Ho Chi Minh vs Zurich - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ho Chi Minh Zurich
🚶 Cost of living one person
$762
$3784
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1930
$9038
🏠 One person rent
$409
$2349
🏘️ Family rent
$723
$4207
🍽️ Food expenses
$205
$934
🚐 Transport expenses
$71
$216
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$340
$6864
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
67
82
😀 Quality of life
69
96
🏙️ Population
14M
449K

The cost of living in Ho Chi Minh is 80% less expensive than in Zurich. Cities ranked 6919th and 13th ($762 vs $3784) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Vietnam and Switzerland, respectively. Check Vietnam vs Switzerland comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Ho Chi Minh compared to 1.8 months in Zurich. Ho Chi Minh ranked 1st best city to live in Vietnam vs Zurich ranked 2nd in Switzerland, while ranked 4450th and 9th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ho Chi Minh vs Zurich

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Ho Chi Minh Zurich
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.95
$29.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.8
$93.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.35
$19.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.15
$9.85
☕ Cappuccino
$1.86
$7.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.54
$5.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$547
$2745
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$289
$1974
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1009
$5005
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$526
$3621
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59
$165
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$90.8
$254
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.58
$55.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.52%
2.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4266
$20786
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1950
$8412
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.27
$4.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.5
$110
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.91
$38.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.86
$2.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.51
$2.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.96
$3.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$3.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.47
$9.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$25.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.61
$24.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$45.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.67
$4.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$2.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$3.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$5.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$2.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$2.34
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$1.12
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.82
$3.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.5
$18.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$2.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.35
$12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.74
$22.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.35
$5.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.1
$5.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.95
$3.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$20.4
$88
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.48
$24.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$27.5
$144
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.79
$56.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$46.8
$146
👟 Brand Sneakers
$96.9
$157
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$329
$2506
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14995
$24322

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$540
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$419
72 km or 45 mi Vung Tau
$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
4.2 km or 2.6 mi Altstetten
$3494
6.4 km or 4 mi Dubendorf
$3353
11 km or 6.6 mi Dietikon
$3367
14 km or 8.6 mi Horgen
$3457
14 km or 8.6 mi Uster
$3345
16 km or 9.7 mi Bulach
$3281
19 km or 12 mi Wettingen
$3328
19 km or 12 mi Wadenswil
$3414
19 km or 12 mi Winterthur
$3305
20 km or 13 mi Wetzikon
$3310
20 km or 13 mi Baden
$3360
20 km or 13 mi Baar
$3556
23 km or 15 mi Zug
$4151
28 km or 17 mi Rapperswil-Jona
$3318
33 km or 21 mi Frauenfeld
$2731
36 km or 22 mi Schaffhausen
$2740
37 km or 23 mi Waldshut-Tiengen
$1711
37 km or 23 mi Aarau
$2546
38 km or 24 mi Emmen
$3367
40 km or 25 mi Wil
$2721
40 km or 25 mi Lucerne
$3380
43 km or 27 mi Kriens
$3331
48 km or 30 mi Singen
$1740
51 km or 32 mi Radolfzell
$1794
56 km or 35 mi Kreuzlingen
$3046
57 km or 36 mi Konstanz
$1872
60 km or 37 mi Rheinfelden
$1726
63 km or 39 mi St. Gallen
$2978
63 km or 39 mi Uberlingen
$1837
64 km or 40 mi Donaueschingen
$1550
70 km or 44 mi Riehen
$3677
71 km or 44 mi Tuttlingen
$1604
71 km or 44 mi Lorrach
$1721
74 km or 46 mi Weil am Rhein
$1731
74 km or 46 mi Basel
$3080
76 km or 47 mi Villingen-Schwenningen
$1393
77 km or 48 mi Saint-Louis
$1498
77 km or 48 mi Friedrichshafen
$1966
77 km or 48 mi Schaan
$2543
78 km or 48 mi Allschwil
$3171