Ho Chi Minh vs Warsaw - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ho Chi Minh Warsaw
🚶 Cost of living one person
$734
$1978
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1845
$4463
🏠 One person rent
$387
$1217
🏘️ Family rent
$684
$2001
🍽️ Food expenses
$202
$444
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.5
$155
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$336
$2042
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
66
94
😀 Quality of life
66
85
🏙️ Population
9.39M
1.86M

The cost of living in Ho Chi Minh is 63% less expensive than in Warsaw. Cities ranked 6928th and 2069th ($734 vs $1978) 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 0.5 months in Ho Chi Minh compared to 1 months in Warsaw. Ho Chi Minh ranked 1st best city to live in Vietnam vs Warsaw ranked 1st in Poland, while ranked 4947th and 444th 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
$1.9
$10.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.6
$52
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.81
$9.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.14
$5.27
☕ Cappuccino
$1.85
$4.5
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$2.35
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$499
$1225
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$280
$917
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$921
$2165
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$508
$1517
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$54.3
$218
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$83.8
$333
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.41
$20.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.06%
7.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3891
$6642
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1915
$4244
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.27
$1.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.4
$34
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.93
$19.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.84
$1.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.43
$1.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.95
$1.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$1.69
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.45
$4.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.67
$8.87
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$15.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.75
$1.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$2.11
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$3.79
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.79
$2.96
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.8
$10.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$1.41
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.23
$6.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.73
$13.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.35
$4.29
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.08
$3.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.93
$3.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$19.4
$48.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.8
$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$23.9
$86.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.8
$28.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$44.5
$107
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.5
$97.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$286
$588
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13093
$15871

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$519
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$410
72 km or 45 mi Vung Tau
$493
96 km or 60 mi Svay Rieng
$686
113 km or 70 mi Sa Dec
$502
127 km or 79 mi Can Tho
$439
141 km or 88 mi Long Xuyen
$498
153 km or 95 mi Soc Trang
$507
162 km or 100 mi Prey Veng
$727
167 km or 104 mi Phan Thiet
$482
181 km or 112 mi Mui Ne
$491
184 km or 114 mi Kampong Cham
$504
189 km or 117 mi Rach Gia
$515
198 km or 123 mi Bac Lieu
$494
205 km or 127 mi Phnom Penh
$829
233 km or 145 mi Da Lat
$572
244 km or 151 mi Ca Mau
$507
257 km or 160 mi Buon Ma Thuot
$516
270 km or 168 mi Phan Rang-Thap Cham
$523
271 km or 168 mi Kampot
$622
300 km or 186 mi Phu Quoc
$511
309 km or 192 mi Stung Treng
$635
320 km or 199 mi Nha Trang
$508
343 km or 213 mi Sihanoukville
$763
414 km or 257 mi Siem Reap
$650
433 km or 269 mi Qui Nhon
$501
452 km or 281 mi Battambang
$571
488 km or 303 mi Ko Chang
$708
502 km or 312 mi Serei Saophoan
$623
527 km or 327 mi Ubon Ratchathani
$558
533 km or 331 mi Quang Ngai
$403
584 km or 363 mi Klaeng
$718
592 km or 368 mi Hoi An
$601
605 km or 376 mi Da Nang
$615
637 km or 396 mi Hue
$372
663 km or 412 mi Nong Prue
$787
664 km or 413 mi Chaophraya Surasak
$770
668 km or 415 mi Pattaya
$812
670 km or 416 mi Laem Chabang
$779
676 km or 420 mi Nakhon Ratchasima
$588

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Distance City Cost of living
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$1561
19 km or 12 mi Otwock
$1522
68 km or 42 mi Skierniewice
$1199
79 km or 49 mi Ciechanow
$1241
85 km or 53 mi Siedlce
$1009
91 km or 56 mi Radom
$1008
98 km or 61 mi Plock
$1166
103 km or 64 mi Ostroleka
$1113
110 km or 68 mi Pulawy
$1226
114 km or 71 mi Kutno
$1177
119 km or 74 mi Lodz
$1338
127 km or 79 mi Lomza
$993
130 km or 81 mi Piotrkow Trybunalski
$966
143 km or 89 mi Wloclawek
$902
144 km or 89 mi Biala Podlaska
$1079
145 km or 90 mi Ostrowiec Swietokrzyski
$1136
149 km or 92 mi Belchatow
$1089
152 km or 94 mi Lublin
$1323
152 km or 94 mi Kielce
$1097
159 km or 99 mi Swidnik
$1257
175 km or 109 mi Bialystok
$1148
178 km or 110 mi Olsztyn
$1182
180 km or 112 mi Brest
$528
186 km or 115 mi Torun
$926
187 km or 116 mi Tarnobrzeg
$1216
198 km or 123 mi Inowroclaw
$1186
199 km or 123 mi Elk
$1125
206 km or 128 mi Czestochowa
$1033
207 km or 129 mi Chelm
$1185
208 km or 129 mi Grudziadz
$1127
208 km or 129 mi Kalisz
$970
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$843
228 km or 141 mi Bydgoszcz
$1103
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$1209
241 km or 150 mi Malbork
$1210
243 km or 151 mi Elblag
$1074
243 km or 151 mi Suwalki
$1113
245 km or 152 mi Tarnow
$966
246 km or 153 mi Dabrowa Gornicza
$1077
247 km or 153 mi Grodno
$349