Cost of living comparison
Moscow is 51.1% more expensive than Ho Chi Minh City.
- Restaurants
-
pay 2.4 times more in Moscow
- Groceries
-
pay 6.4% less in Moscow
- Transportation
-
pay 15.5% more in Moscow
- Housing
-
pay 50.5% more in Moscow
- Childcare
-
pay 28.3% more in Moscow
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 63.9% more in Moscow
- Clothing
-
pay 69.7% more in Moscow
The cost of restaurants, clothing, entertainment and sports, housing, childcare, and transportation in Moscow are more expensive than in Ho Chi Minh City. Notably, restaurants is significantly more expensive in Moscow.
If you lived in Moscow instead of Ho Chi Minh City, you would:
pay 2.4 times more for restaurants
|
Ho Chi Minh City
|
Moscow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.98
₫51,528
|
$9.19
RUB721.67
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.85
₫126,244
|
$5.10
RUB400.93
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
₫13,294
|
$1.07
RUB84.22
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.29
₫7,641
|
$0.49
RUB38.12
|
|
pay 6.4% less for groceries
|
Ho Chi Minh City
|
Moscow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.07
₫27,934
|
$0.62
RUB48.60
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.90
₫153,619
|
$4.41
RUB346.10
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.76
₫150,045
|
$3.57
RUB280.18
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.48
₫38,674
|
$1.52
RUB119.36
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.70
₫44,259
|
$1.99
RUB155.96
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.35
₫35,161
|
$0.68
RUB53.20
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.46
₫12,015
|
$0.67
RUB52.42
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.55
₫14,342
|
$0.72
RUB56.21
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
₫13,898
|
$1.12
RUB88.25
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
₫15,404
|
$0.25
RUB19.58
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
₫14,122
|
$0.21
RUB16.43
|
|
pay 15.5% more for transportation
|
Ho Chi Minh City
|
Moscow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.56
₫92,653
|
$2.22
RUB174.25
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$13.05
₫340,086
|
$28.58
RUB2,245.20
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$38,763.85
₫1,009,953,343
|
$30,621.85
RUB2,405,570.18
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.73
₫149,174
|
$5.82
RUB457.06
|
|
pay 50.5% more for housing
|
Ho Chi Minh City
|
Moscow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$9.69
₫252,449
|
$6.38
RUB501.07
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$476.20
₫12,407,026
|
$960.52
RUB75,455.88
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$305.20
₫7,951,658
|
$583.26
RUB45,819.56
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$60.34
₫1,572,215
|
$86.66
RUB6,807.74
|
|
pay 28.3% more for childcare
|
Ho Chi Minh City
|
Moscow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$252.71
₫6,584,163
|
$466.53
RUB36,649.57
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,438.55
₫376,181,856
|
$10,413.52
RUB818,058.12
|
|
pay 63.9% more for entertainment and sports
|
Ho Chi Minh City
|
Moscow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.19
₫30,917
|
$3.06
RUB240.56
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.94
₫50,601
|
$2.52
RUB198.31
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.38
₫36,070
|
$2.45
RUB192.45
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$23.61
₫615,032
|
$32.34
RUB2,540.44
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.35
₫113,362
|
$5.10
RUB400.93
|
|
pay 69.7% more for clothing
|
Ho Chi Minh City
|
Moscow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$30.06
₫783,229
|
$81.16
RUB6,375.35
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.09
₫653,595
|
$42.31
RUB3,323.59
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$98.26
₫2,560,140
|
$108.95
RUB8,559.02
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$78.85
₫2,054,259
|
$101.97
RUB8,010.49
|
|
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