Ho Chi Minh vs Paris - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ho Chi Minh Paris
🚶 Cost of living one person
$735
$2267
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2016
$5517
🏠 One person rent
$376
$1318
🏘️ Family rent
$815
$2636
🍽️ Food expenses
$210
$562
🚐 Transport expenses
$72.4
$253
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$487
$3146
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
66
99
😀 Quality of life
65
95
🏙️ Population
9.39M
2.15M

The cost of living in Ho Chi Minh is 68% less expensive than in Paris. Cities ranked 6739th and 1222nd ($735 vs $2267) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Vietnam and France, respectively. Check Vietnam vs France comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Ho Chi Minh compared to 1.4 months in Paris. Ho Chi Minh ranked 1st best city to live in Vietnam vs Paris ranked 1st in France, while ranked 4253rd and 25th among best cities to live in the world.

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Ho Chi Minh Paris
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.17
$16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$23.4
$61.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.72
$12.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.18
$7.55
☕ Cappuccino
$1.88
$4.52
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$3.89
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$459
$1388
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$281
$1086
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1102
$3084
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$634
$2210
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$50.1
$140
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$77.2
$219
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.54
$32
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.56%
3.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4334
$12726
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2039
$8943
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.27
$2.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.9
$90.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.97
$23.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.89
$1.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.54
$1.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.06
$1.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$2.4
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.49
$5.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$20.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.66
$13.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$20.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$3.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$2.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$3.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$4.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$2.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$2.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.82
$3.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.7
$9.63
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.93
$2.31
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.3
$12.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.78
$4.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.41
$4.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.12
$2.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.89
$3.14
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.4
$33.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.32
$13.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.2
$27.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.65
$19.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$41.1
$109
👟 Brand Sneakers
$105
$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$277
$738
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14143
$16193

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$530
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$425
72 km or 45 mi Vung Tau
$494
96 km or 60 mi Svay Rieng
$678
113 km or 70 mi Sa Dec
$512
127 km or 79 mi Can Tho
$454
141 km or 88 mi Long Xuyen
$508
153 km or 95 mi Soc Trang
$514
162 km or 100 mi Prey Veng
$721
167 km or 104 mi Phan Thiet
$506
181 km or 112 mi Mui Ne
$507
184 km or 114 mi Kampong Cham
$513
189 km or 117 mi Rach Gia
$526
198 km or 123 mi Bac Lieu
$504
205 km or 127 mi Phnom Penh
$836
233 km or 145 mi Da Lat
$577
244 km or 151 mi Ca Mau
$516
257 km or 160 mi Buon Ma Thuot
$531
270 km or 168 mi Phan Rang-Thap Cham
$534
271 km or 168 mi Kampot
$596
300 km or 186 mi Phu Quoc
$519
309 km or 192 mi Stung Treng
$634
320 km or 199 mi Nha Trang
$535
343 km or 213 mi Sihanoukville
$755
414 km or 257 mi Siem Reap
$644
433 km or 269 mi Qui Nhon
$516
452 km or 281 mi Battambang
$573
488 km or 303 mi Ko Chang
$677
502 km or 312 mi Serei Saophoan
$639
527 km or 327 mi Ubon Ratchathani
$545
533 km or 331 mi Quang Ngai
$427
584 km or 363 mi Klaeng
$685
592 km or 368 mi Hoi An
$584
605 km or 376 mi Da Nang
$593
637 km or 396 mi Hue
$393
663 km or 412 mi Nong Prue
$752
664 km or 413 mi Chaophraya Surasak
$739
668 km or 415 mi Pattaya
$781
670 km or 416 mi Laem Chabang
$743
676 km or 420 mi Nakhon Ratchasima
$588

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Distance City Cost of living
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Ivry-sur-Seine
$1276
6.4 km or 4 mi Aubervilliers
$1693
6.7 km or 4.2 mi Montreuil
$1672
7 km or 4.3 mi Neuilly-sur-Seine
$2123
7.7 km or 4.8 mi Asnieres-sur-Seine
$1861
8.3 km or 5.2 mi Vitry-sur-Seine
$1449
8.4 km or 5.2 mi Boulogne-Billancourt
$2081
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Courbevoie
$1891
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Bobigny
$1619
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Saint-Denis
$1726
9.5 km or 5.9 mi La Garenne-Colombes
$1813
11 km or 7.1 mi Nanterre
$1660
12 km or 7.2 mi Creteil
$1543
12 km or 7.5 mi Rueil-Malmaison
$1637
13 km or 7.9 mi Argenteuil
$1752
13 km or 8 mi Champigny-sur-Marne
$1603
13 km or 8.1 mi Chaville
$1638
14 km or 8.5 mi Aulnay-sous-Bois
$1621
15 km or 9.4 mi Massy
$1582
17 km or 11 mi Versailles
$1844
23 km or 14 mi Guyancourt
$1653
24 km or 15 mi Acheres
$1596
32 km or 20 mi Cergy
$1278
34 km or 21 mi Savigny-le-Temple
$1439
42 km or 26 mi Melun
$1317
45 km or 28 mi Rambouillet
$1754
67 km or 42 mi Beauvais
$1230
71 km or 44 mi Compiegne
$1343
73 km or 46 mi Dreux
$1403
78 km or 49 mi Chartres
$1202
111 km or 69 mi Orleans
$1182
112 km or 69 mi Rouen
$1159
115 km or 72 mi Amiens
$1192
130 km or 81 mi Reims
$1329
141 km or 88 mi Troyes
$1126
148 km or 92 mi Chalons-en-Champagne
$1458
148 km or 92 mi Auxerre
$1169
150 km or 93 mi Dieppe
$1382
158 km or 98 mi Lisieux
$1219
162 km or 101 mi Arras
$1293