Ho Chi Minh vs Mumbai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ho Chi Minh Mumbai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$702
$706
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1978
$1886
🏠 One person rent
$349
$401
🏘️ Family rent
$750
$1010
🍽️ Food expenses
$211
$202
🚐 Transport expenses
$67.1
$53
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$457
$836
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
66
82
😀 Quality of life
66
65
🏙️ Population
10.4M
15.4M

The cost of living in Ho Chi Minh is 0.6% less expensive than in Mumbai. Cities ranked 6786th and 6763rd ($702 vs $706) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Vietnam and India, respectively. Check Vietnam vs India 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 Mumbai. Ho Chi Minh ranked 1st best city to live in Vietnam vs Mumbai ranked 5th in India, while ranked 4217th and 4571st among best cities to live in the world.

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Ho Chi Minh Mumbai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.85
$4.62
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.2
$17.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.63
$4.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.07
$3.2
 Cappuccino
$2.02
$2.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.52
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$428
$549
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$258
$300
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1064
$1624
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$568
$763
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$46.7
$42.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$72.1
$66.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11
$9.02
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.9%
8.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4519
$8282
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2063
$4116
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.56
$4.59
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.78
$3.15
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$1.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.51
$0.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.13
$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$0.77
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.59
$1.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$6.66
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.66
$4.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$5.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.37
$2.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$0.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$1.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$0.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$0.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$0.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.87
$0.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.6
$10.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.93
$2.09
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.23
$4.17
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.05
$1.67
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.39
$3.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.22
$2.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.84
$1.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$26.5
$25.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.4
$4.56
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.9
$11.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.08
$3.05
👖 Brand Jeans
$36.8
$28.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$62.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$306
$115
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16779
$2517

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$522
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$711
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$566
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$516
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$802
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$512
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$520
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$521
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$526
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$569
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$524
309 km or 192 mi Stung Treng
$628
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$554
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$755
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$587
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$518
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$539
488 km or 303 mi Ko Chang
$614
502 km or 312 mi Serei Saophoan
$579
527 km or 327 mi Ubon Ratchathani
$534
533 km or 331 mi Quang Ngai
$436
584 km or 363 mi Klaeng
$619
592 km or 368 mi Hoi An
$547
605 km or 376 mi Da Nang
$601
637 km or 396 mi Hue
$422
663 km or 412 mi Nong Prue
$653
664 km or 413 mi Chaophraya Surasak
$647
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$665
670 km or 416 mi Laem Chabang
$648
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$518

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$457
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$482
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$368
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$391
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$315
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$510
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$377
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$400
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$301
245 km or 152 mi Surat
$809
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$345
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$379
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$352
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$359
306 km or 190 mi Ichalkaranji
$352
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$296
355 km or 221 mi Solapur
$345
365 km or 227 mi Jalgaon
$359
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$399
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$361
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$497
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$431
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$376
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$508
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$396
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$353
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$433
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$385
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$358
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$505
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$361
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$250
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$339
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$342
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$375
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$390
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$323
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$325