Ho Chi Minh vs Zagreb - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ho Chi Minh Zagreb
🚶 Cost of living one person
$734
$1437
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1845
$3392
🏠 One person rent
$387
$754
🏘️ Family rent
$684
$1279
🍽️ Food expenses
$202
$450
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.5
$115
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$336
$1950
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
66
38
😀 Quality of life
66
80
🏙️ Population
9.39M
767K

The cost of living in Ho Chi Minh is 49% less expensive than in Zagreb. Cities ranked 6928th and 4147th ($734 vs $1437) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th in Vietnam and Croatia, respectively. Check Vietnam vs Croatia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Ho Chi Minh compared to 1.4 months in Zagreb. Ho Chi Minh ranked 1st best city to live in Vietnam vs Zagreb ranked 1st in Croatia, while ranked 4947th and 742nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ho Chi Minh vs Zagreb

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Ho Chi Minh Zagreb
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.9
$12.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.6
$58.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.81
$9.45
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.14
$3.39
☕ Cappuccino
$1.85
$2.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$3.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$499
$743
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$280
$561
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$921
$1318
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$508
$991
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$54.3
$125
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$83.8
$191
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.41
$31.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.06%
3.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3891
$5609
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1915
$3578
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.27
$0.6
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.4
$55.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.93
$14.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.84
$1.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.43
$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.95
$1.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$2.38
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.45
$4.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.67
$11.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$13.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.75
$1.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$2.11
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$2.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$1.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.97
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.79
$2.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.8
$8.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$1.83
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.23
$5.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.73
$6.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.35
$3.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.08
$2.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.93
$2.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$19.4
$49.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.8
$8.38
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$23.9
$47.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.8
$8.77
👖 Brand Jeans
$44.5
$96.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.5
$99.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$286
$489
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13093
$12234

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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
14 km or 8.9 mi Velika Gorica
$1199
46 km or 29 mi Karlovac
$1033
61 km or 38 mi Novo Mesto
$1195
70 km or 43 mi Bjelovar
$1113
71 km or 44 mi Celje
$1340
87 km or 54 mi Maribor
$1236
90 km or 56 mi Velenje
$1383
97 km or 60 mi Murska Sobota
$1044
109 km or 68 mi Nagykanizsa
$817
110 km or 68 mi Bihac
$665
110 km or 68 mi Prijedor
$685
114 km or 71 mi Ljubljana
$1640
128 km or 79 mi Sanski Most
$617
129 km or 80 mi Rijeka
$1316
132 km or 82 mi Kranj
$1422
135 km or 84 mi Zalaegerszeg
$845
144 km or 89 mi Wolfsberg
$1416
146 km or 91 mi Graz
$1685
150 km or 93 mi Banja Luka
$920
155 km or 96 mi Kaposvar
$802
156 km or 97 mi Klagenfurt
$1683
168 km or 104 mi Trieste
$1600
168 km or 104 mi Szombathely
$823
176 km or 109 mi Slavonski Brod
$970
179 km or 111 mi Nova Gorica
$1081
179 km or 111 mi Pecs
$1033
180 km or 112 mi Izola
$1386
181 km or 113 mi Gorizia
$1398
186 km or 116 mi Villach
$1756
188 km or 117 mi Piran
$1377
188 km or 117 mi Leoben
$1378
189 km or 118 mi Kapfenberg
$1574
195 km or 121 mi Pula
$858
196 km or 122 mi Zadar
$1322
208 km or 129 mi Doboj
$669
209 km or 130 mi Veszprem
$973
212 km or 132 mi Udine
$1415
213 km or 132 mi Osijek
$1072
215 km or 134 mi Sopron
$1052
221 km or 137 mi Szekszard
$890