Dallas vs Ho Chi Minh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dallas Ho Chi Minh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2497
$702
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5860
$1978
🏠 One person rent
$1542
$349
🏘️ Family rent
$2880
$750
🍽️ Food expenses
$613
$211
🚐 Transport expenses
$187
$67.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5411
$457
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
92
66
😀 Quality of life
91
66
🏙️ Population
1.3M
10.4M

The cost of living in Dallas is 256% more expensive than in Ho Chi Minh. Cities ranked 689th and 6786th ($2497 vs $702) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 620th and 1st in the United States and Vietnam, respectively. Check the United States vs Vietnam comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Dallas compared to 0.7 months in Ho Chi Minh. Dallas ranked 17th best city to live in the United States vs Ho Chi Minh ranked 1st in Vietnam, while ranked 116th and 4217th among best cities to live in the world.

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Dallas Ho Chi Minh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18.6
$1.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$71.3
$22.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.4
$4.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.05
$1.07
☕ Cappuccino
$5.09
$2.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.64
$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1586
$428
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1268
$258
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3290
$1064
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2418
$568
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$141
$46.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$220
$72.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68.4
$11
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.42%
9.9%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4883
$4519
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2272
$2063
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.01
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$96.3
$7.56
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.5
$5.78
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.82
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.92
$1.51
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.23
$1.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.78
$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.98
$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$3.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.6
$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.78
$3.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$1.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.67
$1.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.18
$1.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.51
$1.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.99
$1.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.49
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.84
$0.87
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.6
$9.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.59
$0.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.75
$1.23
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$2.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.42
$3.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.86
$1.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.13
$0.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.7
$26.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.1
$4.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$98.4
$31.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$23.3
$3.08
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.8
$36.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.3
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$978
$306
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13468
$16779

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8 km or 5 mi University Park
$2267
14 km or 8.5 mi Irving
$1987
18 km or 11 mi Duncanville
$2162
18 km or 11 mi Farmers Branch
$2155
19 km or 12 mi Mesquite
$2242
19 km or 12 mi Balch Springs
$2223
20 km or 12 mi Lancaster
$2206
21 km or 13 mi DeSoto
$2193
21 km or 13 mi Grand Prairie
$2043
22 km or 13 mi Garland
$2301
22 km or 14 mi Richardson
$2323
25 km or 15 mi Carrollton
$2157
25 km or 15 mi Cedar Hill
$2176
27 km or 17 mi Coppell
$1992
28 km or 17 mi Euless
$2021
28 km or 18 mi Rowlett
$2241
30 km or 19 mi Sachse
$2283
30 km or 19 mi Arlington
$1807
31 km or 19 mi Plano
$2516
31 km or 19 mi Grapevine
$1872
32 km or 20 mi Bedford
$2039
32 km or 20 mi Forney
$2210
34 km or 21 mi Colleyville
$2053
34 km or 21 mi Lewisville
$1804
35 km or 22 mi Hurst
$2059
35 km or 22 mi The Colony
$2235
36 km or 22 mi Rockwall
$2204
37 km or 23 mi Southlake
$2017
37 km or 23 mi Mansfield
$2338
37 km or 23 mi Midlothian
$2306
37 km or 23 mi Wylie
$2275
38 km or 23 mi Flower Mound
$1982
38 km or 24 mi Allen
$2467
39 km or 24 mi North Richland Hills
$2107
40 km or 25 mi Frisco
$2384
42 km or 26 mi Waxahachie
$2199
42 km or 26 mi Watauga
$2139
43 km or 27 mi Keller
$2236
43 km or 27 mi Haltom
$2084
44 km or 28 mi Little Elm
$2200

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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