Ho Chi Minh vs Zagreb - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ho Chi Minh Zagreb
🚶 Cost of living one person
$762
$1485
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1930
$3493
🏠 One person rent
$409
$785
🏘️ Family rent
$723
$1331
🍽️ Food expenses
$205
$464
🚐 Transport expenses
$71
$115
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$340
$1969
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
67
39
😀 Quality of life
69
79
🏙️ Population
14M
767K

The cost of living in Ho Chi Minh is 49% less expensive than in Zagreb. Cities ranked 6919th and 4105th ($762 vs $1485) 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 0.4 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 4450th and 780th 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
$1.95
$13.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.8
$59.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.35
$9.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.15
$3.42
☕ Cappuccino
$1.86
$2.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.54
$2.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$547
$765
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$289
$571
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1009
$1378
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$526
$1006
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59
$141
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$90.8
$216
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.58
$34.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.52%
3.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4266
$5515
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1950
$3470
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.27
$0.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.5
$57.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.91
$14.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.86
$1.74
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.51
$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.96
$1.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$2.52
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.47
$4.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.61
$11.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$13.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.67
$1.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$1.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$2.15
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$2.92
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.89
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.82
$2.68
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.5
$8.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$1.82
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.35
$5.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.74
$8.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.35
$4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.1
$2.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.95
$2.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$20.4
$52.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.48
$8.55
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$27.5
$48.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.79
$9.61
👖 Brand Jeans
$46.8
$99.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$96.9
$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$329
$488
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14995
$12339

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$540
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$419
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$525
96 km or 60 mi Svay Rieng
$708
113 km or 70 mi Sa Dec
$519
127 km or 79 mi Can Tho
$456
141 km or 88 mi Long Xuyen
$514
153 km or 95 mi Soc Trang
$523
162 km or 100 mi Prey Veng
$760
167 km or 104 mi Phan Thiet
$500
181 km or 112 mi Mui Ne
$506
184 km or 114 mi Kampong Cham
$501
189 km or 117 mi Rach Gia
$535
198 km or 123 mi Bac Lieu
$512
205 km or 127 mi Phnom Penh
$882
233 km or 145 mi Da Lat
$572
244 km or 151 mi Ca Mau
$526
257 km or 160 mi Buon Ma Thuot
$535
270 km or 168 mi Phan Rang-Thap Cham
$543
271 km or 168 mi Kampot
$587
300 km or 186 mi Phu Quoc
$530
309 km or 192 mi Stung Treng
$652
320 km or 199 mi Nha Trang
$541
343 km or 213 mi Sihanoukville
$764
414 km or 257 mi Siem Reap
$679
433 km or 269 mi Qui Nhon
$519
452 km or 281 mi Battambang
$575
488 km or 303 mi Ko Chang
$763
502 km or 312 mi Serei Saophoan
$629
527 km or 327 mi Ubon Ratchathani
$583
533 km or 331 mi Quang Ngai
$410
584 km or 363 mi Klaeng
$768
592 km or 368 mi Hoi An
$613
605 km or 376 mi Da Nang
$660
637 km or 396 mi Hue
$380
663 km or 412 mi Nong Prue
$846
664 km or 413 mi Chaophraya Surasak
$823
668 km or 415 mi Pattaya
$874
670 km or 416 mi Laem Chabang
$838
676 km or 420 mi Nakhon Ratchasima
$610

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Distance City Cost of living
14 km or 8.9 mi Velika Gorica
$1256
46 km or 29 mi Karlovac
$1054
61 km or 38 mi Novo Mesto
$1261
70 km or 43 mi Bjelovar
$1171
71 km or 44 mi Celje
$1375
87 km or 54 mi Maribor
$1317
90 km or 56 mi Velenje
$1425
97 km or 60 mi Murska Sobota
$1075
109 km or 68 mi Nagykanizsa
$864
110 km or 68 mi Bihac
$676
110 km or 68 mi Prijedor
$723
114 km or 71 mi Ljubljana
$1695
128 km or 79 mi Sanski Most
$629
129 km or 80 mi Rijeka
$1360
132 km or 82 mi Kranj
$1406
135 km or 84 mi Zalaegerszeg
$893
144 km or 89 mi Wolfsberg
$1434
146 km or 91 mi Graz
$1708
150 km or 93 mi Banja Luka
$965
155 km or 96 mi Kaposvar
$850
156 km or 97 mi Klagenfurt
$1771
168 km or 104 mi Trieste
$1661
168 km or 104 mi Szombathely
$875
176 km or 109 mi Slavonski Brod
$992
179 km or 111 mi Nova Gorica
$1158
179 km or 111 mi Pecs
$1124
180 km or 112 mi Izola
$1448
181 km or 113 mi Gorizia
$1434
186 km or 116 mi Villach
$1677
188 km or 117 mi Piran
$1430
188 km or 117 mi Leoben
$1391
189 km or 118 mi Kapfenberg
$1566
195 km or 121 mi Pula
$952
196 km or 122 mi Zadar
$1457
208 km or 129 mi Doboj
$682
209 km or 130 mi Veszprem
$1036
212 km or 132 mi Udine
$1483
213 km or 132 mi Osijek
$1160
215 km or 134 mi Sopron
$1114
221 km or 137 mi Szekszard
$961