Al Ain vs Ho Chi Minh - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Al Ain	Ho Chi Minh
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1844	$735
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5338	$2016
🏠 One person rent	$1325	$376
🏘️ Family rent	$3717	$815
🍽️ Food expenses	$349	$210
🚐 Transport expenses	$57.1	$72.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3607	$487
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	38	66
😀 Quality of life	75	65
🏙️ Population	767K	9.39M

The cost of living in Al Ain is 151% more expensive than in Ho Chi Minh. Cities ranked 2271st and 6739th ($1844 vs $735) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd 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 2 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 1000th and 4253rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Al Ain vs Ho Chi Minh

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	Al Ain	Ho Chi Minh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.12	$2.17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$51.4	$23.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.64	$4.72
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.46	$1.18
☕ Cappuccino	$5.02	$1.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.61	$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$668	$459
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1309	$281
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4401	$1102
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3318	$634
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$68.3	$50.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$106	$77.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$76.1	$9.54
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.33%	9.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2055	$4334
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1218	$2039
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.85	$0.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.2	$11.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.44	$5.97
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.75	$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.75	$1.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.05	$1.06
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$1
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.72	$1.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.77	$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.08	$3.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.86	$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$2.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$1.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$1.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$1.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.41	$1.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.36	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.53	$0.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.8	$11.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.67	$0.93
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.16	$1.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.19	$1.78
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.1	$3.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.48	$1.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.15	$0.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$63.1	$21.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.4	$4.32
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$64.6	$20.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.42	$9.65
👖 Brand Jeans	$32.4	$41.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.2	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$640	$277
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3802	$14143

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Al Ain

Distance	City	Cost of living
119 km or 74 mi	Fujairah	$1239
126 km or 78 mi	Dubai	$2379
133 km or 82 mi	Sharjah	$1494
135 km or 84 mi	Ajman	$2240
143 km or 89 mi	Abu Dhabi	$1828
152 km or 94 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1196
192 km or 119 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1540
221 km or 138 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1721
231 km or 143 mi	Nizwa	$780
253 km or 157 mi	Seeb	$967
297 km or 184 mi	Muscat	$1090
337 km or 209 mi	Bandar Abbas	$634
442 km or 275 mi	Doha	$1779
458 km or 284 mi	Al Khor	$1709
507 km or 315 mi	Chabahar	$585
525 km or 326 mi	Jahrom	$547
535 km or 333 mi	Jiroft	$518
564 km or 351 mi	Riffa	$1223
565 km or 351 mi	Manama	$1280
566 km or 352 mi	Fasa	$548
567 km or 352 mi	Isa Town	$1243
583 km or 362 mi	Sirjan	$514
596 km or 371 mi	Iranshahr	$605
604 km or 375 mi	Bam	$515
607 km or 377 mi	Dhahran	$1068
619 km or 385 mi	Dammam	$1056
629 km or 391 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$804
649 km or 404 mi	Qatif	$897
679 km or 422 mi	Shiraz	$589
684 km or 425 mi	Jubail	$901
688 km or 428 mi	Kerman	$464
689 km or 428 mi	Rafsanjan	$507
694 km or 431 mi	Marvdasht	$563
720 km or 447 mi	Bushehr	$551
720 km or 447 mi	Borazjan	$546
726 km or 451 mi	Kazerun	$557
776 km or 482 mi	Zahedan	$829
818 km or 508 mi	Salalah	$809
827 km or 514 mi	Yasuj	$529
866 km or 538 mi	Yazd	$573

Cities near Ho Chi Minh

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Thu Dau Mot	$530
25 km or 15 mi	Bien Hoa	$425
72 km or 45 mi	Vung Tau	$494
96 km or 60 mi	Svay Rieng	$678
113 km or 70 mi	Sa Dec	$512
127 km or 79 mi	Can Tho	$454
141 km or 88 mi	Long Xuyen	$508
153 km or 95 mi	Soc Trang	$514
162 km or 100 mi	Prey Veng	$721
167 km or 104 mi	Phan Thiet	$506
181 km or 112 mi	Mui Ne	$507
184 km or 114 mi	Kampong Cham	$513
189 km or 117 mi	Rach Gia	$526
198 km or 123 mi	Bac Lieu	$504
205 km or 127 mi	Phnom Penh	$836
233 km or 145 mi	Da Lat	$577
244 km or 151 mi	Ca Mau	$516
257 km or 160 mi	Buon Ma Thuot	$531
270 km or 168 mi	Phan Rang-Thap Cham	$534
271 km or 168 mi	Kampot	$596
300 km or 186 mi	Phu Quoc	$519
309 km or 192 mi	Stung Treng	$634
320 km or 199 mi	Nha Trang	$535
343 km or 213 mi	Sihanoukville	$755
414 km or 257 mi	Siem Reap	$644
433 km or 269 mi	Qui Nhon	$516
452 km or 281 mi	Battambang	$573
488 km or 303 mi	Ko Chang	$677
502 km or 312 mi	Serei Saophoan	$639
527 km or 327 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$545
533 km or 331 mi	Quang Ngai	$427
584 km or 363 mi	Klaeng	$685
592 km or 368 mi	Hoi An	$584
605 km or 376 mi	Da Nang	$593
637 km or 396 mi	Hue	$393
663 km or 412 mi	Nong Prue	$752
664 km or 413 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$739
668 km or 415 mi	Pattaya	$781
670 km or 416 mi	Laem Chabang	$743
676 km or 420 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$588