Ho Chi Minh vs Prague - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ho Chi Minh Prague
🚶 Cost of living one person
$744
$1641
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2071
$3833
🏠 One person rent
$376
$1005
🏘️ Family rent
$848
$1751
🍽️ Food expenses
$219
$390
🚐 Transport expenses
$75.4
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$488
$1865
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
66
92
😀 Quality of life
65
86
🏙️ Population
9.39M
1.38M

The cost of living in Ho Chi Minh is 55% less expensive than in Prague. Cities ranked 6692nd and 3084th ($744 vs $1641) 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 0.7 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 4277th and 292nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Ho Chi Minh Prague
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.27
$9.73
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.5
$45.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.89
$8.88
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.21
$2.51
☕ Cappuccino
$1.86
$3.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.53
$1.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$444
$1012
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$284
$756
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1185
$1872
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$655
$1359
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$49.7
$175
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$76.8
$267
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.1
$22.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.77%
5.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4095
$7685
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2072
$5446
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$1.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.4
$24.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.91
$13.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.95
$1.74
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.55
$1.12
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.12
$1.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.9
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.56
$2.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.89
$8.67
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.13
$1.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$2.12
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$3.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$1.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.88
$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.2
$6.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.93
$1.06
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.43
$6.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.85
$9.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.58
$3.79
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.15
$2.84
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.93
$3.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$25.6
$64.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.42
$11.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21
$54.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.66
$18.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$32.2
$89.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$263
$723
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14503
$12545

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$541
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$445
72 km or 45 mi Vung Tau
$512
96 km or 60 mi Svay Rieng
$689
113 km or 70 mi Sa Dec
$521
127 km or 79 mi Can Tho
$469
141 km or 88 mi Long Xuyen
$516
153 km or 95 mi Soc Trang
$529
162 km or 100 mi Prey Veng
$711
167 km or 104 mi Phan Thiet
$521
181 km or 112 mi Mui Ne
$516
184 km or 114 mi Kampong Cham
$514
189 km or 117 mi Rach Gia
$534
198 km or 123 mi Bac Lieu
$515
205 km or 127 mi Phnom Penh
$819
233 km or 145 mi Da Lat
$531
244 km or 151 mi Ca Mau
$525
257 km or 160 mi Buon Ma Thuot
$515
270 km or 168 mi Phan Rang-Thap Cham
$521
271 km or 168 mi Kampot
$582
300 km or 186 mi Phu Quoc
$529
309 km or 192 mi Stung Treng
$626
320 km or 199 mi Nha Trang
$549
343 km or 213 mi Sihanoukville
$754
414 km or 257 mi Siem Reap
$630
433 km or 269 mi Qui Nhon
$515
452 km or 281 mi Battambang
$533
488 km or 303 mi Ko Chang
$697
502 km or 312 mi Serei Saophoan
$633
527 km or 327 mi Ubon Ratchathani
$561
533 km or 331 mi Quang Ngai
$433
584 km or 363 mi Klaeng
$703
592 km or 368 mi Hoi An
$547
605 km or 376 mi Da Nang
$610
637 km or 396 mi Hue
$407
663 km or 412 mi Nong Prue
$773
664 km or 413 mi Chaophraya Surasak
$758
668 km or 415 mi Pattaya
$800
670 km or 416 mi Laem Chabang
$769
676 km or 420 mi Nakhon Ratchasima
$564

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Distance City Cost of living
1.2 km or 0.7 mi Smichov
$1474
3.3 km or 2.1 mi Zizkov
$1468
4.2 km or 2.6 mi Brevnov
$1451
23 km or 14 mi Kladno
$1244
51 km or 31 mi Mlada Boleslav
$1216
53 km or 33 mi Pribram
$1196
54 km or 34 mi Litomerice
$1103
56 km or 35 mi Kolin
$1150
68 km or 42 mi Ceska Lipa
$1130
69 km or 43 mi Usti nad Labem
$978
72 km or 45 mi Most
$957
75 km or 46 mi Teplice
$929
76 km or 47 mi Tabor
$1198
78 km or 49 mi Decin
$1107
81 km or 50 mi Litvinov
$1362
83 km or 52 mi Chomutov
$1051
83 km or 52 mi Plzen
$1185
88 km or 55 mi Pisek
$1186
89 km or 55 mi Liberec
$1106
89 km or 56 mi Jablonec nad Nisou
$1035
95 km or 59 mi Zittau
$1353
97 km or 61 mi Pardubice
$1122
99 km or 61 mi Strakonice
$1176
99 km or 61 mi Havlickuv Brod
$1163
100 km or 62 mi Chrudim
$1668
102 km or 63 mi Hradec Kralove
$1142
103 km or 64 mi Pirna
$1393
111 km or 69 mi Klatovy
$1159
111 km or 69 mi Karlovy Vary
$1024
114 km or 71 mi Jihlava
$1016
115 km or 71 mi Annaberg-Buchholz
$1261
117 km or 73 mi Freital
$1404
118 km or 73 mi Dresden
$1462
119 km or 74 mi Trutnov
$1195
119 km or 74 mi Freiberg
$1215
122 km or 76 mi Bautzen
$1377
123 km or 77 mi Ceske Budejovice
$1237
125 km or 78 mi Radebeul
$1413
126 km or 78 mi Gorlitz
$1364
127 km or 79 mi Sokolov
$1141