Ho Chi Minh vs Prague - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ho Chi Minh Prague
🚶 Cost of living one person
$702
$1531
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1978
$3619
🏠 One person rent
$349
$923
🏘️ Family rent
$750
$1662
🍽️ Food expenses
$211
$376
🚐 Transport expenses
$67.1
$102
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$457
$1671
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
66
92
😀 Quality of life
66
85
🏙️ Population
10.4M
1.36M

The cost of living in Ho Chi Minh is 54% less expensive than in Prague. Cities ranked 6786th and 3308th ($702 vs $1531) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Vietnam and the Czech Republic, respectively. Check Vietnam vs the Czech Republic comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Ho Chi Minh compared to 1.1 months in Prague. Ho Chi Minh ranked 1st best city to live in Vietnam vs Prague ranked 1st in the Czech Republic, while ranked 4217th and 273rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Ho Chi Minh Prague
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.85
$8.17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.2
$42.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.63
$8.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.07
$2.31
☕ Cappuccino
$2.02
$3.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.52
$1.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$428
$926
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$258
$679
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1064
$1804
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$568
$1265
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$46.7
$172
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$72.1
$266
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11
$22.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.9%
6.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4519
$7359
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2063
$5167
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$1.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.56
$23.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.78
$12.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$1.66
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.51
$1.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.13
$1.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$2.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.59
$2.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.66
$8.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.37
$1.64
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$1.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$2.08
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$1.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1.37
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.87
$1.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.6
$6.66
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.93
$1.05
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.23
$6.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.05
$9.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.39
$3.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.22
$2.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.84
$2.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$26.5
$57.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.4
$10.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.9
$51.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.08
$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$36.8
$84
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$96.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$306
$583
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16779
$11372

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$550
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$479
72 km or 45 mi Vung Tau
$534
96 km or 60 mi Svay Rieng
$694
113 km or 70 mi Sa Dec
$515
127 km or 79 mi Can Tho
$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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Distance City Cost of living
1.2 km or 0.7 mi Smichov
$1383
3.3 km or 2.1 mi Zizkov
$1374
4.2 km or 2.6 mi Brevnov
$1363
23 km or 14 mi Kladno
$1188
51 km or 31 mi Mlada Boleslav
$1146
53 km or 33 mi Pribram
$1116
54 km or 34 mi Litomerice
$1038
56 km or 35 mi Kolin
$1015
68 km or 42 mi Ceska Lipa
$1063
69 km or 43 mi Usti nad Labem
$918
72 km or 45 mi Most
$1130
75 km or 46 mi Teplice
$1102
76 km or 47 mi Tabor
$1063
78 km or 49 mi Decin
$1027
81 km or 50 mi Litvinov
$1293
83 km or 52 mi Chomutov
$1127
83 km or 52 mi Plzen
$1122
88 km or 55 mi Pisek
$1073
89 km or 55 mi Liberec
$1046
89 km or 56 mi Jablonec nad Nisou
$1036
95 km or 59 mi Zittau
$1311
97 km or 61 mi Pardubice
$949
99 km or 61 mi Strakonice
$1077
99 km or 61 mi Havlickuv Brod
$1013
100 km or 62 mi Chrudim
$979
102 km or 63 mi Hradec Kralove
$1090
103 km or 64 mi Pirna
$1344
111 km or 69 mi Klatovy
$1083
111 km or 69 mi Karlovy Vary
$969
114 km or 71 mi Jihlava
$956
115 km or 71 mi Annaberg-Buchholz
$1204
117 km or 73 mi Freital
$1347
118 km or 73 mi Dresden
$1406
119 km or 74 mi Trutnov
$1019
119 km or 74 mi Freiberg
$1165
122 km or 76 mi Bautzen
$1344
123 km or 77 mi Ceske Budejovice
$1078
125 km or 78 mi Radebeul
$1351
126 km or 78 mi Gorlitz
$1310
127 km or 79 mi Sokolov
$1002