Ashgabat vs Ho Chi Minh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ashgabat Ho Chi Minh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1584
$735
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3634
$2016
🏠 One person rent
$798
$376
🏘️ Family rent
$1502
$815
🍽️ Food expenses
$609
$210
🚐 Transport expenses
$49.1
$72.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$718
$487
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
7
66
😀 Quality of life
29
65
🏙️ Population
1.03M
9.39M

The cost of living in Ashgabat is 116% more expensive than in Ho Chi Minh. Cities ranked 3105th and 6739th ($1584 vs $735) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Turkmenistan and Vietnam, respectively. Check Turkmenistan vs Vietnam comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Ashgabat compared to 0.7 months in Ho Chi Minh. Ashgabat ranked 1st best city to live in Turkmenistan vs Ho Chi Minh ranked 1st in Vietnam, while ranked 8250th and 4253rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ashgabat vs Ho Chi Minh

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Ashgabat Ho Chi Minh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$25.9
$2.17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$60.4
$23.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.1
$4.72
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.4
$1.18
☕ Cappuccino
$5.56
$1.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.25
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$884
$459
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$607
$281
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1501
$1102
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1302
$634
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.2
$50.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$70
$77.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$90.5
$9.54
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.58%
9.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3897
$4334
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3006
$2039
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.14
$0.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.52
$11.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.74
$5.97
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.38
$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3
$1.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.35
$1.06
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.49
$1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.83
$1.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.29
$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.83
$3.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.9
$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.02
$2.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$1.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.81
$1.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.06
$1.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$1.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.74
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.08
$0.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$27.3
$11.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.79
$0.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$25.2
$1.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.01
$1.78
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.8
$3.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3
$1.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.77
$0.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$112
$21.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.7
$4.32
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.8
$20.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.36
$9.65
👖 Brand Jeans
$69.9
$41.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.4
$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$22.7
$277
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6132
$14143

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Cities near Ashgabat

Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.2 mi Anau
$1553
95 km or 59 mi Quchan
$515
99 km or 61 mi Baherden
$1541
107 km or 66 mi Bojnord
$510
197 km or 123 mi Nishapur
$509
203 km or 126 mi Sabzevar
$524
212 km or 132 mi Mashhad
$508
294 km or 183 mi Gonbad-e Kavus
$495
302 km or 187 mi Kashmar
$521
306 km or 190 mi Mary
$1503
307 km or 191 mi Torbat-e Heydarieh
$521
344 km or 213 mi Shahrud
$598
361 km or 224 mi Torbat-e Jam
$550
367 km or 228 mi Gorgan
$685
451 km or 280 mi Dasoguz
$1535
469 km or 291 mi Turkmenabat
$1523
496 km or 308 mi Sari
$658
513 km or 318 mi Nukus
$392
516 km or 321 mi Qaem Shahr
$554
517 km or 321 mi Semnan
$580
524 km or 325 mi Herat
$512
528 km or 328 mi Babol
$458
558 km or 347 mi Amol
$557
561 km or 349 mi Bukhara
$431
570 km or 354 mi Birjand
$574
634 km or 394 mi Pardis
$665
654 km or 406 mi Qarshi
$484
657 km or 408 mi Pakdasht
$680
660 km or 410 mi Golestan
$714
667 km or 414 mi Sheberghan
$414
668 km or 415 mi Qarchak
$681
668 km or 415 mi Tehran
$788
670 km or 417 mi Varamin
$651
671 km or 417 mi Ray
$710
693 km or 431 mi Qods
$698
694 km or 431 mi Eslamshahr
$700
695 km or 432 mi Nasimshahr
$697
700 km or 435 mi Shahriar
$698
701 km or 435 mi Karaj
$736
703 km or 437 mi Fardis
$688

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