Damascus vs Ho Chi Minh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Damascus Ho Chi Minh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$638
$735
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1494
$2016
🏠 One person rent
$291
$376
🏘️ Family rent
$523
$815
🍽️ Food expenses
$232
$210
🚐 Transport expenses
$80.7
$72.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$55.7
$487
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
24 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
25
66
😀 Quality of life
34
65
🏙️ Population
2.69M
9.39M

The cost of living in Damascus is 13% less expensive than in Ho Chi Minh. Cities ranked 7300th and 6739th ($638 vs $735) 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 7688th and 4253rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Damascus Ho Chi Minh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.01
$2.17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$34.8
$23.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.96
$4.72
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.5
$1.18
☕ Cappuccino
$1.26
$1.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.25
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$262
$459
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$154
$281
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$590
$1102
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$330
$634
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$48.5
$50.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$74.5
$77.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$67.2
$9.54
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.68%
9.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1862
$4334
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$879
$2039
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.1
$0.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16.9
$11.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.9
$5.97
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.43
$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.07
$1.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.63
$1.06
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.76
$1.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.37
$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.69
$3.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$2.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$1.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$1.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$1.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.62
$1.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.13
$0.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.52
$11.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$0.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.03
$1.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.24
$1.78
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.87
$3.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.48
$1.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.59
$0.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$13.2
$21.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.03
$4.32
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$3.81
$20.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.82
$9.65
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.8
$41.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$47.5
$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$48.6
$277
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1666
$14143

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Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Zahle
$912
75 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1709
81 km or 50 mi Jounieh
$1020
83 km or 52 mi Sidon
$798
83 km or 52 mi Beirut
$1255
96 km or 59 mi Safed
$1681
105 km or 65 mi Tyre
$573
108 km or 67 mi Tiberias
$1600
110 km or 68 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1647
111 km or 69 mi Tripoli
$776
114 km or 71 mi Irbid
$679
115 km or 72 mi Arraba
$1633
116 km or 72 mi Karmiel
$1531
117 km or 73 mi Sakhnin
$1612
125 km or 78 mi Tamra
$1655
125 km or 78 mi Nahariya
$1616
126 km or 78 mi Nof HaGalil
$1709
129 km or 80 mi Nazareth
$1732
130 km or 81 mi Acre
$1502
131 km or 81 mi Shefa-'Amr
$1677
135 km or 84 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1742
136 km or 84 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1666
136 km or 85 mi Kiryat Ata
$1647
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1666
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Yam
$1657
137 km or 85 mi Afula
$1652
141 km or 88 mi Homs
$456
142 km or 88 mi Nesher
$1593
143 km or 89 mi Jerash
$608
145 km or 90 mi Haifa
$1645
145 km or 90 mi Yokneam Illit
$1778
154 km or 95 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1756
163 km or 101 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$1731
168 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$1782
169 km or 105 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$1728
173 km or 107 mi Al-Salt
$552
173 km or 108 mi Nablus
$877
174 km or 108 mi Hadera
$1576
177 km or 110 mi Amman
$994
184 km or 114 mi Tayibe
$1902

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Thu Dau Mot
$530
25 km or 15 mi Bien Hoa
$425
72 km or 45 mi Vung Tau
$494
96 km or 60 mi Svay Rieng
$678
113 km or 70 mi Sa Dec
$512
127 km or 79 mi Can Tho
$454
141 km or 88 mi Long Xuyen
$508
153 km or 95 mi Soc Trang
$514
162 km or 100 mi Prey Veng
$721
167 km or 104 mi Phan Thiet
$506
181 km or 112 mi Mui Ne
$507
184 km or 114 mi Kampong Cham
$513
189 km or 117 mi Rach Gia
$526
198 km or 123 mi Bac Lieu
$504
205 km or 127 mi Phnom Penh
$836
233 km or 145 mi Da Lat
$577
244 km or 151 mi Ca Mau
$516
257 km or 160 mi Buon Ma Thuot
$531
270 km or 168 mi Phan Rang-Thap Cham
$534
271 km or 168 mi Kampot
$596
300 km or 186 mi Phu Quoc
$519
309 km or 192 mi Stung Treng
$634
320 km or 199 mi Nha Trang
$535
343 km or 213 mi Sihanoukville
$755
414 km or 257 mi Siem Reap
$644
433 km or 269 mi Qui Nhon
$516
452 km or 281 mi Battambang
$573
488 km or 303 mi Ko Chang
$677
502 km or 312 mi Serei Saophoan
$639
527 km or 327 mi Ubon Ratchathani
$545
533 km or 331 mi Quang Ngai
$427
584 km or 363 mi Klaeng
$685
592 km or 368 mi Hoi An
$584
605 km or 376 mi Da Nang
$593
637 km or 396 mi Hue
$393
663 km or 412 mi Nong Prue
$752
664 km or 413 mi Chaophraya Surasak
$739
668 km or 415 mi Pattaya
$781
670 km or 416 mi Laem Chabang
$743
676 km or 420 mi Nakhon Ratchasima
$588