Ho Chi Minh vs Surat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ho Chi Minh Surat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$762
$693
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1930
$974
🏠 One person rent
$409
$449
🏘️ Family rent
$723
$292
🍽️ Food expenses
$205
$159
🚐 Transport expenses
$71
$45.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$340
$310
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
67
40
😀 Quality of life
69
60
🏙️ Population
14M
5.94M

The cost of living in Ho Chi Minh is 10% more expensive than in Surat. Cities ranked 6919th and 7286th ($762 vs $693) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Vietnam and India, respectively. Check Vietnam vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Ho Chi Minh compared to 0.4 months in Surat. Ho Chi Minh ranked 1st best city to live in Vietnam vs Surat ranked 23rd in India, while ranked 4450th and 5975th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ho Chi Minh vs Surat

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Ho Chi Minh Surat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.95
$3.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.8
$11.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.35
$3.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.15
$3.28
☕ Cappuccino
$1.86
$1.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.54
$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$547
$206
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$289
$471
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1009
$367
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$526
$220
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59
$22.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$90.8
$35.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.58
$7.72
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.52%
9.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4266
$735
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1950
$489
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.27
$0.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.5
$5.49
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.91
$2.37
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.86
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.51
$0.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.96
$0.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$0.71
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.47
$1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$4.74
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.61
$2.97
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$6.78
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.67
$1.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$0.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$0.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$0.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$0.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$0.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.82
$0.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.5
$8.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$2.13
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.35
$3.89
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.74
$1.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.35
$2.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.1
$0.84
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.95
$0.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$20.4
$17.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.48
$3.02
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$27.5
$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.79
$2.31
👖 Brand Jeans
$46.8
$24.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$96.9
$46.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$329
$58.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14995
$929

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$456
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$514
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$523
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$760
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$500
181 km or 112 mi Mui Ne
$506
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$501
189 km or 117 mi Rach Gia
$535
198 km or 123 mi Bac Lieu
$512
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$882
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$572
244 km or 151 mi Ca Mau
$526
257 km or 160 mi Buon Ma Thuot
$535
270 km or 168 mi Phan Rang-Thap Cham
$543
271 km or 168 mi Kampot
$587
300 km or 186 mi Phu Quoc
$530
309 km or 192 mi Stung Treng
$652
320 km or 199 mi Nha Trang
$541
343 km or 213 mi Sihanoukville
$764
414 km or 257 mi Siem Reap
$679
433 km or 269 mi Qui Nhon
$519
452 km or 281 mi Battambang
$575
488 km or 303 mi Ko Chang
$763
502 km or 312 mi Serei Saophoan
$629
527 km or 327 mi Ubon Ratchathani
$583
533 km or 331 mi Quang Ngai
$410
584 km or 363 mi Klaeng
$768
592 km or 368 mi Hoi An
$613
605 km or 376 mi Da Nang
$660
637 km or 396 mi Hue
$380
663 km or 412 mi Nong Prue
$846
664 km or 413 mi Chaophraya Surasak
$823
668 km or 415 mi Pattaya
$874
670 km or 416 mi Laem Chabang
$838
676 km or 420 mi Nakhon Ratchasima
$610

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$286
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$287
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$382
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$346
170 km or 106 mi Nadiad
$373
189 km or 117 mi Vasai
$294
192 km or 119 mi Malegaon
$362
196 km or 122 mi Godhra
$366
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$437
209 km or 130 mi Bhiwandi
$355
216 km or 134 mi Kalyan
$379
222 km or 138 mi Thane
$475
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$401
239 km or 148 mi Navi Mumbai
$504
244 km or 152 mi Rajkot
$310
245 km or 152 mi Mumbai
$733
274 km or 170 mi Mehsana
$378
284 km or 177 mi Jalgaon
$302
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$344
314 km or 195 mi Pune
$502
332 km or 206 mi Ratlam
$297
338 km or 210 mi Porbandar
$324
356 km or 221 mi Indore
$355
377 km or 234 mi Ujjain
$257
389 km or 242 mi Udaipur
$326
399 km or 248 mi Bhuj
$284
406 km or 252 mi Satara
$268
436 km or 271 mi Akola
$286
499 km or 310 mi Latur
$385
500 km or 311 mi Bhilwara
$331
505 km or 314 mi Solapur
$282
511 km or 318 mi Amravati
$301
512 km or 318 mi Sangli
$282
514 km or 320 mi Pali
$317
518 km or 322 mi Kolhapur
$303
521 km or 324 mi Nanded
$321
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$360
526 km or 327 mi Ichalkaranji
$296
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$326
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$319