Ho Chi Minh vs Oslo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ho Chi Minh Oslo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$702
$2197
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1978
$4695
🏠 One person rent
$349
$1222
🏘️ Family rent
$750
$1901
🍽️ Food expenses
$211
$637
🚐 Transport expenses
$67.1
$177
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$457
$3568
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
37 km
🎓 Higher education
66
79
😀 Quality of life
66
95
🏙️ Population
10.4M
709K

The cost of living in Ho Chi Minh is 68% less expensive than in Oslo. Cities ranked 6786th and 1293rd ($702 vs $2197) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Vietnam and Norway, respectively. Check Vietnam vs Norway comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Ho Chi Minh compared to 1.6 months in Oslo. Ho Chi Minh ranked 1st best city to live in Vietnam vs Oslo ranked 1st in Norway, while ranked 4217th and 24th among best cities to live in the world.

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Ho Chi Minh Oslo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.85
$16.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.2
$85.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.63
$12.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.07
$10.2
 Cappuccino
$2.02
$4.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.52
$3.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$428
$1253
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$258
$1005
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1064
$2068
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$568
$1569
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$46.7
$121
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$72.1
$186
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11
$46.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.9%
3.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4519
$8838
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2063
$6042
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$3.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.56
$79.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.78
$23.4
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$2.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.51
$2.12
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.13
$3.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$3.16
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.59
$4.42
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.66
$14.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$27.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.37
$3.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$2.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$2.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$4.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$2.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$2.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$1.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.87
$3.55
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.6
$16.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.93
$3.22
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.23
$14.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.05
$6.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.39
$4.51
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.22
$2.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.84
$2.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$26.5
$44.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.4
$15.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.9
$55.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.08
$38.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$36.8
$87.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$306
$316
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16779
$8301

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$694
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$515
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$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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$1747
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$1805
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$2077
35 km or 22 mi Jessheim
$1747
36 km or 22 mi Drammen
$1626
50 km or 31 mi Moss
$1781
57 km or 35 mi Horten
$1616
68 km or 42 mi Kongsberg
$1835
71 km or 44 mi Tonsberg
$1705
74 km or 46 mi Sarpsborg
$1471
78 km or 48 mi Fredrikstad
$1936
92 km or 57 mi Sandefjord
$1715
96 km or 60 mi Halden
$1585
100 km or 62 mi Hamar
$1767
103 km or 64 mi Skien
$1569
104 km or 65 mi Larvik
$1723
106 km or 66 mi Porsgrunn
$1554
106 km or 66 mi Arvika
$1261
108 km or 67 mi Gjovik
$1637
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$1530
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$1246
186 km or 115 mi Uddevalla
$1428
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$1332
197 km or 122 mi Arendal
$1575
201 km or 125 mi Trollhattan
$1299
220 km or 137 mi Mariestad
$1396
241 km or 150 mi Mora
$1528
245 km or 152 mi Skovde
$1465
247 km or 154 mi Ludvika
$1203
252 km or 156 mi Kristiansand
$1718
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$1690
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$1276
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$1455
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$1783
275 km or 171 mi Boras
$1250
276 km or 171 mi Frederikshavn
$1482
281 km or 175 mi Falun
$2283
303 km or 188 mi Sandnes
$1912
304 km or 189 mi Stavanger
$2129
305 km or 190 mi Bergen
$1991