Ho Chi Minh vs Stockholm - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Ho Chi Minh	Stockholm
🚶 Cost of living one person	$744	$1991
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2071	$4487
🏠 One person rent	$376	$1094
🏘️ Family rent	$848	$1952
🍽️ Food expenses	$219	$542
🚐 Transport expenses	$75.4	$218
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$488	$3539
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	66	95
😀 Quality of life	65	96
🏙️ Population	9.39M	985K

The cost of living in Ho Chi Minh is 63% less expensive than in Stockholm. Cities ranked 6692nd and 1883rd ($744 vs $1991) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Vietnam and Sweden, respectively. Check Vietnam vs Sweden comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Ho Chi Minh compared to 1.8 months in Stockholm. Ho Chi Minh ranked 1st best city to live in Vietnam vs Stockholm ranked 1st in Sweden, while ranked 4277th and 17th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ho Chi Minh vs Stockholm

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	Ho Chi Minh	Stockholm
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.27	$13
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$24.5	$81.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.89	$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.21	$7.49
☕ Cappuccino	$1.86	$4.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.53	$2.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$444	$1349
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$284	$863
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1185	$2441
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$655	$1592
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$49.7	$104
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$76.8	$160
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$10.1	$30.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.77%	4.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4095	$10247
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2072	$5552
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$4.13
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.4	$98.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.91	$24.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.95	$1.88
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.55	$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.12	$2.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$3.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.56	$4.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.89	$12.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$18.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.13	$3.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$2.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$3.17
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$4.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$1.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$1.83
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$0.95
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.88	$2.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.2	$11.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.93	$1.95
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.43	$6.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.85	$6.87
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.58	$3.58
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.15	$2.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.93	$2.11
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$25.6	$40.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.42	$16.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$21	$24
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.66	$28.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$32.2	$83.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$263	$152
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14503	$7335

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Cities near Ho Chi Minh

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Thu Dau Mot	$541
25 km or 15 mi	Bien Hoa	$445
72 km or 45 mi	Vung Tau	$512
96 km or 60 mi	Svay Rieng	$689
113 km or 70 mi	Sa Dec	$521
127 km or 79 mi	Can Tho	$469
141 km or 88 mi	Long Xuyen	$516
153 km or 95 mi	Soc Trang	$529
162 km or 100 mi	Prey Veng	$711
167 km or 104 mi	Phan Thiet	$521
181 km or 112 mi	Mui Ne	$516
184 km or 114 mi	Kampong Cham	$514
189 km or 117 mi	Rach Gia	$534
198 km or 123 mi	Bac Lieu	$515
205 km or 127 mi	Phnom Penh	$819
233 km or 145 mi	Da Lat	$531
244 km or 151 mi	Ca Mau	$525
257 km or 160 mi	Buon Ma Thuot	$515
270 km or 168 mi	Phan Rang-Thap Cham	$521
271 km or 168 mi	Kampot	$582
300 km or 186 mi	Phu Quoc	$529
309 km or 192 mi	Stung Treng	$626
320 km or 199 mi	Nha Trang	$549
343 km or 213 mi	Sihanoukville	$754
414 km or 257 mi	Siem Reap	$630
433 km or 269 mi	Qui Nhon	$515
452 km or 281 mi	Battambang	$533
488 km or 303 mi	Ko Chang	$697
502 km or 312 mi	Serei Saophoan	$633
527 km or 327 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$561
533 km or 331 mi	Quang Ngai	$433
584 km or 363 mi	Klaeng	$703
592 km or 368 mi	Hoi An	$547
605 km or 376 mi	Da Nang	$610
637 km or 396 mi	Hue	$407
663 km or 412 mi	Nong Prue	$773
664 km or 413 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$758
668 km or 415 mi	Pattaya	$800
670 km or 416 mi	Laem Chabang	$769
676 km or 420 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$564

Cities near Stockholm

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.2 mi	Solna	$1628
5.2 km or 3.3 mi	Lidingo	$1730
13 km or 7.9 mi	Taby	$1586
16 km or 9.9 mi	Sollentuna	$2039
21 km or 13 mi	Tumba	$1638
21 km or 13 mi	Akersberga	$1637
31 km or 19 mi	Sodertalje	$1644
35 km or 22 mi	Marsta	$1602
35 km or 22 mi	Sigtuna	$1604
63 km or 39 mi	Uppsala	$1460
87 km or 54 mi	Nykoping	$1460
92 km or 57 mi	Eskilstuna	$1274
92 km or 57 mi	Vasteras	$1338
105 km or 65 mi	Sala	$1164
138 km or 86 mi	Norrkoping	$1285
158 km or 98 mi	Gavle	$1463
163 km or 101 mi	Orebro	$1275
174 km or 108 mi	Linkoping	$1347
185 km or 115 mi	Ludvika	$1209
190 km or 118 mi	Visby	$1363
195 km or 121 mi	Borlange	$1510
195 km or 121 mi	Falun	$1593
253 km or 157 mi	Mariestad	$1373
258 km or 161 mi	Karlstad	$1259
262 km or 163 mi	Raisio	$1544
264 km or 164 mi	Skovde	$1415
265 km or 165 mi	Turku	$1591
268 km or 167 mi	Kaarina	$1546
271 km or 168 mi	Mora	$1417
274 km or 170 mi	Vetlanda	$1443
275 km or 171 mi	Rauma	$1331
281 km or 175 mi	Kuressaare	$1151
284 km or 177 mi	Jonkoping	$1407
297 km or 184 mi	Ventspils	$923
306 km or 190 mi	Salo	$1571
310 km or 193 mi	Raseborg	$1525
312 km or 194 mi	Arvika	$1267
313 km or 195 mi	Kalmar	$1468
315 km or 196 mi	Pori	$1325
332 km or 206 mi	Vaxjo	$1328