Ho Chi Minh vs Nizhny Novgorod - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ho Chi Minh Nizhny Novgorod
🚶 Cost of living one person
$734
$882
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1845
$2140
🏠 One person rent
$387
$430
🏘️ Family rent
$684
$758
🍽️ Food expenses
$202
$308
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.5
$50.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$336
$721
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
66
46
😀 Quality of life
66
60
🏙️ Population
9.39M
1.2M

The cost of living in Ho Chi Minh is 17% less expensive than in Nizhny Novgorod. Cities ranked 6928th and 6322nd ($734 vs $882) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 14th in Vietnam and Russia, respectively. Check Vietnam vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Ho Chi Minh compared to 0.8 months in Nizhny Novgorod. Ho Chi Minh ranked 1st best city to live in Vietnam vs Nizhny Novgorod ranked 14th in Russia, while ranked 4947th and 5937th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ho Chi Minh vs Nizhny Novgorod

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Ho Chi Minh Nizhny Novgorod
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.9
$11.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.6
$37
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.81
$5.79
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.14
$0.97
 Cappuccino
$1.85
$2.44
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$1.29
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$499
$495
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$280
$320
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$921
$879
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$508
$588
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$54.3
$67.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$83.8
$105
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.41
$7.16
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.06%
18.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3891
$2854
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1915
$1848
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.27
$0.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.4
$15.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.93
$6.2
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.84
$0.73
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.43
$1.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.95
$0.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$1.27
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.45
$1.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.67
$5.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$9.31
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.75
$1.68
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$1.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$1.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$2.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$0.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$0.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.79
$1.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.8
$8.62
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$1.07
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.23
$2.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.73
$8.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.35
$3.13
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.08
$1.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.93
$1.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$19.4
$28.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.8
$6.15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$23.9
$16
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.8
$5.62
👖 Brand Jeans
$44.5
$77.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.5
$129
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$286
$327
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13093
$3800

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
36 km or 22 mi Dzerzhinsk
$697
198 km or 123 mi Ivanovo
$615
202 km or 125 mi Cheboksary
$772
223 km or 139 mi Vladimir
$650
241 km or 150 mi Yoshkar-Ola
$693
245 km or 152 mi Kostroma
$765
250 km or 155 mi Saransk
$719
290 km or 180 mi Yaroslavl
$672
323 km or 200 mi Kazan
$868
331 km or 205 mi Ryazan
$692
350 km or 217 mi Elektrostal
$863
353 km or 220 mi Penza
$537
355 km or 221 mi Ulyanovsk
$641
366 km or 227 mi Rybinsk
$678
380 km or 236 mi Balashikha
$898
386 km or 240 mi Korolyov
$831
387 km or 240 mi Lyubertsy
$917
391 km or 243 mi Mytishchi
$800
402 km or 250 mi Moscow
$1438
403 km or 250 mi Vologda
$544
410 km or 255 mi Khimki
$914
415 km or 258 mi Podolsk
$876
418 km or 260 mi Krasnogorsk
$915
421 km or 262 mi Kirov
$536
434 km or 270 mi Tambov
$672
453 km or 281 mi Syzran
$692
466 km or 289 mi Tolyatti
$686
469 km or 291 mi Tula
$837
477 km or 297 mi Cherepovets
$543
482 km or 300 mi Obninsk
$671
492 km or 305 mi Nizhnekamsk
$681
498 km or 310 mi Tver
$727
501 km or 311 mi Lipetsk
$570
522 km or 324 mi Naberezhnye Chelny
$755
525 km or 326 mi Samara
$796
527 km or 328 mi Kaluga
$582
536 km or 333 mi Balakovo
$658
544 km or 338 mi Almetyevsk
$709
549 km or 341 mi Saratov
$783
558 km or 347 mi Engels
$758