Ho Chi Minh vs Mumbai - Cost of Living Comparison

Ho Chi Minh Mumbai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$725
$695
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2019
$1720
🏠 One person rent
$360
$387
🏘️ Family rent
$775
$839
🍽️ Food expenses
$217
$201
🚐 Transport expenses
$69.9
$56.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$481
$748
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
65
82
😀 Quality of life
68
64
🏙️ Population
10.4M
15.4M

The cost of living in Ho Chi Minh is 4% more expensive than in Mumbai. Cities ranked 6666th and 6813th ($725 vs $695) 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 1.1 months in Mumbai. Ho Chi Minh ranked 1st best city to live in Vietnam vs Mumbai ranked 4th in India, while ranked 3675th and 4604th 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
$1.81
$3.97
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.7
$18.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.32
$4.61
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.07
$3.26
☕ Cappuccino
$2.1
$3.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.58
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$429
$519
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$269
$277
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1112
$1173
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$585
$640
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47
$53.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$72.7
$84
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.1
$8.78
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.43%
8.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4728
$6287
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2131
$2920
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.3
$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.08
$7.64
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.79
$2.83
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$1.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.55
$0.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.21
$0.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$0.7
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.65
$1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.5
$6.12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.85
$4.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$5.45
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.52
$2.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$0.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$0.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$0.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$0.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.93
$1.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.22
$13.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$2.31
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.29
$3.86
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.14
$1.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.58
$3.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.28
$2.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.88
$1.13
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$26.5
$23.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.14
$4.21
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$32.9
$11
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.22
$3.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$46
$31.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$104
$62.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$289
$105
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15096
$2926

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$573
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$522
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$649
113 km or 70 mi Sa Dec
$485
127 km or 79 mi Can Tho
$458
141 km or 88 mi Long Xuyen
$502
153 km or 95 mi Soc Trang
$496
162 km or 100 mi Prey Veng
$720
167 km or 104 mi Phan Thiet
$579
181 km or 112 mi Mui Ne
$566
184 km or 114 mi Kampong Cham
$468
189 km or 117 mi Rach Gia
$492
198 km or 123 mi Bac Lieu
$477
205 km or 127 mi Phnom Penh
$825
233 km or 145 mi Da Lat
$548
244 km or 151 mi Ca Mau
$484
257 km or 160 mi Buon Ma Thuot
$531
270 km or 168 mi Phan Rang-Thap Cham
$551
271 km or 168 mi Kampot
$571
300 km or 186 mi Phu Quoc
$514
309 km or 192 mi Stung Treng
$593
320 km or 199 mi Nha Trang
$601
343 km or 213 mi Sihanoukville
$748
414 km or 257 mi Siem Reap
$566
433 km or 269 mi Qui Nhon
$534
452 km or 281 mi Battambang
$515
488 km or 303 mi Ko Chang
$622
502 km or 312 mi Serei Saophoan
$538
527 km or 327 mi Ubon Ratchathani
$556
533 km or 331 mi Quang Ngai
$452
584 km or 363 mi Klaeng
$636
592 km or 368 mi Hoi An
$515
605 km or 376 mi Da Nang
$581
637 km or 396 mi Hue
$454
663 km or 412 mi Nong Prue
$684
664 km or 413 mi Chaophraya Surasak
$667
668 km or 415 mi Pattaya
$703
670 km or 416 mi Laem Chabang
$673
676 km or 420 mi Nakhon Ratchasima
$568

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Distance City Cost of living
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$508
27 km or 17 mi Thane
$476
44 km or 28 mi Bhiwandi
$348
46 km or 28 mi Kalyan
$332
56 km or 35 mi Vasai
$378
119 km or 74 mi Pune
$480
152 km or 94 mi Nashik
$325
187 km or 116 mi Satara
$298
221 km or 137 mi Navsari
$283
245 km or 152 mi Surat
$653
252 km or 156 mi Malegaon
$336
280 km or 174 mi Aurangabad
$321
292 km or 182 mi Kolhapur
$337
297 km or 184 mi Sangli
$338
306 km or 190 mi Ichalkaranji
$341
320 km or 199 mi Bhavnagar
$435
355 km or 221 mi Solapur
$353
365 km or 227 mi Jalgaon
$377
373 km or 232 mi Vadodara
$349
387 km or 240 mi Bijapur
$260
387 km or 241 mi Belgaum
$538
400 km or 249 mi Latur
$449
402 km or 250 mi Panjim
$325
409 km or 254 mi Mormugao
$408
415 km or 258 mi Nadiad
$444
427 km or 265 mi Rajkot
$412
428 km or 266 mi Margao
$368
432 km or 268 mi Godhra
$391
449 km or 279 mi Porbandar
$390
453 km or 281 mi Ahmedabad
$684
457 km or 284 mi Hubli
$343
460 km or 286 mi Gulbarga
$285
473 km or 294 mi Gandhinagar
$347
473 km or 294 mi Nanded
$298
478 km or 297 mi Akola
$360
517 km or 321 mi Mehsana
$425
522 km or 324 mi Indore
$348
536 km or 333 mi Ratlam
$247
555 km or 345 mi Nizamabad
$351
558 km or 347 mi Amravati
$302