Ho Chi Minh vs Prague - Cost of Living Comparison
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| Ho Chi Minh | Prague | |
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| 🚶 Cost of living one person | ||
| 👨👩👧👦 Cost of living Family | ||
| 🏠 One person rent | ||
| 🏘️ Family rent | ||
| 🍽️ Food expenses | ||
| 🚐 Transport expenses | ||
| 💳 Monthly salary after tax | ||
| 😷 Air quality | ||
| ✈️ Airport proximity | ||
| 🎓 Higher education | ||
| 😀 Quality of life | ||
| 🏙️ Population |
The cost of living in Ho Chi Minh is 59% less expensive than in Prague. Cities ranked 6928th and 2821st ($734 vs $1778) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd 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 0.5 months in Ho Chi Minh compared to 1.3 months in Prague. Ho Chi Minh ranked 1st best city to live in Vietnam vs Prague ranked 1st in the Czech Republic, while ranked 4947th and 277th 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 | ||
| 🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2 | ||
| 🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's | ||
| 🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| ☕ Cappuccino | ||
| 🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz | ||
| Rent & Utilities | ||
| 🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited | ||
| 🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years | ||
| 🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| Transportation | ||
| 🚌 Local transport ticket | ||
| 🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport | ||
| 🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi | ||
| ⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal | ||
| Groceries | ||
| 🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb | ||
| 🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥚 Eggs, x12 | ||
| 🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz | ||
| 🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle | ||
| 🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| 🚬 Cigarette pack | ||
| 💊 Cold medicince, 1 week | ||
| 🧴 Hair Shampoo | ||
| 🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls | ||
| 👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube | ||
| Other | ||
| 🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month | ||
| 🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person | ||
| 👩⚕️ Doctor's visit | ||
| 💇 Haircut, simple | ||
| 👖 Brand Jeans | ||
| 👟 Brand Sneakers | ||
| 👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month | ||
| 🏫 International Primary School, 1 year | ||
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|---|---|---|
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| 141 km or 88 mi | Long Xuyen | |
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| 162 km or 100 mi | Prey Veng | |
| 167 km or 104 mi | Phan Thiet | |
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| 184 km or 114 mi | Kampong Cham | |
| 189 km or 117 mi | Rach Gia | |
| 198 km or 123 mi | Bac Lieu | |
| 205 km or 127 mi | Phnom Penh | |
| 233 km or 145 mi | Da Lat | |
| 244 km or 151 mi | Ca Mau | |
| 257 km or 160 mi | Buon Ma Thuot | |
| 270 km or 168 mi | Phan Rang-Thap Cham | |
| 271 km or 168 mi | Kampot | |
| 300 km or 186 mi | Phu Quoc | |
| 309 km or 192 mi | Stung Treng | |
| 320 km or 199 mi | Nha Trang | |
| 343 km or 213 mi | Sihanoukville | |
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| 433 km or 269 mi | Qui Nhon | |
| 452 km or 281 mi | Battambang | |
| 488 km or 303 mi |  Ko Chang | |
| 502 km or 312 mi | Serei Saophoan | |
| 527 km or 327 mi | Ubon Ratchathani | |
| 533 km or 331 mi | Quang Ngai | |
| 584 km or 363 mi | Klaeng | |
| 592 km or 368 mi | Hoi An | |
| 605 km or 376 mi | Da Nang | |
| 637 km or 396 mi | Hue | |
| 663 km or 412 mi | Nong Prue | |
| 664 km or 413 mi | Chaophraya Surasak | |
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| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 1.2 km or 0.7 mi |  Smichov | |
| 3.3 km or 2.1 mi | Zizkov | |
| 4.2 km or 2.6 mi | Brevnov | |
| 23 km or 14 mi | Kladno | |
| 51 km or 31 mi | Mlada Boleslav | |
| 53 km or 33 mi | Pribram | |
| 54 km or 34 mi | Litomerice | |
| 56 km or 35 mi | Kolin | |
| 68 km or 42 mi | Ceska Lipa | |
| 69 km or 43 mi | Usti nad Labem | |
| 72 km or 45 mi | Most | |
| 75 km or 46 mi | Teplice | |
| 76 km or 47 mi | Tabor | |
| 78 km or 49 mi | Decin | |
| 81 km or 50 mi | Litvinov | |
| 83 km or 52 mi | Chomutov | |
| 83 km or 52 mi | Plzen | |
| 88 km or 55 mi | Pisek | |
| 89 km or 55 mi | Liberec | |
| 89 km or 56 mi | Jablonec nad Nisou | |
| 95 km or 59 mi |  Zittau | |
| 97 km or 61 mi | Pardubice | |
| 99 km or 61 mi | Strakonice | |
| 99 km or 61 mi | Havlickuv Brod | |
| 100 km or 62 mi | Chrudim | |
| 102 km or 63 mi | Hradec Kralove | |
| 103 km or 64 mi | Pirna | |
| 111 km or 69 mi | Klatovy | |
| 111 km or 69 mi | Karlovy Vary | |
| 114 km or 71 mi | Jihlava | |
| 115 km or 71 mi | Annaberg-Buchholz | |
| 117 km or 73 mi | Freital | |
| 118 km or 73 mi | Dresden | |
| 119 km or 74 mi | Trutnov | |
| 119 km or 74 mi | Freiberg | |
| 122 km or 76 mi | Bautzen | |
| 123 km or 77 mi | Ceske Budejovice | |
| 125 km or 78 mi | Radebeul | |
| 126 km or 78 mi | Gorlitz | |
| 127 km or 79 mi | Sokolov |