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
$702
$462
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1978
$1236
🏠 One person rent
$349
$150
🏘️ Family rent
$750
$371
🍽️ Food expenses
$211
$254
🚐 Transport expenses
$67.1
$14.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$457
$167
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
66
58
😀 Quality of life
66
41
🏙️ Population
10.4M
116K

The cost of living in Ho Chi Minh is 52% more expensive than in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte. Cities ranked 6786th and 8721st ($702 vs $462) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 7th 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 0.4 months in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte. Ho Chi Minh ranked 1st best city to live in Vietnam vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte ranked 4th in Sri Lanka, while ranked 4217th and 7108th 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
$1.85
$2.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.2
$13.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.63
$5.67
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.07
$1.91
☕ Cappuccino
$2.02
$1.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.52
$0.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$428
$130
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$258
$116
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1064
$368
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$568
$321
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$46.7
$17.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$72.1
$27.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11
$13.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.9%
14.9%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4519
$1622
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2063
$1308
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.56
$9.64
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.78
$2.96
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.51
$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.13
$0.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$0.74
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.59
$2.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$6.86
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.66
$4.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$6.14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.37
$4.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$0.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$4.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$1.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$0.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.87
$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.6
$11.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.93
$1.27
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.23
$6.47
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.05
$8.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.39
$1.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.22
$4.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.84
$0.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$26.5
$15.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.4
$3.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.9
$9.46
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.08
$3.82
👖 Brand Jeans
$36.8
$25.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$60.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$306
$26.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16779
$451

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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
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Colombo
$582
23 km or 14 mi Gampaha
$465
36 km or 22 mi Negombo
$406
49 km or 30 mi Beruwala
$507
91 km or 57 mi Kandy
$409
101 km or 63 mi Galle
$345
126 km or 78 mi Matara
$469
169 km or 105 mi Anuradhapura
$533
235 km or 146 mi Trincomalee
$523
287 km or 178 mi Thoothukudi
$304
308 km or 192 mi Nagercoil
$279
317 km or 197 mi Tirunelveli
$284
377 km or 234 mi Thiruvananthapuram
$347
390 km or 242 mi Madurai
$309
407 km or 253 mi Varkala
$295
428 km or 266 mi Kollam
$255
440 km or 274 mi Dindigul
$341
442 km or 274 mi Thanjavur
$357
457 km or 284 mi Tiruchirappalli
$320
479 km or 297 mi Kottayam
$348
525 km or 326 mi Kochi
$391
526 km or 327 mi Ernakulam
$358
540 km or 335 mi Cuddalore
$326
542 km or 336 mi Tiruppur
$327
550 km or 342 mi Erode
$319
559 km or 348 mi Coimbatore
$358
559 km or 348 mi Pondicherry
$339
562 km or 349 mi Salem
$328
573 km or 356 mi Thrissur
$302
624 km or 388 mi Malappuram
$325
664 km or 413 mi Kozhikode
$391
676 km or 420 mi Vellore
$269
689 km or 428 mi Chennai
$434
700 km or 435 mi Mysore
$321
706 km or 439 mi Chittoor
$415
721 km or 448 mi Bangalore
$585
745 km or 463 mi Kannur
$337
753 km or 468 mi Tirupati
$337
755 km or 469 mi Madanapalle
$367
767 km or 476 mi Hulhumale
$1207