Ho Chi Minh vs Tashkent - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ho Chi Minh Tashkent
🚶 Cost of living one person
$734
$844
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1845
$2106
🏠 One person rent
$387
$453
🏘️ Family rent
$684
$803
🍽️ Food expenses
$202
$261
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.5
$45.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$336
$280
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
66
46
😀 Quality of life
66
56
🏙️ Population
9.39M
2.96M

The cost of living in Ho Chi Minh is 13% less expensive than in Tashkent. Cities ranked 6928th and 6476th ($734 vs $844) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Vietnam and Uzbekistan, respectively. Check Vietnam vs Uzbekistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Ho Chi Minh compared to 0.3 months in Tashkent. Ho Chi Minh ranked 1st best city to live in Vietnam vs Tashkent ranked 1st in Uzbekistan, while ranked 4947th and 6210th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ho Chi Minh vs Tashkent

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Ho Chi Minh Tashkent
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.9
$4.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.6
$33.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.81
$4.11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.14
$1.29
☕ Cappuccino
$1.85
$2.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$0.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$499
$591
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$280
$363
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$921
$1092
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$508
$652
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$54.3
$33.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$83.8
$51.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.41
$11.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.06%
22.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3891
$1765
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1915
$976
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.27
$0.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.4
$9.84
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.93
$3.23
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.84
$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.43
$1.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.95
$0.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$1.75
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.45
$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$8.13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.67
$4.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.75
$1.21
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$1.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$2.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$0.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$0.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.79
$1.53
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.8
$5.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$1.2
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.23
$2.05
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.73
$15.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.35
$3.79
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.08
$1.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.93
$1.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$19.4
$50
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.8
$5.78
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$23.9
$23.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.8
$7.93
👖 Brand Jeans
$44.5
$45.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.5
$99.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$286
$312
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13093
$9729

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$519
25 km or 15 mi Bien Hoa
$410
72 km or 45 mi Vung Tau
$493
96 km or 60 mi Svay Rieng
$686
113 km or 70 mi Sa Dec
$502
127 km or 79 mi Can Tho
$439
141 km or 88 mi Long Xuyen
$498
153 km or 95 mi Soc Trang
$507
162 km or 100 mi Prey Veng
$727
167 km or 104 mi Phan Thiet
$482
181 km or 112 mi Mui Ne
$491
184 km or 114 mi Kampong Cham
$504
189 km or 117 mi Rach Gia
$515
198 km or 123 mi Bac Lieu
$494
205 km or 127 mi Phnom Penh
$829
233 km or 145 mi Da Lat
$572
244 km or 151 mi Ca Mau
$507
257 km or 160 mi Buon Ma Thuot
$516
270 km or 168 mi Phan Rang-Thap Cham
$523
271 km or 168 mi Kampot
$622
300 km or 186 mi Phu Quoc
$511
309 km or 192 mi Stung Treng
$635
320 km or 199 mi Nha Trang
$508
343 km or 213 mi Sihanoukville
$763
414 km or 257 mi Siem Reap
$650
433 km or 269 mi Qui Nhon
$501
452 km or 281 mi Battambang
$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
664 km or 413 mi Chaophraya Surasak
$770
668 km or 415 mi Pattaya
$812
670 km or 416 mi Laem Chabang
$779
676 km or 420 mi Nakhon Ratchasima
$588

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Distance City Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi Chirchiq
$754
87 km or 54 mi Istiklol
$620
115 km or 71 mi Shymkent
$525
117 km or 73 mi Khujand
$603
123 km or 77 mi Buston
$650
127 km or 79 mi Ghafurov
$600
149 km or 92 mi Konibodom
$626
156 km or 97 mi Istaravshan
$658
178 km or 110 mi Jizzakh
$555
204 km or 127 mi Namangan
$562
226 km or 140 mi Margilan
$648
235 km or 146 mi Fergana
$680
238 km or 148 mi Turkistan
$480
244 km or 152 mi Panjakent
$674
247 km or 153 mi Taraz
$445
254 km or 158 mi Kentau
$468
267 km or 166 mi Andijan
$451
267 km or 166 mi Samarkand
$475
280 km or 174 mi Talas
$532
306 km or 190 mi Dushanbe
$712
308 km or 191 mi Osh
$549
313 km or 195 mi Toktogul
$615
314 km or 195 mi Jalal-Abad
$585
322 km or 200 mi Tursunzoda
$680
387 km or 241 mi Qurghonteppa
$684
400 km or 249 mi Qarshi
$512
443 km or 275 mi Bukhara
$433
471 km or 292 mi Bishkek
$743
493 km or 306 mi Kant
$501
499 km or 310 mi Kyzylorda
$446
510 km or 317 mi Kunduz
$428
526 km or 327 mi Tokmok
$613
542 km or 337 mi Turkmenabat
$1716
544 km or 338 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$470
562 km or 349 mi Naryn
$573
597 km or 371 mi Puli Khumri
$404
598 km or 372 mi Sheberghan
$432
605 km or 376 mi Kashgar
$651
610 km or 379 mi Artux
$639
641 km or 398 mi Kaskelen
$787