Damascus vs Ho Chi Minh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Damascus Ho Chi Minh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$675
$762
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1514
$1930
🏠 One person rent
$310
$409
🏘️ Family rent
$498
$723
🍽️ Food expenses
$255
$205
🚐 Transport expenses
$62.5
$71
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$48.3
$340
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
24 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
29
67
😀 Quality of life
40
69
🏙️ Population
2.69M
14M

The cost of living in Damascus is 11% less expensive than in Ho Chi Minh. Cities ranked 7406th and 6919th ($675 vs $762) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Syria and Vietnam, respectively. Check Syria vs Vietnam comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Damascus compared to 0.4 months in Ho Chi Minh. Damascus ranked 1st best city to live in Syria vs Ho Chi Minh ranked 1st in Vietnam, while ranked 7899th and 4450th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Damascus vs Ho Chi Minh

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Damascus Ho Chi Minh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.24
$1.95
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.1
$19.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.96
$4.35
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.75
$1.15
☕ Cappuccino
$2.26
$1.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.57
$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$251
$547
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$145
$289
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$459
$1009
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$268
$526
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$89
$59
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$137
$90.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.5
$9.58
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.16%
8.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1767
$4266
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$627
$1950
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.1
$0.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.3
$11.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8
$5.91
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.37
$0.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.86
$1.51
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.49
$0.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.75
$1.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.05
$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.08
$3.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$2.67
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$1.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$1.14
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$1.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.93
$0.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.88
$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.97
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.69
$1.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.14
$1.74
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.99
$3.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.56
$1.1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.68
$0.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$18.5
$20.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.42
$3.48
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$4.39
$27.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.18
$8.79
👖 Brand Jeans
$40.8
$46.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.9
$96.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$56.8
$329
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1770
$14995

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Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Zahle
$1005
75 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1925
81 km or 50 mi Jounieh
$1106
83 km or 52 mi Sidon
$865
83 km or 52 mi Beirut
$1353
96 km or 59 mi Safed
$1973
105 km or 65 mi Tyre
$676
108 km or 67 mi Tiberias
$1870
110 km or 68 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1929
111 km or 69 mi Tripoli
$842
114 km or 71 mi Irbid
$753
115 km or 72 mi Arraba
$1917
116 km or 72 mi Karmiel
$1770
117 km or 73 mi Sakhnin
$1873
125 km or 78 mi Tamra
$1934
125 km or 78 mi Nahariya
$1894
126 km or 78 mi Nof HaGalil
$2000
129 km or 80 mi Nazareth
$1981
130 km or 81 mi Acre
$1766
131 km or 81 mi Shefa-'Amr
$1960
135 km or 84 mi Migdal HaEmek
$2027
136 km or 84 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1936
136 km or 85 mi Kiryat Ata
$1911
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Yam
$1949
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1940
137 km or 85 mi Afula
$1909
141 km or 88 mi Homs
$385
142 km or 88 mi Nesher
$1856
143 km or 89 mi Jerash
$740
145 km or 90 mi Haifa
$1930
145 km or 90 mi Yokneam Illit
$2071
154 km or 95 mi Umm al-Fahm
$2061
163 km or 101 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$2103
168 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$2098
169 km or 105 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$2101
173 km or 107 mi Al-Salt
$546
173 km or 108 mi Nablus
$978
174 km or 108 mi Hadera
$1887
177 km or 110 mi Amman
$1013
184 km or 114 mi Tayibe
$2207

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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