Ho Chi Minh vs Prague - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ho Chi Minh Prague
🚶 Cost of living one person
$726
$1899
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1883
$4415
🏠 One person rent
$370
$1182
🏘️ Family rent
$634
$1957
🍽️ Food expenses
$208
$451
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.8
$125
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$500
$2366
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
67
93
😀 Quality of life
71
89
🏙️ Population
14M
1.4M

The cost of living in Ho Chi Minh is 62% less expensive than in Prague. Cities ranked 7123rd and 2377th ($726 vs $1899) 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 1.2 months in Prague. Ho Chi Minh ranked 1st best city to live in Vietnam vs Prague ranked 1st in the Czech Republic, while ranked 3396th and 244th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ho Chi Minh vs Prague

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Ho Chi Minh Prague
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.1
$10.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19
$48.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.77
$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.14
$3.01
☕ Cappuccino
$1.85
$3.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.53
$2.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$512
$1089
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$248
$928
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$904
$1964
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$437
$1546
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60
$199
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$93.8
$304
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.78
$22.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.72%
4.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4456
$10118
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1839
$7415
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.27
$1.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.5
$25.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.72
$16
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.91
$1.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.57
$1.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.06
$1.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$2.13
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.56
$4.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$13.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.55
$9.93
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.92
$2.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$1.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$2.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$3.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$1.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$1.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.78
$2.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.6
$8.08
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$1.23
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.33
$7.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.7
$13.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.36
$4.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.09
$2.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.93
$3.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.8
$67.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.45
$12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.1
$43.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.5
$19
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.4
$89.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.2
$120
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$379
$1075
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17174
$19039

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$721
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$519
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$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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$1696
3.3 km or 2.1 mi Zizkov
$1685
4.2 km or 2.6 mi Brevnov
$1661
23 km or 14 mi Kladno
$1402
51 km or 31 mi Mlada Boleslav
$1195
53 km or 33 mi Pribram
$1115
54 km or 34 mi Litomerice
$1276
56 km or 35 mi Kolin
$1875
68 km or 42 mi Ceska Lipa
$1332
69 km or 43 mi Usti nad Labem
$1141
72 km or 45 mi Most
$1094
75 km or 46 mi Teplice
$1006
76 km or 47 mi Tabor
$1107
78 km or 49 mi Decin
$1216
81 km or 50 mi Litvinov
$1517
83 km or 52 mi Chomutov
$1174
83 km or 52 mi Plzen
$1397
88 km or 55 mi Pisek
$1250
89 km or 55 mi Liberec
$1174
89 km or 56 mi Jablonec nad Nisou
$1112
95 km or 59 mi Zittau
$1460
97 km or 61 mi Pardubice
$1258
99 km or 61 mi Strakonice
$1259
99 km or 61 mi Havlickuv Brod
$1280
100 km or 62 mi Chrudim
$1412
102 km or 63 mi Hradec Kralove
$1256
103 km or 64 mi Pirna
$1424
111 km or 69 mi Klatovy
$1289
111 km or 69 mi Karlovy Vary
$1218
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$1108
115 km or 71 mi Annaberg-Buchholz
$1438
117 km or 73 mi Freital
$1412
118 km or 73 mi Dresden
$1448
119 km or 74 mi Trutnov
$956
119 km or 74 mi Freiberg
$1316
122 km or 76 mi Bautzen
$1503
123 km or 77 mi Ceske Budejovice
$1278
125 km or 78 mi Radebeul
$1410
126 km or 78 mi Gorlitz
$1467
127 km or 79 mi Sokolov
$1340