Amman vs Ho Chi Minh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Amman Ho Chi Minh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1032
$726
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2557
$1883
🏠 One person rent
$384
$370
🏘️ Family rent
$646
$634
🍽️ Food expenses
$382
$208
🚐 Transport expenses
$151
$70.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$379
$500
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
65
67
😀 Quality of life
73
71
🏙️ Population
4.01M
14M

The cost of living in Amman is 42% more expensive than in Ho Chi Minh. Cities ranked 5330th and 7123rd ($1032 vs $726) 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 0.7 months in Ho Chi Minh. Amman ranked 1st best city to live in Jordan vs Ho Chi Minh ranked 1st in Vietnam, while ranked 2337th and 3396th 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
$2.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$65.1
$19
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.43
$4.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.53
$1.14
☕ Cappuccino
$4.45
$1.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.58
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$378
$512
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$241
$248
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$674
$904
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$436
$437
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$83.6
$60
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$130
$93.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.2
$9.78
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.93%
8.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1681
$4456
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1021
$1839
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.78
$0.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$42.2
$11.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.8
$5.72
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.51
$0.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.55
$1.57
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.6
$1.06
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.03
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.52
$1.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.2
$11.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.52
$3.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$10.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$2.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$1.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$1.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$1.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$1.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$1.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.52
$0.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$21.2
$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.11
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.87
$1.33
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.24
$1.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.6
$3.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.68
$1.09
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.08
$0.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$59.7
$22.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.2
$3.45
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33
$29.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.07
$7.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.1
$52.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$127
$93.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$337
$379
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7735
$17174

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$538
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$745
68 km or 42 mi Irbid
$771
69 km or 43 mi Ramallah
$1205
69 km or 43 mi Nablus
$1070
70 km or 44 mi Jerusalem
$2663
72 km or 45 mi Ariel
$1994
74 km or 46 mi Bethlehem
$1077
88 km or 55 mi Al-Karak
$742
89 km or 56 mi Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut
$2393
91 km or 57 mi Hebron
$977
92 km or 57 mi Beit Shemesh
$2054
92 km or 57 mi Kafr Qasim
$2463
94 km or 58 mi Rosh HaAyin
$2470
95 km or 59 mi Tayibe
$2347
95 km or 59 mi Qalqilya
$1020
95 km or 59 mi Afula
$2133
97 km or 60 mi Umm al-Fahm
$2245
97 km or 61 mi Lod
$2336
98 km or 61 mi Tira
$2379
98 km or 61 mi Baqa-Jatt
$2214
99 km or 61 mi Dura
$1149
99 km or 62 mi Yehud
$2466
100 km or 62 mi Ramla
$2465
100 km or 62 mi Petah Tikva
$2500
100 km or 62 mi Kfar Saba
$2422
101 km or 63 mi Tiberias
$2044
101 km or 63 mi Hod HaSharon
$2400
102 km or 64 mi Nof HaGalil
$2172
102 km or 64 mi Kiryat Ono
$2359
103 km or 64 mi Arad
$1933
103 km or 64 mi Nazareth
$2125
104 km or 64 mi Migdal HaEmek
$2165
104 km or 65 mi Ra'anana
$2430
105 km or 65 mi Bnei Brak
$2565
105 km or 65 mi Herzliya
$2873
105 km or 65 mi Ramat HaSharon
$2328
106 km or 66 mi Ramat Gan
$2555
106 km or 66 mi Rehovot
$2201
107 km or 66 mi Givatayim
$2541

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Thu Dau Mot
$522
25 km or 15 mi Bien Hoa
$414
72 km or 45 mi Vung Tau
$503
96 km or 60 mi Svay Rieng
$721
113 km or 70 mi Sa Dec
$519
127 km or 79 mi Can Tho
$455
141 km or 88 mi Long Xuyen
$508
153 km or 95 mi Soc Trang
$523
162 km or 100 mi Prey Veng
$776
167 km or 104 mi Phan Thiet
$480
181 km or 112 mi Mui Ne
$493
184 km or 114 mi Kampong Cham
$518
189 km or 117 mi Rach Gia
$530
198 km or 123 mi Bac Lieu
$506
205 km or 127 mi Phnom Penh
$893
233 km or 145 mi Da Lat
$563
244 km or 151 mi Ca Mau
$517
257 km or 160 mi Buon Ma Thuot
$528
270 km or 168 mi Phan Rang-Thap Cham
$533
271 km or 168 mi Kampot
$582
300 km or 186 mi Phu Quoc
$518
309 km or 192 mi Stung Treng
$668
320 km or 199 mi Nha Trang
$540
343 km or 213 mi Sihanoukville
$766
414 km or 257 mi Siem Reap
$679
433 km or 269 mi Qui Nhon
$515
452 km or 281 mi Battambang
$601
488 km or 303 mi Ko Chang
$718
502 km or 312 mi Serei Saophoan
$644
527 km or 327 mi Ubon Ratchathani
$543
533 km or 331 mi Quang Ngai
$407
584 km or 363 mi Klaeng
$724
592 km or 368 mi Hoi An
$609
605 km or 376 mi Da Nang
$699
637 km or 396 mi Hue
$375
663 km or 412 mi Nong Prue
$809
664 km or 413 mi Chaophraya Surasak
$784
668 km or 415 mi Pattaya
$839
670 km or 416 mi Laem Chabang
$799
676 km or 420 mi Nakhon Ratchasima
$586