Ho Chi Minh vs Sapporo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ho Chi Minh Sapporo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$735
$1204
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2016
$2904
🏠 One person rent
$376
$530
🏘️ Family rent
$815
$905
🍽️ Food expenses
$210
$415
🚐 Transport expenses
$72.4
$163
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$487
$1450
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
66
73
😀 Quality of life
65
87
🏙️ Population
9.39M
1.96M

The cost of living in Ho Chi Minh is 39% less expensive than in Sapporo. Cities ranked 6739th and 4470th ($735 vs $1204) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 39th in Vietnam and Japan, respectively. Check Vietnam vs Japan 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 Sapporo. Ho Chi Minh ranked 1st best city to live in Vietnam vs Sapporo ranked 9th in Japan, while ranked 4253rd and 262nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ho Chi Minh vs Sapporo

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Ho Chi Minh Sapporo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.17
$9.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$23.4
$26.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.72
$5.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.18
$2.85
☕ Cappuccino
$1.88
$3.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$0.92
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$459
$451
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$281
$266
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1102
$723
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$634
$537
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$50.1
$185
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$77.2
$288
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.54
$42.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.56%
1.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4334
$2347
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2039
$1657
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.27
$1.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.9
$49.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.97
$18.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.89
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.54
$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.06
$1.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$8.36
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.49
$1.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$8.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.66
$6.95
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$20.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$3.32
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$2.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$4.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$3.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$2.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$2.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.82
$1.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.7
$6.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.93
$2.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.3
$2.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.78
$8.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.41
$8.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.12
$3.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.89
$2.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.4
$52
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.32
$11.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.2
$26.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.65
$20.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$41.1
$42.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$105
$53.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$277
$265
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14143
$10781

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Thu Dau Mot
$530
25 km or 15 mi Bien Hoa
$425
72 km or 45 mi Vung Tau
$494
96 km or 60 mi Svay Rieng
$678
113 km or 70 mi Sa Dec
$512
127 km or 79 mi Can Tho
$454
141 km or 88 mi Long Xuyen
$508
153 km or 95 mi Soc Trang
$514
162 km or 100 mi Prey Veng
$721
167 km or 104 mi Phan Thiet
$506
181 km or 112 mi Mui Ne
$507
184 km or 114 mi Kampong Cham
$513
189 km or 117 mi Rach Gia
$526
198 km or 123 mi Bac Lieu
$504
205 km or 127 mi Phnom Penh
$836
233 km or 145 mi Da Lat
$577
244 km or 151 mi Ca Mau
$516
257 km or 160 mi Buon Ma Thuot
$531
270 km or 168 mi Phan Rang-Thap Cham
$534
271 km or 168 mi Kampot
$596
300 km or 186 mi Phu Quoc
$519
309 km or 192 mi Stung Treng
$634
320 km or 199 mi Nha Trang
$535
343 km or 213 mi Sihanoukville
$755
414 km or 257 mi Siem Reap
$644
433 km or 269 mi Qui Nhon
$516
452 km or 281 mi Battambang
$573
488 km or 303 mi Ko Chang
$677
502 km or 312 mi Serei Saophoan
$639
527 km or 327 mi Ubon Ratchathani
$545
533 km or 331 mi Quang Ngai
$427
584 km or 363 mi Klaeng
$685
592 km or 368 mi Hoi An
$584
605 km or 376 mi Da Nang
$593
637 km or 396 mi Hue
$393
663 km or 412 mi Nong Prue
$752
664 km or 413 mi Chaophraya Surasak
$739
668 km or 415 mi Pattaya
$781
670 km or 416 mi Laem Chabang
$743
676 km or 420 mi Nakhon Ratchasima
$588

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.4 mi Ishikari
$1071
15 km or 9.6 mi Ebetsu
$1070
19 km or 12 mi Kitahiroshima
$1068
27 km or 17 mi Eniwa
$1068
32 km or 20 mi Otaru
$1067
36 km or 23 mi Chitose
$1061
37 km or 23 mi Iwamizawa
$1048
50 km or 31 mi Bibai
$1014
52 km or 32 mi Tomakomai
$1073
71 km or 44 mi Takikawa
$966
75 km or 47 mi Noboribetsu
$1069
77 km or 48 mi Date
$1073
89 km or 55 mi Muroran
$1078
89 km or 55 mi Furano
$954
93 km or 58 mi Fukagawa
$933
100 km or 62 mi Rumoi
$966
113 km or 70 mi Asahikawa
$933
115 km or 72 mi Shinhidaka
$1039
141 km or 87 mi Nanae
$1083
149 km or 93 mi Hokuto
$1081
150 km or 93 mi Otofuke
$972
151 km or 94 mi Obihiro
$988
152 km or 95 mi Hakodate
$1119
164 km or 102 mi Makubetsu
$976
169 km or 105 mi Nayoro
$941
197 km or 123 mi Mutsu
$1082
216 km or 134 mi Monbetsu
$947
220 km or 137 mi Kushiro
$971
221 km or 137 mi Kitami
$953
254 km or 158 mi Aomori
$1114
258 km or 160 mi Abashiri
$958
261 km or 162 mi Wakkanai
$976
262 km or 163 mi Goshogawara
$1065
263 km or 164 mi Tsugaru
$1064
265 km or 164 mi Misawa
$1082
273 km or 169 mi Towada
$1085
274 km or 170 mi Oirase
$1090
276 km or 172 mi Kuroishi
$1079
283 km or 176 mi Hirakawa
$1082
283 km or 176 mi Hirosaki
$1088