Ho Chi Minh vs Ottawa - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ho Chi Minh Ottawa
🚶 Cost of living one person
$726
$2122
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1883
$4795
🏠 One person rent
$370
$1248
🏘️ Family rent
$634
$2038
🍽️ Food expenses
$208
$575
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.8
$167
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$500
$3638
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
67
49
😀 Quality of life
71
91
🏙️ Population
14M
1.02M

The cost of living in Ho Chi Minh is 66% less expensive than in Ottawa. Cities ranked 7123rd and 1688th ($726 vs $2122) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 22nd in Vietnam and Canada, respectively. Check Vietnam vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Ho Chi Minh compared to 1.7 months in Ottawa. Ho Chi Minh ranked 1st best city to live in Vietnam vs Ottawa ranked 8th in Canada, while ranked 3396th and 141st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ho Chi Minh vs Ottawa

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Ho Chi Minh Ottawa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.1
$15.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19
$65.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.77
$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.14
$5.79
☕ Cappuccino
$1.85
$4.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.53
$2.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$512
$1259
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$248
$1072
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$904
$2157
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$437
$1775
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60
$93.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$93.8
$142
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.78
$45.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.72%
4.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4456
$4527
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1839
$4215
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.27
$2.92
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.5
$96.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.72
$15.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.91
$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.57
$2.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.06
$2.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$3.08
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.56
$3.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.55
$12.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$15.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.92
$3.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$1.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$3.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$2.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$2.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$1.03
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.78
$2.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.6
$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$2.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.33
$14.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.7
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.36
$4.19
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.09
$1.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.93
$2.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.8
$43.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.45
$11.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.1
$66.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.5
$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.4
$64.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.2
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$379
$899
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17174
$17263

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$522
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$414
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$503
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$721
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$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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$1839
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$2189
87 km or 54 mi Cornwall
$1674
94 km or 58 mi Brockville
$1848
124 km or 77 mi Salaberry-de-Valleyfield
$1942
128 km or 80 mi Mirabel
$1864
130 km or 81 mi Vaudreuil-Dorion
$1906
138 km or 86 mi Saint-Jerome
$1832
141 km or 87 mi Saint-Eustache
$1926
143 km or 89 mi Kirkland
$1914
144 km or 89 mi Blainville
$1903
146 km or 90 mi Sainte-Therese
$1928
147 km or 91 mi Pointe-Claire
$1915
147 km or 91 mi Boisbriand
$1913
147 km or 91 mi Dollard-des-Ormeaux
$1918
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$1451
150 km or 93 mi Le Ray
$1929
152 km or 94 mi Dorval
$1917
152 km or 94 mi Chateauguay
$1905
153 km or 95 mi Laval
$2058
157 km or 98 mi Saint-Lin-Laurentides
$1772
158 km or 98 mi Cote-Saint-Luc
$1870
160 km or 100 mi Mount Royal
$1852
162 km or 101 mi Watertown
$1816
163 km or 102 mi Terrebonne
$1863
163 km or 102 mi Westmount
$1828
166 km or 103 mi Saint-Constant
$1905
167 km or 104 mi Montreal
$1901
167 km or 104 mi Mascouche
$1828
170 km or 106 mi Saint-Lambert
$1856
170 km or 106 mi Candiac
$1921
170 km or 106 mi Longueuil
$1874
171 km or 106 mi La Prairie
$1937
175 km or 109 mi Brossard
$2051
176 km or 109 mi Boucherville
$1861
177 km or 110 mi Repentigny
$1817
178 km or 111 mi Varennes
$1829
183 km or 114 mi L'Assomption
$1702
183 km or 114 mi Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville
$1892
185 km or 115 mi Sainte-Julie
$1875