Ho Chi Minh vs Nicosia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ho Chi Minh Nicosia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$762
$1485
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1930
$3514
🏠 One person rent
$409
$789
🏘️ Family rent
$723
$1379
🍽️ Food expenses
$205
$489
🚐 Transport expenses
$71
$67.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$340
$1785
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
67
72
😀 Quality of life
69
83
🏙️ Population
14M
56.8K

The cost of living in Ho Chi Minh is 49% less expensive than in Nicosia. Cities ranked 6919th and 4107th ($762 vs $1485) 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 0.4 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 2nd in Cyprus, while ranked 4450th and 563rd 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
$1.95
$15.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.8
$63.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.35
$9.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.15
$4.68
☕ Cappuccino
$1.86
$3.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.54
$1.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$547
$705
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$289
$582
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1009
$1295
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$526
$1073
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59
$148
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$90.8
$228
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.58
$33.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.52%
4.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4266
$3205
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1950
$2358
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.27
$2.83
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.5
$58.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.91
$21.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.86
$1.68
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.51
$2.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.96
$1.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$2.55
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.47
$4.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$14.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.61
$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$14.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.67
$3.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$2.15
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$2.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$3.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.74
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.82
$2.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.5
$8.75
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$1.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.35
$6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.74
$6.93
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.35
$4.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.1
$2.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.95
$3.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$20.4
$69.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.48
$11.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$27.5
$53.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.79
$12.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$46.8
$106
👟 Brand Sneakers
$96.9
$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$329
$529
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14995
$9656

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$540
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$419
72 km or 45 mi Vung Tau
$525
96 km or 60 mi Svay Rieng
$708
113 km or 70 mi Sa Dec
$519
127 km or 79 mi Can Tho
$456
141 km or 88 mi Long Xuyen
$514
153 km or 95 mi Soc Trang
$523
162 km or 100 mi Prey Veng
$760
167 km or 104 mi Phan Thiet
$500
181 km or 112 mi Mui Ne
$506
184 km or 114 mi Kampong Cham
$501
189 km or 117 mi Rach Gia
$535
198 km or 123 mi Bac Lieu
$512
205 km or 127 mi Phnom Penh
$882
233 km or 145 mi Da Lat
$572
244 km or 151 mi Ca Mau
$526
257 km or 160 mi Buon Ma Thuot
$535
270 km or 168 mi Phan Rang-Thap Cham
$543
271 km or 168 mi Kampot
$587
300 km or 186 mi Phu Quoc
$530
309 km or 192 mi Stung Treng
$652
320 km or 199 mi Nha Trang
$541
343 km or 213 mi Sihanoukville
$764
414 km or 257 mi Siem Reap
$679
433 km or 269 mi Qui Nhon
$519
452 km or 281 mi Battambang
$575
488 km or 303 mi Ko Chang
$763
502 km or 312 mi Serei Saophoan
$629
527 km or 327 mi Ubon Ratchathani
$583
533 km or 331 mi Quang Ngai
$410
584 km or 363 mi Klaeng
$768
592 km or 368 mi Hoi An
$613
605 km or 376 mi Da Nang
$660
637 km or 396 mi Hue
$380
663 km or 412 mi Nong Prue
$846
664 km or 413 mi Chaophraya Surasak
$823
668 km or 415 mi Pattaya
$874
670 km or 416 mi Laem Chabang
$838
676 km or 420 mi Nakhon Ratchasima
$610

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Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi Dali
$1431
19 km or 12 mi Kyrenia
$1332
32 km or 20 mi Aradippou
$1296
37 km or 23 mi Larnaca
$1553
54 km or 33 mi Famagusta
$1380
58 km or 36 mi Paralimni
$1416
63 km or 39 mi Limassol
$2265
65 km or 41 mi Ypsonas
$2042
96 km or 60 mi Paphos
$1831
164 km or 102 mi Mut
$636
196 km or 122 mi Alanya
$702
213 km or 132 mi Mersin
$830
224 km or 139 mi Latakia
$449
224 km or 139 mi Karaman
$420
238 km or 148 mi Tarsus
$721
240 km or 149 mi Tripoli
$842
243 km or 151 mi Beirut
$1353
246 km or 153 mi Jounieh
$1106
257 km or 160 mi Samandag
$618
259 km or 161 mi Sidon
$865
267 km or 166 mi Eregli
$684
269 km or 167 mi Adana
$761
271 km or 168 mi Tyre
$676
276 km or 171 mi Zahle
$1005
276 km or 172 mi Antakya
$622
286 km or 178 mi Iskenderun
$569
289 km or 180 mi Nahariya
$1894
296 km or 184 mi Acre
$1766
297 km or 185 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1929
298 km or 185 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1925
302 km or 187 mi Ceyhan
$600
303 km or 188 mi Haifa
$1930
304 km or 189 mi Kiryat Yam
$1949
304 km or 189 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1940
304 km or 189 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1936
308 km or 191 mi Idlib
$552
308 km or 191 mi Hama
$446
308 km or 191 mi Antalya
$966
308 km or 192 mi Karmiel
$1770
309 km or 192 mi Kiryat Ata
$1911