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North America
Boston
MA, United States
Salary & Cost of Living
How do salaries and expenses in Boston compare to Ho Chi Minh City?
Purchasing Power Comparison
An engineer in Boston is 149% better off vs in Ho Chi Minh City
This shows how far a software engineer's salary goes in Boston compared to Ho Chi Minh City, taking into account both salary differences and cost of living.
Net Salary
$111,734
+$100,142 (+864%) vs Ho Chi Minh City
Tax Rate: 31%
Weather
How does the weather in Boston compare to Ho Chi Minh City?
Boston has better overall weather
5.2/10(vs 1.5/10 in Ho Chi Minh City)
Overall weather score based on temperature, sunshine, precipitation, and humidity. Learn how it's calculated
Average High
15°C(vs 32°C in Ho Chi Minh City)
Average Low
7°C(vs 24°C in Ho Chi Minh City)
Sunshine Hours
2,634h/yr+145h/yr(+6%)
Average High in hottest month
28°C(vs 34°C in Ho Chi Minh City)
Average Low in coldest month
-5°C(vs 22°C in Ho Chi Minh City)
Rainy Days
88/yr-23/yr(-21%)
Muggy Days
28/yr-320/yr(-92%)
Cloud Cover
48%(vs 77% in Ho Chi Minh City)
Quality of Life
How does quality of life in Boston compare to Ho Chi Minh City?
Housing Affordability
How affordable is housing for a software engineer in Boston compared to Ho Chi Minh City?
Avg. Property Price
$7,633 / m²
160% more expensive than Ho Chi Minh City
SWE Affordability
5.5 years
14.8 years quicker than Ho Chi Minh City
Community & Events
Events listed on lu.ma, a popular Meetup alternative in tech circles, can indicate local community engagement.
Boston has around 9 Luma events listed.
That's 31% fewer events than Ho Chi Minh City.
Salary Converter
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