Ho Chi Minh vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ho Chi Minh Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
🚶 Cost of living one person
$726
$597
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1883
$1368
🏠 One person rent
$370
$257
🏘️ Family rent
$634
$446
🍽️ Food expenses
$208
$273
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.8
$13.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$500
$298
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
67
59
😀 Quality of life
71
52
🏙️ Population
14M
116K

The cost of living in Ho Chi Minh is 22% more expensive than in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte. Cities ranked 7123rd and 8000th ($726 vs $597) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Vietnam and Sri Lanka, respectively. Check Vietnam vs Sri Lanka comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Ho Chi Minh compared to 0.5 months in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte. Ho Chi Minh ranked 1st best city to live in Vietnam vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte ranked 3rd in Sri Lanka, while ranked 3396th and 6555th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ho Chi Minh vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte

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Ho Chi Minh Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.1
$4.48
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19
$24.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.77
$7.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.14
$2.23
☕ Cappuccino
$1.85
$2.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.53
$0.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$512
$270
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$248
$204
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$904
$455
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$437
$376
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60
$27.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$93.8
$42.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.78
$12
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.72%
13.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4456
$675
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1839
$531
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.27
$0.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.5
$7.85
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.72
$3.19
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.91
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.57
$1.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.06
$0.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$0.71
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.56
$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.55
$4.27
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$5.44
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.92
$5.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$0.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$4.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$1.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$0.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$0.85
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.78
$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.6
$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$2.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.33
$8.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.7
$2.07
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.36
$2.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.09
$2.3
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.93
$0.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.8
$15.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.45
$3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.1
$17.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.5
$3.98
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.4
$23.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.2
$84.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$379
$38
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17174
$683

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$522
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$414
72 km or 45 mi Vung Tau
$503
96 km or 60 mi Svay Rieng
$721
113 km or 70 mi Sa Dec
$519
127 km or 79 mi Can Tho
$455
141 km or 88 mi Long Xuyen
$508
153 km or 95 mi Soc Trang
$523
162 km or 100 mi Prey Veng
$776
167 km or 104 mi Phan Thiet
$480
181 km or 112 mi Mui Ne
$493
184 km or 114 mi Kampong Cham
$518
189 km or 117 mi Rach Gia
$530
198 km or 123 mi Bac Lieu
$506
205 km or 127 mi Phnom Penh
$893
233 km or 145 mi Da Lat
$563
244 km or 151 mi Ca Mau
$517
257 km or 160 mi Buon Ma Thuot
$528
270 km or 168 mi Phan Rang-Thap Cham
$533
271 km or 168 mi Kampot
$582
300 km or 186 mi Phu Quoc
$518
309 km or 192 mi Stung Treng
$668
320 km or 199 mi Nha Trang
$540
343 km or 213 mi Sihanoukville
$766
414 km or 257 mi Siem Reap
$679
433 km or 269 mi Qui Nhon
$515
452 km or 281 mi Battambang
$601
488 km or 303 mi Ko Chang
$718
502 km or 312 mi Serei Saophoan
$644
527 km or 327 mi Ubon Ratchathani
$543
533 km or 331 mi Quang Ngai
$407
584 km or 363 mi Klaeng
$724
592 km or 368 mi Hoi An
$609
605 km or 376 mi Da Nang
$699
637 km or 396 mi Hue
$375
663 km or 412 mi Nong Prue
$809
664 km or 413 mi Chaophraya Surasak
$784
668 km or 415 mi Pattaya
$839
670 km or 416 mi Laem Chabang
$799
676 km or 420 mi Nakhon Ratchasima
$586

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Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Colombo
$683
23 km or 14 mi Gampaha
$381
36 km or 22 mi Negombo
$467
49 km or 30 mi Beruwala
$582
91 km or 57 mi Kandy
$418
101 km or 63 mi Galle
$479
126 km or 78 mi Matara
$477
169 km or 105 mi Anuradhapura
$538
235 km or 146 mi Trincomalee
$522
287 km or 178 mi Thoothukudi
$278
308 km or 192 mi Nagercoil
$261
317 km or 197 mi Tirunelveli
$260
377 km or 234 mi Thiruvananthapuram
$342
390 km or 242 mi Madurai
$342
407 km or 253 mi Varkala
$291
428 km or 266 mi Kollam
$243
440 km or 274 mi Dindigul
$290
442 km or 274 mi Thanjavur
$275
457 km or 284 mi Tiruchirappalli
$297
479 km or 297 mi Kottayam
$268
525 km or 326 mi Kochi
$372
526 km or 327 mi Ernakulam
$329
540 km or 335 mi Cuddalore
$294
542 km or 336 mi Tiruppur
$330
550 km or 342 mi Erode
$274
559 km or 348 mi Coimbatore
$313
559 km or 348 mi Pondicherry
$322
562 km or 349 mi Salem
$283
573 km or 356 mi Thrissur
$335
624 km or 388 mi Malappuram
$259
664 km or 413 mi Kozhikode
$315
676 km or 420 mi Vellore
$232
689 km or 428 mi Chennai
$409
700 km or 435 mi Mysore
$332
706 km or 439 mi Chittoor
$302
721 km or 448 mi Bangalore
$507
745 km or 463 mi Kannur
$312
753 km or 468 mi Tirupati
$306
755 km or 469 mi Madanapalle
$320
767 km or 476 mi Hulhumale
$1387