Ho Chi Minh vs Nizhny Novgorod - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ho Chi Minh Nizhny Novgorod
🚶 Cost of living one person
$702
$596
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1978
$1590
🏠 One person rent
$349
$255
🏘️ Family rent
$750
$507
🍽️ Food expenses
$211
$231
🚐 Transport expenses
$67.1
$46.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$457
$550
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
66
46
😀 Quality of life
66
56
🏙️ Population
10.4M
1.25M

The cost of living in Ho Chi Minh is 18% more expensive than in Nizhny Novgorod. Cities ranked 6786th and 7706th ($702 vs $596) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 38th 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 0.9 months in Nizhny Novgorod. Ho Chi Minh ranked 1st best city to live in Vietnam vs Nizhny Novgorod ranked 10th in Russia, while ranked 4217th and 5856th 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
$1.85
$7.61
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.2
$33.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.63
$4.35
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.07
$1.08
☕ Cappuccino
$2.02
$1.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.52
$0.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$428
$258
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$258
$171
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1064
$593
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$568
$362
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$46.7
$60.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$72.1
$93.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11
$5.95
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.9%
10.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4519
$1862
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2063
$1219
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.56
$15.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.78
$5.51
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$0.58
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.51
$0.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.13
$0.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$1.08
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.59
$1.08
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$7.45
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.66
$3.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$7.38
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.37
$1.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$1.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$1.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$1.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$0.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$0.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.87
$1.52
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.6
$5.49
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.93
$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.23
$2.25
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.05
$7.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.39
$2.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.22
$1.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.84
$1.1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$26.5
$27.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.4
$4.38
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.9
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.08
$4.84
👖 Brand Jeans
$36.8
$54.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$69.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$306
$311
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16779
$5368

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$550
25 km or 15 mi Bien Hoa
$479
72 km or 45 mi Vung Tau
$534
96 km or 60 mi Svay Rieng
$694
113 km or 70 mi Sa Dec
$515
127 km or 79 mi Can Tho
$463
141 km or 88 mi Long Xuyen
$509
153 km or 95 mi Soc Trang
$522
162 km or 100 mi Prey Veng
$711
167 km or 104 mi Phan Thiet
$566
181 km or 112 mi Mui Ne
$553
184 km or 114 mi Kampong Cham
$555
189 km or 117 mi Rach Gia
$518
198 km or 123 mi Bac Lieu
$516
205 km or 127 mi Phnom Penh
$802
233 km or 145 mi Da Lat
$512
244 km or 151 mi Ca Mau
$520
257 km or 160 mi Buon Ma Thuot
$521
270 km or 168 mi Phan Rang-Thap Cham
$526
271 km or 168 mi Kampot
$569
300 km or 186 mi Phu Quoc
$524
309 km or 192 mi Stung Treng
$628
320 km or 199 mi Nha Trang
$554
343 km or 213 mi Sihanoukville
$755
414 km or 257 mi Siem Reap
$587
433 km or 269 mi Qui Nhon
$518
452 km or 281 mi Battambang
$539
488 km or 303 mi Ko Chang
$614
502 km or 312 mi Serei Saophoan
$579
527 km or 327 mi Ubon Ratchathani
$534
533 km or 331 mi Quang Ngai
$436
584 km or 363 mi Klaeng
$619
592 km or 368 mi Hoi An
$547
605 km or 376 mi Da Nang
$601
637 km or 396 mi Hue
$422
663 km or 412 mi Nong Prue
$653
664 km or 413 mi Chaophraya Surasak
$647
668 km or 415 mi Pattaya
$665
670 km or 416 mi Laem Chabang
$648
676 km or 420 mi Nakhon Ratchasima
$518

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Distance City Cost of living
36 km or 22 mi Dzerzhinsk
$541
198 km or 123 mi Ivanovo
$497
202 km or 125 mi Cheboksary
$517
223 km or 139 mi Vladimir
$597
241 km or 150 mi Yoshkar-Ola
$545
245 km or 152 mi Kostroma
$488
250 km or 155 mi Saransk
$414
290 km or 180 mi Yaroslavl
$496
323 km or 200 mi Kazan
$646
331 km or 205 mi Ryazan
$488
350 km or 217 mi Elektrostal
$629
353 km or 220 mi Penza
$542
355 km or 221 mi Ulyanovsk
$493
366 km or 227 mi Rybinsk
$612
380 km or 236 mi Balashikha
$645
386 km or 240 mi Korolyov
$653
387 km or 240 mi Lyubertsy
$656
391 km or 243 mi Mytishchi
$587
402 km or 250 mi Moscow
$1021
403 km or 250 mi Vologda
$455
410 km or 255 mi Khimki
$658
415 km or 258 mi Podolsk
$525
418 km or 260 mi Krasnogorsk
$732
421 km or 262 mi Kirov
$456
434 km or 270 mi Tambov
$501
453 km or 281 mi Syzran
$518
466 km or 289 mi Tolyatti
$500
469 km or 291 mi Tula
$526
477 km or 297 mi Cherepovets
$427
482 km or 300 mi Obninsk
$597
492 km or 305 mi Nizhnekamsk
$536
498 km or 310 mi Tver
$573
501 km or 311 mi Lipetsk
$401
522 km or 324 mi Naberezhnye Chelny
$501
525 km or 326 mi Samara
$623
527 km or 328 mi Kaluga
$490
536 km or 333 mi Balakovo
$562
544 km or 338 mi Almetyevsk
$516
549 km or 341 mi Saratov
$513
558 km or 347 mi Engels
$511