Ho Chi Minh vs Skopje - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ho Chi Minh Skopje
🚶 Cost of living one person
$702
$760
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1978
$1812
🏠 One person rent
$349
$351
🏘️ Family rent
$750
$569
🍽️ Food expenses
$211
$274
🚐 Transport expenses
$67.1
$52.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$457
$579
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
66
43
😀 Quality of life
66
63
🏙️ Population
10.4M
527K

The cost of living in Ho Chi Minh is 8% less expensive than in Skopje. Cities ranked 6786th and 6533rd ($702 vs $760) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Vietnam and North Macedonia, respectively. Check Vietnam vs North Macedonia 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 Skopje. Ho Chi Minh ranked 1st best city to live in Vietnam vs Skopje ranked 1st in North Macedonia, while ranked 4217th and 4828th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ho Chi Minh vs Skopje

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Ho Chi Minh Skopje
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.85
$7.09
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.2
$29.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.63
$5.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.07
$2.11
☕ Cappuccino
$2.02
$1.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.52
$1.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$428
$319
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$258
$223
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1064
$551
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$568
$378
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$46.7
$89.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$72.1
$136
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11
$19.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.9%
4.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4519
$2029
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2063
$1448
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.56
$26.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.78
$5.95
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$1.43
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.51
$1.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.13
$0.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$1.45
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.59
$2.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$7.89
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.66
$7.98
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.37
$0.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$1.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$1.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$1.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$0.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$0.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.87
$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.6
$5.31
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.93
$0.99
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.23
$2.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.05
$5.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.39
$3.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.22
$1.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.84
$1.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$26.5
$33.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.4
$6.13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.9
$30.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.08
$3.86
👖 Brand Jeans
$36.8
$70.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$79.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$306
$277
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16779
$4244

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Distance City Cost of living
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$550
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$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
29 km or 18 mi Kumanovo
$563
38 km or 24 mi Tetovo
$570
41 km or 26 mi Veles
$531
69 km or 43 mi Stip
$602
72 km or 44 mi Prilep
$534
78 km or 48 mi Kavadarci
$576
79 km or 49 mi Pristina
$691
106 km or 66 mi Bitola
$692
110 km or 68 mi Ohrid
$626
110 km or 69 mi Mitrovica
$664
117 km or 73 mi Strumica
$581
138 km or 85 mi Blagoevgrad
$533
140 km or 87 mi Plav
$1004
148 km or 92 mi Elbasan
$591
149 km or 92 mi Pernik
$598
150 km or 93 mi Novi Pazar
$704
152 km or 95 mi Tirana
$1002
153 km or 95 mi Nis
$702
154 km or 95 mi Kamez
$798
155 km or 97 mi Giannitsa
$1057
160 km or 99 mi Shkoder
$670
160 km or 100 mi Berane
$1028
162 km or 101 mi Korce
$548
164 km or 102 mi Ptolemaida
$1017
170 km or 106 mi Bansko
$852
175 km or 108 mi Sofia
$951
175 km or 109 mi Veria
$1009
180 km or 112 mi Durres
$762
184 km or 115 mi Ulcinj
$989
186 km or 115 mi Podgorica
$945
187 km or 116 mi Mojkovac
$1030
189 km or 117 mi Berat
$594
189 km or 118 mi Kozani
$984
193 km or 120 mi Bar
$1013
196 km or 122 mi Thessaloniki
$1177
203 km or 126 mi Serres
$1027
211 km or 131 mi Katerini
$1047
211 km or 131 mi Fier
$628
212 km or 132 mi Cetinje
$816
216 km or 134 mi Budva
$1116