Ho Chi Minh vs Sarajevo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ho Chi Minh Sarajevo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$734
$932
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1845
$2195
🏠 One person rent
$387
$443
🏘️ Family rent
$684
$741
🍽️ Food expenses
$202
$342
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.5
$50
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$336
$746
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
66
47
😀 Quality of life
66
66
🏙️ Population
9.39M
276K

The cost of living in Ho Chi Minh is 21% less expensive than in Sarajevo. Cities ranked 6928th and 6050th ($734 vs $932) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Vietnam and Bosnia and Herzegovina, respectively. Check Vietnam vs Bosnia and Herzegovina comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Ho Chi Minh compared to 0.8 months in Sarajevo. Ho Chi Minh ranked 1st best city to live in Vietnam vs Sarajevo ranked 1st in Bosnia and Herzegovina, while ranked 4947th and 5081st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ho Chi Minh vs Sarajevo

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Ho Chi Minh Sarajevo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.9
$8.93
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.6
$29.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.81
$8.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.14
$2.8
☕ Cappuccino
$1.85
$2.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$2.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$499
$387
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$280
$272
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$921
$710
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$508
$482
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$54.3
$123
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$83.8
$189
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.41
$25.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.06%
4.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3891
$3478
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1915
$2305
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.27
$1.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.4
$31.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.93
$8.39
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.84
$1.58
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.43
$1.36
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.95
$1.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$1.63
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.45
$3.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.67
$7.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$13.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.75
$1.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$1.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$1.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$2.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$1.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.79
$1.68
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.8
$8.82
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.23
$3.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.73
$9.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.35
$3.29
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.08
$1.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.93
$2.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$19.4
$33.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.8
$6.45
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$23.9
$29.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.8
$4.28
👖 Brand Jeans
$44.5
$90.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.5
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$286
$247
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13093
$3470

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Thu Dau Mot
$519
25 km or 15 mi Bien Hoa
$410
72 km or 45 mi Vung Tau
$493
96 km or 60 mi Svay Rieng
$686
113 km or 70 mi Sa Dec
$502
127 km or 79 mi Can Tho
$439
141 km or 88 mi Long Xuyen
$498
153 km or 95 mi Soc Trang
$507
162 km or 100 mi Prey Veng
$727
167 km or 104 mi Phan Thiet
$482
181 km or 112 mi Mui Ne
$491
184 km or 114 mi Kampong Cham
$504
189 km or 117 mi Rach Gia
$515
198 km or 123 mi Bac Lieu
$494
205 km or 127 mi Phnom Penh
$829
233 km or 145 mi Da Lat
$572
244 km or 151 mi Ca Mau
$507
257 km or 160 mi Buon Ma Thuot
$516
270 km or 168 mi Phan Rang-Thap Cham
$523
271 km or 168 mi Kampot
$622
300 km or 186 mi Phu Quoc
$511
309 km or 192 mi Stung Treng
$635
320 km or 199 mi Nha Trang
$508
343 km or 213 mi Sihanoukville
$763
414 km or 257 mi Siem Reap
$650
433 km or 269 mi Qui Nhon
$501
452 km or 281 mi Battambang
$571
488 km or 303 mi Ko Chang
$708
502 km or 312 mi Serei Saophoan
$623
527 km or 327 mi Ubon Ratchathani
$558
533 km or 331 mi Quang Ngai
$403
584 km or 363 mi Klaeng
$718
592 km or 368 mi Hoi An
$601
605 km or 376 mi Da Nang
$615
637 km or 396 mi Hue
$372
663 km or 412 mi Nong Prue
$787
664 km or 413 mi Chaophraya Surasak
$770
668 km or 415 mi Pattaya
$812
670 km or 416 mi Laem Chabang
$779
676 km or 420 mi Nakhon Ratchasima
$588

Cities near Sarajevo

Distance City Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi Zenica
$618
75 km or 47 mi Mostar
$760
77 km or 48 mi Tuzla
$707
99 km or 61 mi Doboj
$669
117 km or 73 mi Bijeljina
$734
125 km or 78 mi Valjevo
$883
138 km or 86 mi Mojkovac
$1164
139 km or 86 mi Dubrovnik
$1610
140 km or 87 mi Banja Luka
$920
144 km or 89 mi Cavtat
$1539
147 km or 91 mi Slavonski Brod
$970
155 km or 96 mi Cacak
$858
163 km or 101 mi Kotor
$1261
163 km or 101 mi Split
$1623
163 km or 101 mi Berane
$1107
169 km or 105 mi Cetinje
$967
171 km or 106 mi Kastela
$1515
171 km or 107 mi Sanski Most
$617
173 km or 107 mi Podgorica
$1047
177 km or 110 mi Hvar
$1503
179 km or 111 mi Budva
$1195
183 km or 114 mi Prijedor
$685
187 km or 116 mi Novi Pazar
$828
188 km or 117 mi Plav
$1111
189 km or 118 mi Osijek
$1072
192 km or 119 mi Novi Sad
$1141
194 km or 121 mi Belgrade
$1335
203 km or 126 mi Kragujevac
$918
203 km or 126 mi Sibenik
$1153
204 km or 127 mi Bar
$1115
219 km or 136 mi Shkoder
$819
225 km or 140 mi Ulcinj
$1107
226 km or 141 mi Mitrovica
$557
229 km or 142 mi Bihac
$665
246 km or 153 mi Pecs
$1033
257 km or 160 mi Zadar
$1322
258 km or 160 mi Bjelovar
$1113
260 km or 161 mi Pristina
$655
261 km or 162 mi Baja
$965
267 km or 166 mi Subotica
$832