Ho Chi Minh vs Stuttgart - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Ho Chi Minh	Stuttgart
🚶 Cost of living one person	$735	$1957
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2016	$4625
🏠 One person rent	$376	$1124
🏘️ Family rent	$815	$2020
🍽️ Food expenses	$210	$541
🚐 Transport expenses	$72.4	$155
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$487	$3476
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	66	83
😀 Quality of life	65	93
🏙️ Population	9.39M	633K

The cost of living in Ho Chi Minh is 62% less expensive than in Stuttgart. Cities ranked 6739th and 1961st ($735 vs $1957) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th in Vietnam and Germany, respectively. Check Vietnam vs Germany 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 Stuttgart. Ho Chi Minh ranked 1st best city to live in Vietnam vs Stuttgart ranked 9th in Germany, while ranked 4253rd and 63rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ho Chi Minh vs Stuttgart

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	Ho Chi Minh	Stuttgart
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.17	$15.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$23.4	$72.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.72	$12.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.18	$4.69
☕ Cappuccino	$1.88	$3.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.5	$3.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$459	$1044
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$281	$862
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1102	$2057
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$634	$1612
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$50.1	$180
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$77.2	$273
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.54	$46.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.56%	3.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4334	$6586
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2039	$4917
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.27	$3.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.9	$57.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.97	$25.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.89	$1.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.54	$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.06	$2.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$2.99
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.49	$3.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$13.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.66	$13.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$19.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$2.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$2.1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$4.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$1.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$1.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$0.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.82	$1.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.7	$6.34
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.93	$0.93
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.3	$8.59
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.78	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.41	$2.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.12	$1.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.89	$1.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21.4	$46.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.32	$11.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$20.2	$60.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.65	$20.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$41.1	$89.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$90.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$277	$630
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14143	$15338

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Ho Chi Minh

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Thu Dau Mot	$530
25 km or 15 mi	Bien Hoa	$425
72 km or 45 mi	Vung Tau	$494
96 km or 60 mi	Svay Rieng	$678
113 km or 70 mi	Sa Dec	$512
127 km or 79 mi	Can Tho	$454
141 km or 88 mi	Long Xuyen	$508
153 km or 95 mi	Soc Trang	$514
162 km or 100 mi	Prey Veng	$721
167 km or 104 mi	Phan Thiet	$506
181 km or 112 mi	Mui Ne	$507
184 km or 114 mi	Kampong Cham	$513
189 km or 117 mi	Rach Gia	$526
198 km or 123 mi	Bac Lieu	$504
205 km or 127 mi	Phnom Penh	$836
233 km or 145 mi	Da Lat	$577
244 km or 151 mi	Ca Mau	$516
257 km or 160 mi	Buon Ma Thuot	$531
270 km or 168 mi	Phan Rang-Thap Cham	$534
271 km or 168 mi	Kampot	$596
300 km or 186 mi	Phu Quoc	$519
309 km or 192 mi	Stung Treng	$634
320 km or 199 mi	Nha Trang	$535
343 km or 213 mi	Sihanoukville	$755
414 km or 257 mi	Siem Reap	$644
433 km or 269 mi	Qui Nhon	$516
452 km or 281 mi	Battambang	$573
488 km or 303 mi	Ko Chang	$677
502 km or 312 mi	Serei Saophoan	$639
527 km or 327 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$545
533 km or 331 mi	Quang Ngai	$427
584 km or 363 mi	Klaeng	$685
592 km or 368 mi	Hoi An	$584
605 km or 376 mi	Da Nang	$593
637 km or 396 mi	Hue	$393
663 km or 412 mi	Nong Prue	$752
664 km or 413 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$739
668 km or 415 mi	Pattaya	$781
670 km or 416 mi	Laem Chabang	$743
676 km or 420 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$588

Cities near Stuttgart

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Fellbach	$1737
8.6 km or 5.4 mi	Ostfildern	$1729
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Kornwestheim	$1710
9.6 km or 6 mi	Leinfelden-Echterdingen	$1715
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Ditzingen	$1699
11 km or 6.6 mi	Esslingen am Neckar	$1717
12 km or 7.4 mi	Waiblingen	$1695
12 km or 7.7 mi	Leonberg	$1666
13 km or 7.8 mi	Filderstadt	$1697
13 km or 7.8 mi	Remseck	$1687
14 km or 8.4 mi	Ludwigsburg	$1678
14 km or 8.9 mi	Weinstadt	$1677
15 km or 9.1 mi	Sindelfingen	$1670
17 km or 10 mi	Boblingen	$1661
20 km or 12 mi	Winnenden	$1637
20 km or 13 mi	Nurtingen	$1650
21 km or 13 mi	Bietigheim-Bissingen	$1623
24 km or 15 mi	Vaihingen an der Enz	$1542
25 km or 15 mi	Kirchheim unter Teck	$1633
26 km or 16 mi	Schorndorf	$1625
26 km or 16 mi	Backnang	$1610
28 km or 17 mi	Metzingen	$1618
30 km or 19 mi	Tubingen	$1837
30 km or 19 mi	Herrenberg	$1648
31 km or 20 mi	Muhlacker	$1436
33 km or 20 mi	Reutlingen	$1623
33 km or 20 mi	Calw	$1529
36 km or 22 mi	Goppingen	$1619
37 km or 23 mi	Pforzheim	$1205
38 km or 23 mi	Rottenburg am Neckar	$1696
40 km or 25 mi	Eislingen	$1609
41 km or 25 mi	Heilbronn	$1683
42 km or 26 mi	Nagold	$1599
42 km or 26 mi	Mossingen	$1668
44 km or 27 mi	Eppingen	$1599
45 km or 28 mi	Bretten	$1530
46 km or 28 mi	Schwabisch Gmund	$1596
46 km or 29 mi	Neckarsulm	$1647
51 km or 32 mi	Geislingen an der Steige	$1618
51 km or 32 mi	Horb am Neckar	$1581