Ho Chi Minh vs Sarajevo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ho Chi Minh Sarajevo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$762
$956
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1930
$2264
🏠 One person rent
$409
$451
🏘️ Family rent
$723
$763
🍽️ Food expenses
$205
$356
🚐 Transport expenses
$71
$51.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$340
$744
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
67
47
😀 Quality of life
69
66
🏙️ Population
14M
276K

The cost of living in Ho Chi Minh is 20% less expensive than in Sarajevo. Cities ranked 6919th and 5994th ($762 vs $956) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd 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 0.4 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 4450th and 5011th 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
$1.95
$9.32
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.8
$32.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.35
$8.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.15
$2.86
☕ Cappuccino
$1.86
$2.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.54
$2.24
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$547
$391
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$289
$276
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1009
$704
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$526
$501
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59
$127
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$90.8
$197
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.58
$24.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.52%
4.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4266
$3347
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1950
$2388
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.27
$1.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.5
$34.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.91
$8.45
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.86
$1.56
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.51
$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.96
$1.09
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.79
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.47
$3.01
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.61
$8.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$14.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.67
$1.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$1.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$2.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$2.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.82
$1.72
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.5
$8.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.35
$4.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.74
$9.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.35
$3.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.1
$1.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.95
$2.19
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$20.4
$33.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.48
$6.57
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$27.5
$29.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.79
$4.27
👖 Brand Jeans
$46.8
$92.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$96.9
$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$329
$247
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14995
$3948

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Distance City Cost of living
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$540
25 km or 15 mi Bien Hoa
$419
72 km or 45 mi Vung Tau
$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
55 km or 34 mi Zenica
$631
75 km or 47 mi Mostar
$819
77 km or 48 mi Tuzla
$721
99 km or 61 mi Doboj
$682
117 km or 73 mi Bijeljina
$741
125 km or 78 mi Valjevo
$924
138 km or 86 mi Mojkovac
$1193
139 km or 86 mi Dubrovnik
$1744
140 km or 87 mi Banja Luka
$965
144 km or 89 mi Cavtat
$1661
147 km or 91 mi Slavonski Brod
$992
155 km or 96 mi Cacak
$888
163 km or 101 mi Kotor
$1288
163 km or 101 mi Split
$1673
163 km or 101 mi Berane
$1156
169 km or 105 mi Cetinje
$990
171 km or 106 mi Kastela
$1566
171 km or 107 mi Sanski Most
$629
173 km or 107 mi Podgorica
$1066
177 km or 110 mi Hvar
$1571
179 km or 111 mi Budva
$1206
183 km or 114 mi Prijedor
$723
187 km or 116 mi Novi Pazar
$851
188 km or 117 mi Plav
$1150
189 km or 118 mi Osijek
$1160
192 km or 119 mi Novi Sad
$1173
194 km or 121 mi Belgrade
$1378
203 km or 126 mi Kragujevac
$948
203 km or 126 mi Sibenik
$1191
204 km or 127 mi Bar
$1150
219 km or 136 mi Shkoder
$839
225 km or 140 mi Ulcinj
$1119
226 km or 141 mi Mitrovica
$571
229 km or 142 mi Bihac
$676
246 km or 153 mi Pecs
$1124
257 km or 160 mi Zadar
$1457
258 km or 160 mi Bjelovar
$1171
260 km or 161 mi Pristina
$694
261 km or 162 mi Baja
$1031
267 km or 166 mi Subotica
$923