Ho Chi Minh vs Mumbai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ho Chi Minh Mumbai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$726
$717
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1883
$1606
🏠 One person rent
$370
$425
🏘️ Family rent
$634
$739
🍽️ Food expenses
$208
$193
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.8
$47.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$500
$261
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
67
83
😀 Quality of life
71
68
🏙️ Population
14M
15.4M

The cost of living in Ho Chi Minh is 1% more expensive than in Mumbai. Cities ranked 7123rd and 7177th ($726 vs $717) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st 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 0.4 months in Mumbai. Ho Chi Minh ranked 1st best city to live in Vietnam vs Mumbai ranked 1st in India, while ranked 3396th and 4560th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ho Chi Minh vs Mumbai

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Ho Chi Minh Mumbai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.1
$5.24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19
$20.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.77
$4.24
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.14
$2.64
☕ Cappuccino
$1.85
$2.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.53
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$512
$590
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$248
$326
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$904
$1054
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$437
$577
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60
$37.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$93.8
$57.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.78
$9.25
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.72%
8.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4456
$6403
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1839
$2693
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.27
$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.5
$4.98
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.72
$2.78
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.91
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.57
$0.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.06
$0.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$0.76
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.56
$0.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$5.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.55
$3.79
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$6.54
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.92
$2.32
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$0.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$0.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$0.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$0.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.78
$1.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.6
$8.34
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$2.15
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.33
$4.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.7
$0.83
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.36
$3.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.09
$1.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.93
$1.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.8
$27
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.45
$4.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.1
$12.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.5
$3.91
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.4
$33.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.2
$58.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$379
$127
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17174
$4986

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$508
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$523
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$776
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$480
181 km or 112 mi Mui Ne
$493
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$518
189 km or 117 mi Rach Gia
$530
198 km or 123 mi Bac Lieu
$506
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$893
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$563
244 km or 151 mi Ca Mau
$517
257 km or 160 mi Buon Ma Thuot
$528
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$533
271 km or 168 mi Kampot
$582
300 km or 186 mi Phu Quoc
$518
309 km or 192 mi Stung Treng
$668
320 km or 199 mi Nha Trang
$540
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$766
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$679
433 km or 269 mi Qui Nhon
$515
452 km or 281 mi Battambang
$601
488 km or 303 mi Ko Chang
$718
502 km or 312 mi Serei Saophoan
$644
527 km or 327 mi Ubon Ratchathani
$543
533 km or 331 mi Quang Ngai
$407
584 km or 363 mi Klaeng
$724
592 km or 368 mi Hoi An
$609
605 km or 376 mi Da Nang
$699
637 km or 396 mi Hue
$375
663 km or 412 mi Nong Prue
$809
664 km or 413 mi Chaophraya Surasak
$784
668 km or 415 mi Pattaya
$839
670 km or 416 mi Laem Chabang
$799
676 km or 420 mi Nakhon Ratchasima
$586

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$476
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$464
44 km or 28 mi Bhiwandi
$335
46 km or 28 mi Kalyan
$355
56 km or 35 mi Vasai
$252
119 km or 74 mi Pune
$495
152 km or 94 mi Nashik
$329
187 km or 116 mi Satara
$256
221 km or 137 mi Navsari
$267
245 km or 152 mi Surat
$663
252 km or 156 mi Malegaon
$370
280 km or 174 mi Aurangabad
$335
292 km or 182 mi Kolhapur
$287
297 km or 184 mi Sangli
$279
306 km or 190 mi Ichalkaranji
$288
320 km or 199 mi Bhavnagar
$273
355 km or 221 mi Solapur
$269
365 km or 227 mi Jalgaon
$285
373 km or 232 mi Vadodara
$358
387 km or 240 mi Bijapur
$298
387 km or 241 mi Belgaum
$391
400 km or 249 mi Latur
$365
402 km or 250 mi Panjim
$372
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$404
415 km or 258 mi Nadiad
$360
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$298
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$372
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$350
449 km or 279 mi Porbandar
$312
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$433
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$333
460 km or 286 mi Gulbarga
$253
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$391
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$308
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$282
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$367
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$346
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$283
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$287
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$281