Ho Chi Minh vs Warsaw - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ho Chi Minh Warsaw
🚶 Cost of living one person
$702
$1464
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1978
$3391
🏠 One person rent
$349
$919
🏘️ Family rent
$750
$1636
🍽️ Food expenses
$211
$336
🚐 Transport expenses
$67.1
$97.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$457
$1771
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
66
93
😀 Quality of life
66
83
🏙️ Population
10.4M
1.86M

The cost of living in Ho Chi Minh is 52% less expensive than in Warsaw. Cities ranked 6786th and 3564th ($702 vs $1464) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Vietnam and Poland, respectively. Check Vietnam vs Poland comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Ho Chi Minh compared to 1.2 months in Warsaw. Ho Chi Minh ranked 1st best city to live in Vietnam vs Warsaw ranked 1st in Poland, while ranked 4217th and 342nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ho Chi Minh vs Warsaw

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Ho Chi Minh Warsaw
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.85
$9.04
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.2
$43.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.63
$7.72
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.07
$3.8
☕ Cappuccino
$2.02
$3.52
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.52
$1.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$428
$923
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$258
$699
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1064
$1731
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$568
$1282
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$46.7
$161
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$72.1
$250
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11
$14.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.9%
7.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4519
$5380
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2063
$3613
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$1.1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.56
$27.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.78
$8.42
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$1.68
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.51
$1.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.13
$1.1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$1.48
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.59
$3.35
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$8.96
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.66
$6.45
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.37
$0.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$1.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$3.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.87
$2.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.6
$7.98
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.93
$1.1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.23
$4.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.05
$5.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.39
$3.32
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.22
$2.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.84
$3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$26.5
$36.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.4
$8.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.9
$40.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.08
$15.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$36.8
$86.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$90.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$306
$511
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16779
$11854

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$550
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$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
17 km or 10 mi Pruszkow
$1238
19 km or 12 mi Otwock
$1218
68 km or 42 mi Skierniewice
$1029
79 km or 49 mi Ciechanow
$1040
85 km or 53 mi Siedlce
$842
91 km or 56 mi Radom
$907
98 km or 61 mi Plock
$1090
103 km or 64 mi Ostroleka
$1029
110 km or 68 mi Pulawy
$987
114 km or 71 mi Kutno
$994
119 km or 74 mi Lodz
$1161
127 km or 79 mi Lomza
$1027
130 km or 81 mi Piotrkow Trybunalski
$816
143 km or 89 mi Wloclawek
$708
144 km or 89 mi Biala Podlaska
$969
145 km or 90 mi Ostrowiec Swietokrzyski
$973
149 km or 92 mi Belchatow
$936
152 km or 94 mi Lublin
$1016
152 km or 94 mi Kielce
$863
159 km or 99 mi Swidnik
$999
175 km or 109 mi Bialystok
$949
178 km or 110 mi Olsztyn
$1006
180 km or 112 mi Brest
$415
186 km or 115 mi Torun
$1024
187 km or 116 mi Tarnobrzeg
$1002
198 km or 123 mi Inowroclaw
$1008
199 km or 123 mi Elk
$1013
206 km or 128 mi Czestochowa
$943
207 km or 129 mi Chelm
$980
208 km or 129 mi Grudziadz
$1042
208 km or 129 mi Kalisz
$849
217 km or 135 mi Mielec
$1043
228 km or 141 mi Bydgoszcz
$1118
236 km or 146 mi Gniezno
$1037
241 km or 150 mi Malbork
$995
243 km or 151 mi Elblag
$791
243 km or 151 mi Suwalki
$1028
245 km or 152 mi Tarnow
$940
246 km or 153 mi Dabrowa Gornicza
$1011
247 km or 153 mi Grodno
$385