Ho Chi Minh vs Niigata - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ho Chi Minh Niigata
🚶 Cost of living one person
$734
$1007
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1845
$2570
🏠 One person rent
$387
$390
🏘️ Family rent
$684
$652
🍽️ Food expenses
$202
$352
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.5
$159
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$336
$1897
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
66
52
😀 Quality of life
66
72
🏙️ Population
9.39M
791K

The cost of living in Ho Chi Minh is 27% less expensive than in Niigata. Cities ranked 6928th and 5515th ($734 vs $1007) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 404th in Vietnam and Japan, respectively. Check Vietnam vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Ho Chi Minh compared to 1.9 months in Niigata. Ho Chi Minh ranked 1st best city to live in Vietnam vs Niigata ranked 406th in Japan, while ranked 4947th and 3269th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ho Chi Minh vs Niigata

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Ho Chi Minh Niigata
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.9
$5.38
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.6
$22.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.81
$4.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.14
$3.79
☕ Cappuccino
$1.85
$3.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$1.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$499
$308
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$280
$208
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$921
$552
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$508
$383
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$54.3
$131
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$83.8
$204
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.41
$30.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.06%
1.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3891
$2790
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1915
$2422
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.27
$1.39
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.4
$52.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.93
$28.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.84
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.43
$1.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.95
$1.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$2.33
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.45
$1.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$7.89
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.67
$5.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$20.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.75
$3.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$1.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$2.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$2.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$2.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$1.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.79
$1.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.8
$7.34
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$2.03
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.23
$3.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.73
$21.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.35
$1.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.08
$0.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.93
$1.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$19.4
$49.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.8
$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$23.9
$39.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.8
$25.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$44.5
$39.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.5
$46.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$286
$66.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13093
$14992

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Distance City Cost of living
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$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 Niigata

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Agano
$954
26 km or 16 mi Shibata
$966
28 km or 17 mi Kamo
$975
28 km or 18 mi Tsubame
$979
32 km or 20 mi Sanjo
$987
33 km or 21 mi Gosen
$989
37 km or 23 mi Tainai
$977
44 km or 27 mi Mitsuke
$1010
52 km or 32 mi Murakami
$989
57 km or 35 mi Nagaoka
$1056
60 km or 37 mi Sado
$1000
70 km or 43 mi Ojiya
$1034
74 km or 46 mi Kashiwazaki
$1034
76 km or 47 mi Uonuma
$1050
79 km or 49 mi Kitakata
$991
91 km or 56 mi Nagai
$964
91 km or 56 mi Tokamachi
$1057
91 km or 57 mi Aizuwakamatsu
$1003
95 km or 59 mi Yonezawa
$959
95 km or 59 mi Minamiuonuma
$1075
99 km or 61 mi Nan'yo
$951
102 km or 63 mi Takahata
$950
111 km or 69 mi Joetsu
$1041
111 km or 69 mi Kaminoyama
$938
113 km or 70 mi Tsuruoka
$1007
119 km or 74 mi Yamagata
$953
120 km or 75 mi Sagae
$959
120 km or 75 mi Myoko
$1020
124 km or 77 mi Koriyama
$1029
127 km or 79 mi Fukushima
$929
127 km or 79 mi Tendo
$955
128 km or 79 mi Motomiya
$963
128 km or 80 mi Nihonmatsu
$942
128 km or 80 mi Shonai
$1017
131 km or 81 mi Sakata
$1026
132 km or 82 mi Higashine
$967
134 km or 83 mi Murayama
$972
134 km or 84 mi Date
$921
136 km or 84 mi Shirakawa
$1016
137 km or 85 mi Sukagawa
$1001