Ho Chi Minh vs The Hague - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ho Chi Minh The Hague
🚶 Cost of living one person
$702
$1886
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1978
$4559
🏠 One person rent
$349
$1128
🏘️ Family rent
$750
$1946
🍽️ Food expenses
$211
$474
🚐 Transport expenses
$67.1
$157
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$457
$3734
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
66
93
😀 Quality of life
66
94
🏙️ Population
10.4M
548K

The cost of living in Ho Chi Minh is 63% less expensive than in The Hague. Cities ranked 6786th and 2098th ($702 vs $1886) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 23rd in Vietnam and the Netherlands, respectively. Check Vietnam vs the Netherlands comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Ho Chi Minh compared to 2 months in The Hague. Ho Chi Minh ranked 1st best city to live in Vietnam vs The Hague ranked 2nd in the Netherlands, while ranked 4217th and 42nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Ho Chi Minh The Hague
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.85
$12.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.2
$68.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.63
$10.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.07
$4.57
 Cappuccino
$2.02
$3.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.52
$2.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$428
$1228
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$258
$870
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1064
$2026
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$568
$1596
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$46.7
$147
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$72.1
$224
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11
$39.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.9%
3.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4519
$4834
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2063
$3569
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$4.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.56
$63.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.78
$25.1
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$2.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.51
$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.13
$1.62
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$2.34
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.59
$4.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$14.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.66
$13.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$14.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.37
$2.32
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$2.28
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$1.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$2.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$1.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.87
$3.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.6
$7.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.93
$1.31
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.23
$8.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.05
$6.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.39
$4.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.22
$1.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.84
$2.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$26.5
$36
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.4
$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.9
$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.08
$23
👖 Brand Jeans
$36.8
$84
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$86.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$306
$1874
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16779
$8049

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$550
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$479
72 km or 45 mi Vung Tau
$534
96 km or 60 mi Svay Rieng
$694
113 km or 70 mi Sa Dec
$515
127 km or 79 mi Can Tho
$463
141 km or 88 mi Long Xuyen
$509
153 km or 95 mi Soc Trang
$522
162 km or 100 mi Prey Veng
$711
167 km or 104 mi Phan Thiet
$566
181 km or 112 mi Mui Ne
$553
184 km or 114 mi Kampong Cham
$555
189 km or 117 mi Rach Gia
$518
198 km or 123 mi Bac Lieu
$516
205 km or 127 mi Phnom Penh
$802
233 km or 145 mi Da Lat
$512
244 km or 151 mi Ca Mau
$520
257 km or 160 mi Buon Ma Thuot
$521
270 km or 168 mi Phan Rang-Thap Cham
$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
343 km or 213 mi Sihanoukville
$755
414 km or 257 mi Siem Reap
$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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Distance City Cost of living
4 km or 2.5 mi Scheveningen
$1836
5.6 km or 3.5 mi Leidschendam
$1850
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Delft
$1804
14 km or 8.5 mi Oegstgeest
$2000
14 km or 9 mi Leiden
$2205
21 km or 13 mi Rotterdam
$2013
31 km or 19 mi Ridderkerk
$1890
35 km or 22 mi Zandvoort
$2135
40 km or 25 mi Haarlem
$2465
43 km or 27 mi Sliedrecht
$1873
46 km or 29 mi IJmuiden
$2092
52 km or 32 mi Amsterdam
$2545
55 km or 34 mi Utrecht
$2055
61 km or 38 mi Hilversum
$1894
61 km or 38 mi Etten-Leur
$1741
62 km or 38 mi Roosendaal
$1832
63 km or 39 mi Zeist
$1939
64 km or 40 mi Purmerend
$2001
64 km or 40 mi Breda
$1822
65 km or 40 mi Bergen op Zoom
$1854
68 km or 42 mi Huizen
$1897
70 km or 43 mi Almere
$1647
70 km or 44 mi Zaltbommel
$1877
71 km or 44 mi Goes
$1981
75 km or 47 mi Langedijk
$1958
77 km or 48 mi Tilburg
$1833
80 km or 49 mi Tiel
$1919
81 km or 50 mi 's-Hertogenbosch
$1876
81 km or 50 mi Middelburg
$1965
82 km or 51 mi Hoogstraten
$1498
85 km or 53 mi Veenendaal
$1841
92 km or 57 mi Ede
$1818
93 km or 58 mi Lelystad
$1501
93 km or 58 mi Wageningen
$1756
93 km or 58 mi Harderwijk
$1796
95 km or 59 mi Turnhout
$1376
97 km or 60 mi Antwerp
$1650
98 km or 61 mi Beveren
$1631
101 km or 62 mi Uden
$1909
102 km or 63 mi Mortsel
$1539