Ho Chi Minh vs Ottawa - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ho Chi Minh Ottawa
🚶 Cost of living one person
$762
$2133
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1930
$4730
🏠 One person rent
$409
$1249
🏘️ Family rent
$723
$1952
🍽️ Food expenses
$205
$587
🚐 Transport expenses
$71
$172
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$340
$3871
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
67
49
😀 Quality of life
69
92
🏙️ Population
14M
1.02M

The cost of living in Ho Chi Minh is 64% less expensive than in Ottawa. Cities ranked 6919th and 1668th ($762 vs $2133) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 27th in Vietnam and Canada, respectively. Check Vietnam vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Ho Chi Minh compared to 1.8 months in Ottawa. Ho Chi Minh ranked 1st best city to live in Vietnam vs Ottawa ranked 10th in Canada, while ranked 4450th and 123rd 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
$1.95
$16.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.8
$62.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.35
$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.15
$5.87
☕ Cappuccino
$1.86
$4.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.54
$2.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$547
$1328
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$289
$1047
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1009
$2126
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$526
$1662
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59
$96.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$90.8
$148
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.58
$48.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.52%
4.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4266
$4318
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1950
$3670
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.27
$2.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.5
$99.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.91
$15.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.86
$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.51
$2.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.96
$2.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$2.89
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.47
$3.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.61
$13.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$16.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.67
$4.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$1.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$3.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$2.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$3.08
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$1.05
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.82
$2.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.5
$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$2.74
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.35
$13.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.74
$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.35
$4.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.1
$1.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.95
$2.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$20.4
$44.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.48
$11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$27.5
$68.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.79
$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$46.8
$56.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$96.9
$89.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$329
$882
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14995
$17337

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$540
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$419
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$525
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$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
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Gatineau
$1866
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$2229
87 km or 54 mi Cornwall
$1703
94 km or 58 mi Brockville
$1868
124 km or 77 mi Salaberry-de-Valleyfield
$1971
128 km or 80 mi Mirabel
$1896
130 km or 81 mi Vaudreuil-Dorion
$1924
138 km or 86 mi Saint-Jerome
$1864
141 km or 87 mi Saint-Eustache
$1948
143 km or 89 mi Kirkland
$1930
144 km or 89 mi Blainville
$1935
146 km or 90 mi Sainte-Therese
$1950
147 km or 91 mi Pointe-Claire
$1920
147 km or 91 mi Boisbriand
$1934
147 km or 91 mi Dollard-des-Ormeaux
$1944
147 km or 91 mi Kingston
$1476
150 km or 93 mi Le Ray
$1927
152 km or 94 mi Dorval
$1923
152 km or 94 mi Chateauguay
$1914
153 km or 95 mi Laval
$2047
157 km or 98 mi Saint-Lin-Laurentides
$1800
158 km or 98 mi Cote-Saint-Luc
$1893
160 km or 100 mi Mount Royal
$1876
162 km or 101 mi Watertown
$1733
163 km or 102 mi Terrebonne
$1907
163 km or 102 mi Westmount
$1862
166 km or 103 mi Saint-Constant
$1910
167 km or 104 mi Montreal
$1928
167 km or 104 mi Mascouche
$1852
170 km or 106 mi Saint-Lambert
$1875
170 km or 106 mi Candiac
$1940
170 km or 106 mi Longueuil
$1923
171 km or 106 mi La Prairie
$1960
175 km or 109 mi Brossard
$2080
176 km or 109 mi Boucherville
$1897
177 km or 110 mi Repentigny
$1846
178 km or 111 mi Varennes
$1861
183 km or 114 mi L'Assomption
$1723
183 km or 114 mi Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville
$1918
185 km or 115 mi Sainte-Julie
$1891