Ho Chi Minh vs Surat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ho Chi Minh Surat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$726
$663
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1883
$933
🏠 One person rent
$370
$428
🏘️ Family rent
$634
$278
🍽️ Food expenses
$208
$152
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.8
$43.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$500
$267
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
67
40
😀 Quality of life
71
60
🏙️ Population
14M
5.94M

The cost of living in Ho Chi Minh is 9% more expensive than in Surat. Cities ranked 7123rd and 7534th ($726 vs $663) 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 0.7 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 17th in India, while ranked 3396th and 5942nd 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
$2.1
$3.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19
$10.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.77
$3.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.14
$3.18
☕ Cappuccino
$1.85
$1.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.53
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$512
$192
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$248
$451
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$904
$338
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$437
$211
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60
$22.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$93.8
$34.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.78
$7.33
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.72%
9.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4456
$691
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1839
$415
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.27
$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.5
$5.28
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.72
$2.26
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.91
$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.57
$0.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.06
$0.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$0.7
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.56
$0.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$4.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.55
$2.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$6.21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.92
$1.65
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$0.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$0.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$0.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$0.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$0.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.78
$0.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.6
$7.57
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$1.87
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.33
$4.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.7
$1.88
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.36
$2.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.09
$0.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.93
$0.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.8
$18.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.45
$2.92
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.1
$13.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.5
$2.21
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.4
$24.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.2
$46.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$379
$49.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17174
$877

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$455
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$508
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$523
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$776
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$480
181 km or 112 mi Mui Ne
$493
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$518
189 km or 117 mi Rach Gia
$530
198 km or 123 mi Bac Lieu
$506
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$893
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$563
244 km or 151 mi Ca Mau
$517
257 km or 160 mi Buon Ma Thuot
$528
270 km or 168 mi Phan Rang-Thap Cham
$533
271 km or 168 mi Kampot
$582
300 km or 186 mi Phu Quoc
$518
309 km or 192 mi Stung Treng
$668
320 km or 199 mi Nha Trang
$540
343 km or 213 mi Sihanoukville
$766
414 km or 257 mi Siem Reap
$679
433 km or 269 mi Qui Nhon
$515
452 km or 281 mi Battambang
$601
488 km or 303 mi Ko Chang
$718
502 km or 312 mi Serei Saophoan
$644
527 km or 327 mi Ubon Ratchathani
$543
533 km or 331 mi Quang Ngai
$407
584 km or 363 mi Klaeng
$724
592 km or 368 mi Hoi An
$609
605 km or 376 mi Da Nang
$699
637 km or 396 mi Hue
$375
663 km or 412 mi Nong Prue
$809
664 km or 413 mi Chaophraya Surasak
$784
668 km or 415 mi Pattaya
$839
670 km or 416 mi Laem Chabang
$799
676 km or 420 mi Nakhon Ratchasima
$586

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$267
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$273
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$358
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$329
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$360
189 km or 117 mi Vasai
$252
192 km or 119 mi Malegaon
$370
196 km or 122 mi Godhra
$350
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$433
209 km or 130 mi Bhiwandi
$335
216 km or 134 mi Kalyan
$355
222 km or 138 mi Thane
$464
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$391
239 km or 148 mi Navi Mumbai
$476
244 km or 152 mi Rajkot
$298
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$717
274 km or 170 mi Mehsana
$367
284 km or 177 mi Jalgaon
$285
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$335
314 km or 195 mi Pune
$495
332 km or 206 mi Ratlam
$283
338 km or 210 mi Porbandar
$312
356 km or 221 mi Indore
$346
377 km or 234 mi Ujjain
$241
389 km or 242 mi Udaipur
$314
399 km or 248 mi Bhuj
$273
406 km or 252 mi Satara
$256
436 km or 271 mi Akola
$282
499 km or 310 mi Latur
$365
500 km or 311 mi Bhilwara
$316
505 km or 314 mi Solapur
$269
511 km or 318 mi Amravati
$281
512 km or 318 mi Sangli
$279
514 km or 320 mi Pali
$299
518 km or 322 mi Kolhapur
$287
521 km or 324 mi Nanded
$308
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$335
526 km or 327 mi Ichalkaranji
$288
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$309
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$298