Ho Chi Minh vs Nur-Sultan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ho Chi Minh Nur-Sultan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$726
$823
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1883
$1972
🏠 One person rent
$370
$412
🏘️ Family rent
$634
$711
🍽️ Food expenses
$208
$277
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.8
$53.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$500
$792
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
67
45
😀 Quality of life
71
69
🏙️ Population
14M
1.08M

The cost of living in Ho Chi Minh is 12% less expensive than in Nur-Sultan. Cities ranked 7123rd and 6663rd ($726 vs $823) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in Vietnam and Kazakhstan, respectively. Check Vietnam vs Kazakhstan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Ho Chi Minh compared to 1 months in Nur-Sultan. Ho Chi Minh ranked 1st best city to live in Vietnam vs Nur-Sultan ranked 2nd in Kazakhstan, while ranked 3396th and 4272nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ho Chi Minh vs Nur-Sultan

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Ho Chi Minh Nur-Sultan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.1
$8.67
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19
$32.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.77
$6.93
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.14
$1.23
☕ Cappuccino
$1.85
$2.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.53
$0.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$512
$479
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$248
$331
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$904
$848
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$437
$587
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60
$37.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$93.8
$57.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.78
$14.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.72%
15.94%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4456
$1359
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1839
$999
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.27
$0.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.5
$15.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.72
$8.44
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.91
$0.53
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.57
$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.06
$0.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.39
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.56
$2.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$9.52
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.55
$5.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$8.67
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.92
$1.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$2.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$2.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$2.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$0.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$0.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.78
$1.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.6
$8.27
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$1.05
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.33
$1.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.7
$3.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.36
$2.13
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.09
$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.93
$1.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.8
$54.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.45
$5.18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.1
$13.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.5
$4.75
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.4
$62.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.2
$97.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$379
$301
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17174
$6976

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Thu Dau Mot
$522
25 km or 15 mi Bien Hoa
$414
72 km or 45 mi Vung Tau
$503
96 km or 60 mi Svay Rieng
$721
113 km or 70 mi Sa Dec
$519
127 km or 79 mi Can Tho
$455
141 km or 88 mi Long Xuyen
$508
153 km or 95 mi Soc Trang
$523
162 km or 100 mi Prey Veng
$776
167 km or 104 mi Phan Thiet
$480
181 km or 112 mi Mui Ne
$493
184 km or 114 mi Kampong Cham
$518
189 km or 117 mi Rach Gia
$530
198 km or 123 mi Bac Lieu
$506
205 km or 127 mi Phnom Penh
$893
233 km or 145 mi Da Lat
$563
244 km or 151 mi Ca Mau
$517
257 km or 160 mi Buon Ma Thuot
$528
270 km or 168 mi Phan Rang-Thap Cham
$533
271 km or 168 mi Kampot
$582
300 km or 186 mi Phu Quoc
$518
309 km or 192 mi Stung Treng
$668
320 km or 199 mi Nha Trang
$540
343 km or 213 mi Sihanoukville
$766
414 km or 257 mi Siem Reap
$679
433 km or 269 mi Qui Nhon
$515
452 km or 281 mi Battambang
$601
488 km or 303 mi Ko Chang
$718
502 km or 312 mi Serei Saophoan
$644
527 km or 327 mi Ubon Ratchathani
$543
533 km or 331 mi Quang Ngai
$407
584 km or 363 mi Klaeng
$724
592 km or 368 mi Hoi An
$609
605 km or 376 mi Da Nang
$699
637 km or 396 mi Hue
$375
663 km or 412 mi Nong Prue
$809
664 km or 413 mi Chaophraya Surasak
$784
668 km or 415 mi Pattaya
$839
670 km or 416 mi Laem Chabang
$799
676 km or 420 mi Nakhon Ratchasima
$586

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Distance City Cost of living
161 km or 100 mi Temirtau
$545
190 km or 118 mi Karaganda
$571
276 km or 172 mi Kokshetau
$763
278 km or 173 mi Ekibastuz
$595
392 km or 243 mi Aksu
$586
402 km or 250 mi Pavlodar
$585
442 km or 275 mi Petropavl
$575
446 km or 277 mi Omsk
$819
457 km or 284 mi Satbayev
$558
460 km or 286 mi Jezkazgan
$548
543 km or 337 mi Balkhash
$687
580 km or 361 mi Kostanay
$702
623 km or 387 mi Semey
$559
627 km or 389 mi Kurgan
$713
771 km or 479 mi Tyumen
$1024
800 km or 497 mi Oskemen
$602
803 km or 499 mi Chelyabinsk
$786
826 km or 513 mi Kyzylorda
$492
852 km or 530 mi Taldiqorgan
$764
855 km or 531 mi Kamensk-Uralsky
$952
856 km or 532 mi Municipal Formation of the Kamensk-Uralsky
$954
872 km or 542 mi Miass
$780
875 km or 544 mi Kentau
$535
875 km or 544 mi Barnaul
$785
879 km or 546 mi Magnitogorsk
$656
880 km or 547 mi Novosibirsk
$935
893 km or 555 mi Orsk
$615
902 km or 561 mi Zlatoust
$757
903 km or 561 mi Turkistan
$549
910 km or 566 mi Kapchagay
$876
917 km or 570 mi Taraz
$488
949 km or 590 mi Bishkek
$789
949 km or 590 mi Yekaterinburg
$1163
953 km or 592 mi Kant
$500
955 km or 593 mi Biysk
$780
960 km or 597 mi Talas
$555
965 km or 599 mi Kaskelen
$899
967 km or 601 mi Tokmok
$636
968 km or 602 mi Almaty
$1014
977 km or 607 mi Tacheng
$553