Dallas vs Ho Chi Minh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dallas Ho Chi Minh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2447
$734
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5210
$1845
🏠 One person rent
$1465
$387
🏘️ Family rent
$2028
$684
🍽️ Food expenses
$634
$202
🚐 Transport expenses
$190
$70.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4795
$336
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
91
66
😀 Quality of life
92
66
🏙️ Population
1.3M
9.39M

The cost of living in Dallas is 234% more expensive than in Ho Chi Minh. Cities ranked 948th and 6928th ($2447 vs $734) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 834th 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 months in Dallas compared to 0.5 months in Ho Chi Minh. Dallas ranked 37th best city to live in the United States vs Ho Chi Minh ranked 1st in Vietnam, while ranked 136th and 4947th among best cities to live in the world.

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Dallas Ho Chi Minh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18.5
$1.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$70.7
$22.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.1
$3.81
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.04
$1.14
☕ Cappuccino
$5.69
$1.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.72
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1516
$499
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1198
$280
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2176
$921
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1639
$508
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$140
$54.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$219
$83.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$63
$9.41
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.48%
9.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3818
$3891
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2456
$1915
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.98
$0.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$92.8
$11.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19
$5.93
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.79
$0.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.97
$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.14
$0.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.87
$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.51
$1.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$11.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$3.67
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.7
$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.63
$2.75
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$1.15
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.55
$1.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.07
$1.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$1.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.15
$1.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.65
$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.52
$0.79
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17
$12.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.71
$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.59
$1.23
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.36
$1.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.5
$3.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$5.07
$1.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.26
$0.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46.8
$19.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15
$3.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$89.7
$23.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$23.9
$8.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.1
$44.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$112
$94.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1152
$286
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24402
$13093

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Distance City Cost of living
8 km or 5 mi University Park
$2287
14 km or 8.5 mi Irving
$2133
18 km or 11 mi Duncanville
$2183
18 km or 11 mi Farmers Branch
$2223
19 km or 12 mi Mesquite
$2176
19 km or 12 mi Balch Springs
$2250
20 km or 12 mi Lancaster
$2222
21 km or 13 mi DeSoto
$2200
21 km or 13 mi Grand Prairie
$2130
22 km or 13 mi Garland
$2497
22 km or 14 mi Richardson
$2315
25 km or 15 mi Carrollton
$2199
25 km or 15 mi Cedar Hill
$2179
27 km or 17 mi Coppell
$2162
28 km or 17 mi Euless
$2135
28 km or 18 mi Rowlett
$2340
30 km or 19 mi Sachse
$2381
30 km or 19 mi Arlington
$1856
31 km or 19 mi Plano
$2268
31 km or 19 mi Grapevine
$2133
32 km or 20 mi Bedford
$2139
32 km or 20 mi Forney
$2212
34 km or 21 mi Colleyville
$2140
34 km or 21 mi Lewisville
$2038
35 km or 22 mi Hurst
$2133
35 km or 22 mi The Colony
$2246
36 km or 22 mi Rockwall
$2215
37 km or 23 mi Southlake
$2143
37 km or 23 mi Mansfield
$2302
37 km or 23 mi Midlothian
$2190
37 km or 23 mi Wylie
$2568
38 km or 23 mi Flower Mound
$2145
38 km or 24 mi Allen
$2336
39 km or 24 mi North Richland Hills
$2138
40 km or 25 mi Frisco
$2369
42 km or 26 mi Waxahachie
$2187
42 km or 26 mi Watauga
$2136
43 km or 27 mi Keller
$2108
43 km or 27 mi Haltom
$2140
44 km or 28 mi Little Elm
$2216

Cities near Ho Chi Minh

Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Thu Dau Mot
$519
25 km or 15 mi Bien Hoa
$410
72 km or 45 mi Vung Tau
$493
96 km or 60 mi Svay Rieng
$686
113 km or 70 mi Sa Dec
$502
127 km or 79 mi Can Tho
$439
141 km or 88 mi Long Xuyen
$498
153 km or 95 mi Soc Trang
$507
162 km or 100 mi Prey Veng
$727
167 km or 104 mi Phan Thiet
$482
181 km or 112 mi Mui Ne
$491
184 km or 114 mi Kampong Cham
$504
189 km or 117 mi Rach Gia
$515
198 km or 123 mi Bac Lieu
$494
205 km or 127 mi Phnom Penh
$829
233 km or 145 mi Da Lat
$572
244 km or 151 mi Ca Mau
$507
257 km or 160 mi Buon Ma Thuot
$516
270 km or 168 mi Phan Rang-Thap Cham
$523
271 km or 168 mi Kampot
$622
300 km or 186 mi Phu Quoc
$511
309 km or 192 mi Stung Treng
$635
320 km or 199 mi Nha Trang
$508
343 km or 213 mi Sihanoukville
$763
414 km or 257 mi Siem Reap
$650
433 km or 269 mi Qui Nhon
$501
452 km or 281 mi Battambang
$571
488 km or 303 mi Ko Chang
$708
502 km or 312 mi Serei Saophoan
$623
527 km or 327 mi Ubon Ratchathani
$558
533 km or 331 mi Quang Ngai
$403
584 km or 363 mi Klaeng
$718
592 km or 368 mi Hoi An
$601
605 km or 376 mi Da Nang
$615
637 km or 396 mi Hue
$372
663 km or 412 mi Nong Prue
$787
664 km or 413 mi Chaophraya Surasak
$770
668 km or 415 mi Pattaya
$812
670 km or 416 mi Laem Chabang
$779
676 km or 420 mi Nakhon Ratchasima
$588