Ho Chi Minh vs Nizhny Novgorod - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ho Chi Minh Nizhny Novgorod
🚶 Cost of living one person
$744
$639
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2071
$1645
🏠 One person rent
$376
$289
🏘️ Family rent
$848
$547
🍽️ Food expenses
$219
$238
🚐 Transport expenses
$75.4
$44.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$488
$543
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
66
46
😀 Quality of life
65
55
🏙️ Population
9.39M
1.21M

The cost of living in Ho Chi Minh is 16% more expensive than in Nizhny Novgorod. Cities ranked 6692nd and 7383rd ($744 vs $639) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 28th in Vietnam and Russia, respectively. Check Vietnam vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 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 4277th and 5846th 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
$2.27
$8.02
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.5
$32.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.89
$4.48
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.21
$1.08
☕ Cappuccino
$1.86
$1.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.53
$0.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$444
$307
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$284
$203
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1185
$650
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$655
$400
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$49.7
$59
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$76.8
$90.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.1
$5.97
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.77%
12.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4095
$2044
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2072
$1329
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.4
$15.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.91
$5.43
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.95
$0.58
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.55
$0.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.12
$0.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.07
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.56
$1.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$7.78
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.89
$4.01
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$7.64
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.13
$1.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$1.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$1.88
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$0.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$0.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.88
$1.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.2
$6.45
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.93
$0.84
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.43
$2.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.85
$6.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.58
$2.71
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.15
$1.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.93
$1.12
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$25.6
$26.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.42
$4.32
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.66
$4.82
👖 Brand Jeans
$32.2
$63.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$76.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$263
$274
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14503
$5245

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Thu Dau Mot
$541
25 km or 15 mi Bien Hoa
$445
72 km or 45 mi Vung Tau
$512
96 km or 60 mi Svay Rieng
$689
113 km or 70 mi Sa Dec
$521
127 km or 79 mi Can Tho
$469
141 km or 88 mi Long Xuyen
$516
153 km or 95 mi Soc Trang
$529
162 km or 100 mi Prey Veng
$711
167 km or 104 mi Phan Thiet
$521
181 km or 112 mi Mui Ne
$516
184 km or 114 mi Kampong Cham
$514
189 km or 117 mi Rach Gia
$534
198 km or 123 mi Bac Lieu
$515
205 km or 127 mi Phnom Penh
$819
233 km or 145 mi Da Lat
$531
244 km or 151 mi Ca Mau
$525
257 km or 160 mi Buon Ma Thuot
$515
270 km or 168 mi Phan Rang-Thap Cham
$521
271 km or 168 mi Kampot
$582
300 km or 186 mi Phu Quoc
$529
309 km or 192 mi Stung Treng
$626
320 km or 199 mi Nha Trang
$549
343 km or 213 mi Sihanoukville
$754
414 km or 257 mi Siem Reap
$630
433 km or 269 mi Qui Nhon
$515
452 km or 281 mi Battambang
$533
488 km or 303 mi Ko Chang
$697
502 km or 312 mi Serei Saophoan
$633
527 km or 327 mi Ubon Ratchathani
$561
533 km or 331 mi Quang Ngai
$433
584 km or 363 mi Klaeng
$703
592 km or 368 mi Hoi An
$547
605 km or 376 mi Da Nang
$610
637 km or 396 mi Hue
$407
663 km or 412 mi Nong Prue
$773
664 km or 413 mi Chaophraya Surasak
$758
668 km or 415 mi Pattaya
$800
670 km or 416 mi Laem Chabang
$769
676 km or 420 mi Nakhon Ratchasima
$564

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Distance City Cost of living
36 km or 22 mi Dzerzhinsk
$541
198 km or 123 mi Ivanovo
$498
202 km or 125 mi Cheboksary
$541
223 km or 139 mi Vladimir
$616
241 km or 150 mi Yoshkar-Ola
$509
245 km or 152 mi Kostroma
$507
250 km or 155 mi Saransk
$376
290 km or 180 mi Yaroslavl
$533
323 km or 200 mi Kazan
$654
331 km or 205 mi Ryazan
$515
350 km or 217 mi Elektrostal
$660
353 km or 220 mi Penza
$514
355 km or 221 mi Ulyanovsk
$484
366 km or 227 mi Rybinsk
$623
380 km or 236 mi Balashikha
$633
386 km or 240 mi Korolyov
$672
387 km or 240 mi Lyubertsy
$797
391 km or 243 mi Mytishchi
$583
402 km or 250 mi Moscow
$1075
403 km or 250 mi Vologda
$480
410 km or 255 mi Khimki
$736
415 km or 258 mi Podolsk
$566
418 km or 260 mi Krasnogorsk
$743
421 km or 262 mi Kirov
$463
434 km or 270 mi Tambov
$508
453 km or 281 mi Syzran
$522
466 km or 289 mi Tolyatti
$513
469 km or 291 mi Tula
$507
477 km or 297 mi Cherepovets
$551
482 km or 300 mi Obninsk
$606
492 km or 305 mi Nizhnekamsk
$536
498 km or 310 mi Tver
$590
501 km or 311 mi Lipetsk
$401
522 km or 324 mi Naberezhnye Chelny
$556
525 km or 326 mi Samara
$589
527 km or 328 mi Kaluga
$490
536 km or 333 mi Balakovo
$562
544 km or 338 mi Almetyevsk
$540
549 km or 341 mi Saratov
$518
558 km or 347 mi Engels
$519