Ho Chi Minh vs Zagreb - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ho Chi Minh Zagreb
🚶 Cost of living one person
$702
$1242
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1978
$2882
🏠 One person rent
$349
$637
🏘️ Family rent
$750
$1061
🍽️ Food expenses
$211
$399
🚐 Transport expenses
$67.1
$98.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$457
$1443
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
66
38
😀 Quality of life
66
75
🏙️ Population
10.4M
767K

The cost of living in Ho Chi Minh is 43% less expensive than in Zagreb. Cities ranked 6786th and 4330th ($702 vs $1242) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd 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 1.2 months in Zagreb. Ho Chi Minh ranked 1st best city to live in Vietnam vs Zagreb ranked 1st in Croatia, while ranked 4217th and 983rd 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
$1.85
$11.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.2
$48.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.63
$8.36
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.07
$3.15
☕ Cappuccino
$2.02
$2.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.52
$2.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$428
$604
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$258
$473
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1064
$1109
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$568
$800
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$46.7
$111
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$72.1
$172
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11
$27
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.9%
4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4519
$4564
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2063
$3182
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.56
$53.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.78
$10.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$1.64
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.51
$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.13
$1.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$2.23
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.59
$4.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$10.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.66
$9.85
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.37
$1.49
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$1.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$2.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$1.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.87
$2.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.6
$7.09
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.93
$1.61
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.23
$5.21
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.05
$6.84
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.39
$3.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.22
$1.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.84
$2.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$26.5
$42.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.4
$7.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.9
$44.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.08
$7.48
👖 Brand Jeans
$36.8
$89.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$93.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$306
$260
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16779
$10009

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$550
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$479
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$534
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$694
113 km or 70 mi Sa Dec
$515
127 km or 79 mi Can Tho
$463
141 km or 88 mi Long Xuyen
$509
153 km or 95 mi Soc Trang
$522
162 km or 100 mi Prey Veng
$711
167 km or 104 mi Phan Thiet
$566
181 km or 112 mi Mui Ne
$553
184 km or 114 mi Kampong Cham
$555
189 km or 117 mi Rach Gia
$518
198 km or 123 mi Bac Lieu
$516
205 km or 127 mi Phnom Penh
$802
233 km or 145 mi Da Lat
$512
244 km or 151 mi Ca Mau
$520
257 km or 160 mi Buon Ma Thuot
$521
270 km or 168 mi Phan Rang-Thap Cham
$526
271 km or 168 mi Kampot
$569
300 km or 186 mi Phu Quoc
$524
309 km or 192 mi Stung Treng
$628
320 km or 199 mi Nha Trang
$554
343 km or 213 mi Sihanoukville
$755
414 km or 257 mi Siem Reap
$587
433 km or 269 mi Qui Nhon
$518
452 km or 281 mi Battambang
$539
488 km or 303 mi Ko Chang
$614
502 km or 312 mi Serei Saophoan
$579
527 km or 327 mi Ubon Ratchathani
$534
533 km or 331 mi Quang Ngai
$436
584 km or 363 mi Klaeng
$619
592 km or 368 mi Hoi An
$547
605 km or 376 mi Da Nang
$601
637 km or 396 mi Hue
$422
663 km or 412 mi Nong Prue
$653
664 km or 413 mi Chaophraya Surasak
$647
668 km or 415 mi Pattaya
$665
670 km or 416 mi Laem Chabang
$648
676 km or 420 mi Nakhon Ratchasima
$518

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Distance City Cost of living
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$1100
46 km or 29 mi Karlovac
$997
61 km or 38 mi Novo Mesto
$1058
70 km or 43 mi Bjelovar
$913
71 km or 44 mi Celje
$1081
87 km or 54 mi Maribor
$1133
90 km or 56 mi Velenje
$1197
97 km or 60 mi Murska Sobota
$929
109 km or 68 mi Nagykanizsa
$682
110 km or 68 mi Bihac
$558
110 km or 68 mi Prijedor
$517
114 km or 71 mi Ljubljana
$1438
128 km or 79 mi Sanski Most
$503
129 km or 80 mi Rijeka
$1102
132 km or 82 mi Kranj
$1274
135 km or 84 mi Zalaegerszeg
$762
144 km or 89 mi Wolfsberg
$1321
146 km or 91 mi Graz
$1658
150 km or 93 mi Banja Luka
$742
155 km or 96 mi Kaposvar
$777
156 km or 97 mi Klagenfurt
$1664
168 km or 104 mi Trieste
$1279
168 km or 104 mi Szombathely
$747
176 km or 109 mi Slavonski Brod
$690
179 km or 111 mi Nova Gorica
$1167
179 km or 111 mi Pecs
$835
180 km or 112 mi Izola
$1301
181 km or 113 mi Gorizia
$1200
186 km or 116 mi Villach
$1581
188 km or 117 mi Piran
$1271
188 km or 117 mi Leoben
$1393
189 km or 118 mi Kapfenberg
$1229
195 km or 121 mi Pula
$1008
196 km or 122 mi Zadar
$1219
208 km or 129 mi Doboj
$604
209 km or 130 mi Veszprem
$852
212 km or 132 mi Udine
$1284
213 km or 132 mi Osijek
$849
215 km or 134 mi Sopron
$765
221 km or 137 mi Szekszard
$755