Amman vs Ho Chi Minh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Amman Ho Chi Minh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1013
$762
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2483
$1930
🏠 One person rent
$392
$409
🏘️ Family rent
$659
$723
🍽️ Food expenses
$366
$205
🚐 Transport expenses
$144
$71
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$406
$340
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
65
67
😀 Quality of life
73
69
🏙️ Population
4.01M
14M

The cost of living in Amman is 33% more expensive than in Ho Chi Minh. Cities ranked 5560th and 6919th ($1013 vs $762) 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 0.4 months in Amman compared to 0.4 months in Ho Chi Minh. Amman ranked 1st best city to live in Jordan vs Ho Chi Minh ranked 1st in Vietnam, while ranked 2560th and 4450th 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
$7.07
$1.95
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$56.3
$19.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.04
$4.35
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.49
$1.15
☕ Cappuccino
$4.52
$1.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.51
$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$403
$547
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$258
$289
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$723
$1009
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$460
$526
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$72.7
$59
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$113
$90.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.9
$9.58
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.25%
8.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1502
$4266
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$978
$1950
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$0.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$38.7
$11.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12
$5.91
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.37
$0.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.57
$1.51
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.58
$0.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.52
$1.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.26
$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.26
$3.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$2.67
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$1.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$1.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$1.14
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$1.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.39
$0.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$21
$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.88
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.65
$1.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.24
$1.74
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.48
$3.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.01
$1.1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.59
$0.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$62.4
$20.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.3
$3.48
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33.9
$27.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.24
$8.79
👖 Brand Jeans
$58
$46.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$112
$96.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$293
$329
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6690
$14995

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$546
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$740
68 km or 42 mi Irbid
$753
69 km or 43 mi Ramallah
$1122
69 km or 43 mi Nablus
$978
70 km or 44 mi Jerusalem
$2483
72 km or 45 mi Ariel
$1821
74 km or 46 mi Bethlehem
$1010
88 km or 55 mi Al-Karak
$724
89 km or 56 mi Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut
$2198
91 km or 57 mi Hebron
$895
92 km or 57 mi Beit Shemesh
$1823
92 km or 57 mi Kafr Qasim
$2288
94 km or 58 mi Rosh HaAyin
$2270
95 km or 59 mi Tayibe
$2207
95 km or 59 mi Qalqilya
$910
95 km or 59 mi Afula
$1909
97 km or 60 mi Umm al-Fahm
$2061
97 km or 61 mi Lod
$2154
98 km or 61 mi Tira
$2274
98 km or 61 mi Baqa-Jatt
$2098
99 km or 61 mi Dura
$1062
99 km or 62 mi Yehud
$2260
100 km or 62 mi Ramla
$2346
100 km or 62 mi Petah Tikva
$2253
100 km or 62 mi Kfar Saba
$2346
101 km or 63 mi Tiberias
$1870
101 km or 63 mi Hod HaSharon
$2320
102 km or 64 mi Nof HaGalil
$2000
102 km or 64 mi Kiryat Ono
$2192
103 km or 64 mi Arad
$1946
103 km or 64 mi Nazareth
$1981
104 km or 64 mi Migdal HaEmek
$2027
104 km or 65 mi Ra'anana
$2432
105 km or 65 mi Bnei Brak
$2385
105 km or 65 mi Herzliya
$3089
105 km or 65 mi Ramat HaSharon
$2110
106 km or 66 mi Ramat Gan
$2451
106 km or 66 mi Rehovot
$2066
107 km or 66 mi Givatayim
$2449

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Thu Dau Mot
$540
25 km or 15 mi Bien Hoa
$419
72 km or 45 mi Vung Tau
$525
96 km or 60 mi Svay Rieng
$708
113 km or 70 mi Sa Dec
$519
127 km or 79 mi Can Tho
$456
141 km or 88 mi Long Xuyen
$514
153 km or 95 mi Soc Trang
$523
162 km or 100 mi Prey Veng
$760
167 km or 104 mi Phan Thiet
$500
181 km or 112 mi Mui Ne
$506
184 km or 114 mi Kampong Cham
$501
189 km or 117 mi Rach Gia
$535
198 km or 123 mi Bac Lieu
$512
205 km or 127 mi Phnom Penh
$882
233 km or 145 mi Da Lat
$572
244 km or 151 mi Ca Mau
$526
257 km or 160 mi Buon Ma Thuot
$535
270 km or 168 mi Phan Rang-Thap Cham
$543
271 km or 168 mi Kampot
$587
300 km or 186 mi Phu Quoc
$530
309 km or 192 mi Stung Treng
$652
320 km or 199 mi Nha Trang
$541
343 km or 213 mi Sihanoukville
$764
414 km or 257 mi Siem Reap
$679
433 km or 269 mi Qui Nhon
$519
452 km or 281 mi Battambang
$575
488 km or 303 mi Ko Chang
$763
502 km or 312 mi Serei Saophoan
$629
527 km or 327 mi Ubon Ratchathani
$583
533 km or 331 mi Quang Ngai
$410
584 km or 363 mi Klaeng
$768
592 km or 368 mi Hoi An
$613
605 km or 376 mi Da Nang
$660
637 km or 396 mi Hue
$380
663 km or 412 mi Nong Prue
$846
664 km or 413 mi Chaophraya Surasak
$823
668 km or 415 mi Pattaya
$874
670 km or 416 mi Laem Chabang
$838
676 km or 420 mi Nakhon Ratchasima
$610