Ho Chi Minh vs Sofia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ho Chi Minh Sofia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$702
$951
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1978
$2371
🏠 One person rent
$349
$436
🏘️ Family rent
$750
$747
🍽️ Food expenses
$211
$342
🚐 Transport expenses
$67.1
$83
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$457
$1259
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
66
69
😀 Quality of life
66
76
🏙️ Population
10.4M
1.38M

The cost of living in Ho Chi Minh is 26% less expensive than in Sofia. Cities ranked 6786th and 5668th ($702 vs $951) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Vietnam and Bulgaria, respectively. Check Vietnam vs Bulgaria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Ho Chi Minh compared to 1.3 months in Sofia. Ho Chi Minh ranked 1st best city to live in Vietnam vs Sofia ranked 1st in Bulgaria, while ranked 4217th and 907th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ho Chi Minh vs Sofia

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Ho Chi Minh Sofia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.85
$9.47
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.2
$33.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.63
$8.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.07
$2.23
☕ Cappuccino
$2.02
$2.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.52
$1.35
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$428
$438
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$258
$319
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1064
$803
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$568
$562
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$46.7
$80.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$72.1
$125
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11
$12
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.9%
3.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4519
$2806
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2063
$1728
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.89
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.56
$26.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.78
$7.79
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$1.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.51
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.13
$0.97
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$1.66
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.59
$3.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.66
$8.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.37
$1.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$1.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$2.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$1.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.87
$1.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.6
$7.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.93
$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.23
$3.59
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.05
$8.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.39
$3.5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.22
$1.84
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.84
$2.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$26.5
$28.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.4
$7.76
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.9
$23.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.08
$8.79
👖 Brand Jeans
$36.8
$63
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$97.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$306
$497
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16779
$7940

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$550
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$479
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$534
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$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
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$598
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$865
77 km or 48 mi Blagoevgrad
$533
97 km or 60 mi Bansko
$852
100 km or 62 mi Pazardzhik
$660
132 km or 82 mi Pleven
$719
132 km or 82 mi Plovdiv
$712
135 km or 84 mi Nis
$702
142 km or 88 mi Stip
$602
146 km or 91 mi Kumanovo
$563
148 km or 92 mi Vidin
$661
149 km or 92 mi Asenovgrad
$626
151 km or 94 mi Strumica
$581
164 km or 102 mi Gabrovo
$495
168 km or 104 mi Veles
$531
175 km or 108 mi Skopje
$760
176 km or 110 mi Pristina
$691
178 km or 110 mi Kavadarci
$576
180 km or 112 mi Serres
$1027
185 km or 115 mi Drama
$977
186 km or 116 mi Craiova
$813
191 km or 119 mi Stara Zagora
$641
193 km or 120 mi Veliko Tarnovo
$654
202 km or 125 mi Mitrovica
$664
202 km or 126 mi Haskovo
$697
208 km or 129 mi Tetovo
$570
210 km or 130 mi Prilep
$534
210 km or 131 mi Slatina
$610
215 km or 134 mi Kavala
$827
215 km or 134 mi Alexandria
$681
217 km or 135 mi Xanthi
$1027
222 km or 138 mi Drobeta-Turnu Severin
$713
224 km or 139 mi Giannitsa
$1057
232 km or 144 mi Thessaloniki
$1177
234 km or 145 mi Novi Pazar
$704
242 km or 150 mi Kragujevac
$733
245 km or 152 mi Sliven
$616
246 km or 153 mi Komotini
$1001
248 km or 154 mi Bitola
$692
248 km or 154 mi Ruse
$619