Al Ain vs Ho Chi Minh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Al Ain Ho Chi Minh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1050
$744
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2765
$2071
🏠 One person rent
$560
$376
🏘️ Family rent
$1195
$848
🍽️ Food expenses
$317
$219
🚐 Transport expenses
$56.7
$75.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3674
$488
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
37
66
😀 Quality of life
79
65
🏙️ Population
767K
9.39M

The cost of living in Al Ain is 41% more expensive than in Ho Chi Minh. Cities ranked 5284th and 6692nd ($1050 vs $744) 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 3.5 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 600th and 4277th among best cities to live in the world.

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Al Ain Ho Chi Minh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.11
$2.27
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$47.8
$24.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.98
$4.89
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.15
$1.21
☕ Cappuccino
$3.29
$1.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.67
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$440
$444
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$460
$284
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$820
$1185
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1125
$655
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$49.9
$49.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$77.1
$76.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.2
$10.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.73%
9.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2023
$4095
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1222
$2072
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.1
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.8
$13.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.68
$5.91
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.8
$0.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.77
$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.09
$1.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$0.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.18
$1.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.49
$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.07
$3.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.01
$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$3.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$1.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$1.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.22
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$1.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$1.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.53
$0.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.8
$12.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.36
$0.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.29
$1.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.18
$1.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.16
$3.58
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.44
$1.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.14
$0.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$81
$25.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.3
$4.42
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$64.1
$21
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.02
$9.66
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.7
$32.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.8
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$665
$263
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6250
$14503

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$1603
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$1630
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$786
253 km or 157 mi Seeb
$994
297 km or 184 mi Muscat
$1110
337 km or 209 mi Bandar Abbas
$728
442 km or 275 mi Doha
$1810
458 km or 284 mi Al Khor
$1719
507 km or 315 mi Chabahar
$687
525 km or 326 mi Jahrom
$561
535 km or 333 mi Jiroft
$547
564 km or 351 mi Riffa
$1218
565 km or 351 mi Manama
$1267
566 km or 352 mi Fasa
$556
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$1226
583 km or 362 mi Sirjan
$520
596 km or 371 mi Iranshahr
$639
604 km or 375 mi Bam
$531
607 km or 377 mi Dhahran
$870
619 km or 385 mi Dammam
$989
629 km or 391 mi Al-Mubarraz
$783
649 km or 404 mi Qatif
$878
679 km or 422 mi Shiraz
$558
684 km or 425 mi Jubail
$928
688 km or 428 mi Kerman
$467
689 km or 428 mi Rafsanjan
$515
694 km or 431 mi Marvdasht
$546
720 km or 447 mi Bushehr
$548
720 km or 447 mi Borazjan
$541
726 km or 451 mi Kazerun
$537
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$831
818 km or 508 mi Salalah
$806
827 km or 514 mi Yasuj
$489
866 km or 538 mi Yazd
$577

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Distance City Cost of living
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$541
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$445
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$512
96 km or 60 mi Svay Rieng
$689
113 km or 70 mi Sa Dec
$521
127 km or 79 mi Can Tho
$469
141 km or 88 mi Long Xuyen
$516
153 km or 95 mi Soc Trang
$529
162 km or 100 mi Prey Veng
$711
167 km or 104 mi Phan Thiet
$521
181 km or 112 mi Mui Ne
$516
184 km or 114 mi Kampong Cham
$514
189 km or 117 mi Rach Gia
$534
198 km or 123 mi Bac Lieu
$515
205 km or 127 mi Phnom Penh
$819
233 km or 145 mi Da Lat
$531
244 km or 151 mi Ca Mau
$525
257 km or 160 mi Buon Ma Thuot
$515
270 km or 168 mi Phan Rang-Thap Cham
$521
271 km or 168 mi Kampot
$582
300 km or 186 mi Phu Quoc
$529
309 km or 192 mi Stung Treng
$626
320 km or 199 mi Nha Trang
$549
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$754
414 km or 257 mi Siem Reap
$630
433 km or 269 mi Qui Nhon
$515
452 km or 281 mi Battambang
$533
488 km or 303 mi Ko Chang
$697
502 km or 312 mi Serei Saophoan
$633
527 km or 327 mi Ubon Ratchathani
$561
533 km or 331 mi Quang Ngai
$433
584 km or 363 mi Klaeng
$703
592 km or 368 mi Hoi An
$547
605 km or 376 mi Da Nang
$610
637 km or 396 mi Hue
$407
663 km or 412 mi Nong Prue
$773
664 km or 413 mi Chaophraya Surasak
$758
668 km or 415 mi Pattaya
$800
670 km or 416 mi Laem Chabang
$769
676 km or 420 mi Nakhon Ratchasima
$564