Abu Dhabi vs Ho Chi Minh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abu Dhabi Ho Chi Minh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1936
$702
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4876
$1978
🏠 One person rent
$1291
$349
🏘️ Family rent
$2811
$750
🍽️ Food expenses
$427
$211
🚐 Transport expenses
$65.9
$67.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3588
$457
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
52
66
😀 Quality of life
82
66
🏙️ Population
1.48M
10.4M

The cost of living in Abu Dhabi is 176% more expensive than in Ho Chi Minh. Cities ranked 1938th and 6786th ($1936 vs $702) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in the United Arab Emirates and Vietnam, respectively. Check the United Arab Emirates vs Vietnam comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Abu Dhabi compared to 0.7 months in Ho Chi Minh. Abu Dhabi ranked 4th best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Ho Chi Minh ranked 1st in Vietnam, while ranked 369th and 4217th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Abu Dhabi vs Ho Chi Minh

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Abu Dhabi Ho Chi Minh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.91
$1.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68.7
$22.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.78
$4.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$12.3
$1.07
 Cappuccino
$5.69
$2.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.27
$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1396
$428
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$977
$258
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3226
$1064
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2329
$568
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$121
$46.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$193
$72.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$109
$11
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.77%
9.9%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5079
$4519
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4566
$2063
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.55
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.7
$7.56
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.27
$5.78
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.82
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.88
$1.51
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.29
$1.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.07
$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.89
$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.37
$3.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$3.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$1.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$1.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$1.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$1.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.54
$0.87
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.1
$9.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.45
$0.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.81
$1.23
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.3
$2.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.96
$3.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.19
$1.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.51
$0.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$74.4
$26.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.1
$4.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$90.6
$31.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.6
$3.08
👖 Brand Jeans
$72.1
$36.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$717
$306
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11210
$16779

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Distance City Cost of living
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$1673
129 km or 80 mi Dubai
$2229
142 km or 88 mi Sharjah
$1612
143 km or 89 mi Al Ain
$1132
152 km or 94 mi Ajman
$1841
170 km or 105 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1577
211 km or 131 mi Fujairah
$1191
237 km or 147 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1584
300 km or 187 mi Doha
$1872
318 km or 198 mi Al Khor
$1810
356 km or 221 mi Bandar Abbas
$758
365 km or 227 mi Nizwa
$787
395 km or 246 mi Seeb
$1164
425 km or 264 mi Riffa
$1285
427 km or 265 mi Manama
$1375
428 km or 266 mi Isa Town
$1327
439 km or 273 mi Muscat
$1126
454 km or 282 mi Jahrom
$798
468 km or 291 mi Dhahran
$959
481 km or 299 mi Dammam
$1005
486 km or 302 mi Al-Mubarraz
$768
501 km or 311 mi Fasa
$890
514 km or 320 mi Qatif
$868
548 km or 341 mi Jubail
$910
568 km or 353 mi Sirjan
$604
575 km or 357 mi Jiroft
$573
599 km or 372 mi Shiraz
$606
610 km or 379 mi Bushehr
$646
617 km or 384 mi Borazjan
$621
620 km or 385 mi Marvdasht
$604
632 km or 392 mi Kazerun
$606
637 km or 396 mi Chabahar
$779
649 km or 404 mi Bam
$544
678 km or 421 mi Rafsanjan
$530
698 km or 434 mi Kerman
$457
701 km or 435 mi Iranshahr
$672
741 km or 460 mi Yasuj
$561
775 km or 481 mi Riyadh
$1642
790 km or 491 mi Al Wafrah
$1256
792 km or 492 mi Behbahan
$541

Cities near Ho Chi Minh

Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Thu Dau Mot
$550
25 km or 15 mi Bien Hoa
$479
72 km or 45 mi Vung Tau
$534
96 km or 60 mi Svay Rieng
$694
113 km or 70 mi Sa Dec
$515
127 km or 79 mi Can Tho
$463
141 km or 88 mi Long Xuyen
$509
153 km or 95 mi Soc Trang
$522
162 km or 100 mi Prey Veng
$711
167 km or 104 mi Phan Thiet
$566
181 km or 112 mi Mui Ne
$553
184 km or 114 mi Kampong Cham
$555
189 km or 117 mi Rach Gia
$518
198 km or 123 mi Bac Lieu
$516
205 km or 127 mi Phnom Penh
$802
233 km or 145 mi Da Lat
$512
244 km or 151 mi Ca Mau
$520
257 km or 160 mi Buon Ma Thuot
$521
270 km or 168 mi Phan Rang-Thap Cham
$526
271 km or 168 mi Kampot
$569
300 km or 186 mi Phu Quoc
$524
309 km or 192 mi Stung Treng
$628
320 km or 199 mi Nha Trang
$554
343 km or 213 mi Sihanoukville
$755
414 km or 257 mi Siem Reap
$587
433 km or 269 mi Qui Nhon
$518
452 km or 281 mi Battambang
$539
488 km or 303 mi Ko Chang
$614
502 km or 312 mi Serei Saophoan
$579
527 km or 327 mi Ubon Ratchathani
$534
533 km or 331 mi Quang Ngai
$436
584 km or 363 mi Klaeng
$619
592 km or 368 mi Hoi An
$547
605 km or 376 mi Da Nang
$601
637 km or 396 mi Hue
$422
663 km or 412 mi Nong Prue
$653
664 km or 413 mi Chaophraya Surasak
$647
668 km or 415 mi Pattaya
$665
670 km or 416 mi Laem Chabang
$648
676 km or 420 mi Nakhon Ratchasima
$518