Ho Chi Minh vs Zagreb - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ho Chi Minh Zagreb
🚶 Cost of living one person
$744
$1254
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2071
$2954
🏠 One person rent
$376
$650
🏘️ Family rent
$848
$1100
🍽️ Food expenses
$219
$388
🚐 Transport expenses
$75.4
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$488
$1684
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
66
38
😀 Quality of life
65
77
🏙️ Population
9.39M
767K

The cost of living in Ho Chi Minh is 41% less expensive than in Zagreb. Cities ranked 6692nd and 4447th ($744 vs $1254) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in Vietnam and Croatia, respectively. Check Vietnam vs Croatia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Ho Chi Minh compared to 1.3 months in Zagreb. Ho Chi Minh ranked 1st best city to live in Vietnam vs Zagreb ranked 1st in Croatia, while ranked 4277th and 748th 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
$2.27
$10.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.5
$46
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.89
$8.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.21
$3.19
☕ Cappuccino
$1.86
$2.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.53
$2.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$444
$616
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$284
$486
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1185
$1101
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$655
$852
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$49.7
$110
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$76.8
$171
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.1
$27.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.77%
4.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4095
$4189
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2072
$3073
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.4
$56.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.91
$12.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.95
$1.69
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.55
$1.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.12
$1.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$2.07
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.56
$4.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$9.84
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.89
$9.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$11.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.13
$1.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$2.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$1.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.88
$2.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.2
$7.04
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.93
$1.51
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.43
$5.58
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.85
$7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.58
$3.84
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.15
$2.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.93
$2.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$25.6
$42.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.42
$7.54
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21
$46
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.66
$7.19
👖 Brand Jeans
$32.2
$91.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$92.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$263
$357
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14503
$10598

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$541
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$445
72 km or 45 mi Vung Tau
$512
96 km or 60 mi Svay Rieng
$689
113 km or 70 mi Sa Dec
$521
127 km or 79 mi Can Tho
$469
141 km or 88 mi Long Xuyen
$516
153 km or 95 mi Soc Trang
$529
162 km or 100 mi Prey Veng
$711
167 km or 104 mi Phan Thiet
$521
181 km or 112 mi Mui Ne
$516
184 km or 114 mi Kampong Cham
$514
189 km or 117 mi Rach Gia
$534
198 km or 123 mi Bac Lieu
$515
205 km or 127 mi Phnom Penh
$819
233 km or 145 mi Da Lat
$531
244 km or 151 mi Ca Mau
$525
257 km or 160 mi Buon Ma Thuot
$515
270 km or 168 mi Phan Rang-Thap Cham
$521
271 km or 168 mi Kampot
$582
300 km or 186 mi Phu Quoc
$529
309 km or 192 mi Stung Treng
$626
320 km or 199 mi Nha Trang
$549
343 km or 213 mi Sihanoukville
$754
414 km or 257 mi Siem Reap
$630
433 km or 269 mi Qui Nhon
$515
452 km or 281 mi Battambang
$533
488 km or 303 mi Ko Chang
$697
502 km or 312 mi Serei Saophoan
$633
527 km or 327 mi Ubon Ratchathani
$561
533 km or 331 mi Quang Ngai
$433
584 km or 363 mi Klaeng
$703
592 km or 368 mi Hoi An
$547
605 km or 376 mi Da Nang
$610
637 km or 396 mi Hue
$407
663 km or 412 mi Nong Prue
$773
664 km or 413 mi Chaophraya Surasak
$758
668 km or 415 mi Pattaya
$800
670 km or 416 mi Laem Chabang
$769
676 km or 420 mi Nakhon Ratchasima
$564

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Distance City Cost of living
14 km or 8.9 mi Velika Gorica
$1142
46 km or 29 mi Karlovac
$926
61 km or 38 mi Novo Mesto
$1147
70 km or 43 mi Bjelovar
$999
71 km or 44 mi Celje
$1146
87 km or 54 mi Maribor
$1143
90 km or 56 mi Velenje
$1217
97 km or 60 mi Murska Sobota
$880
109 km or 68 mi Nagykanizsa
$790
110 km or 68 mi Bihac
$618
110 km or 68 mi Prijedor
$663
114 km or 71 mi Ljubljana
$1500
128 km or 79 mi Sanski Most
$566
129 km or 80 mi Rijeka
$1174
132 km or 82 mi Kranj
$1270
135 km or 84 mi Zalaegerszeg
$814
144 km or 89 mi Wolfsberg
$1397
146 km or 91 mi Graz
$1764
150 km or 93 mi Banja Luka
$802
155 km or 96 mi Kaposvar
$745
156 km or 97 mi Klagenfurt
$1770
168 km or 104 mi Trieste
$1362
168 km or 104 mi Szombathely
$789
176 km or 109 mi Slavonski Brod
$808
179 km or 111 mi Nova Gorica
$1188
179 km or 111 mi Pecs
$851
180 km or 112 mi Izola
$1361
181 km or 113 mi Gorizia
$1247
186 km or 116 mi Villach
$1674
188 km or 117 mi Piran
$1347
188 km or 117 mi Leoben
$1424
189 km or 118 mi Kapfenberg
$1485
195 km or 121 mi Pula
$1061
196 km or 122 mi Zadar
$1265
208 km or 129 mi Doboj
$641
209 km or 130 mi Veszprem
$883
212 km or 132 mi Udine
$1366
213 km or 132 mi Osijek
$890
215 km or 134 mi Sopron
$860
221 km or 137 mi Szekszard
$780