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Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon)
🇻🇳 Vietnam
Cost of Living in Ungheni - Updated Prices & Insights
Solo nomad: Estimated monthly costs are $395 (excluding rent), and $931 including rent.
Family of 3: Estimated monthly costs are $1,008 (excluding rent), and $2,459 including rent.
🍽 Eating Out
Cost
Range
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$7.36 MDL 125
$7.06 MDL 120
$14.71 MDL 249
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$30.68 MDL 519
$26.3 MDL 445
$70.1 MDL 1,187
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$5.78 MDL 97.9
$4.63 MDL 78.4
$8.67 MDL 147
Cappuccino
$1.42 MDL 24.04
$1.14 MDL 19.27
$2.84 MDL 48.08
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.75 MDL 12.64
$0.72 MDL 12.12
$1.49 MDL 25.28
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.42 MDL 7.17
$0.36 MDL 6.12
$1.51 MDL 25.52
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$1.36 MDL 23.01
$1.02 MDL 17.26
$2.83 MDL 47.99
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.48 MDL 25
$1.48 MDL 25
$3.55 MDL 60.1
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Cost
Range
Milk (1 liter)
$1.24 MDL 21.07
$0.75 MDL 12.71
$1.73 MDL 29.27
White Bread (500g)
$0.49 MDL 8.27
$0.36 MDL 6.16
$0.91 MDL 15.48
Rice (white) (1kg)
$0.94 MDL 15.84
$0.86 MDL 14.52
$2.28 MDL 38.6
Eggs
$2.26 MDL 38.27
$1.29 MDL 21.82
$3.3 MDL 55.9
Local Cheese (1kg)
$7.62 MDL 129
$4.69 MDL 79.4
$20.51 MDL 347
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$3.86 MDL 65.3
$3.71 MDL 62.9
$5.77 MDL 97.8
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$6.96 MDL 118
$5.04 MDL 85.3
$11.68 MDL 198
Apples (1kg)
$0.54 MDL 9.19
$0.48 MDL 8.15
$1.2 MDL 20.28
Banana (1kg)
$1.43 MDL 24.29
$1.15 MDL 19.47
$2.87 MDL 48.59
Oranges (1kg)
$1.75 MDL 29.63
$1.14 MDL 19.35
$3.01 MDL 50.9
Tomato (1kg)
$1.34 MDL 22.75
$0.9 MDL 15.17
$3.28 MDL 55.5
Potato (1kg)
$0.51 MDL 8.66
$0.45 MDL 7.68
$1.07 MDL 18.13
Onion (1kg)
$0.37 MDL 6.21
$0.37 MDL 6.21
$1.23 MDL 20.76
Lettuce (1 head)
$1.32 MDL 22.32
$0.57 MDL 9.73
$3.07 MDL 52
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.52 MDL 8.76
$0.49 MDL 8.24
$1.21 MDL 20.51
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$3.06 MDL 51.8
$2.62 MDL 44.36
$4.08 MDL 69
Wine (Bottle)
$3.29 MDL 55.8
$2.29 MDL 38.85
$8.6 MDL 146
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.15 MDL 19.46
$0.86 MDL 14.63
$1.43 MDL 24.28
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.35 MDL 22.84
$0.9 MDL 15.23
$2.63 MDL 44.48
🚌 Getting Around
Cost
Range
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$0.37 MDL 6.19
-
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$1.79 MDL 30.22
$1.49 MDL 25.21
$3.58 MDL 60.6
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$0.25 MDL 4.2
$0.15 MDL 2.58
$0.5 MDL 8.39
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$4.48 MDL 75.9
$3.47 MDL 58.8
$6.95 MDL 118
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.23 MDL 20.82
$1.02 MDL 17.35
$1.42 MDL 24.12
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$32.8K MDL 554.6K
$29.8K MDL 504.2K
$41.7K MDL 705.8K
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$31.2K MDL 528.9K
$25.9K MDL 438.7K
$41.2K MDL 697.9K
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Cost
Range
Utilities (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Monthly) (85m2)
$163 MDL 2,761
$116 MDL 1,961
$295 MDL 5,001
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$7.67 MDL 130
$4.76 MDL 80.7
$14.88 MDL 252
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$10.88 MDL 184
$7.63 MDL 129
$16.44 MDL 278
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Cost
Range
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$20.07 MDL 340
$14.34 MDL 243
$25.81 MDL 437
Cinema Ticket
$4.04 MDL 68.4
$4.04 MDL 68.4
$8.66 MDL 147
🧸 Childcare & Education
Cost
Range
Preschool (or Kindergarten), Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$384 MDL 6,501
$287 MDL 4,864
$460 MDL 7,783
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$7,578 MDL 128.3K
$3,490 MDL 59.1K
$14K MDL 236.3K
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Cost
Range
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$44.36 MDL 751
$35.49 MDL 601
$118 MDL 2,003
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$21.89 MDL 371
$17.51 MDL 296
$87.6 MDL 1,482
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$39.02 MDL 661
$34.69 MDL 587
$145 MDL 2,447
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$106 MDL 1,800
$69 MDL 1,167
$172 MDL 2,918
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Cost
Range
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$959 MDL 16.2K
$266 MDL 4,496
$1,652 MDL 28K
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$374 MDL 6,332
-
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$1,487 MDL 25.2K
$350 MDL 5,922
$2,623 MDL 44.4K
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$1,261 MDL 21.3K
$293 MDL 4,963
$2,228 MDL 37.7K
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$2,353 MDL 39.8K
-
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$1,753 MDL 29.7K
-
💵 Salaries & Financials
Cost
Range
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$525 MDL 8,885
-
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
8
8
13
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