Ho Chi Minh vs Santiago - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ho Chi Minh Santiago
🚶 Cost of living one person
$702
$1075
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1978
$2623
🏠 One person rent
$349
$486
🏘️ Family rent
$750
$869
🍽️ Food expenses
$211
$347
🚐 Transport expenses
$67.1
$153
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$457
$674
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
66
91
😀 Quality of life
66
77
🏙️ Population
10.4M
6.26M

The cost of living in Ho Chi Minh is 35% less expensive than in Santiago. Cities ranked 6786th and 4828th ($702 vs $1075) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Vietnam and Chile, respectively. Check Vietnam vs Chile comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Ho Chi Minh compared to 0.6 months in Santiago. Ho Chi Minh ranked 1st best city to live in Vietnam vs Santiago ranked 1st in Chile, while ranked 4217th and 685th among best cities to live in the world.

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Ho Chi Minh Santiago
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.85
$10.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.2
$41.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.63
$8.19
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.07
$3.11
 Cappuccino
$2.02
$3.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.52
$1.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$428
$487
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$258
$368
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1064
$862
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$568
$705
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$46.7
$73.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$72.1
$113
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11
$20.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.9%
5.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4519
$2369
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2063
$2543
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.82
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.56
$41.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.78
$10.2
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$1.33
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.51
$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.13
$1.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$1.34
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.59
$3.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.66
$6.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.37
$1.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$1.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$1.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$1.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$1.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.87
$2.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.6
$5.76
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.93
$1.3
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.23
$5.06
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.05
$4.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.39
$4.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.22
$2.09
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.84
$2.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$26.5
$43.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.4
$5.76
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.9
$36.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.08
$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$36.8
$48.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$70.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$306
$382
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16779
$6400

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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

Cities near Santiago

Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi San Bernardo
$763
20 km or 12 mi Puente Alto
$862
69 km or 43 mi Los Andes
$743
78 km or 48 mi San Felipe
$699
80 km or 50 mi Rancagua
$785
80 km or 50 mi Villa Alemana
$827
83 km or 52 mi Quillota
$828
85 km or 53 mi Quilpue
$825
89 km or 55 mi San Antonio
$1044
95 km or 59 mi Vina del Mar
$854
99 km or 62 mi Valparaiso
$888
130 km or 80 mi San Fernando
$781
179 km or 111 mi Curico
$730
181 km or 112 mi Godoy Cruz
$450
182 km or 113 mi Mendoza
$433
185 km or 115 mi Las Heras
$451
208 km or 129 mi San Martin
$450
238 km or 148 mi Talca
$724
251 km or 156 mi San Rafael
$429
264 km or 164 mi Constitucion
$768
280 km or 174 mi Linares
$816
292 km or 181 mi San Juan
$680
321 km or 199 mi Ovalle
$747
375 km or 233 mi Chillan
$693
394 km or 245 mi Coquimbo
$761
398 km or 247 mi La Serena
$782
401 km or 249 mi San Luis
$356
409 km or 254 mi Tome
$753
426 km or 265 mi Talcahuano
$686
434 km or 269 mi Concepcion
$870
455 km or 283 mi Coronel
$810
456 km or 284 mi Lujan
$439
464 km or 288 mi Lota
$794
472 km or 294 mi Los Angeles
$757
482 km or 300 mi Villa Mercedes
$418
508 km or 316 mi Curanilahue
$776
518 km or 322 mi Angol
$771
542 km or 337 mi Vallenar
$760
576 km or 358 mi La Rioja
$368
588 km or 366 mi Rio Cuarto
$440