 km or 308 mi Starooskolsky
$447
496 km or 308 mi Stary Oskol
$415
509 km or 316 mi Mogilev
$467
513 km or 319 mi Saransk
$376
555 km or 345 mi Penza
$514
568 km or 353 mi Gomel
$469
571 km or 355 mi Sumy
$449
577 km or 359 mi Belgorod
$451
601 km or 373 mi Cheboksary
$541