Ho Chi Minh vs Surat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ho Chi Minh Surat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$702
$809
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1978
$1207
🏠 One person rent
$349
$554
🏘️ Family rent
$750
$485
🍽️ Food expenses
$211
$166
🚐 Transport expenses
$67.1
$49.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$457
$411
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
66
40
😀 Quality of life
66
51
🏙️ Population
10.4M
5.94M

The cost of living in Ho Chi Minh is 13% less expensive than in Surat. Cities ranked 6786th and 6358th ($702 vs $809) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st 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 0.5 months in Surat. Ho Chi Minh ranked 1st best city to live in Vietnam vs Surat ranked 37th in India, while ranked 4217th and 6236th 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
$1.85
$3.63
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.2
$10.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.63
$3.32
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.07
$2.4
☕ Cappuccino
$2.02
$1.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.52
$0.32
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$428
$491
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$258
$529
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1064
$1128
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$568
$264
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$46.7
$26.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$72.1
$41.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11
$6.82
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.9%
8.68%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4519
$862
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2063
$717
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.56
$6.03
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.78
$2.54
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.51
$0.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.13
$0.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$0.73
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.59
$0.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$5.05
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.66
$3.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$8.82
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.37
$1.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$0.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$1.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$0.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$0.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$0.37
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.87
$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.6
$7.28
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.93
$3.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.23
$4.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.05
$2.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.39
$3.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.22
$0.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.84
$0.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$26.5
$15.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.4
$3.01
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.9
$13.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.08
$2.54
👖 Brand Jeans
$36.8
$27.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$41.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$306
$70.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16779
$1785

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$509
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$522
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$711
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$566
181 km or 112 mi Mui Ne
$553
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$555
189 km or 117 mi Rach Gia
$518
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$516
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$802
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$512
244 km or 151 mi Ca Mau
$520
257 km or 160 mi Buon Ma Thuot
$521
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$526
271 km or 168 mi Kampot
$569
300 km or 186 mi Phu Quoc
$524
309 km or 192 mi Stung Treng
$628
320 km or 199 mi Nha Trang
$554
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$755
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$587
433 km or 269 mi Qui Nhon
$518
452 km or 281 mi Battambang
$539
488 km or 303 mi Ko Chang
$614
502 km or 312 mi Serei Saophoan
$579
527 km or 327 mi Ubon Ratchathani
$534
533 km or 331 mi Quang Ngai
$436
584 km or 363 mi Klaeng
$619
592 km or 368 mi Hoi An
$547
605 km or 376 mi Da Nang
$601
637 km or 396 mi Hue
$422
663 km or 412 mi Nong Prue
$653
664 km or 413 mi Chaophraya Surasak
$647
668 km or 415 mi Pattaya
$665
670 km or 416 mi Laem Chabang
$648
676 km or 420 mi Nakhon Ratchasima
$518

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$301
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$296
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$399
164 km or 102 mi Nashik
$377
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$396
189 km or 117 mi Vasai
$315
192 km or 119 mi Malegaon
$345
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$385
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$505
209 km or 130 mi Bhiwandi
$368
216 km or 134 mi Kalyan
$391
222 km or 138 mi Thane
$482
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$339
239 km or 148 mi Navi Mumbai
$457
244 km or 152 mi Rajkot
$353
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$706
274 km or 170 mi Mehsana
$377
284 km or 177 mi Jalgaon
$359
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$379
314 km or 195 mi Pune
$510
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$323
338 km or 210 mi Porbandar
$358
356 km or 221 mi Indore
$390
377 km or 234 mi Ujjain
$281
389 km or 242 mi Udaipur
$338
399 km or 248 mi Bhuj
$308
406 km or 252 mi Satara
$400
436 km or 271 mi Akola
$375
499 km or 310 mi Latur
$431
500 km or 311 mi Bhilwara
$338
505 km or 314 mi Solapur
$345
511 km or 318 mi Amravati
$325
512 km or 318 mi Sangli
$359
514 km or 320 mi Pali
$336
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$352
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$342
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$334
526 km or 327 mi Ichalkaranji
$352
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$370
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$361