Ho Chi Minh vs Munich - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ho Chi Minh Munich
🚶 Cost of living one person
$734
$2463
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1845
$5699
🏠 One person rent
$387
$1467
🏘️ Family rent
$684
$2572
🍽️ Food expenses
$202
$593
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.5
$237
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$336
$3954
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
23 km
🎓 Higher education
66
90
😀 Quality of life
66
94
🏙️ Population
9.39M
1.51M

The cost of living in Ho Chi Minh is 70% less expensive than in Munich. Cities ranked 6928th and 920th ($734 vs $2463) 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 0.5 months in Ho Chi Minh compared to 1.6 months in Munich. Ho Chi Minh ranked 1st best city to live in Vietnam vs Munich ranked 8th in Germany, while ranked 4947th and 61st among best cities to live in the world.

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Ho Chi Minh Munich
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.9
$19.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.6
$80.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.81
$14.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.14
$5.48
☕ Cappuccino
$1.85
$4.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$4.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$499
$1546
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$280
$1155
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$921
$2816
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$508
$2089
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$54.3
$191
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$83.8
$294
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.41
$43.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.06%
4.03%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3891
$13232
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1915
$9526
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.27
$4.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.4
$67.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.93
$27.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.84
$1.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.43
$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.95
$2.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$3.05
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.45
$4.32
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$17.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.67
$11.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.75
$3.82
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$2.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$2.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$4.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$2.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$1.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.79
$2.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.8
$8.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$1.31
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.23
$9.75
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.73
$9.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.35
$3.71
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.08
$2.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.93
$1.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$19.4
$53.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.8
$15.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$23.9
$80.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.8
$21.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$44.5
$102
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.5
$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$286
$954
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13093
$14492

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$519
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$410
72 km or 45 mi Vung Tau
$493
96 km or 60 mi Svay Rieng
$686
113 km or 70 mi Sa Dec
$502
127 km or 79 mi Can Tho
$439
141 km or 88 mi Long Xuyen
$498
153 km or 95 mi Soc Trang
$507
162 km or 100 mi Prey Veng
$727
167 km or 104 mi Phan Thiet
$482
181 km or 112 mi Mui Ne
$491
184 km or 114 mi Kampong Cham
$504
189 km or 117 mi Rach Gia
$515
198 km or 123 mi Bac Lieu
$494
205 km or 127 mi Phnom Penh
$829
233 km or 145 mi Da Lat
$572
244 km or 151 mi Ca Mau
$507
257 km or 160 mi Buon Ma Thuot
$516
270 km or 168 mi Phan Rang-Thap Cham
$523
271 km or 168 mi Kampot
$622
300 km or 186 mi Phu Quoc
$511
309 km or 192 mi Stung Treng
$635
320 km or 199 mi Nha Trang
$508
343 km or 213 mi Sihanoukville
$763
414 km or 257 mi Siem Reap
$650
433 km or 269 mi Qui Nhon
$501
452 km or 281 mi Battambang
$571
488 km or 303 mi Ko Chang
$708
502 km or 312 mi Serei Saophoan
$623
527 km or 327 mi Ubon Ratchathani
$558
533 km or 331 mi Quang Ngai
$403
584 km or 363 mi Klaeng
$718
592 km or 368 mi Hoi An
$601
605 km or 376 mi Da Nang
$615
637 km or 396 mi Hue
$372
663 km or 412 mi Nong Prue
$787
664 km or 413 mi Chaophraya Surasak
$770
668 km or 415 mi Pattaya
$812
670 km or 416 mi Laem Chabang
$779
676 km or 420 mi Nakhon Ratchasima
$588

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Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 9.6 mi Germering
$1966
16 km or 10 mi Unterschleiheim
$1924
17 km or 10 mi Puchheim
$1956
17 km or 11 mi Dachau
$1934
20 km or 13 mi Olching
$1905
23 km or 15 mi Starnberg
$1901
24 km or 15 mi Furstenfeldbruck
$1876
31 km or 19 mi Erding
$1731
31 km or 19 mi Geretsried
$1842
32 km or 20 mi Freising
$1757
44 km or 28 mi Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm
$1725
47 km or 29 mi Weilheim in Oberbayern
$1854
48 km or 30 mi Aichach
$1784
50 km or 31 mi Friedberg
$1841
52 km or 32 mi Rosenheim
$1298
53 km or 33 mi Konigsbrunn
$1826
53 km or 33 mi Landsberg am Lech
$1790
57 km or 35 mi Augsburg
$1954
61 km or 38 mi Gersthofen
$1848
62 km or 38 mi Landshut
$1745
62 km or 38 mi Waldkraiburg
$1664
62 km or 39 mi Neusa
$1851
71 km or 44 mi Ingolstadt
$1659
71 km or 44 mi Muhldorf
$1655
72 km or 45 mi Neuburg an der Donau
$1671
76 km or 48 mi Kaufbeuren
$1807
77 km or 48 mi Traunreut
$1597
80 km or 50 mi Garmisch-Partenkirchen
$2083
85 km or 53 mi Traunstein
$1585
87 km or 54 mi Donauworth
$1697
98 km or 61 mi Innsbruck
$1917
103 km or 64 mi Gunzburg
$1675
104 km or 65 mi Kempten
$1706
105 km or 65 mi Regensburg
$1720
105 km or 65 mi Memmingen
$1725
110 km or 69 mi Straubing
$1654
112 km or 70 mi Nordlingen
$1657
114 km or 71 mi Senden
$1654
116 km or 72 mi Salzburg
$1904
119 km or 74 mi Sonthofen
$1730