Beirut vs Ho Chi Minh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Beirut Ho Chi Minh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1195
$702
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2942
$1978
🏠 One person rent
$623
$349
🏘️ Family rent
$1252
$750
🍽️ Food expenses
$305
$211
🚐 Transport expenses
$161
$67.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$331
$457
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
75
66
😀 Quality of life
62
66
🏙️ Population
2.42M
10.4M

The cost of living in Beirut is 70% more expensive than in Ho Chi Minh. Cities ranked 4447th and 6786th ($1195 vs $702) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Lebanon and Vietnam, respectively. Check Lebanon vs Vietnam comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Beirut compared to 0.7 months in Ho Chi Minh. Beirut ranked 1st best city to live in Lebanon vs Ho Chi Minh ranked 1st in Vietnam, while ranked 5118th and 4217th among best cities to live in the world.

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Beirut Ho Chi Minh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.98
$1.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$49.5
$22.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.04
$4.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.83
$1.07
☕ Cappuccino
$2.34
$2.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.42
$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$706
$428
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$339
$258
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1592
$1064
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$794
$568
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$160
$46.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$247
$72.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50.8
$11
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.73%
9.9%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3906
$4519
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1717
$2063
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.36
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$65.2
$7.56
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.6
$5.78
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.94
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.7
$1.51
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.81
$1.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.18
$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.37
$3.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$3.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$1.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$1.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$1.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.27
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.45
$0.87
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.12
$9.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.26
$0.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.26
$1.23
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.03
$2.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.24
$3.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.38
$1.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.09
$0.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.5
$26.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.04
$4.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$34
$31.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.55
$3.08
👖 Brand Jeans
$82.2
$36.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$118
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$323
$306
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4159
$16779

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.2 mi Jounieh
$982
37 km or 23 mi Zahle
$882
38 km or 23 mi Sidon
$770
68 km or 42 mi Tripoli
$665
75 km or 46 mi Tyre
$633
76 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1673
83 km or 52 mi Damascus
$583
99 km or 62 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1633
102 km or 64 mi Safed
$1622
106 km or 66 mi Nahariya
$1570
112 km or 69 mi Karmiel
$1617
114 km or 71 mi Acre
$1447
115 km or 72 mi Sakhnin
$1645
116 km or 72 mi Arraba
$1635
119 km or 74 mi Tamra
$1622
122 km or 76 mi Tiberias
$1427
123 km or 77 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1610
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Yam
$1601
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1594
124 km or 77 mi Shefa-'Amr
$1619
127 km or 79 mi Kiryat Ata
$1594
130 km or 81 mi Haifa
$1567
131 km or 82 mi Nof HaGalil
$1660
132 km or 82 mi Nesher
$1467
133 km or 83 mi Nazareth
$1689
137 km or 85 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1674
142 km or 88 mi Yokneam Illit
$1744
144 km or 89 mi Afula
$1660
145 km or 90 mi Homs
$528
151 km or 94 mi Irbid
$625
155 km or 97 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$1718
156 km or 97 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1728
165 km or 103 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$1725
169 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$1746
169 km or 105 mi Hadera
$1593
179 km or 111 mi Hama
$480
183 km or 114 mi Jerash
$602
183 km or 114 mi Netanya
$1962
184 km or 114 mi Latakia
$436
186 km or 116 mi Tayibe
$1850

Cities near Ho Chi Minh

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