Ho Chi Minh vs Vienna - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ho Chi Minh Vienna
🚶 Cost of living one person
$702
$1854
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1978
$4529
🏠 One person rent
$349
$947
🏘️ Family rent
$750
$1747
🍽️ Food expenses
$211
$548
🚐 Transport expenses
$67.1
$179
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$457
$2931
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
18 km
🎓 Higher education
66
98
😀 Quality of life
66
94
🏙️ Population
10.4M
1.97M

The cost of living in Ho Chi Minh is 62% less expensive than in Vienna. Cities ranked 6786th and 2189th ($702 vs $1854) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Vietnam and Austria, respectively. Check Vietnam vs Austria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Ho Chi Minh compared to 1.6 months in Vienna. Ho Chi Minh ranked 1st best city to live in Vietnam vs Vienna ranked 1st in Austria, while ranked 4217th and 45th among best cities to live in the world.

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Ho Chi Minh Vienna
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.85
$14.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.2
$63.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.63
$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.07
$5
☕ Cappuccino
$2.02
$4.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.52
$2.92
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$428
$909
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$258
$677
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1064
$1773
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$568
$1318
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$46.7
$190
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$72.1
$304
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11
$33.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.9%
3.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4519
$9051
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2063
$5834
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$2.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.56
$48.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.78
$18.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$1.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.51
$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.13
$2.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$2.47
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.59
$4.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$16.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.66
$14.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$19.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.37
$2.79
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$2.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$2.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$4.37
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$2.17
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.87
$2.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.6
$8.38
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.93
$1.34
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.23
$6.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.05
$13.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.39
$3.19
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.22
$1.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.84
$2.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$26.5
$36.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.4
$12.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.9
$138
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.08
$18.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$36.8
$101
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$93
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$306
$272
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16779
$14916

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Distance City Cost of living
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$550
25 km or 15 mi Bien Hoa
$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
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$1602
15 km or 9.4 mi Modling
$1621
25 km or 15 mi Baden bei Wien
$1663
45 km or 28 mi Wiener Neustadt
$1325
55 km or 34 mi Bratislava
$1269
56 km or 35 mi Petrzalka
$1197
56 km or 35 mi Sankt Polten
$1535
60 km or 38 mi Sopron
$765
61 km or 38 mi Krems an der Donau
$1543
72 km or 45 mi Breclav
$946
76 km or 47 mi Znojmo
$995
77 km or 48 mi Mosonmagyarovar
$797
91 km or 56 mi Hodonin
$988
92 km or 57 mi Trnava
$1073
110 km or 68 mi Szombathely
$747
111 km or 69 mi Gyor
$829
111 km or 69 mi Brno
$1158
112 km or 70 mi Amstetten
$1378
116 km or 72 mi Piestany
$901
118 km or 73 mi Trebic
$1011
118 km or 73 mi Kapfenberg
$1229
125 km or 77 mi Uherske Hradiste
$1020
127 km or 79 mi Nitra
$1125
132 km or 82 mi Leoben
$1393
136 km or 84 mi Nove Zamky
$1013
140 km or 87 mi Komarno
$1045
142 km or 88 mi Kromeriz
$1005
144 km or 90 mi Jihlava
$956
144 km or 90 mi Trencin
$1149
145 km or 90 mi Graz
$1658
146 km or 91 mi Steyr
$1508
148 km or 92 mi Zlin
$1033
151 km or 94 mi Prostejov
$1084
155 km or 96 mi Linz
$1646
156 km or 97 mi Zalaegerszeg
$762
157 km or 98 mi Leonding
$1562
158 km or 98 mi Traun
$1546
160 km or 99 mi Prerov
$916
164 km or 102 mi Ceske Budejovice
$1078
166 km or 103 mi Levice
$898