Damascus vs Ho Chi Minh - Cost of Living Comparison
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Damascus | Ho Chi Minh | |
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🚶 Cost of living one person | ||
👨👩👧👦 Cost of living Family | ||
🏠 One person rent | ||
🏘️ Family rent | ||
🍽️ Food expenses | ||
🚐 Transport expenses | ||
💳 Monthly salary after tax | ||
😷 Air quality | ||
✈️ Airport proximity | ||
🎓 Higher education | ||
😀 Quality of life | ||
🏙️ Population |
The cost of living in Damascus is 10% less expensive than in Ho Chi Minh. Cities ranked 7105th and 6692nd ($672 vs $744) 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 0.7 months in Ho Chi Minh. Damascus ranked 1st best city to live in Syria vs Ho Chi Minh ranked 1st in Vietnam, while ranked 7854th and 4277th 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 | |
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Eating Out | ||
🍱 Lunch Menu | ||
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2 | ||
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's | ||
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
☕ Cappuccino | ||
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz | ||
Rent & Utilities | ||
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited | ||
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years | ||
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
Transportation | ||
🚌 Local transport ticket | ||
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport | ||
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi | ||
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal | ||
Groceries | ||
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb | ||
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
🥚 Eggs, x12 | ||
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz | ||
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle | ||
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
🚬 Cigarette pack | ||
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week | ||
🧴 Hair Shampoo | ||
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls | ||
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube | ||
Other | ||
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month | ||
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person | ||
👩⚕️ Doctor's visit | ||
💇 Haircut, simple | ||
👖 Brand Jeans | ||
👟 Brand Sneakers | ||
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month | ||
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year |
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25 km or 15 mi | | |
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96 km or 60 mi | | |
113 km or 70 mi | | |
127 km or 79 mi | | |
141 km or 88 mi | | |
153 km or 95 mi | | |
162 km or 100 mi | | |
167 km or 104 mi | | |
181 km or 112 mi | | |
184 km or 114 mi | | |
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198 km or 123 mi | | |
205 km or 127 mi | | |
233 km or 145 mi | | |
244 km or 151 mi | | |
257 km or 160 mi | | |
270 km or 168 mi | | |
271 km or 168 mi | | |
300 km or 186 mi | | |
309 km or 192 mi | | |
320 km or 199 mi | | |
343 km or 213 mi | | |
414 km or 257 mi | | |
433 km or 269 mi | | |
452 km or 281 mi | | |
488 km or 303 mi | | |
502 km or 312 mi | | |
527 km or 327 mi | | |
533 km or 331 mi | | |
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592 km or 368 mi | | |
605 km or 376 mi | | |
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670 km or 416 mi | | |
676 km or 420 mi | |