Ho Chi Minh vs Warsaw - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ho Chi Minh Warsaw
🚶 Cost of living one person
$726
$1979
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1883
$4492
🏠 One person rent
$370
$1227
🏘️ Family rent
$634
$2071
🍽️ Food expenses
$208
$449
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.8
$145
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$500
$2218
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
67
94
😀 Quality of life
71
87
🏙️ Population
14M
1.86M

The cost of living in Ho Chi Minh is 63% less expensive than in Warsaw. Cities ranked 7123rd and 2081st ($726 vs $1979) 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 1.1 months in Warsaw. Ho Chi Minh ranked 1st best city to live in Vietnam vs Warsaw ranked 1st in Poland, while ranked 3396th and 335th 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
$2.1
$12.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19
$53.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.77
$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.14
$5.19
☕ Cappuccino
$1.85
$4.64
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.53
$2.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$512
$1266
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$248
$928
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$904
$2296
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$437
$1584
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60
$212
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$93.8
$325
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.78
$20
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.72%
6.81%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4456
$6270
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1839
$4047
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.27
$1.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.5
$35.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.72
$17.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.91
$1.7
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.57
$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.06
$1.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.84
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.56
$4.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.55
$8.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$15.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.92
$1.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$2.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$3.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$1.06
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$1.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.78
$3.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.6
$10.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$1.33
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.33
$6.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.7
$11.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.36
$4.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.09
$3.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.93
$3.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.8
$48.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.45
$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.1
$75.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.5
$24.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.4
$110
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.2
$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$379
$591
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17174
$15882

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$522
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$414
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$503
96 km or 60 mi Svay Rieng
$721
113 km or 70 mi Sa Dec
$519
127 km or 79 mi Can Tho
$455
141 km or 88 mi Long Xuyen
$508
153 km or 95 mi Soc Trang
$523
162 km or 100 mi Prey Veng
$776
167 km or 104 mi Phan Thiet
$480
181 km or 112 mi Mui Ne
$493
184 km or 114 mi Kampong Cham
$518
189 km or 117 mi Rach Gia
$530
198 km or 123 mi Bac Lieu
$506
205 km or 127 mi Phnom Penh
$893
233 km or 145 mi Da Lat
$563
244 km or 151 mi Ca Mau
$517
257 km or 160 mi Buon Ma Thuot
$528
270 km or 168 mi Phan Rang-Thap Cham
$533
271 km or 168 mi Kampot
$582
300 km or 186 mi Phu Quoc
$518
309 km or 192 mi Stung Treng
$668
320 km or 199 mi Nha Trang
$540
343 km or 213 mi Sihanoukville
$766
414 km or 257 mi Siem Reap
$679
433 km or 269 mi Qui Nhon
$515
452 km or 281 mi Battambang
$601
488 km or 303 mi Ko Chang
$718
502 km or 312 mi Serei Saophoan
$644
527 km or 327 mi Ubon Ratchathani
$543
533 km or 331 mi Quang Ngai
$407
584 km or 363 mi Klaeng
$724
592 km or 368 mi Hoi An
$609
605 km or 376 mi Da Nang
$699
637 km or 396 mi Hue
$375
663 km or 412 mi Nong Prue
$809
664 km or 413 mi Chaophraya Surasak
$784
668 km or 415 mi Pattaya
$839
670 km or 416 mi Laem Chabang
$799
676 km or 420 mi Nakhon Ratchasima
$586

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Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 10 mi Pruszkow
$1570
19 km or 12 mi Otwock
$1540
68 km or 42 mi Skierniewice
$1227
79 km or 49 mi Ciechanow
$1253
85 km or 53 mi Siedlce
$1023
91 km or 56 mi Radom
$1030
98 km or 61 mi Plock
$1162
103 km or 64 mi Ostroleka
$1165
110 km or 68 mi Pulawy
$1262
114 km or 71 mi Kutno
$1222
119 km or 74 mi Lodz
$1322
127 km or 79 mi Lomza
$1060
130 km or 81 mi Piotrkow Trybunalski
$1024
143 km or 89 mi Wloclawek
$976
144 km or 89 mi Biala Podlaska
$1078
145 km or 90 mi Ostrowiec Swietokrzyski
$1173
149 km or 92 mi Belchatow
$1137
152 km or 94 mi Lublin
$1305
152 km or 94 mi Kielce
$1170
159 km or 99 mi Swidnik
$1260
175 km or 109 mi Bialystok
$1229
178 km or 110 mi Olsztyn
$1454
180 km or 112 mi Brest
$669
186 km or 115 mi Torun
$925
187 km or 116 mi Tarnobrzeg
$1241
198 km or 123 mi Inowroclaw
$1235
199 km or 123 mi Elk
$1170
206 km or 128 mi Czestochowa
$1043
207 km or 129 mi Chelm
$1205
208 km or 129 mi Grudziadz
$1215
208 km or 129 mi Kalisz
$954
217 km or 135 mi Mielec
$868
228 km or 141 mi Bydgoszcz
$1102
236 km or 146 mi Gniezno
$1216
241 km or 150 mi Malbork
$1226
243 km or 151 mi Elblag
$1010
243 km or 151 mi Suwalki
$1114
245 km or 152 mi Tarnow
$980
246 km or 153 mi Dabrowa Gornicza
$1105
247 km or 153 mi Grodno
$445