Ho Chi Minh vs Niigata - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ho Chi Minh Niigata
🚶 Cost of living one person
$735
$1059
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2016
$2916
🏠 One person rent
$376
$425
🏘️ Family rent
$815
$941
🍽️ Food expenses
$210
$380
🚐 Transport expenses
$72.4
$147
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$487
$1530
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
66
52
😀 Quality of life
65
67
🏙️ Population
9.39M
791K

The cost of living in Ho Chi Minh is 31% less expensive than in Niigata. Cities ranked 6739th and 5101st ($735 vs $1059) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 306th in Vietnam and Japan, respectively. Check Vietnam vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Ho Chi Minh compared to 1.4 months in Niigata. Ho Chi Minh ranked 1st best city to live in Vietnam vs Niigata ranked 581st in Japan, while ranked 4253rd and 3754th 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
$2.17
$5.24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$23.4
$42
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.72
$4.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.18
$2.81
☕ Cappuccino
$1.88
$2.74
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$1.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$459
$309
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$281
$238
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1102
$851
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$634
$651
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$50.1
$140
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$77.2
$218
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.54
$32.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.56%
1.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4334
$2858
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2039
$2642
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.27
$1.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.9
$53
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.97
$24.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.89
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.54
$1.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.06
$1.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$2.56
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.49
$1.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$7.38
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.66
$5.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$21.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$3.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$2.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$3.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$2.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$2.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.82
$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.7
$8.08
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.93
$1.99
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.3
$3.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.78
$22.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.41
$1.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.12
$0.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.89
$1.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.4
$51.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.32
$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.2
$39.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.65
$25.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$41.1
$44.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$105
$44.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$277
$83.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14143
$15118

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Distance City Cost of living
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$530
25 km or 15 mi Bien Hoa
$425
72 km or 45 mi Vung Tau
$494
96 km or 60 mi Svay Rieng
$678
113 km or 70 mi Sa Dec
$512
127 km or 79 mi Can Tho
$454
141 km or 88 mi Long Xuyen
$508
153 km or 95 mi Soc Trang
$514
162 km or 100 mi Prey Veng
$721
167 km or 104 mi Phan Thiet
$506
181 km or 112 mi Mui Ne
$507
184 km or 114 mi Kampong Cham
$513
189 km or 117 mi Rach Gia
$526
198 km or 123 mi Bac Lieu
$504
205 km or 127 mi Phnom Penh
$836
233 km or 145 mi Da Lat
$577
244 km or 151 mi Ca Mau
$516
257 km or 160 mi Buon Ma Thuot
$531
270 km or 168 mi Phan Rang-Thap Cham
$534
271 km or 168 mi Kampot
$596
300 km or 186 mi Phu Quoc
$519
309 km or 192 mi Stung Treng
$634
320 km or 199 mi Nha Trang
$535
343 km or 213 mi Sihanoukville
$755
414 km or 257 mi Siem Reap
$644
433 km or 269 mi Qui Nhon
$516
452 km or 281 mi Battambang
$573
488 km or 303 mi Ko Chang
$677
502 km or 312 mi Serei Saophoan
$639
527 km or 327 mi Ubon Ratchathani
$545
533 km or 331 mi Quang Ngai
$427
584 km or 363 mi Klaeng
$685
592 km or 368 mi Hoi An
$584
605 km or 376 mi Da Nang
$593
637 km or 396 mi Hue
$393
663 km or 412 mi Nong Prue
$752
664 km or 413 mi Chaophraya Surasak
$739
668 km or 415 mi Pattaya
$781
670 km or 416 mi Laem Chabang
$743
676 km or 420 mi Nakhon Ratchasima
$588

Cities near Niigata

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Agano
$1004
26 km or 16 mi Shibata
$1011
28 km or 17 mi Kamo
$1018
28 km or 18 mi Tsubame
$1022
32 km or 20 mi Sanjo
$1029
33 km or 21 mi Gosen
$1031
37 km or 23 mi Tainai
$1021
44 km or 27 mi Mitsuke
$1047
52 km or 32 mi Murakami
$1024
57 km or 35 mi Nagaoka
$1095
60 km or 37 mi Sado
$1034
70 km or 43 mi Ojiya
$1076
74 km or 46 mi Kashiwazaki
$1066
76 km or 47 mi Uonuma
$1092
79 km or 49 mi Kitakata
$1035
91 km or 56 mi Nagai
$997
91 km or 56 mi Tokamachi
$1096
91 km or 57 mi Aizuwakamatsu
$1050
95 km or 59 mi Yonezawa
$1002
95 km or 59 mi Minamiuonuma
$1112
99 km or 61 mi Nan'yo
$986
102 km or 63 mi Takahata
$987
111 km or 69 mi Joetsu
$1069
111 km or 69 mi Kaminoyama
$969
113 km or 70 mi Tsuruoka
$1029
119 km or 74 mi Yamagata
$978
120 km or 75 mi Sagae
$980
120 km or 75 mi Myoko
$1047
124 km or 77 mi Koriyama
$1082
127 km or 79 mi Fukushima
$1008
127 km or 79 mi Tendo
$973
128 km or 79 mi Motomiya
$1016
128 km or 80 mi Nihonmatsu
$1003
128 km or 80 mi Shonai
$1038
131 km or 81 mi Sakata
$1042
132 km or 82 mi Higashine
$983
134 km or 83 mi Murayama
$988
134 km or 84 mi Date
$985
136 km or 84 mi Shirakawa
$1065
137 km or 85 mi Sukagawa
$1052