Cost of Living Comparison Between Frankfurt and Ho Chi Minh City 

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Cost of Living in Ho Chi Minh City is 51.8% lower than in Frankfurt (without rent)
Cost of Living Including Rent in Ho Chi Minh City is 53.4% lower than in Frankfurt
Rent Prices in Ho Chi Minh City are 57.0% lower than in Frankfurt
Restaurant Prices in Ho Chi Minh City are 75.0% lower than in Frankfurt
Groceries Prices in Ho Chi Minh City are 40.5% lower than in Frankfurt
Local Purchasing Power in Ho Chi Minh City is 72.9% lower than in Frankfurt
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Restaurants
Frankfurt Edit Ho Chi Minh City Edit Difference
Meal, Inexpensive Restaurant 17.00 €
(469,679.50 ₫)
1.81 €
(50,000.00 ₫)
     -89.4 %
Meal for 2 People, Mid-range Restaurant, Three-course 70.00 €
(1,933,974.43 ₫)
21.72 €
(600,000.00 ₫)
     -69.0 %
McMeal at McDonalds (or Equivalent Combo Meal) 9.00 €
(248,653.86 ₫)
4.16 €
(115,000.00 ₫)
     -53.8 %
Domestic Beer (1 pint draught) 4.85 €
(133,996.80 ₫)
1.09 €
(30,000.00 ₫)
     -77.6 %
Imported Beer (12 oz small bottle) 4.00 €
(110,512.82 ₫)
1.81 €
(50,000.00 ₫)
     -54.8 %
Cappuccino (regular) 3.46 €
(95,460.22 ₫)
1.72 €
(47,554.13 ₫)
     -50.2 %
Coke/Pepsi (12 oz small bottle) 2.71 €
(74,817.18 ₫)
0.49 €
(13,534.92 ₫)
     -81.9 %
Water (12 oz small bottle) 2.55 €
(70,451.93 ₫)
0.30 €
(8,324.49 ₫)
     -88.2 %
Markets
Frankfurt Edit Ho Chi Minh City Edit
Milk (regular), (1 gallon) 4.02 €
(111,083.32 ₫)
5.26 €
(145,447.20 ₫)
     +30.9 %
Loaf of Fresh White Bread (1 lb) 1.79 €
(49,365.02 ₫)
0.93 €
(25,588.19 ₫)
     -48.2 %
Rice (white), (1 lb) 1.24 €
(34,366.05 ₫)
0.39 €
(10,823.67 ₫)
     -68.5 %
Eggs (regular) (12) 3.40 €
(93,856.33 ₫)
1.42 €
(39,230.77 ₫)
     -58.2 %
Local Cheese (1 lb) 5.72 €
(157,957.16 ₫)
5.12 €
(141,490.75 ₫)
     -10.4 %
Chicken Fillets (1 lb) 5.95 €
(164,453.03 ₫)
1.54 €
(42,637.73 ₫)
     -74.1 %
Beef Round (1 lb) (or Equivalent Back Leg Red Meat) 6.96 €
(192,194.67 ₫)
4.48 €
(123,783.12 ₫)
     -35.6 %
Apples (1 lb) 1.23 €
(33,886.42 ₫)
1.39 €
(38,385.30 ₫)
     +13.3 %
Banana (1 lb) 0.61 €
(16,936.94 ₫)
0.45 €
(12,421.47 ₫)
     -26.7 %
Oranges (1 lb) 0.91 €
(25,209.29 ₫)
0.57 €
(15,613.15 ₫)
     -38.1 %
Tomato (1 lb) 1.44 €
(39,768.08 ₫)
0.50 €
(13,879.94 ₫)
     -65.1 %
Potato (1 lb) 0.64 €
(17,805.82 ₫)
0.54 €
(14,968.57 ₫)
     -15.9 %
Onion (1 lb) 0.69 €
(19,004.99 ₫)
0.52 €
(14,434.93 ₫)
     -24.0 %
Lettuce (1 head) 1.81 €
(50,033.37 ₫)
0.84 €
(23,333.33 ₫)
     -53.4 %
Water (1.5 liter bottle) 0.78 €
(21,441.89 ₫)
0.44 €
(12,230.77 ₫)
     -43.0 %
Bottle of Wine (Mid-Range) 5.99 €
(165,492.95 ₫)
10.86 €
(300,000.00 ₫)
     +81.3 %
Domestic Beer (0.5 liter bottle) 0.86 €
(23,627.64 ₫)
0.86 €
(23,730.19 ₫)
     +0.4 %
Imported Beer (12 oz small bottle) 1.52 €
(42,032.55 ₫)
1.39 €
(38,315.79 ₫)
     -8.8 %
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro) 8.20 €
(226,551.29 ₫)
1.12 €
(31,000.00 ₫)
     -86.3 %
Transportation
Frankfurt Edit Ho Chi Minh City Edit
One-way Ticket (Local Transport) 3.40 €
(93,935.90 ₫)
0.25 €
(7,000.00 ₫)
     -92.5 %
Monthly Pass (Regular Price) 49.00 €
(1,353,782.10 ₫)
9.95 €
(275,000.00 ₫)
     -79.7 %
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff) 4.00 €
(110,512.82 ₫)
0.58 €
(16,000.00 ₫)
     -85.5 %
Taxi 1 mile (Normal Tariff) 3.54 €
(97,819.26 ₫)
0.93 €
(25,749.51 ₫)
     -73.7 %
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff) 27.50 €
(759,775.67 ₫)
2.90 €
(80,000.00 ₫)
     -89.5 %
Gasoline (1 gallon) 6.65 €
(183,706.10 ₫)
3.26 €
(90,180.49 ₫)
     -50.9 %
Volkswagen Golf 1.4 90 KW Trendline (Or Equivalent New Car) 27,180.00 €
(750,934,642.38 ₫)
33,661.25 €
(930,000,000.00 ₫)
     +23.8 %
Toyota Corolla Sedan 1.6l 97kW Comfort (Or Equivalent New Car) 25,148.00 €
(694,794,127.54 ₫)
34,286.44 €
(947,272,727.27 ₫)
     +36.3 %
Utilities (Monthly)
Frankfurt Edit Ho Chi Minh City Edit
Basic (Electricity, Heating, Cooling, Water, Garbage) for 915 sq ft Apartment 289.69 €
(8,003,664.20 ₫)
66.05 €
(1,824,733.18 ₫)
     -77.2 %
Mobile Phone Monthly Plan with Calls and 10GB+ Data 22.55 €
(623,039.07 ₫)
5.59 €
(154,428.57 ₫)
     -75.2 %
Internet (60 Mbps or More, Unlimited Data, Cable/ADSL) 41.57 €
(1,148,495.00 ₫)
9.45 €
(261,136.36 ₫)
     -77.3 %
Sports And Leisure
Frankfurt Edit Ho Chi Minh City Edit
Fitness Club, Monthly Fee for 1 Adult 42.33 €
(1,169,580.90 ₫)
24.63 €
(680,524.07 ₫)
     -41.8 %
Tennis Court Rent (1 Hour on Weekend) 15.88 €
(438,597.77 ₫)
10.36 €
(286,207.11 ₫)
     -34.7 %
Cinema, International Release, 1 Seat 13.00 €
(359,166.68 ₫)
4.34 €
(120,000.00 ₫)
     -66.6 %
Childcare
Frankfurt Edit Ho Chi Minh City Edit
Preschool (or Kindergarten), Full Day, Private, Monthly for 1 Child 503.75 €
(13,917,708.83 ₫)
253.36 €
(7,000,000.00 ₫)
     -49.7 %
International Primary School, Yearly for 1 Child 11,783.33 €
(325,552,362.13 ₫)
14,355.56 €
(396,618,387.46 ₫)
     +21.8 %
Clothing And Shoes
Frankfurt Edit Ho Chi Minh City Edit
1 Pair of Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar) 67.05 €
(1,852,543.93 ₫)
32.26 €
(891,176.47 ₫)
     -51.9 %
1 Summer Dress in a Chain Store (Zara, H&M, ...) 27.87 €
(769,906.01 ₫)
26.61 €
(735,294.12 ₫)
     -4.5 %
1 Pair of Nike Running Shoes (Mid-Range) 82.03 €
(2,266,203.61 ₫)
92.40 €
(2,552,941.18 ₫)
     +12.7 %
1 Pair of Men Leather Business Shoes 110.24 €
(3,045,603.43 ₫)
94.11 €
(2,600,000.00 ₫)
     -14.6 %
Rent Per Month
Frankfurt Edit Ho Chi Minh City Edit
Apartment (1 bedroom) in City Centre 1,211.27 €
(33,465,179.55 ₫)
458.91 €
(12,678,726.74 ₫)
     -62.1 %
Apartment (1 bedroom) Outside of Centre 858.47 €
(23,717,858.59 ₫)
290.08 €
(8,014,265.69 ₫)
     -66.2 %
Apartment (3 bedrooms) in City Centre 2,144.00 €
(59,234,873.92 ₫)
1,097.02 €
(30,308,709.28 ₫)
     -48.8 %
Apartment (3 bedrooms) Outside of Centre 1,488.64 €
(41,128,352.29 ₫)
603.99 €
(16,687,275.87 ₫)
     -59.4 %
Buy Apartment Price
Frankfurt Edit Ho Chi Minh City Edit
Price per Square Feet to Buy Apartment in City Centre 634.37 €
(17,526,440.06 ₫)
370.56 €
(10,237,829.80 ₫)
     -41.6 %
Price per Square Feet to Buy Apartment Outside of Centre 413.20 €
(11,415,994.04 ₫)
179.32 €
(4,954,345.17 ₫)
     -56.6 %
Salaries And Financing
Frankfurt Edit Ho Chi Minh City Edit
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax) 3,505.53 €
(96,851,481.72 ₫)
442.68 €
(12,230,318.18 ₫)
     -87.4 %
Mortgage Interest Rate in Percentages (%), Yearly, for 20 Years Fixed-Rate 3.92 9.62      +145.4 %
Last update: May 2024May 2024
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