Amman vs Ho Chi Minh - Cost of Living Comparison

Amman Ho Chi Minh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$962
$743
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2290
$2007
🏠 One person rent
$368
$385
🏘️ Family rent
$582
$790
🍽️ Food expenses
$356
$216
🚐 Transport expenses
$131
$67
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$623
$487
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
62
63
😀 Quality of life
70
68
🏙️ Population
4.01M
10.4M

The cost of living in Amman is 29% more expensive than in Ho Chi Minh. Cities ranked 5708th and 6418th ($962 vs $743) 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 0.6 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 2687th and 3491st among best cities to live in the world.

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Amman Ho Chi Minh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.73
$2.48
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$44.3
$22.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.6
$4.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.48
$1.05
☕ Cappuccino
$4.68
$2.42
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.52
$0.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$430
$463
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$256
$301
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$663
$1062
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$433
$629
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.4
$42.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$73.7
$64.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$29.8
$9.91
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.66%
9.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1284
$4623
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$799
$1985
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.71
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$44.6
$6.34
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.02
$5.72
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.44
$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.56
$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.47
$1.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$0.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.25
$1.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.23
$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.73
$3.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$12.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$3.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.46
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$1.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$1.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$1.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.7
$0.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$22.2
$11.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.2
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.57
$1.26
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.23
$2.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.97
$3.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.57
$1.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.91
$0.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$58.6
$22.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.2
$4.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.9
$32.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.22
$3.24
👖 Brand Jeans
$63.3
$43.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.9
$96.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$223
$275
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6293
$15006

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Al-Salt
$608
36 km or 22 mi Jerash
$588
68 km or 42 mi Irbid
$602
69 km or 43 mi Ramallah
$1005
69 km or 43 mi Nablus
$844
70 km or 44 mi Jerusalem
$1895
72 km or 45 mi Ariel
$1605
74 km or 46 mi Bethlehem
$1039
88 km or 55 mi Al-Karak
$529
89 km or 56 mi Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut
$1702
91 km or 57 mi Hebron
$739
92 km or 57 mi Beit Shemesh
$1653
92 km or 57 mi Kafr Qasim
$1696
94 km or 58 mi Rosh HaAyin
$1696
95 km or 59 mi Tayibe
$1695
95 km or 59 mi Qalqilya
$737
95 km or 59 mi Afula
$1181
97 km or 60 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1694
97 km or 61 mi Lod
$1530
98 km or 61 mi Tira
$1691
98 km or 61 mi Baqa-Jatt
$1690
99 km or 61 mi Dura
$793
99 km or 62 mi Yehud
$1689
100 km or 62 mi Ramla
$1734
100 km or 62 mi Petah Tikva
$1864
100 km or 62 mi Kfar Saba
$1694
101 km or 63 mi Tiberias
$1699
101 km or 63 mi Hod HaSharon
$2121
102 km or 64 mi Nof HaGalil
$1687
102 km or 64 mi Kiryat Ono
$1772
103 km or 64 mi Arad
$1366
103 km or 64 mi Nazareth
$1454
104 km or 64 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1696
104 km or 65 mi Ra'anana
$1696
105 km or 65 mi Bnei Brak
$1720
105 km or 65 mi Herzliya
$1883
105 km or 65 mi Ramat HaSharon
$1859
106 km or 66 mi Ramat Gan
$2162
106 km or 66 mi Rehovot
$1776
107 km or 66 mi Givatayim
$2032

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Thu Dau Mot
$544
25 km or 15 mi Bien Hoa
$527
72 km or 45 mi Vung Tau
$568
96 km or 60 mi Svay Rieng
$645
113 km or 70 mi Sa Dec
$526
127 km or 79 mi Can Tho
$559
141 km or 88 mi Long Xuyen
$548
153 km or 95 mi Soc Trang
$546
162 km or 100 mi Prey Veng
$667
167 km or 104 mi Phan Thiet
$433
181 km or 112 mi Mui Ne
$528
184 km or 114 mi Kampong Cham
$497
189 km or 117 mi Rach Gia
$538
198 km or 123 mi Bac Lieu
$502
205 km or 127 mi Phnom Penh
$876
233 km or 145 mi Da Lat
$557
244 km or 151 mi Ca Mau
$509
257 km or 160 mi Buon Ma Thuot
$427
270 km or 168 mi Phan Rang-Thap Cham
$532
271 km or 168 mi Kampot
$563
300 km or 186 mi Phu Quoc
$532
309 km or 192 mi Stung Treng
$627
320 km or 199 mi Nha Trang
$628
343 km or 213 mi Sihanoukville
$760
414 km or 257 mi Siem Reap
$594
433 km or 269 mi Qui Nhon
$541
452 km or 281 mi Battambang
$506
488 km or 303 mi Ko Chang
$597
502 km or 312 mi Serei Saophoan
$620
527 km or 327 mi Ubon Ratchathani
$520
533 km or 331 mi Quang Ngai
$475
584 km or 363 mi Klaeng
$601
592 km or 368 mi Hoi An
$488
605 km or 376 mi Da Nang
$600
637 km or 396 mi Hue
$469
663 km or 412 mi Nong Prue
$596
664 km or 413 mi Chaophraya Surasak
$599
668 km or 415 mi Pattaya
$669
670 km or 416 mi Laem Chabang
$595
676 km or 420 mi Nakhon Ratchasima
$581