Ho Chi Minh vs Rotterdam - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ho Chi Minh Rotterdam
🚶 Cost of living one person
$762
$2637
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1930
$6349
🏠 One person rent
$409
$1608
🏘️ Family rent
$723
$2828
🍽️ Food expenses
$205
$656
🚐 Transport expenses
$71
$218
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$340
$4180
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
67
94
😀 Quality of life
69
95
🏙️ Population
14M
664K

The cost of living in Ho Chi Minh is 71% less expensive than in Rotterdam. Cities ranked 6919th and 676th ($762 vs $2637) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 7th in Vietnam and the Netherlands, respectively. Check Vietnam vs the Netherlands comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Ho Chi Minh compared to 1.6 months in Rotterdam. Ho Chi Minh ranked 1st best city to live in Vietnam vs Rotterdam ranked 4th in the Netherlands, while ranked 4450th and 24th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ho Chi Minh vs Rotterdam

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Ho Chi Minh Rotterdam
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.95
$24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.8
$95.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.35
$14.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.15
$7.15
☕ Cappuccino
$1.86
$4.51
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.54
$4.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$547
$1621
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$289
$1308
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1009
$2889
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$526
$2391
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59
$183
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$90.8
$283
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.58
$54.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.52%
3.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4266
$5975
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1950
$4252
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.27
$4.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.5
$88.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.91
$33.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.86
$2.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.51
$1.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.96
$2.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$3.02
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.47
$5.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$14.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.61
$14.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$17.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.67
$3.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$2.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$2.34
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$4.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$1.02
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.82
$4.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.5
$7.32
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$1.66
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.35
$14.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.74
$7.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.35
$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.1
$1.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.95
$2.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$20.4
$49.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.48
$16.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$27.5
$47.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.79
$22.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$46.8
$95.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$96.9
$125
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$329
$2442
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14995
$13439

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$540
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$419
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$525
96 km or 60 mi Svay Rieng
$708
113 km or 70 mi Sa Dec
$519
127 km or 79 mi Can Tho
$456
141 km or 88 mi Long Xuyen
$514
153 km or 95 mi Soc Trang
$523
162 km or 100 mi Prey Veng
$760
167 km or 104 mi Phan Thiet
$500
181 km or 112 mi Mui Ne
$506
184 km or 114 mi Kampong Cham
$501
189 km or 117 mi Rach Gia
$535
198 km or 123 mi Bac Lieu
$512
205 km or 127 mi Phnom Penh
$882
233 km or 145 mi Da Lat
$572
244 km or 151 mi Ca Mau
$526
257 km or 160 mi Buon Ma Thuot
$535
270 km or 168 mi Phan Rang-Thap Cham
$543
271 km or 168 mi Kampot
$587
300 km or 186 mi Phu Quoc
$530
309 km or 192 mi Stung Treng
$652
320 km or 199 mi Nha Trang
$541
343 km or 213 mi Sihanoukville
$764
414 km or 257 mi Siem Reap
$679
433 km or 269 mi Qui Nhon
$519
452 km or 281 mi Battambang
$575
488 km or 303 mi Ko Chang
$763
502 km or 312 mi Serei Saophoan
$629
527 km or 327 mi Ubon Ratchathani
$583
533 km or 331 mi Quang Ngai
$410
584 km or 363 mi Klaeng
$768
592 km or 368 mi Hoi An
$613
605 km or 376 mi Da Nang
$660
637 km or 396 mi Hue
$380
663 km or 412 mi Nong Prue
$846
664 km or 413 mi Chaophraya Surasak
$823
668 km or 415 mi Pattaya
$874
670 km or 416 mi Laem Chabang
$838
676 km or 420 mi Nakhon Ratchasima
$610

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Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi Ridderkerk
$2403
13 km or 8 mi Delft
$2389
19 km or 12 mi Leidschendam
$2481
21 km or 13 mi The Hague
$2701
23 km or 14 mi Sliedrecht
$2332
25 km or 16 mi Scheveningen
$2471
26 km or 16 mi Leiden
$2348
27 km or 17 mi Oegstgeest
$2258
41 km or 25 mi Etten-Leur
$2110
43 km or 27 mi Breda
$2206
43 km or 27 mi Roosendaal
$2264
47 km or 29 mi Utrecht
$2669
49 km or 30 mi Bergen op Zoom
$2295
50 km or 31 mi Zandvoort
$1907
52 km or 32 mi Haarlem
$2822
54 km or 34 mi Zaltbommel
$2369
55 km or 34 mi Zeist
$2457
56 km or 35 mi Tilburg
$2340
59 km or 36 mi Amsterdam
$3203
59 km or 37 mi Hilversum
$2636
60 km or 38 mi IJmuiden
$2383
61 km or 38 mi Hoogstraten
$1770
62 km or 39 mi Goes
$2471
63 km or 39 mi 's-Hertogenbosch
$2337
66 km or 41 mi Tiel
$2721
67 km or 42 mi Huizen
$2383
72 km or 45 mi Almere
$2440
73 km or 45 mi Purmerend
$2223
74 km or 46 mi Veenendaal
$1822
74 km or 46 mi Turnhout
$1730
76 km or 47 mi Middelburg
$2132
79 km or 49 mi Antwerp
$1857
81 km or 51 mi Wageningen
$2360
82 km or 51 mi Beveren
$1849
82 km or 51 mi Ede
$1848
83 km or 52 mi Uden
$2409
84 km or 52 mi Mortsel
$1734
85 km or 53 mi Veldhoven
$2231
87 km or 54 mi Herentals
$1523
88 km or 54 mi Sint-Niklaas
$1727