Ho Chi Minh vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ho Chi Minh Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$762
$412
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1930
$1010
🏠 One person rent
$409
$152
🏘️ Family rent
$723
$235
🍽️ Food expenses
$205
$169
🚐 Transport expenses
$71
$38.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$340
$462
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
67
5
😀 Quality of life
69
45
🏙️ Population
14M
115K

The cost of living in Ho Chi Minh is 85% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 6919th and 8957th ($762 vs $412) 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 0.4 months in Ho Chi Minh compared to 1.1 months in Thimphu. Ho Chi Minh ranked 1st best city to live in Vietnam vs Thimphu ranked 1st in Bhutan, while ranked 4450th and 7238th 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
$1.95
$2.71
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.8
$16.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.35
$4.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.15
$2.2
☕ Cappuccino
$1.86
$1.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.54
$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$547
$170
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$289
$100
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1009
$251
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$526
$172
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59
$17.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$90.8
$26.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.58
$20.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.52%
10.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4266
$577
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1950
$895
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.27
$1.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.5
$11
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.91
$18.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.86
$0.75
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.51
$0.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.96
$0.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$0.61
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.47
$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$4.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.61
$4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$4.08
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.67
$2.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$1.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$0.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$0.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$0.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.82
$1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.5
$5.53
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$0.66
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.35
$3.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.74
$1.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.35
$3.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.1
$1.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.95
$0.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$20.4
$37.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.48
$3.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$27.5
$27.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.79
$3.07
👖 Brand Jeans
$46.8
$30.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$96.9
$42.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$329
$230
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14995
$633

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$419
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$525
96 km or 60 mi Svay Rieng
$708
113 km or 70 mi Sa Dec
$519
127 km or 79 mi Can Tho
$456
141 km or 88 mi Long Xuyen
$514
153 km or 95 mi Soc Trang
$523
162 km or 100 mi Prey Veng
$760
167 km or 104 mi Phan Thiet
$500
181 km or 112 mi Mui Ne
$506
184 km or 114 mi Kampong Cham
$501
189 km or 117 mi Rach Gia
$535
198 km or 123 mi Bac Lieu
$512
205 km or 127 mi Phnom Penh
$882
233 km or 145 mi Da Lat
$572
244 km or 151 mi Ca Mau
$526
257 km or 160 mi Buon Ma Thuot
$535
270 km or 168 mi Phan Rang-Thap Cham
$543
271 km or 168 mi Kampot
$587
300 km or 186 mi Phu Quoc
$530
309 km or 192 mi Stung Treng
$652
320 km or 199 mi Nha Trang
$541
343 km or 213 mi Sihanoukville
$764
414 km or 257 mi Siem Reap
$679
433 km or 269 mi Qui Nhon
$519
452 km or 281 mi Battambang
$575
488 km or 303 mi Ko Chang
$763
502 km or 312 mi Serei Saophoan
$629
527 km or 327 mi Ubon Ratchathani
$583
533 km or 331 mi Quang Ngai
$410
584 km or 363 mi Klaeng
$768
592 km or 368 mi Hoi An
$613
605 km or 376 mi Da Nang
$660
637 km or 396 mi Hue
$380
663 km or 412 mi Nong Prue
$846
664 km or 413 mi Chaophraya Surasak
$823
668 km or 415 mi Pattaya
$874
670 km or 416 mi Laem Chabang
$838
676 km or 420 mi Nakhon Ratchasima
$610

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Distance City Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi Paro
$443
147 km or 91 mi Siliguri
$293
196 km or 122 mi Rangpur
$307
203 km or 126 mi Saidpur
$320
211 km or 131 mi Shigatse
$943
214 km or 133 mi Damak
$310
257 km or 159 mi Raiganj
$299
257 km or 160 mi Guwahati
$339
258 km or 160 mi Biratnagar
$315
259 km or 161 mi Dispur
$335
266 km or 166 mi Balurghat
$299
280 km or 174 mi Lhasa
$1012
287 km or 178 mi Purnia
$283
294 km or 183 mi Bogra
$293
308 km or 191 mi Shillong
$344
313 km or 195 mi Malda
$300
313 km or 195 mi Mymensingh
$287
350 km or 217 mi Saharsa
$278
360 km or 224 mi Bhagalpur
$253
362 km or 225 mi Rajshahi
$281
364 km or 226 mi Sylhet
$327
377 km or 234 mi Janakpur
$284
401 km or 249 mi Berhampore
$298
413 km or 257 mi Narsingdi
$350
418 km or 260 mi Brahmanbaria
$325
421 km or 262 mi Kathmandu
$412
424 km or 264 mi Lalitpur
$340
426 km or 265 mi Dhaka
$481
438 km or 272 mi Agartala
$355
439 km or 273 mi Narayanganj
$351
444 km or 276 mi Muzaffarpur
$281
454 km or 282 mi Hetauda
$285
468 km or 291 mi Krishnanagar
$275
474 km or 295 mi Birgunj
$319
482 km or 299 mi Jessore
$314
486 km or 302 mi Shantipur
$290
493 km or 306 mi Patna
$308
495 km or 308 mi Durgapur
$284
500 km or 311 mi Asansol
$280
502 km or 312 mi Kulti
$285