Al Ain vs Ho Chi Minh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Al Ain Ho Chi Minh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1132
$702
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2470
$1978
🏠 One person rent
$612
$349
🏘️ Family rent
$915
$750
🍽️ Food expenses
$343
$211
🚐 Transport expenses
$57.2
$67.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3750
$457
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
37
66
😀 Quality of life
79
66
🏙️ Population
767K
10.4M

The cost of living in Al Ain is 61% more expensive than in Ho Chi Minh. Cities ranked 4616th and 6786th ($1132 vs $702) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th 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 3.3 months in Al Ain compared to 0.7 months in Ho Chi Minh. Al Ain ranked 5th best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Ho Chi Minh ranked 1st in Vietnam, while ranked 496th and 4217th among best cities to live in the world.

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Al Ain Ho Chi Minh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.1
$1.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$40.6
$22.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.03
$4.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$10.3
$1.07
☕ Cappuccino
$5.72
$2.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.73
$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$445
$428
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$381
$258
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$811
$1064
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$603
$568
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$96.3
$46.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$148
$72.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$122
$11
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.75%
9.9%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$11243
$4519
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6743
$2063
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.68
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.9
$7.56
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.22
$5.78
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.82
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.62
$1.51
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.07
$1.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.26
$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.35
$3.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$3.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$1.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$1.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$1.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$1.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.53
$0.87
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.77
$9.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.37
$0.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.54
$1.23
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.19
$2.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.15
$3.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.46
$1.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.17
$0.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$90.5
$26.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.3
$4.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$64.1
$31.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$8
$3.08
👖 Brand Jeans
$44.3
$36.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.8
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$224
$306
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8033
$16779

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$1164
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$1126
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$758
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$1872
458 km or 284 mi Al Khor
$1810
507 km or 315 mi Chabahar
$779
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$798
535 km or 333 mi Jiroft
$573
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$1285
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$1375
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$890
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$1327
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$604
596 km or 371 mi Iranshahr
$672
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$544
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$959
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$1005
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$768
649 km or 404 mi Qatif
$868
679 km or 422 mi Shiraz
$606
684 km or 425 mi Jubail
$910
688 km or 428 mi Kerman
$457
689 km or 428 mi Rafsanjan
$530
694 km or 431 mi Marvdasht
$604
720 km or 447 mi Bushehr
$646
720 km or 447 mi Borazjan
$621
726 km or 451 mi Kazerun
$606
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$822
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$844
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$561
866 km or 538 mi Yazd
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Distance City Cost of living
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$550
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$479
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$534
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$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
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$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
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$755
414 km or 257 mi Siem Reap
$587
433 km or 269 mi Qui Nhon
$518
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$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
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$647
668 km or 415 mi Pattaya
$665
670 km or 416 mi Laem Chabang
$648
676 km or 420 mi Nakhon Ratchasima
$518