Ho Chi Minh vs Riga - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ho Chi Minh Riga
🚶 Cost of living one person
$702
$1135
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1978
$2798
🏠 One person rent
$349
$549
🏘️ Family rent
$750
$919
🍽️ Food expenses
$211
$385
🚐 Transport expenses
$67.1
$80.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$457
$1220
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
66
61
😀 Quality of life
66
79
🏙️ Population
10.4M
606K

The cost of living in Ho Chi Minh is 38% less expensive than in Riga. Cities ranked 6786th and 4604th ($702 vs $1135) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Vietnam and Latvia, respectively. Check Vietnam vs Latvia 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 Riga. Ho Chi Minh ranked 1st best city to live in Vietnam vs Riga ranked 1st in Latvia, while ranked 4217th and 535th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ho Chi Minh vs Riga

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Ho Chi Minh Riga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.85
$9.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.2
$52.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.63
$7.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.07
$4.97
☕ Cappuccino
$2.02
$3.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.52
$1.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$428
$485
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$258
$314
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1064
$885
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$568
$549
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$46.7
$184
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$72.1
$286
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11
$16.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.9%
4.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4519
$2627
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2063
$1636
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$1.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.56
$33.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.78
$10.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$1.78
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.51
$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.13
$1.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$2.19
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.59
$2.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.66
$7.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.37
$1.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$2.25
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$3.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.87
$2.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.6
$8.71
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.93
$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.23
$5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.05
$8.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.39
$5.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.22
$2.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.84
$3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$26.5
$40.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.4
$10.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.9
$47.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.08
$17.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$36.8
$77.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$92.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$306
$464
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16779
$13518

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Distance City Cost of living
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$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
21 km or 13 mi Jurmala
$1362
34 km or 21 mi Ogre
$1088
40 km or 25 mi Jelgava
$827
103 km or 64 mi Valmiera
$860
118 km or 74 mi Jekabpils
$927
123 km or 77 mi Siauliai
$827
129 km or 80 mi Mazeikiai
$985
137 km or 85 mi Panevezys
$877
161 km or 100 mi Ventspils
$893
161 km or 100 mi Parnu
$982
174 km or 108 mi Kuressaare
$1080
181 km or 112 mi Viljandi
$909
186 km or 115 mi Utena
$928
190 km or 118 mi Daugavpils
$864
195 km or 121 mi Liepaja
$976
203 km or 126 mi Rezekne
$831
209 km or 130 mi Jonava
$835
223 km or 138 mi Tartu
$1163
228 km or 142 mi Kaunas
$1080
229 km or 142 mi Klaipeda
$981
262 km or 163 mi Vilnius
$1303
270 km or 168 mi Marijampole
$922
271 km or 168 mi Pskov
$461
279 km or 174 mi Tallinn
$1335
283 km or 176 mi Alytus
$850
286 km or 178 mi Maardu
$1194
298 km or 185 mi Rakvere
$920
327 km or 203 mi Suwalki
$1028
330 km or 205 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$933
335 km or 208 mi Kaliningrad
$622
339 km or 211 mi Raseborg
$1438
347 km or 215 mi Sillamae
$906
353 km or 219 mi Kirkkonummi
$1519
357 km or 222 mi Visby
$1345
361 km or 225 mi Narva
$814
362 km or 225 mi Helsinki
$1825
364 km or 226 mi Espoo
$1907
365 km or 227 mi Grodno
$385
365 km or 227 mi Elk
$1013
367 km or 228 mi Lohja
$1257