Ho Chi Minh vs Tirana - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ho Chi Minh Tirana
🚶 Cost of living one person
$744
$1086
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2071
$2612
🏠 One person rent
$376
$487
🏘️ Family rent
$848
$827
🍽️ Food expenses
$219
$390
🚐 Transport expenses
$75.4
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$488
$738
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
66
44
😀 Quality of life
65
66
🏙️ Population
9.39M
418K

The cost of living in Ho Chi Minh is 31% less expensive than in Tirana. Cities ranked 6692nd and 5025th ($744 vs $1086) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Vietnam and Albania, respectively. Check Vietnam vs Albania comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Ho Chi Minh compared to 0.7 months in Tirana. Ho Chi Minh ranked 1st best city to live in Vietnam vs Tirana ranked 1st in Albania, while ranked 4277th and 3918th among best cities to live in the world.

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Ho Chi Minh Tirana
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.27
$10.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.5
$47.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.89
$8.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.21
$3.12
 Cappuccino
$1.86
$2.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.53
$1.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$444
$539
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$284
$357
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1185
$996
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$655
$618
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$49.7
$73.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$76.8
$114
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.1
$19.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.77%
5.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4095
$2991
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2072
$1555
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.4
$17.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.91
$28.2
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.95
$2.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.55
$2.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.12
$1.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.84
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.56
$3.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$13.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.89
$8.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.13
$1.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$2.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$1.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$1.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$1.15
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.88
$2.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.2
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.93
$1.33
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.43
$3.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.85
$8.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.58
$5.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.15
$2.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.93
$3.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$25.6
$44.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.42
$9.34
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21
$32.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.66
$5.63
👖 Brand Jeans
$32.2
$63.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$263
$255
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14503
$5212

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$512
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$689
113 km or 70 mi Sa Dec
$521
127 km or 79 mi Can Tho
$469
141 km or 88 mi Long Xuyen
$516
153 km or 95 mi Soc Trang
$529
162 km or 100 mi Prey Veng
$711
167 km or 104 mi Phan Thiet
$521
181 km or 112 mi Mui Ne
$516
184 km or 114 mi Kampong Cham
$514
189 km or 117 mi Rach Gia
$534
198 km or 123 mi Bac Lieu
$515
205 km or 127 mi Phnom Penh
$819
233 km or 145 mi Da Lat
$531
244 km or 151 mi Ca Mau
$525
257 km or 160 mi Buon Ma Thuot
$515
270 km or 168 mi Phan Rang-Thap Cham
$521
271 km or 168 mi Kampot
$582
300 km or 186 mi Phu Quoc
$529
309 km or 192 mi Stung Treng
$626
320 km or 199 mi Nha Trang
$549
343 km or 213 mi Sihanoukville
$754
414 km or 257 mi Siem Reap
$630
433 km or 269 mi Qui Nhon
$515
452 km or 281 mi Battambang
$533
488 km or 303 mi Ko Chang
$697
502 km or 312 mi Serei Saophoan
$633
527 km or 327 mi Ubon Ratchathani
$561
533 km or 331 mi Quang Ngai
$433
584 km or 363 mi Klaeng
$703
592 km or 368 mi Hoi An
$547
605 km or 376 mi Da Nang
$610
637 km or 396 mi Hue
$407
663 km or 412 mi Nong Prue
$773
664 km or 413 mi Chaophraya Surasak
$758
668 km or 415 mi Pattaya
$800
670 km or 416 mi Laem Chabang
$769
676 km or 420 mi Nakhon Ratchasima
$564

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Distance City Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Kamez
$936
30 km or 19 mi Durres
$787
33 km or 20 mi Elbasan
$676
70 km or 44 mi Berat
$808
72 km or 45 mi Fier
$657
83 km or 52 mi Ulcinj
$1045
85 km or 53 mi Ohrid
$645
86 km or 54 mi Shkoder
$852
102 km or 63 mi Vlore
$902
104 km or 65 mi Bar
$1059
112 km or 70 mi Korce
$792
122 km or 76 mi Tetovo
$641
131 km or 81 mi Bitola
$685
132 km or 82 mi Podgorica
$1035
133 km or 83 mi Budva
$1191
140 km or 87 mi Cetinje
$895
141 km or 88 mi Plav
$1053
145 km or 90 mi Prilep
$545
150 km or 93 mi Kotor
$1146
152 km or 95 mi Skopje
$785
162 km or 100 mi Sarande
$956
168 km or 105 mi Veles
$549
169 km or 105 mi Berane
$1046
175 km or 109 mi Brindisi
$1239
176 km or 110 mi Lecce
$1244
181 km or 112 mi Ptolemaida
$1072
181 km or 113 mi Kumanovo
$589
182 km or 113 mi Mojkovac
$1076
183 km or 114 mi Kavadarci
$595
186 km or 115 mi Pristina
$661
190 km or 118 mi Corfu
$1169
192 km or 119 mi Cavtat
$1161
193 km or 120 mi Mitrovica
$521
199 km or 124 mi Ostuni
$1280
201 km or 125 mi Kozani
$1036
202 km or 126 mi Stip
$571
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$1251
205 km or 127 mi Ioannina
$1094
210 km or 131 mi Novi Pazar
$692
219 km or 136 mi Veria
$1050