Ho Chi Minh vs Skopje - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ho Chi Minh Skopje
🚶 Cost of living one person
$734
$849
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1845
$1992
🏠 One person rent
$387
$395
🏘️ Family rent
$684
$614
🍽️ Food expenses
$202
$309
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.5
$49.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$336
$805
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
66
44
😀 Quality of life
66
68
🏙️ Population
9.39M
423K

The cost of living in Ho Chi Minh is 14% less expensive than in Skopje. Cities ranked 6928th and 6460th ($734 vs $849) 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 0.5 months in Ho Chi Minh compared to 0.9 months in Skopje. Ho Chi Minh ranked 1st best city to live in Vietnam vs Skopje ranked 1st in North Macedonia, while ranked 4947th and 4637th 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
$1.9
$8.52
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.6
$30
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.81
$6.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.14
$2.66
☕ Cappuccino
$1.85
$2.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$1.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$499
$363
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$280
$270
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$921
$616
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$508
$420
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$54.3
$88.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$83.8
$137
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.41
$17.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.06%
4.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3891
$2564
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1915
$1758
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.27
$0.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.4
$28
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.93
$5.85
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.84
$1.54
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.43
$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.95
$0.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$1.49
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.45
$2.29
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$9.33
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.67
$8.51
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$14.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.75
$1.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$1.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$1.46
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$0.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.79
$1.59
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.8
$7.65
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$1.12
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.23
$3.16
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.73
$5.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.35
$4.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.08
$1.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.93
$2.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$19.4
$40.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.8
$6.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$23.9
$29.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.8
$4.74
👖 Brand Jeans
$44.5
$77.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.5
$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$286
$319
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13093
$4833

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Distance City Cost of living
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
29 km or 18 mi Kumanovo
$642
38 km or 24 mi Tetovo
$720
41 km or 26 mi Veles
$572
69 km or 43 mi Stip
$575
72 km or 44 mi Prilep
$592
78 km or 48 mi Kavadarci
$595
79 km or 49 mi Pristina
$655
106 km or 66 mi Bitola
$667
110 km or 68 mi Ohrid
$697
110 km or 69 mi Mitrovica
$557
117 km or 73 mi Strumica
$670
138 km or 85 mi Blagoevgrad
$707
140 km or 87 mi Plav
$1111
148 km or 92 mi Elbasan
$673
149 km or 92 mi Pernik
$730
150 km or 93 mi Novi Pazar
$828
152 km or 95 mi Tirana
$1294
153 km or 95 mi Nis
$819
154 km or 95 mi Kamez
$1041
155 km or 97 mi Giannitsa
$1091
160 km or 99 mi Shkoder
$819
160 km or 100 mi Berane
$1107
162 km or 101 mi Korce
$857
164 km or 102 mi Ptolemaida
$1181
170 km or 106 mi Bansko
$854
175 km or 108 mi Sofia
$1244
175 km or 109 mi Veria
$973
180 km or 112 mi Durres
$945
184 km or 115 mi Ulcinj
$1107
186 km or 115 mi Podgorica
$1047
187 km or 116 mi Mojkovac
$1164
189 km or 117 mi Berat
$764
189 km or 118 mi Kozani
$1040
193 km or 120 mi Bar
$1115
196 km or 122 mi Thessaloniki
$1225
203 km or 126 mi Serres
$1080
211 km or 131 mi Katerini
$1036
211 km or 131 mi Fier
$701
212 km or 132 mi Cetinje
$967
216 km or 134 mi Budva
$1195