Ho Chi Minh vs Surat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ho Chi Minh Surat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$734
$705
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1845
$990
🏠 One person rent
$387
$458
🏘️ Family rent
$684
$305
🍽️ Food expenses
$202
$161
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.5
$45.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$336
$271
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
66
40
😀 Quality of life
66
55
🏙️ Population
9.39M
5.94M

The cost of living in Ho Chi Minh is 4% more expensive than in Surat. Cities ranked 6928th and 7068th ($734 vs $705) 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 0.5 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 45th in India, while ranked 4947th and 6284th 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
$1.9
$3.24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.6
$11.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.81
$3.38
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.14
$3.41
☕ Cappuccino
$1.85
$1.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$499
$215
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$280
$484
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$921
$390
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$508
$234
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$54.3
$20.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$83.8
$31.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.41
$7.65
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.06%
9.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3891
$822
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1915
$576
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.27
$0.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.4
$5.63
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.93
$2.24
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.84
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.43
$0.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.95
$0.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$0.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.45
$0.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$4.66
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.67
$2.87
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$8.04
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.75
$1.65
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$0.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$0.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$0.64
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$0.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$0.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.79
$0.96
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.8
$8.27
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$2.51
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.23
$3.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.73
$2.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.35
$3.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.08
$0.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.93
$0.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$19.4
$18.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.8
$3.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$23.9
$14.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.8
$2.36
👖 Brand Jeans
$44.5
$24.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.5
$42.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$286
$59.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13093
$922

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$498
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$507
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$727
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$482
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$491
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$504
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$515
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$494
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$829
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$572
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$507
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$516
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$523
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$622
300 km or 186 mi Phu Quoc
$511
309 km or 192 mi Stung Treng
$635
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$508
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$763
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$650
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$501
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$571
488 km or 303 mi Ko Chang
$708
502 km or 312 mi Serei Saophoan
$623
527 km or 327 mi Ubon Ratchathani
$558
533 km or 331 mi Quang Ngai
$403
584 km or 363 mi Klaeng
$718
592 km or 368 mi Hoi An
$601
605 km or 376 mi Da Nang
$615
637 km or 396 mi Hue
$372
663 km or 412 mi Nong Prue
$787
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$770
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$812
670 km or 416 mi Laem Chabang
$779
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$588

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$278
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$291
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$374
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$350
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$375
189 km or 117 mi Vasai
$267
192 km or 119 mi Malegaon
$382
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$366
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$442
209 km or 130 mi Bhiwandi
$363
216 km or 134 mi Kalyan
$399
222 km or 138 mi Thane
$487
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$407
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$503
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$324
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$705
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$382
284 km or 177 mi Jalgaon
$303
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$349
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$517
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$303
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$330
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$361
377 km or 234 mi Ujjain
$264
389 km or 242 mi Udaipur
$315
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$290
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$273
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$297
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$396
500 km or 311 mi Bhilwara
$328
505 km or 314 mi Solapur
$285
511 km or 318 mi Amravati
$310
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$290
514 km or 320 mi Pali
$305
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$309
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$328
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$366
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$302
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$333
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$333