Ho Chi Minh vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ho Chi Minh Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$734
$420
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1845
$1031
🏠 One person rent
$387
$152
🏘️ Family rent
$684
$236
🍽️ Food expenses
$202
$174
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.5
$39.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$336
$544
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
66
5
😀 Quality of life
66
42
🏙️ Population
9.39M
115K

The cost of living in Ho Chi Minh is 75% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 6928th and 8940th ($734 vs $420) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Vietnam and Bhutan, respectively. Check Vietnam vs Bhutan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Ho Chi Minh compared to 1.3 months in Thimphu. Ho Chi Minh ranked 1st best city to live in Vietnam vs Thimphu ranked 1st in Bhutan, while ranked 4947th and 7547th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ho Chi Minh vs Thimphu

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Ho Chi Minh Thimphu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.9
$2.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.6
$17.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.81
$4.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.14
$2.28
☕ Cappuccino
$1.85
$1.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$499
$168
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$280
$101
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$921
$255
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$508
$171
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$54.3
$17.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$83.8
$26.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.41
$20.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.06%
10.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3891
$600
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1915
$947
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.27
$1.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.4
$11.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.93
$18.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.84
$0.77
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.43
$0.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.95
$0.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$0.61
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.45
$1.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$4.81
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.67
$4.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$4.17
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.75
$2.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$1.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$0.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$0.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$0.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.79
$1.03
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.8
$5.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$0.67
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.23
$3.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.73
$1.55
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.35
$3.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.08
$1.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.93
$0.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$19.4
$38.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.8
$3.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$23.9
$27.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.8
$3.19
👖 Brand Jeans
$44.5
$32
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.5
$43.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$286
$235
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13093
$653

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$519
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$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
22 km or 14 mi Paro
$450
147 km or 91 mi Siliguri
$297
196 km or 122 mi Rangpur
$308
203 km or 126 mi Saidpur
$311
211 km or 131 mi Shigatse
$918
214 km or 133 mi Damak
$316
257 km or 159 mi Raiganj
$298
257 km or 160 mi Guwahati
$348
258 km or 160 mi Biratnagar
$321
259 km or 161 mi Dispur
$338
266 km or 166 mi Balurghat
$297
280 km or 174 mi Lhasa
$981
287 km or 178 mi Purnia
$284
294 km or 183 mi Bogra
$287
308 km or 191 mi Shillong
$354
313 km or 195 mi Malda
$297
313 km or 195 mi Mymensingh
$282
350 km or 217 mi Saharsa
$281
360 km or 224 mi Bhagalpur
$257
362 km or 225 mi Rajshahi
$274
364 km or 226 mi Sylhet
$321
377 km or 234 mi Janakpur
$293
401 km or 249 mi Berhampore
$294
413 km or 257 mi Narsingdi
$352
418 km or 260 mi Brahmanbaria
$332
421 km or 262 mi Kathmandu
$427
424 km or 264 mi Lalitpur
$350
426 km or 265 mi Dhaka
$464
438 km or 272 mi Agartala
$362
439 km or 273 mi Narayanganj
$348
444 km or 276 mi Muzaffarpur
$284
454 km or 282 mi Hetauda
$293
468 km or 291 mi Krishnanagar
$272
474 km or 295 mi Birgunj
$328
482 km or 299 mi Jessore
$300
486 km or 302 mi Shantipur
$286
493 km or 306 mi Patna
$320
495 km or 308 mi Durgapur
$289
500 km or 311 mi Asansol
$286
502 km or 312 mi Kulti
$289