Ho Chi Minh vs Novosibirsk - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ho Chi Minh Novosibirsk
🚶 Cost of living one person
$734
$813
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1845
$1985
🏠 One person rent
$387
$378
🏘️ Family rent
$684
$661
🍽️ Food expenses
$202
$284
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.5
$61.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$336
$762
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
66
49
😀 Quality of life
66
63
🏙️ Population
9.39M
1.64M

The cost of living in Ho Chi Minh is 10% less expensive than in Novosibirsk. Cities ranked 6928th and 6617th ($734 vs $813) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 34th 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 0.9 months in Novosibirsk. Ho Chi Minh ranked 1st best city to live in Vietnam vs Novosibirsk ranked 7th in Russia, while ranked 4947th and 5603rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ho Chi Minh vs Novosibirsk

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Ho Chi Minh Novosibirsk
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.9
$7.43
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.6
$36.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.81
$4.88
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.14
$1.83
☕ Cappuccino
$1.85
$2.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$1.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$499
$428
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$280
$278
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$921
$771
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$508
$505
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$54.3
$61.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$83.8
$94.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.41
$8.32
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.06%
19.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3891
$2370
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1915
$1401
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.27
$0.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.4
$30.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.93
$4.14
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.84
$0.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.43
$1.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.95
$0.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$1.53
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.45
$1.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.67
$4.88
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$9.84
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.75
$2.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$1.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$3.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$0.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$0.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.79
$1.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.8
$7.34
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.23
$3.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.73
$5.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.35
$3.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.08
$1.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.93
$1.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$19.4
$53.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.8
$5.48
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$23.9
$24.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.8
$4.18
👖 Brand Jeans
$44.5
$65.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.5
$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$286
$339
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13093
$4627

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Thu Dau Mot
$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
195 km or 121 mi Barnaul
$802
203 km or 126 mi Kemerovo
$708
206 km or 128 mi Tomsk
$679
277 km or 172 mi Prokopyevsk
$659
307 km or 191 mi Novokuznetsk
$649
316 km or 197 mi Biysk
$745
495 km or 308 mi Pavlodar
$530
518 km or 322 mi Aksu
$529
545 km or 339 mi Semey
$510
566 km or 351 mi Oskemen
$548
569 km or 354 mi Abakan
$761
608 km or 378 mi Omsk
$786
623 km or 387 mi Ekibastuz
$522
635 km or 395 mi Krasnoyarsk
$837
754 km or 469 mi Nizhnevartovsk
$617
869 km or 540 mi Temirtau
$486
876 km or 545 mi Altay
$544
879 km or 546 mi Petropavl
$520
880 km or 547 mi Nur-Sultan
$729
882 km or 548 mi Karaganda
$575
886 km or 550 mi Surgut
$767
900 km or 559 mi Kokshetau
$685
910 km or 565 mi Tacheng
$525
1059 km or 658 mi Karamay
$472
1064 km or 661 mi Balkhash
$618
1100 km or 684 mi Tyumen
$909
1112 km or 691 mi Kurgan
$675
1129 km or 701 mi Bole
$544
1160 km or 721 mi Taldiqorgan
$678
1178 km or 732 mi Bratsk
$518
1186 km or 737 mi Wusu
$577
1189 km or 739 mi Kuytun
$583
1214 km or 754 mi Shihezi
$680
1241 km or 771 mi Yining
$559
1263 km or 785 mi Fukang
$521
1264 km or 785 mi Changji
$537
1269 km or 789 mi Kostanay
$681
1291 km or 802 mi Urumqi
$527
1308 km or 813 mi Kapchagay
$762
1318 km or 819 mi Kamensk-Uralsky
$821