Ho Chi Minh vs Pune - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ho Chi Minh Pune
🚶 Cost of living one person
$702
$510
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1978
$1283
🏠 One person rent
$349
$194
🏘️ Family rent
$750
$397
🍽️ Food expenses
$211
$198
🚐 Transport expenses
$67.1
$71.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$457
$1223
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
66
57
😀 Quality of life
66
62
🏙️ Population
10.4M
5.95M

The cost of living in Ho Chi Minh is 38% more expensive than in Pune. Cities ranked 6786th and 8446th ($702 vs $510) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th in Vietnam and India, respectively. Check Vietnam vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Ho Chi Minh compared to 2.4 months in Pune. Ho Chi Minh ranked 1st best city to live in Vietnam vs Pune ranked 8th in India, while ranked 4217th and 5080th among best cities to live in the world.

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Ho Chi Minh Pune
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.85
$5.17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.2
$22
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.63
$4.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.07
$2.8
☕ Cappuccino
$2.02
$2.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.52
$0.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$428
$236
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$258
$142
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1064
$481
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$568
$314
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$46.7
$24.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$72.1
$41.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11
$8.36
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.9%
9.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4519
$2481
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2063
$1417
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.56
$14.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.78
$3.62
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$1.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.51
$0.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.13
$0.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$0.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.59
$1.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$6.33
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.66
$3.51
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$6.03
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.37
$2.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$0.77
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$1.23
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$0.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$0.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$0.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.87
$0.87
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.6
$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.93
$2.05
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.23
$3.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.05
$1.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.39
$3.19
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.22
$2.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.84
$1.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$26.5
$20
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.4
$4.05
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.9
$10.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.08
$3.79
👖 Brand Jeans
$36.8
$31.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$51.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$306
$93.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16779
$1763

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$550
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$479
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$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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$400
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$457
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$391
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$706
119 km or 74 mi Thane
$482
120 km or 75 mi Bhiwandi
$368
153 km or 95 mi Vasai
$315
165 km or 102 mi Nashik
$377
199 km or 123 mi Sangli
$359
206 km or 128 mi Kolhapur
$352
213 km or 132 mi Ichalkaranji
$352
216 km or 134 mi Aurangabad
$379
237 km or 147 mi Solapur
$345
237 km or 147 mi Malegaon
$345
273 km or 169 mi Bijapur
$361
287 km or 179 mi Navsari
$301
288 km or 179 mi Latur
$431
303 km or 188 mi Belgaum
$497
314 km or 195 mi Surat
$809
330 km or 205 mi Jalgaon
$359
338 km or 210 mi Panjim
$376
342 km or 212 mi Gulbarga
$250
347 km or 215 mi Mormugao
$508
361 km or 224 mi Margao
$433
366 km or 227 mi Hubli
$361
373 km or 232 mi Nanded
$342
403 km or 250 mi Bhavnagar
$296
411 km or 255 mi Akola
$375
426 km or 265 mi Vadodara
$399
447 km or 278 mi Nizamabad
$360
452 km or 281 mi Hospet
$358
474 km or 295 mi Godhra
$385
476 km or 296 mi Nadiad
$396
480 km or 299 mi Mahbubnagar
$375
486 km or 302 mi Adoni
$350
488 km or 303 mi Amravati
$325
501 km or 312 mi Davanagere
$369
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$470
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$406
511 km or 318 mi Indore
$390