Ho Chi Minh vs Novosibirsk - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ho Chi Minh Novosibirsk
🚶 Cost of living one person
$702
$657
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1978
$1672
🏠 One person rent
$349
$302
🏘️ Family rent
$750
$592
🍽️ Food expenses
$211
$232
🚐 Transport expenses
$67.1
$52.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$457
$510
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
66
49
😀 Quality of life
66
58
🏙️ Population
10.4M
1.63M

The cost of living in Ho Chi Minh is 7% more expensive than in Novosibirsk. Cities ranked 6786th and 7138th ($702 vs $657) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 15th 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 Novosibirsk. Ho Chi Minh ranked 1st best city to live in Vietnam vs Novosibirsk ranked 7th in Russia, while ranked 4217th and 5709th 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
$1.85
$6.62
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.2
$32.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.63
$3.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.07
$1.54
 Cappuccino
$2.02
$1.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.52
$0.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$428
$340
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$258
$221
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1064
$717
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$568
$458
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$46.7
$49.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$72.1
$75
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11
$7.24
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.9%
10.95%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4519
$1887
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2063
$1186
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.56
$29.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.78
$2.85
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$0.58
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.51
$0.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.13
$0.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$1.12
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.59
$1.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$8.33
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.66
$3.95
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$6.68
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.37
$1.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$1.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$1.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$2.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$0.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.87
$1.61
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.6
$6.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.93
$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.23
$2.21
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.05
$6.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.39
$2.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.22
$0.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.84
$1.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$26.5
$27.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.4
$4.37
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.9
$18
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.08
$4.14
👖 Brand Jeans
$36.8
$66.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$77
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$306
$232
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16779
$4125

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Thu Dau Mot
$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
195 km or 121 mi Barnaul
$558
203 km or 126 mi Kemerovo
$487
206 km or 128 mi Tomsk
$411
277 km or 172 mi Prokopyevsk
$537
307 km or 191 mi Novokuznetsk
$566
316 km or 197 mi Biysk
$347
495 km or 308 mi Pavlodar
$628
518 km or 322 mi Aksu
$620
545 km or 339 mi Semey
$637
566 km or 351 mi Oskemen
$551
569 km or 354 mi Abakan
$543
608 km or 378 mi Omsk
$402
623 km or 387 mi Ekibastuz
$669
635 km or 395 mi Krasnoyarsk
$634
754 km or 469 mi Nizhnevartovsk
$632
869 km or 540 mi Temirtau
$628
876 km or 545 mi Altay
$638
879 km or 546 mi Petropavl
$605
880 km or 547 mi Nur-Sultan
$814
882 km or 548 mi Karaganda
$550
886 km or 550 mi Surgut
$614
900 km or 559 mi Kokshetau
$660
910 km or 565 mi Tacheng
$651
1059 km or 658 mi Karamay
$667
1064 km or 661 mi Balkhash
$641
1100 km or 684 mi Tyumen
$636
1112 km or 691 mi Kurgan
$488
1129 km or 701 mi Bole
$641
1160 km or 721 mi Taldiqorgan
$593
1178 km or 732 mi Bratsk
$444
1186 km or 737 mi Wusu
$673
1189 km or 739 mi Kuytun
$669
1214 km or 754 mi Shihezi
$735
1241 km or 771 mi Yining
$738
1263 km or 785 mi Fukang
$582
1264 km or 785 mi Changji
$595
1269 km or 789 mi Kostanay
$734
1291 km or 802 mi Urumqi
$590
1308 km or 813 mi Kapchagay
$878
1318 km or 819 mi Kamensk-Uralsky
$556