Ho Chi Minh vs Sapporo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ho Chi Minh Sapporo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$702
$1173
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1978
$2837
🏠 One person rent
$349
$526
🏘️ Family rent
$750
$901
🍽️ Food expenses
$211
$407
🚐 Transport expenses
$67.1
$144
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$457
$1651
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
66
73
😀 Quality of life
66
89
🏙️ Population
10.4M
1.96M

The cost of living in Ho Chi Minh is 40% less expensive than in Sapporo. Cities ranked 6786th and 4509th ($702 vs $1173) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 30th in Vietnam and Japan, respectively. Check Vietnam vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Ho Chi Minh compared to 1.4 months in Sapporo. Ho Chi Minh ranked 1st best city to live in Vietnam vs Sapporo ranked 9th in Japan, while ranked 4217th and 170th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ho Chi Minh vs Sapporo

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Ho Chi Minh Sapporo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.85
$9.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.2
$26.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.63
$4.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.07
$2.31
☕ Cappuccino
$2.02
$3.36
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.52
$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$428
$433
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$258
$266
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1064
$714
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$568
$537
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$46.7
$185
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$72.1
$288
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11
$41.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.9%
1.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4519
$2557
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2063
$1835
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$1.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.56
$33.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.78
$18.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.51
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.13
$1.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$8.33
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.59
$1.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$8.24
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.66
$7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$20.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.37
$3.32
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$2.28
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$3.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$3.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$2.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.87
$1.85
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.6
$6.69
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.93
$2
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.23
$2.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.05
$8.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.39
$7.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.22
$3.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.84
$2.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$26.5
$52.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.4
$12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.9
$26.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.08
$19.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$36.8
$42.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$53.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$306
$264
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16779
$10328

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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
13 km or 8.4 mi Ishikari
$1050
15 km or 9.6 mi Ebetsu
$1052
19 km or 12 mi Kitahiroshima
$1048
27 km or 17 mi Eniwa
$1050
32 km or 20 mi Otaru
$1046
36 km or 23 mi Chitose
$1043
37 km or 23 mi Iwamizawa
$1033
50 km or 31 mi Bibai
$1003
52 km or 32 mi Tomakomai
$1056
71 km or 44 mi Takikawa
$958
75 km or 47 mi Noboribetsu
$1058
77 km or 48 mi Date
$1062
89 km or 55 mi Muroran
$1069
89 km or 55 mi Furano
$953
93 km or 58 mi Fukagawa
$929
100 km or 62 mi Rumoi
$959
113 km or 70 mi Asahikawa
$943
115 km or 72 mi Shinhidaka
$1034
141 km or 87 mi Nanae
$1086
149 km or 93 mi Hokuto
$1086
150 km or 93 mi Otofuke
$986
151 km or 94 mi Obihiro
$999
152 km or 95 mi Hakodate
$1125
164 km or 102 mi Makubetsu
$994
169 km or 105 mi Nayoro
$947
197 km or 123 mi Mutsu
$1090
216 km or 134 mi Monbetsu
$955
220 km or 137 mi Kushiro
$992
221 km or 137 mi Kitami
$967
254 km or 158 mi Aomori
$1164
258 km or 160 mi Abashiri
$973
261 km or 162 mi Wakkanai
$972
262 km or 163 mi Goshogawara
$1093
263 km or 164 mi Tsugaru
$1085
265 km or 164 mi Misawa
$1085
273 km or 169 mi Towada
$1090
274 km or 170 mi Oirase
$1081
276 km or 172 mi Kuroishi
$1111
283 km or 176 mi Hirakawa
$1106
283 km or 176 mi Hirosaki
$1117