Dallas vs Ho Chi Minh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dallas Ho Chi Minh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2461
$762
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5293
$1930
🏠 One person rent
$1459
$409
🏘️ Family rent
$2021
$723
🍽️ Food expenses
$641
$205
🚐 Transport expenses
$201
$71
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4563
$340
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
91
67
😀 Quality of life
94
69
🏙️ Population
1.3M
14M

The cost of living in Dallas is 223% more expensive than in Ho Chi Minh. Cities ranked 948th and 6919th ($2461 vs $762) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 815th 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 1.9 months in Dallas compared to 0.4 months in Ho Chi Minh. Dallas ranked 6th best city to live in the United States vs Ho Chi Minh ranked 1st in Vietnam, while ranked 46th and 4450th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dallas vs Ho Chi Minh

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Dallas Ho Chi Minh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.8
$1.95
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$78.4
$19.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11
$4.35
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.06
$1.15
☕ Cappuccino
$5.81
$1.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.75
$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1489
$547
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1201
$289
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2187
$1009
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1641
$526
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$136
$59
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$207
$90.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$63.5
$9.58
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.6%
8.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4391
$4266
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2836
$1950
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.01
$0.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$106
$11.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.9
$5.91
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.74
$0.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.96
$1.51
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3
$0.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.96
$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.52
$1.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$3.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.7
$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.69
$2.67
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.65
$1.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4
$1.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$1.14
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.21
$1.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.72
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.55
$0.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.2
$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.23
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.74
$1.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.2
$1.74
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.54
$3.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$5.11
$1.1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.28
$0.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.3
$20.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.9
$3.48
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$89.6
$27.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$23.9
$8.79
👖 Brand Jeans
$57.6
$46.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$117
$96.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1318
$329
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24367
$14995

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Distance City Cost of living
8 km or 5 mi University Park
$2258
14 km or 8.5 mi Irving
$2114
18 km or 11 mi Duncanville
$2198
18 km or 11 mi Farmers Branch
$2190
19 km or 12 mi Mesquite
$2147
19 km or 12 mi Balch Springs
$2208
20 km or 12 mi Lancaster
$2212
21 km or 13 mi DeSoto
$2193
21 km or 13 mi Grand Prairie
$2127
22 km or 13 mi Garland
$2357
22 km or 14 mi Richardson
$2246
25 km or 15 mi Carrollton
$2188
25 km or 15 mi Cedar Hill
$2195
27 km or 17 mi Coppell
$2142
28 km or 17 mi Euless
$2114
28 km or 18 mi Rowlett
$2309
30 km or 19 mi Sachse
$2373
30 km or 19 mi Arlington
$1907
31 km or 19 mi Plano
$2127
31 km or 19 mi Grapevine
$2076
32 km or 20 mi Bedford
$2126
32 km or 20 mi Forney
$2220
34 km or 21 mi Colleyville
$2124
34 km or 21 mi Lewisville
$2076
35 km or 22 mi Hurst
$2127
35 km or 22 mi The Colony
$2233
36 km or 22 mi Rockwall
$2241
37 km or 23 mi Southlake
$2129
37 km or 23 mi Mansfield
$2302
37 km or 23 mi Midlothian
$2193
37 km or 23 mi Wylie
$2579
38 km or 23 mi Flower Mound
$2135
38 km or 24 mi Allen
$2293
39 km or 24 mi North Richland Hills
$2141
40 km or 25 mi Frisco
$2393
42 km or 26 mi Waxahachie
$2196
42 km or 26 mi Watauga
$2128
43 km or 27 mi Keller
$2105
43 km or 27 mi Haltom
$2145
44 km or 28 mi Little Elm
$2225

Cities near Ho Chi Minh

Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Thu Dau Mot
$540
25 km or 15 mi Bien Hoa
$419
72 km or 45 mi Vung Tau
$525
96 km or 60 mi Svay Rieng
$708
113 km or 70 mi Sa Dec
$519
127 km or 79 mi Can Tho
$456
141 km or 88 mi Long Xuyen
$514
153 km or 95 mi Soc Trang
$523
162 km or 100 mi Prey Veng
$760
167 km or 104 mi Phan Thiet
$500
181 km or 112 mi Mui Ne
$506
184 km or 114 mi Kampong Cham
$501
189 km or 117 mi Rach Gia
$535
198 km or 123 mi Bac Lieu
$512
205 km or 127 mi Phnom Penh
$882
233 km or 145 mi Da Lat
$572
244 km or 151 mi Ca Mau
$526
257 km or 160 mi Buon Ma Thuot
$535
270 km or 168 mi Phan Rang-Thap Cham
$543
271 km or 168 mi Kampot
$587
300 km or 186 mi Phu Quoc
$530
309 km or 192 mi Stung Treng
$652
320 km or 199 mi Nha Trang
$541
343 km or 213 mi Sihanoukville
$764
414 km or 257 mi Siem Reap
$679
433 km or 269 mi Qui Nhon
$519
452 km or 281 mi Battambang
$575
488 km or 303 mi Ko Chang
$763
502 km or 312 mi Serei Saophoan
$629
527 km or 327 mi Ubon Ratchathani
$583
533 km or 331 mi Quang Ngai
$410
584 km or 363 mi Klaeng
$768
592 km or 368 mi Hoi An
$613
605 km or 376 mi Da Nang
$660
637 km or 396 mi Hue
$380
663 km or 412 mi Nong Prue
$846
664 km or 413 mi Chaophraya Surasak
$823
668 km or 415 mi Pattaya
$874
670 km or 416 mi Laem Chabang
$838
676 km or 420 mi Nakhon Ratchasima
$610