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

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Ho Chi Minh Nur-Sultan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$762
$732
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1930
$1764
🏠 One person rent
$409
$357
🏘️ Family rent
$723
$621
🍽️ Food expenses
$205
$253
🚐 Transport expenses
$71
$48.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$340
$690
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
67
45
😀 Quality of life
69
68
🏙️ Population
14M
1.08M

The cost of living in Ho Chi Minh is 4% more expensive than in Nur-Sultan. Cities ranked 6919th and 7085th ($762 vs $732) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 7th in Vietnam and Kazakhstan, respectively. Check Vietnam vs Kazakhstan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Ho Chi Minh compared to 0.9 months in Nur-Sultan. Ho Chi Minh ranked 1st best city to live in Vietnam vs Nur-Sultan ranked 2nd in Kazakhstan, while ranked 4450th and 4594th 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
$1.95
$8.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.8
$28.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.35
$6.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.15
$1.38
☕ Cappuccino
$1.86
$2.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.54
$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$547
$412
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$289
$285
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1009
$736
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$526
$511
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59
$33.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$90.8
$52.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.58
$13
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.52%
16.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4266
$1200
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1950
$876
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.27
$0.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.5
$15.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.91
$7.35
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.86
$0.51
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.51
$1.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.96
$0.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.21
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.47
$1.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$9.48
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.61
$4.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$7.94
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.67
$1.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$2.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$1.99
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$1.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$0.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$0.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.82
$1.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.5
$7.15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$0.91
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.35
$1.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.74
$3.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.35
$1.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.1
$1.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.95
$1.13
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$20.4
$49.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.48
$4.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$27.5
$11.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.79
$4.84
👖 Brand Jeans
$46.8
$60
👟 Brand Sneakers
$96.9
$85
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$329
$263
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14995
$6043

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Thu Dau Mot
$540
25 km or 15 mi Bien Hoa
$419
72 km or 45 mi Vung Tau
$525
96 km or 60 mi Svay Rieng
$708
113 km or 70 mi Sa Dec
$519
127 km or 79 mi Can Tho
$456
141 km or 88 mi Long Xuyen
$514
153 km or 95 mi Soc Trang
$523
162 km or 100 mi Prey Veng
$760
167 km or 104 mi Phan Thiet
$500
181 km or 112 mi Mui Ne
$506
184 km or 114 mi Kampong Cham
$501
189 km or 117 mi Rach Gia
$535
198 km or 123 mi Bac Lieu
$512
205 km or 127 mi Phnom Penh
$882
233 km or 145 mi Da Lat
$572
244 km or 151 mi Ca Mau
$526
257 km or 160 mi Buon Ma Thuot
$535
270 km or 168 mi Phan Rang-Thap Cham
$543
271 km or 168 mi Kampot
$587
300 km or 186 mi Phu Quoc
$530
309 km or 192 mi Stung Treng
$652
320 km or 199 mi Nha Trang
$541
343 km or 213 mi Sihanoukville
$764
414 km or 257 mi Siem Reap
$679
433 km or 269 mi Qui Nhon
$519
452 km or 281 mi Battambang
$575
488 km or 303 mi Ko Chang
$763
502 km or 312 mi Serei Saophoan
$629
527 km or 327 mi Ubon Ratchathani
$583
533 km or 331 mi Quang Ngai
$410
584 km or 363 mi Klaeng
$768
592 km or 368 mi Hoi An
$613
605 km or 376 mi Da Nang
$660
637 km or 396 mi Hue
$380
663 km or 412 mi Nong Prue
$846
664 km or 413 mi Chaophraya Surasak
$823
668 km or 415 mi Pattaya
$874
670 km or 416 mi Laem Chabang
$838
676 km or 420 mi Nakhon Ratchasima
$610

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Distance City Cost of living
161 km or 100 mi Temirtau
$530
190 km or 118 mi Karaganda
$550
276 km or 172 mi Kokshetau
$747
278 km or 173 mi Ekibastuz
$570
392 km or 243 mi Aksu
$571
402 km or 250 mi Pavlodar
$576
442 km or 275 mi Petropavl
$564
446 km or 277 mi Omsk
$834
457 km or 284 mi Satbayev
$530
460 km or 286 mi Jezkazgan
$517
543 km or 337 mi Balkhash
$661
580 km or 361 mi Kostanay
$690
623 km or 387 mi Semey
$553
627 km or 389 mi Kurgan
$701
771 km or 479 mi Tyumen
$969
800 km or 497 mi Oskemen
$595
803 km or 499 mi Chelyabinsk
$867
826 km or 513 mi Kyzylorda
$484
852 km or 530 mi Taldiqorgan
$738
855 km or 531 mi Kamensk-Uralsky
$891
856 km or 532 mi Municipal Formation of the Kamensk-Uralsky
$892
872 km or 542 mi Miass
$760
875 km or 544 mi Kentau
$505
875 km or 544 mi Barnaul
$828
879 km or 546 mi Magnitogorsk
$697
880 km or 547 mi Novosibirsk
$884
893 km or 555 mi Orsk
$589
902 km or 561 mi Zlatoust
$729
903 km or 561 mi Turkistan
$521
910 km or 566 mi Kapchagay
$842
917 km or 570 mi Taraz
$477
949 km or 590 mi Bishkek
$757
949 km or 590 mi Yekaterinburg
$1053
953 km or 592 mi Kant
$503
955 km or 593 mi Biysk
$808
960 km or 597 mi Talas
$533
965 km or 599 mi Kaskelen
$866
967 km or 601 mi Tokmok
$616
968 km or 602 mi Almaty
$974
977 km or 607 mi Tacheng
$537