Ho Chi Minh vs Niigata - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ho Chi Minh Niigata
🚶 Cost of living one person
$762
$1024
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1930
$2607
🏠 One person rent
$409
$414
🏘️ Family rent
$723
$695
🍽️ Food expenses
$205
$347
🚐 Transport expenses
$71
$159
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$340
$1617
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
67
54
😀 Quality of life
69
74
🏙️ Population
14M
791K

The cost of living in Ho Chi Minh is 26% less expensive than in Niigata. Cities ranked 6919th and 5487th ($762 vs $1024) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 361st in Vietnam and Japan, respectively. Check Vietnam vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Ho Chi Minh compared to 1.6 months in Niigata. Ho Chi Minh ranked 1st best city to live in Vietnam vs Niigata ranked 214th in Japan, while ranked 4450th and 2415th 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
$1.95
$5.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.8
$22.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.35
$4.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.15
$3.67
☕ Cappuccino
$1.86
$3.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.54
$1.26
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$547
$301
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$289
$242
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1009
$538
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$526
$444
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59
$130
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$90.8
$203
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.58
$30.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.52%
1.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4266
$2772
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1950
$2779
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.27
$1.39
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.5
$52.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.91
$28.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.86
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.51
$1.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.96
$0.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$2.07
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.47
$2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$7.85
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.61
$6.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$19.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.67
$3.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$1.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$2.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$2.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$2.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.82
$1.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.5
$6.35
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$1.98
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.35
$3.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.74
$21
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.35
$1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.1
$0.74
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.95
$1.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$20.4
$48.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.48
$12.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$27.5
$39.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.79
$24.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$46.8
$38.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$96.9
$45.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$329
$65.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14995
$16483

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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

Cities near Niigata

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Agano
$984
26 km or 16 mi Shibata
$999
28 km or 17 mi Kamo
$1011
28 km or 18 mi Tsubame
$1016
32 km or 20 mi Sanjo
$1024
33 km or 21 mi Gosen
$1031
37 km or 23 mi Tainai
$1015
44 km or 27 mi Mitsuke
$1056
52 km or 32 mi Murakami
$1023
57 km or 35 mi Nagaoka
$1099
60 km or 37 mi Sado
$1037
70 km or 43 mi Ojiya
$1072
74 km or 46 mi Kashiwazaki
$1060
76 km or 47 mi Uonuma
$1083
79 km or 49 mi Kitakata
$1018
91 km or 56 mi Nagai
$975
91 km or 56 mi Tokamachi
$1085
91 km or 57 mi Aizuwakamatsu
$1031
95 km or 59 mi Yonezawa
$968
95 km or 59 mi Minamiuonuma
$1100
99 km or 61 mi Nan'yo
$961
102 km or 63 mi Takahata
$954
111 km or 69 mi Joetsu
$1058
111 km or 69 mi Kaminoyama
$941
113 km or 70 mi Tsuruoka
$1022
119 km or 74 mi Yamagata
$948
120 km or 75 mi Sagae
$958
120 km or 75 mi Myoko
$1035
124 km or 77 mi Koriyama
$1058
127 km or 79 mi Fukushima
$942
127 km or 79 mi Tendo
$948
128 km or 79 mi Motomiya
$983
128 km or 80 mi Nihonmatsu
$961
128 km or 80 mi Shonai
$1035
131 km or 81 mi Sakata
$1041
132 km or 82 mi Higashine
$958
134 km or 83 mi Murayama
$969
134 km or 84 mi Date
$926
136 km or 84 mi Shirakawa
$1045
137 km or 85 mi Sukagawa
$1032