Ho Chi Minh vs Nizhny Novgorod - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ho Chi Minh Nizhny Novgorod
🚶 Cost of living one person
$762
$940
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1930
$2295
🏠 One person rent
$409
$459
🏘️ Family rent
$723
$818
🍽️ Food expenses
$205
$334
🚐 Transport expenses
$71
$52.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$340
$810
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
67
48
😀 Quality of life
69
63
🏙️ Population
14M
1.2M

The cost of living in Ho Chi Minh is 19% less expensive than in Nizhny Novgorod. Cities ranked 6919th and 6098th ($762 vs $940) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 16th in Vietnam and Russia, respectively. Check Vietnam vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Ho Chi Minh compared to 0.9 months in Nizhny Novgorod. Ho Chi Minh ranked 1st best city to live in Vietnam vs Nizhny Novgorod ranked 7th in Russia, while ranked 4450th and 5641st 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
$1.95
$12.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.8
$42.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.35
$6.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.15
$1.1
☕ Cappuccino
$1.86
$2.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.54
$1.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$547
$528
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$289
$343
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1009
$975
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$526
$631
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59
$71.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$90.8
$111
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.58
$7.91
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.52%
20.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4266
$2988
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1950
$2007
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.27
$0.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.5
$16.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.91
$6.19
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.86
$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.51
$1.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.96
$0.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.33
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.47
$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.61
$5.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$9.95
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.67
$1.73
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$1.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$2.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$2.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$0.72
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$0.67
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.82
$1.6
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.5
$8.51
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$1.18
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.35
$2.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.74
$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.35
$3.24
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.1
$1.4
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.95
$1.35
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$20.4
$31.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.48
$6.54
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$27.5
$16.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.79
$6.35
👖 Brand Jeans
$46.8
$73.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$96.9
$129
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$329
$366
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14995
$4368

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Distance City Cost of living
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$540
25 km or 15 mi Bien Hoa
$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

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Distance City Cost of living
36 km or 22 mi Dzerzhinsk
$749
198 km or 123 mi Ivanovo
$695
202 km or 125 mi Cheboksary
$791
223 km or 139 mi Vladimir
$732
241 km or 150 mi Yoshkar-Ola
$733
245 km or 152 mi Kostroma
$757
250 km or 155 mi Saransk
$773
290 km or 180 mi Yaroslavl
$726
323 km or 200 mi Kazan
$929
331 km or 205 mi Ryazan
$738
350 km or 217 mi Elektrostal
$950
353 km or 220 mi Penza
$585
355 km or 221 mi Ulyanovsk
$679
366 km or 227 mi Rybinsk
$738
380 km or 236 mi Balashikha
$957
386 km or 240 mi Korolyov
$910
387 km or 240 mi Lyubertsy
$971
391 km or 243 mi Mytishchi
$891
402 km or 250 mi Moscow
$1585
403 km or 250 mi Vologda
$595
410 km or 255 mi Khimki
$978
415 km or 258 mi Podolsk
$959
418 km or 260 mi Krasnogorsk
$989
421 km or 262 mi Kirov
$595
434 km or 270 mi Tambov
$680
453 km or 281 mi Syzran
$746
466 km or 289 mi Tolyatti
$740
469 km or 291 mi Tula
$905
477 km or 297 mi Cherepovets
$578
482 km or 300 mi Obninsk
$726
492 km or 305 mi Nizhnekamsk
$712
498 km or 310 mi Tver
$777
501 km or 311 mi Lipetsk
$597
522 km or 324 mi Naberezhnye Chelny
$795
525 km or 326 mi Samara
$838
527 km or 328 mi Kaluga
$637
536 km or 333 mi Balakovo
$677
544 km or 338 mi Almetyevsk
$761
549 km or 341 mi Saratov
$837
558 km or 347 mi Engels
$811