Ho Chi Minh vs Samsun - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ho Chi Minh Samsun
🚶 Cost of living one person
$702
$567
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1978
$1518
🏠 One person rent
$349
$226
🏘️ Family rent
$750
$433
🍽️ Food expenses
$211
$221
🚐 Transport expenses
$67.1
$47
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$457
$431
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
66
23
😀 Quality of life
66
41
🏙️ Population
10.4M
1.34M

The cost of living in Ho Chi Minh is 24% more expensive than in Samsun. Cities ranked 6786th and 7971st ($702 vs $567) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 59th in Vietnam and Turkey, respectively. Check Vietnam vs Turkey comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Ho Chi Minh compared to 0.8 months in Samsun. Ho Chi Minh ranked 1st best city to live in Vietnam vs Samsun ranked 59th in Turkey, while ranked 4217th and 7036th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ho Chi Minh vs Samsun

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Ho Chi Minh Samsun
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.85
$4.28
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.2
$21.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.63
$7.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.07
$1.8
 Cappuccino
$2.02
$2.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.52
$1.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$428
$260
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$258
$166
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1064
$605
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$568
$318
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$46.7
$29.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$72.1
$46.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11
$11.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.9%
36.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4519
$1548
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2063
$432
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.73
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.56
$9.42
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.78
$5.09
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.51
$0.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.13
$0.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$1.05
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.59
$1.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$6.36
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.66
$5.45
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$12.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.37
$0.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$1.28
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$1.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$0.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$0.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$0.38
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.13
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.87
$1.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.6
$6.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.93
$1.51
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.23
$1.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.05
$3.76
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.39
$1.53
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.22
$1.01
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.84
$1.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$26.5
$26
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.4
$4.05
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.9
$27.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.08
$3.61
👖 Brand Jeans
$36.8
$47.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$88.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$306
$114
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16779
$10901

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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
82 km or 51 mi Unye
$516
82 km or 51 mi Amasya
$651
110 km or 69 mi Tokat
$556
128 km or 80 mi Sinop
$551
134 km or 84 mi Ordu
$476
142 km or 88 mi Corum
$490
180 km or 112 mi Giresun
$469
180 km or 112 mi Sivas
$547
208 km or 129 mi Yozgat
$512
213 km or 132 mi Kastamonu
$555
240 km or 149 mi Cankiri
$556
280 km or 174 mi Gumushane
$499
285 km or 177 mi Ortahisar
$572
287 km or 178 mi Trabzon
$580
287 km or 178 mi Kirikkale
$463
293 km or 182 mi Kayseri
$416
297 km or 184 mi Talas
$431
301 km or 187 mi Kirsehir
$522
309 km or 192 mi Karabuk
$519
317 km or 197 mi Erzincan
$315
326 km or 203 mi Nevsehir
$498
330 km or 205 mi Ankara
$800
335 km or 208 mi Bartin
$567
348 km or 216 mi Bayburt
$490
352 km or 219 mi Rize
$532
368 km or 229 mi Malatya
$571
378 km or 235 mi Sochi
$683
379 km or 236 mi Aksaray
$397
381 km or 237 mi Elazig
$554
395 km or 246 mi Nigde
$622
399 km or 248 mi Novorossiysk
$545
401 km or 249 mi Polatli
$591
402 km or 250 mi Bolu
$519
407 km or 253 mi Bor
$592
410 km or 255 mi Karadeniz Eregli
$530
415 km or 258 mi Kahramanmaras
$594
426 km or 265 mi Adiyaman
$618
429 km or 266 mi Kozan
$521
431 km or 268 mi Sukhumi
$815
433 km or 269 mi Sevastopol
$628