Ho Chi Minh vs Nicosia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ho Chi Minh Nicosia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$734
$1453
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1845
$3383
🏠 One person rent
$387
$775
🏘️ Family rent
$684
$1312
🍽️ Food expenses
$202
$477
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.5
$65.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$336
$1674
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
66
70
😀 Quality of life
66
81
🏙️ Population
9.39M
56.8K

The cost of living in Ho Chi Minh is 50% less expensive than in Nicosia. Cities ranked 6928th and 4118th ($734 vs $1453) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th in Vietnam and Cyprus, respectively. Check Vietnam vs Cyprus comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Ho Chi Minh compared to 1.2 months in Nicosia. Ho Chi Minh ranked 1st best city to live in Vietnam vs Nicosia ranked 3rd in Cyprus, while ranked 4947th and 705th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ho Chi Minh vs Nicosia

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Ho Chi Minh Nicosia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.9
$15.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.6
$62.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.81
$8.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.14
$4.66
☕ Cappuccino
$1.85
$3.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$1.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$499
$672
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$280
$570
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$921
$1220
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$508
$1006
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$54.3
$151
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$83.8
$230
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.41
$33.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.06%
4.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3891
$2954
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1915
$2215
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.27
$2.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.4
$56.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.93
$21.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.84
$1.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.43
$2.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.95
$1.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$2.48
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.45
$4.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$14.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.67
$10
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$13.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.75
$3.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$2.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$2.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$3.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$1.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.79
$2.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.8
$8.44
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$1.84
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.23
$5.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.73
$7.03
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.35
$4.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.08
$2.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.93
$3.02
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$19.4
$67.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.8
$11.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$23.9
$53.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.8
$11.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$44.5
$104
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.5
$99.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$286
$508
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13093
$8498

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Thu Dau Mot
$519
25 km or 15 mi Bien Hoa
$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

Cities near Nicosia

Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi Dali
$1420
19 km or 12 mi Kyrenia
$1305
32 km or 20 mi Aradippou
$1275
37 km or 23 mi Larnaca
$1587
54 km or 33 mi Famagusta
$1376
58 km or 36 mi Paralimni
$1403
63 km or 39 mi Limassol
$2175
65 km or 41 mi Ypsonas
$1945
96 km or 60 mi Paphos
$1728
164 km or 102 mi Mut
$634
196 km or 122 mi Alanya
$734
213 km or 132 mi Mersin
$820
224 km or 139 mi Latakia
$441
224 km or 139 mi Karaman
$420
238 km or 148 mi Tarsus
$724
240 km or 149 mi Tripoli
$787
243 km or 151 mi Beirut
$1261
246 km or 153 mi Jounieh
$1028
257 km or 160 mi Samandag
$647
259 km or 161 mi Sidon
$822
267 km or 166 mi Eregli
$690
269 km or 167 mi Adana
$791
271 km or 168 mi Tyre
$647
276 km or 171 mi Zahle
$930
276 km or 172 mi Antakya
$659
286 km or 178 mi Iskenderun
$591
289 km or 180 mi Nahariya
$1775
296 km or 184 mi Acre
$1633
297 km or 185 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1803
298 km or 185 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1808
302 km or 187 mi Ceyhan
$599
303 km or 188 mi Haifa
$1840
304 km or 189 mi Kiryat Yam
$1819
304 km or 189 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1804
304 km or 189 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1842
308 km or 191 mi Idlib
$543
308 km or 191 mi Hama
$438
308 km or 191 mi Antalya
$1035
308 km or 192 mi Karmiel
$1630
309 km or 192 mi Kiryat Ata
$1769