Ho Chi Minh vs Rawalpindi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ho Chi Minh Rawalpindi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$702
$331
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1978
$799
🏠 One person rent
$349
$128
🏘️ Family rent
$750
$227
🍽️ Food expenses
$211
$119
🚐 Transport expenses
$67.1
$56.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$457
$138
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
23 km
🎓 Higher education
66
67
😀 Quality of life
66
35
🏙️ Population
10.4M
2.1M

The cost of living in Ho Chi Minh is 112% more expensive than in Rawalpindi. Cities ranked 6786th and 9155th ($702 vs $331) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 11th in Vietnam and Pakistan, respectively. Check Vietnam vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Ho Chi Minh compared to 0.4 months in Rawalpindi. Ho Chi Minh ranked 1st best city to live in Vietnam vs Rawalpindi ranked 8th in Pakistan, while ranked 4217th and 7850th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ho Chi Minh vs Rawalpindi

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Ho Chi Minh Rawalpindi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.85
$1.62
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.2
$8.01
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.63
$3.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.07
$1.36
☕ Cappuccino
$2.02
$1.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.52
$0.28
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$428
$90.1
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$258
$71.4
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1064
$222
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$568
$136
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$46.7
$39.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$72.1
$60.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11
$12.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.9%
20.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4519
$714
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2063
$274
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.56
$10.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.78
$6.72
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.51
$0.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.13
$0.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$0.84
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.59
$1.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$3.97
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.66
$3.04
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$3.82
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.37
$0.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$0.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$0.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$0.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$0.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$0.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.87
$0.51
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.6
$7.01
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.93
$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.23
$1.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.05
$0.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.39
$1.42
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.22
$0.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.84
$0.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$26.5
$7.87
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.4
$3.26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.9
$4.55
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.08
$1.31
👖 Brand Jeans
$36.8
$12.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$43.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$306
$36
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16779
$1496

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Thu Dau Mot
$550
25 km or 15 mi Bien Hoa
$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
11 km or 7 mi Islamabad
$389
40 km or 25 mi Wah
$238
82 km or 51 mi Mirpur
$278
116 km or 72 mi Mardan
$335
120 km or 75 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$287
135 km or 84 mi Baramulla
$281
146 km or 90 mi Mingora
$311
148 km or 92 mi Gujrat
$277
151 km or 94 mi Kohat
$307
152 km or 94 mi Peshawar
$352
170 km or 105 mi Srinagar
$393
173 km or 107 mi Sargodha
$330
180 km or 112 mi Hafizabad
$303
183 km or 114 mi Sialkot
$298
192 km or 119 mi Jammu
$399
192 km or 119 mi Gujranwala
$240
210 km or 130 mi Chiniot
$344
211 km or 131 mi Kamoke
$268
228 km or 142 mi Sheikhupura
$337
243 km or 151 mi Faisalabad
$289
257 km or 160 mi Lahore
$386
258 km or 160 mi Jalalabad
$347
269 km or 167 mi Jhang
$364
275 km or 171 mi Gojra
$337
276 km or 172 mi Sahiwal
$260
277 km or 172 mi Amritsar
$508
283 km or 176 mi Pathankot
$399
294 km or 183 mi Khost
$423
312 km or 194 mi Okara
$290
346 km or 215 mi Jalandhar
$394
355 km or 221 mi Gardez
$449
374 km or 232 mi Kabul
$567
382 km or 238 mi Khanewal
$328
385 km or 239 mi Burewala
$338
397 km or 247 mi Ludhiana
$448
409 km or 254 mi Multan
$307
430 km or 267 mi Ghazni
$455
457 km or 284 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$242
474 km or 294 mi Chandigarh
$401
475 km or 295 mi Shimla
$282