Ho Chi Minh vs Munich - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated:

Livingcost

Ho Chi Minh Munich
🚶 Cost of living one person
$702
$2188
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1978
$5197
🏠 One person rent
$349
$1327
🏘️ Family rent
$750
$2400
🍽️ Food expenses
$211
$507
🚐 Transport expenses
$67.1
$203
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$457
$3867
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
23 km
🎓 Higher education
66
91
😀 Quality of life
66
94
🏙️ Population
10.4M
1.49M

The cost of living in Ho Chi Minh is 68% less expensive than in Munich. Cities ranked 6786th and 1315th ($702 vs $2188) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Vietnam and Germany, respectively. Check Vietnam vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Ho Chi Minh compared to 1.8 months in Munich. Ho Chi Minh ranked 1st best city to live in Vietnam vs Munich ranked 9th in Germany, while ranked 4217th and 48th among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Cost of living in Ho Chi Minh vs Munich infographic

Share this infographic!

Prices in Ho Chi Minh vs Munich

Prices for goods and services in Ho Chi Minh and Munich are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

Ho Chi Minh Munich
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.85
$14.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.2
$68
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.63
$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.07
$4.78
☕ Cappuccino
$2.02
$4.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.52
$3.28
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$428
$1411
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$258
$1028
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1064
$2472
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$568
$1982
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$46.7
$177
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$72.1
$276
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11
$45.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.9%
3.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4519
$11808
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2063
$8614
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$4.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.56
$53
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.78
$24.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.51
$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.13
$2.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$2.49
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.59
$3.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.66
$13.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$17.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.37
$2.65
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$2.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$2.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$2.08
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.87
$1.72
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.6
$6.31
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.93
$1.1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.23
$8.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.05
$8.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.39
$3.43
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.22
$1.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.84
$1.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$26.5
$45.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.4
$14.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.9
$74.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.08
$18.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$36.8
$95.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$97.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$306
$922
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16779
$18334

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

More cities to compare

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Ho Chi Minh

Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Thu Dau Mot
$550
25 km or 15 mi Bien Hoa
$479
72 km or 45 mi Vung Tau
$534
96 km or 60 mi Svay Rieng
$694
113 km or 70 mi Sa Dec
$515
127 km or 79 mi Can Tho
$463
141 km or 88 mi Long Xuyen
$509
153 km or 95 mi Soc Trang
$522
162 km or 100 mi Prey Veng
$711
167 km or 104 mi Phan Thiet
$566
181 km or 112 mi Mui Ne
$553
184 km or 114 mi Kampong Cham
$555
189 km or 117 mi Rach Gia
$518
198 km or 123 mi Bac Lieu
$516
205 km or 127 mi Phnom Penh
$802
233 km or 145 mi Da Lat
$512
244 km or 151 mi Ca Mau
$520
257 km or 160 mi Buon Ma Thuot
$521
270 km or 168 mi Phan Rang-Thap Cham
$526
271 km or 168 mi Kampot
$569
300 km or 186 mi Phu Quoc
$524
309 km or 192 mi Stung Treng
$628
320 km or 199 mi Nha Trang
$554
343 km or 213 mi Sihanoukville
$755
414 km or 257 mi Siem Reap
$587
433 km or 269 mi Qui Nhon
$518
452 km or 281 mi Battambang
$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
668 km or 415 mi Pattaya
$665
670 km or 416 mi Laem Chabang
$648
676 km or 420 mi Nakhon Ratchasima
$518

Cities near Munich

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 9.6 mi Germering
$1803
16 km or 10 mi Unterschleiheim
$1758
17 km or 10 mi Puchheim
$1794
17 km or 11 mi Dachau
$1763
20 km or 13 mi Olching
$1755
23 km or 15 mi Starnberg
$1748
24 km or 15 mi Furstenfeldbruck
$1728
31 km or 19 mi Erding
$1603
31 km or 19 mi Geretsried
$1698
32 km or 20 mi Freising
$1608
44 km or 28 mi Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm
$1576
47 km or 29 mi Weilheim in Oberbayern
$1733
48 km or 30 mi Aichach
$1634
50 km or 31 mi Friedberg
$1668
52 km or 32 mi Rosenheim
$1206
53 km or 33 mi Konigsbrunn
$1660
53 km or 33 mi Landsberg am Lech
$1646
57 km or 35 mi Augsburg
$1751
61 km or 38 mi Gersthofen
$1663
62 km or 38 mi Landshut
$1560
62 km or 38 mi Waldkraiburg
$1537
62 km or 39 mi Neusa
$1663
71 km or 44 mi Ingolstadt
$1481
71 km or 44 mi Muhldorf
$1533
72 km or 45 mi Neuburg an der Donau
$1517
76 km or 48 mi Kaufbeuren
$1575
77 km or 48 mi Traunreut
$1505
80 km or 50 mi Garmisch-Partenkirchen
$1937
85 km or 53 mi Traunstein
$1516
87 km or 54 mi Donauworth
$1568
98 km or 61 mi Innsbruck
$1720
103 km or 64 mi Gunzburg
$1587
104 km or 65 mi Kempten
$1585
105 km or 65 mi Regensburg
$1438
105 km or 65 mi Memmingen
$1582
110 km or 69 mi Straubing
$1487
112 km or 70 mi Nordlingen
$1546
114 km or 71 mi Senden
$1585
116 km or 72 mi Salzburg
$1691
119 km or 74 mi Sonthofen
$1599