Ho Chi Minh vs Mumbai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ho Chi Minh Mumbai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$744
$716
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2071
$1979
🏠 One person rent
$376
$392
🏘️ Family rent
$848
$1047
🍽️ Food expenses
$219
$210
🚐 Transport expenses
$75.4
$57.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$488
$910
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
66
82
😀 Quality of life
65
64
🏙️ Population
9.39M
15.4M

The cost of living in Ho Chi Minh is 4% more expensive than in Mumbai. Cities ranked 6692nd and 6838th ($744 vs $716) 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 1.3 months in Mumbai. Ho Chi Minh ranked 1st best city to live in Vietnam vs Mumbai ranked 4th in India, while ranked 4277th and 4476th among best cities to live in the world.

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Ho Chi Minh Mumbai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.27
$4.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.5
$24.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.89
$4.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.21
$2.79
☕ Cappuccino
$1.86
$2.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.53
$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$444
$538
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$284
$294
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1185
$1611
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$655
$817
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$49.7
$40.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$76.8
$62.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.1
$8.63
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.77%
8.89%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4095
$7369
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2072
$3505
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.4
$8.39
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.91
$3.16
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.95
$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.55
$0.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.12
$0.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$0.7
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.56
$1.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$7.48
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.89
$4.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$5.74
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.13
$2.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$0.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$1.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$0.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$0.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$0.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.88
$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.2
$10.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.93
$2.18
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.43
$4.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.85
$1.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.58
$3.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.15
$1.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.93
$1.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$25.6
$24.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.42
$4.82
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21
$23
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.66
$2.83
👖 Brand Jeans
$32.2
$30.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$60.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$263
$104
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14503
$2724

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$689
113 km or 70 mi Sa Dec
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$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
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$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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$480
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$484
44 km or 28 mi Bhiwandi
$368
46 km or 28 mi Kalyan
$396
56 km or 35 mi Vasai
$288
119 km or 74 mi Pune
$519
152 km or 94 mi Nashik
$346
187 km or 116 mi Satara
$312
221 km or 137 mi Navsari
$284
245 km or 152 mi Surat
$785
252 km or 156 mi Malegaon
$394
280 km or 174 mi Aurangabad
$406
292 km or 182 mi Kolhapur
$332
297 km or 184 mi Sangli
$310
306 km or 190 mi Ichalkaranji
$321
320 km or 199 mi Bhavnagar
$297
355 km or 221 mi Solapur
$294
365 km or 227 mi Jalgaon
$357
373 km or 232 mi Vadodara
$406
387 km or 240 mi Bijapur
$348
387 km or 241 mi Belgaum
$491
400 km or 249 mi Latur
$409
402 km or 250 mi Panjim
$402
409 km or 254 mi Mormugao
$488
415 km or 258 mi Nadiad
$399
427 km or 265 mi Rajkot
$326
428 km or 266 mi Margao
$429
432 km or 268 mi Godhra
$391
449 km or 279 mi Porbandar
$344
453 km or 281 mi Ahmedabad
$471
457 km or 284 mi Hubli
$357
460 km or 286 mi Gulbarga
$254
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$424
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$335
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$304
517 km or 321 mi Mehsana
$402
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$379
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$327
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$364
558 km or 347 mi Amravati
$283