Amman vs Ho Chi Minh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Amman Ho Chi Minh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$981
$702
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2387
$1978
🏠 One person rent
$358
$349
🏘️ Family rent
$600
$750
🍽️ Food expenses
$348
$211
🚐 Transport expenses
$162
$67.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$673
$457
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
63
66
😀 Quality of life
69
66
🏙️ Population
4.01M
10.4M

The cost of living in Amman is 40% more expensive than in Ho Chi Minh. Cities ranked 5457th and 6786th ($981 vs $702) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Jordan and Vietnam, respectively. Check Jordan vs Vietnam comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Amman compared to 0.7 months in Ho Chi Minh. Amman ranked 1st best city to live in Jordan vs Ho Chi Minh ranked 1st in Vietnam, while ranked 3121st and 4217th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Amman vs Ho Chi Minh

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Amman Ho Chi Minh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.28
$1.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$43.4
$22.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.61
$4.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.82
$1.07
☕ Cappuccino
$4.38
$2.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.54
$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$385
$428
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$249
$258
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$675
$1064
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$444
$568
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51
$46.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.6
$72.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.7
$11
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.64%
9.9%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1304
$4519
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$792
$2063
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$53.8
$7.56
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.4
$5.78
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.49
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.64
$1.51
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.52
$1.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.15
$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.52
$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.54
$3.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$3.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$1.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$1.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$1.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$1.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$1.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.63
$0.87
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$20.8
$9.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.57
$0.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.43
$1.23
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.91
$2.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.71
$3.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.5
$1.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.85
$0.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$61
$26.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.8
$4.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.2
$31.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.11
$3.08
👖 Brand Jeans
$67.1
$36.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$241
$306
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5798
$16779

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$679
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$602
68 km or 42 mi Irbid
$625
69 km or 43 mi Ramallah
$1011
69 km or 43 mi Nablus
$849
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$1948
72 km or 45 mi Ariel
$1583
74 km or 46 mi Bethlehem
$964
88 km or 55 mi Al-Karak
$735
89 km or 56 mi Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut
$1840
91 km or 57 mi Hebron
$737
92 km or 57 mi Beit Shemesh
$1366
92 km or 57 mi Kafr Qasim
$1896
94 km or 58 mi Rosh HaAyin
$1885
95 km or 59 mi Tayibe
$1850
95 km or 59 mi Qalqilya
$760
95 km or 59 mi Afula
$1660
97 km or 60 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1728
97 km or 61 mi Lod
$1752
98 km or 61 mi Tira
$1873
98 km or 61 mi Baqa-Jatt
$1746
99 km or 61 mi Dura
$802
99 km or 62 mi Yehud
$1900
100 km or 62 mi Ramla
$2068
100 km or 62 mi Petah Tikva
$1871
100 km or 62 mi Kfar Saba
$1920
101 km or 63 mi Tiberias
$1427
101 km or 63 mi Hod HaSharon
$2010
102 km or 64 mi Nof HaGalil
$1660
102 km or 64 mi Kiryat Ono
$1914
103 km or 64 mi Arad
$1678
103 km or 64 mi Nazareth
$1689
104 km or 64 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1674
104 km or 65 mi Ra'anana
$1939
105 km or 65 mi Bnei Brak
$2050
105 km or 65 mi Herzliya
$2149
105 km or 65 mi Ramat HaSharon
$1718
106 km or 66 mi Ramat Gan
$2212
106 km or 66 mi Rehovot
$1701
107 km or 66 mi Givatayim
$2113

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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