Ho Chi Minh vs Tirana - Cost of Living Comparison
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| Ho Chi Minh | Tirana | |
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| 🚶 Cost of living one person | ||
| 👨👩👧👦 Cost of living Family | ||
| 🏠 One person rent | ||
| 🏘️ Family rent | ||
| 🍽️ Food expenses | ||
| 🚐 Transport expenses | ||
| 💳 Monthly salary after tax | ||
| 😷 Air quality | ||
| ✈️ Airport proximity | ||
| 🎓 Higher education | ||
| 😀 Quality of life | ||
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The cost of living in Ho Chi Minh is 43% less expensive than in Tirana. Cities ranked 6928th and 4511th ($734 vs $1294) 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 0.5 months in Ho Chi Minh compared to 0.6 months in Tirana. Ho Chi Minh ranked 1st best city to live in Vietnam vs Tirana ranked 1st in Albania, while ranked 4947th and 3035th among best cities to live in the world.
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Prices in Ho Chi Minh vs Tirana
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| Ho Chi Minh | Tirana | |
|---|---|---|
| Eating Out | ||
| 🍱 Lunch Menu | ||
| 🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2 | ||
| 🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's | ||
| 🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| ☕ Cappuccino | ||
| 🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz | ||
| Rent & Utilities | ||
| 🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited | ||
| 🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years | ||
| 🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| Transportation | ||
| 🚌 Local transport ticket | ||
| 🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport | ||
| 🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi | ||
| ⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal | ||
| Groceries | ||
| 🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb | ||
| 🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥚 Eggs, x12 | ||
| 🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz | ||
| 🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle | ||
| 🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| 🚬 Cigarette pack | ||
| 💊 Cold medicince, 1 week | ||
| 🧴 Hair Shampoo | ||
| 🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls | ||
| 👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube | ||
| Other | ||
| 🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month | ||
| 🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person | ||
| 👩⚕️ Doctor's visit | ||
| 💇 Haircut, simple | ||
| 👖 Brand Jeans | ||
| 👟 Brand Sneakers | ||
| 👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month | ||
| 🏫 International Primary School, 1 year | ||
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|---|---|---|
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| 96 km or 60 mi |  Svay Rieng | |
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| 127 km or 79 mi | Can Tho | |
| 141 km or 88 mi | Long Xuyen | |
| 153 km or 95 mi | Soc Trang | |
| 162 km or 100 mi | Prey Veng | |
| 167 km or 104 mi | Phan Thiet | |
| 181 km or 112 mi | Mui Ne | |
| 184 km or 114 mi | Kampong Cham | |
| 189 km or 117 mi | Rach Gia | |
| 198 km or 123 mi | Bac Lieu | |
| 205 km or 127 mi | Phnom Penh | |
| 233 km or 145 mi | Da Lat | |
| 244 km or 151 mi | Ca Mau | |
| 257 km or 160 mi | Buon Ma Thuot | |
| 270 km or 168 mi | Phan Rang-Thap Cham | |
| 271 km or 168 mi | Kampot | |
| 300 km or 186 mi | Phu Quoc | |
| 309 km or 192 mi | Stung Treng | |
| 320 km or 199 mi | Nha Trang | |
| 343 km or 213 mi | Sihanoukville | |
| 414 km or 257 mi | Siem Reap | |
| 433 km or 269 mi | Qui Nhon | |
| 452 km or 281 mi | Battambang | |
| 488 km or 303 mi |  Ko Chang | |
| 502 km or 312 mi | Serei Saophoan | |
| 527 km or 327 mi | Ubon Ratchathani | |
| 533 km or 331 mi | Quang Ngai | |
| 584 km or 363 mi | Klaeng | |
| 592 km or 368 mi | Hoi An | |
| 605 km or 376 mi | Da Nang | |
| 637 km or 396 mi | Hue | |
| 663 km or 412 mi | Nong Prue | |
| 664 km or 413 mi | Chaophraya Surasak | |
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| 670 km or 416 mi | Laem Chabang | |
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| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 7.4 km or 4.6 mi |  Kamez | |
| 30 km or 19 mi | Durres | |
| 33 km or 20 mi | Elbasan | |
| 70 km or 44 mi | Berat | |
| 72 km or 45 mi | Fier | |
| 83 km or 52 mi |  Ulcinj | |
| 85 km or 53 mi |  Ohrid | |
| 86 km or 54 mi | Shkoder | |
| 102 km or 63 mi | Vlore | |
| 104 km or 65 mi | Bar | |
| 112 km or 70 mi | Korce | |
| 122 km or 76 mi | Tetovo | |
| 131 km or 81 mi | Bitola | |
| 132 km or 82 mi | Podgorica | |
| 133 km or 83 mi | Budva | |
| 140 km or 87 mi | Cetinje | |
| 141 km or 88 mi | Plav | |
| 145 km or 90 mi | Prilep | |
| 150 km or 93 mi | Kotor | |
| 152 km or 95 mi | Skopje | |
| 162 km or 100 mi | Sarande | |
| 168 km or 105 mi | Veles | |
| 169 km or 105 mi | Berane | |
| 175 km or 109 mi |  Brindisi | |
| 176 km or 110 mi | Lecce | |
| 181 km or 112 mi |  Ptolemaida | |
| 181 km or 113 mi | Kumanovo | |
| 182 km or 113 mi | Mojkovac | |
| 183 km or 114 mi | Kavadarci | |
| 186 km or 115 mi |  Pristina | |
| 190 km or 118 mi | Corfu | |
| 192 km or 119 mi |  Cavtat | |
| 193 km or 120 mi | Mitrovica | |
| 199 km or 124 mi | Ostuni | |
| 201 km or 125 mi | Kozani | |
| 202 km or 126 mi | Stip | |
| 203 km or 126 mi | Dubrovnik | |
| 205 km or 127 mi | Ioannina | |
| 210 km or 131 mi | Novi Pazar | |
| 219 km or 136 mi | Veria |