Ho Chi Minh vs Niigata - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ho Chi Minh Niigata
🚶 Cost of living one person
$726
$1018
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1883
$2580
🏠 One person rent
$370
$433
🏘️ Family rent
$634
$731
🍽️ Food expenses
$208
$333
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.8
$152
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$500
$1251
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
67
54
😀 Quality of life
71
72
🏙️ Population
14M
791K

The cost of living in Ho Chi Minh is 29% less expensive than in Niigata. Cities ranked 7123rd and 5436th ($726 vs $1018) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 299th 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 1.2 months in Niigata. Ho Chi Minh ranked 1st best city to live in Vietnam vs Niigata ranked 365th in Japan, while ranked 3396th and 2749th 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
$2.1
$5.43
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19
$21.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.77
$4.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.14
$3.55
☕ Cappuccino
$1.85
$3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.53
$1.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$512
$288
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$248
$280
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$904
$507
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$437
$514
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60
$123
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$93.8
$189
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.78
$29
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.72%
1.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4456
$2634
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1839
$2645
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.27
$1.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.5
$50
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.72
$27.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.91
$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.57
$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.06
$0.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.56
$1.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$7.46
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.55
$5.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$18.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.92
$3.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$1.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$2.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$2.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$2.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$1.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.78
$1.24
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.6
$6.28
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$1.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.33
$3.55
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.7
$19.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.36
$0.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.09
$0.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.93
$1.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.8
$46.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.45
$11.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.1
$38.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.5
$24
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.4
$37.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.2
$43.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$379
$62.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17174
$17418

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$522
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$414
72 km or 45 mi Vung Tau
$503
96 km or 60 mi Svay Rieng
$721
113 km or 70 mi Sa Dec
$519
127 km or 79 mi Can Tho
$455
141 km or 88 mi Long Xuyen
$508
153 km or 95 mi Soc Trang
$523
162 km or 100 mi Prey Veng
$776
167 km or 104 mi Phan Thiet
$480
181 km or 112 mi Mui Ne
$493
184 km or 114 mi Kampong Cham
$518
189 km or 117 mi Rach Gia
$530
198 km or 123 mi Bac Lieu
$506
205 km or 127 mi Phnom Penh
$893
233 km or 145 mi Da Lat
$563
244 km or 151 mi Ca Mau
$517
257 km or 160 mi Buon Ma Thuot
$528
270 km or 168 mi Phan Rang-Thap Cham
$533
271 km or 168 mi Kampot
$582
300 km or 186 mi Phu Quoc
$518
309 km or 192 mi Stung Treng
$668
320 km or 199 mi Nha Trang
$540
343 km or 213 mi Sihanoukville
$766
414 km or 257 mi Siem Reap
$679
433 km or 269 mi Qui Nhon
$515
452 km or 281 mi Battambang
$601
488 km or 303 mi Ko Chang
$718
502 km or 312 mi Serei Saophoan
$644
527 km or 327 mi Ubon Ratchathani
$543
533 km or 331 mi Quang Ngai
$407
584 km or 363 mi Klaeng
$724
592 km or 368 mi Hoi An
$609
605 km or 376 mi Da Nang
$699
637 km or 396 mi Hue
$375
663 km or 412 mi Nong Prue
$809
664 km or 413 mi Chaophraya Surasak
$784
668 km or 415 mi Pattaya
$839
670 km or 416 mi Laem Chabang
$799
676 km or 420 mi Nakhon Ratchasima
$586

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Agano
$993
26 km or 16 mi Shibata
$996
28 km or 17 mi Kamo
$1015
28 km or 18 mi Tsubame
$1013
32 km or 20 mi Sanjo
$1021
33 km or 21 mi Gosen
$1019
37 km or 23 mi Tainai
$996
44 km or 27 mi Mitsuke
$1030
52 km or 32 mi Murakami
$997
57 km or 35 mi Nagaoka
$1066
60 km or 37 mi Sado
$1008
70 km or 43 mi Ojiya
$1044
74 km or 46 mi Kashiwazaki
$1036
76 km or 47 mi Uonuma
$1053
79 km or 49 mi Kitakata
$988
91 km or 56 mi Nagai
$950
91 km or 56 mi Tokamachi
$1058
91 km or 57 mi Aizuwakamatsu
$1007
95 km or 59 mi Yonezawa
$942
95 km or 59 mi Minamiuonuma
$1074
99 km or 61 mi Nan'yo
$935
102 km or 63 mi Takahata
$932
111 km or 69 mi Joetsu
$1025
111 km or 69 mi Kaminoyama
$919
113 km or 70 mi Tsuruoka
$1004
119 km or 74 mi Yamagata
$924
120 km or 75 mi Sagae
$933
120 km or 75 mi Myoko
$1002
124 km or 77 mi Koriyama
$1031
127 km or 79 mi Fukushima
$914
127 km or 79 mi Tendo
$928
128 km or 79 mi Motomiya
$956
128 km or 80 mi Nihonmatsu
$932
128 km or 80 mi Shonai
$1009
131 km or 81 mi Sakata
$1021
132 km or 82 mi Higashine
$944
134 km or 83 mi Murayama
$949
134 km or 84 mi Date
$904
136 km or 84 mi Shirakawa
$1029
137 km or 85 mi Sukagawa
$1009