Damascus vs Ho Chi Minh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Damascus Ho Chi Minh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$671
$734
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1492
$1845
🏠 One person rent
$315
$387
🏘️ Family rent
$505
$684
🍽️ Food expenses
$250
$202
🚐 Transport expenses
$61.5
$70.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$47.6
$336
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
24 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
28
66
😀 Quality of life
39
66
🏙️ Population
2.69M
9.39M

The cost of living in Damascus is 9% less expensive than in Ho Chi Minh. Cities ranked 7287th and 6928th ($671 vs $734) 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 0.5 months in Ho Chi Minh. Damascus ranked 1st best city to live in Syria vs Ho Chi Minh ranked 1st in Vietnam, while ranked 7834th and 4947th among best cities to live in the world.

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Damascus Ho Chi Minh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.99
$1.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.8
$22.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.96
$3.81
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.61
$1.14
☕ Cappuccino
$1.95
$1.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.38
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$219
$499
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$160
$280
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$398
$921
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$295
$508
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$88
$54.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$135
$83.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.5
$9.41
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.62%
9.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1865
$3891
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$645
$1915
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.1
$0.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17
$11.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.96
$5.93
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.43
$0.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.98
$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.5
$0.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.83
$1.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.22
$11.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.18
$3.67
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.5
$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$2.75
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.15
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$1.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$1.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$1.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.1
$0.79
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.97
$12.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.02
$1.23
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.03
$1.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.86
$3.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.48
$1.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.59
$0.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$16.2
$19.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.98
$3.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$3.82
$23.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.78
$8.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$44.4
$44.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$58
$94.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$49.6
$286
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1711
$13093

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Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Zahle
$930
75 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1808
81 km or 50 mi Jounieh
$1028
83 km or 52 mi Sidon
$822
83 km or 52 mi Beirut
$1261
96 km or 59 mi Safed
$1847
105 km or 65 mi Tyre
$647
108 km or 67 mi Tiberias
$1808
110 km or 68 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1803
111 km or 69 mi Tripoli
$787
114 km or 71 mi Irbid
$753
115 km or 72 mi Arraba
$1789
116 km or 72 mi Karmiel
$1630
117 km or 73 mi Sakhnin
$1745
125 km or 78 mi Tamra
$1798
125 km or 78 mi Nahariya
$1775
126 km or 78 mi Nof HaGalil
$1862
129 km or 80 mi Nazareth
$1850
130 km or 81 mi Acre
$1633
131 km or 81 mi Shefa-'Amr
$1828
135 km or 84 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1917
136 km or 84 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1842
136 km or 85 mi Kiryat Ata
$1769
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Yam
$1819
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1804
137 km or 85 mi Afula
$1817
141 km or 88 mi Homs
$402
142 km or 88 mi Nesher
$1757
143 km or 89 mi Jerash
$748
145 km or 90 mi Haifa
$1840
145 km or 90 mi Yokneam Illit
$1932
154 km or 95 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1954
163 km or 101 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$1978
168 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$2001
169 km or 105 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$1991
173 km or 107 mi Al-Salt
$548
173 km or 108 mi Nablus
$915
174 km or 108 mi Hadera
$1786
177 km or 110 mi Amman
$1009
184 km or 114 mi Tayibe
$2108

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