Ho Chi Minh vs Sofia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ho Chi Minh Sofia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$734
$1244
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1845
$3082
🏠 One person rent
$387
$629
🏘️ Family rent
$684
$1103
🍽️ Food expenses
$202
$406
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.5
$92.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$336
$1061
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
66
70
😀 Quality of life
66
78
🏙️ Population
9.39M
1.4M

The cost of living in Ho Chi Minh is 41% less expensive than in Sofia. Cities ranked 6928th and 4611th ($734 vs $1244) 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 0.5 months in Ho Chi Minh compared to 0.9 months in Sofia. Ho Chi Minh ranked 1st best city to live in Vietnam vs Sofia ranked 1st in Bulgaria, while ranked 4947th and 1070th among best cities to live in the world.

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Ho Chi Minh Sofia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.9
$11.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.6
$50.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.81
$9.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.14
$2.98
☕ Cappuccino
$1.85
$2.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$1.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$499
$661
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$280
$485
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$921
$1209
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$508
$875
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$54.3
$94.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$83.8
$147
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.41
$14.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.06%
3.03%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3891
$3978
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1915
$2572
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.27
$0.95
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.4
$29.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.93
$9.21
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.84
$1.53
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.43
$1.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.95
$1.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$1.98
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.45
$3.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$12.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.67
$8.26
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.75
$1.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$1.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$1.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$2.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$0.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.79
$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.8
$7.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$1.03
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.23
$3.89
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.73
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.35
$3.43
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.08
$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.93
$3.13
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$19.4
$43.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.8
$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$23.9
$44.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.8
$11.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$44.5
$71.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.5
$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$286
$659
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13093
$9717

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$519
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$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
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$730
59 km or 37 mi Vratsa
$766
77 km or 48 mi Blagoevgrad
$707
97 km or 60 mi Bansko
$854
100 km or 62 mi Pazardzhik
$776
132 km or 82 mi Pleven
$667
132 km or 82 mi Plovdiv
$836
135 km or 84 mi Nis
$819
142 km or 88 mi Stip
$575
146 km or 91 mi Kumanovo
$642
148 km or 92 mi Vidin
$668
149 km or 92 mi Asenovgrad
$702
151 km or 94 mi Strumica
$670
164 km or 102 mi Gabrovo
$643
168 km or 104 mi Veles
$572
175 km or 108 mi Skopje
$849
176 km or 110 mi Pristina
$655
178 km or 110 mi Kavadarci
$595
180 km or 112 mi Serres
$1080
185 km or 115 mi Drama
$964
186 km or 116 mi Craiova
$909
191 km or 119 mi Stara Zagora
$703
193 km or 120 mi Veliko Tarnovo
$752
202 km or 125 mi Mitrovica
$557
202 km or 126 mi Haskovo
$678
208 km or 129 mi Tetovo
$720
210 km or 130 mi Prilep
$592
210 km or 131 mi Slatina
$675
215 km or 134 mi Kavala
$996
215 km or 134 mi Alexandria
$692
217 km or 135 mi Xanthi
$1048
222 km or 138 mi Drobeta-Turnu Severin
$699
224 km or 139 mi Giannitsa
$1091
232 km or 144 mi Thessaloniki
$1225
234 km or 145 mi Novi Pazar
$828
242 km or 150 mi Kragujevac
$918
245 km or 152 mi Sliven
$591
246 km or 153 mi Komotini
$1013
248 km or 154 mi Bitola
$667
248 km or 154 mi Ruse
$777