Dammam vs Ho Chi Minh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dammam Ho Chi Minh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1059
$726
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2518
$1883
🏠 One person rent
$514
$370
🏘️ Family rent
$842
$634
🍽️ Food expenses
$313
$208
🚐 Transport expenses
$127
$70.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1923
$500
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
40
67
😀 Quality of life
75
71
🏙️ Population
903K
14M

The cost of living in Dammam is 46% more expensive than in Ho Chi Minh. Cities ranked 5152nd and 7123rd ($1059 vs $726) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 1st in Saudi Arabia and Vietnam, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs Vietnam comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Dammam compared to 0.7 months in Ho Chi Minh. Dammam ranked 3rd best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Ho Chi Minh ranked 1st in Vietnam, while ranked 1491st and 3396th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dammam vs Ho Chi Minh

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Dammam Ho Chi Minh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.52
$2.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37.3
$19
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.72
$4.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.86
$1.14
☕ Cappuccino
$2.86
$1.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.77
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$504
$512
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$337
$248
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$874
$904
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$604
$437
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.6
$60
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$121
$93.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$63.8
$9.78
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.83%
8.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1087
$4456
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$803
$1839
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.96
$0.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$35.7
$11.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24
$5.72
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.62
$0.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.75
$1.57
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.32
$1.06
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$1.03
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.18
$1.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.47
$11.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.8
$3.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$10.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$2.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$1.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$1.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$1.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.44
$0.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.84
$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.49
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.77
$1.33
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.19
$1.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.89
$3.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.55
$1.09
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.33
$0.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$73.7
$22.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.4
$3.45
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.1
$29.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.81
$7.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$49.3
$52.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$96.8
$93.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$420
$379
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7969
$17174

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56 km or 35 mi Qatif
$778
57 km or 35 mi Riffa
$1062
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$917
119 km or 74 mi Al-Mubarraz
$821
163 km or 101 mi Al Khor
$2015
191 km or 119 mi Doha
$2100
291 km or 181 mi Bushehr
$454
325 km or 202 mi Al Wafrah
$1247
334 km or 207 mi Borazjan
$457
385 km or 239 mi Kazerun
$471
388 km or 241 mi Kuwait City
$1437
394 km or 245 mi Riyadh
$1628
411 km or 256 mi Jahrom
$494
425 km or 264 mi Al-Faw
$703
427 km or 265 mi Shiraz
$505
447 km or 278 mi Fasa
$497
453 km or 282 mi Umm Qasr
$708
463 km or 288 mi Behbahan
$469
465 km or 289 mi Marvdasht
$485
467 km or 290 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$493
468 km or 291 mi Abadan
$522
473 km or 294 mi Madinat Zayed
$1791
481 km or 299 mi Abu Dhabi
$2133
483 km or 300 mi Khorramshahr
$509
492 km or 306 mi Yasuj
$459
498 km or 310 mi Az Zubayr
$694
503 km or 313 mi Basra
$861
537 km or 334 mi Dubai
$2470
543 km or 337 mi Sharjah
$1543
550 km or 342 mi Ajman
$2356
554 km or 344 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1170
561 km or 349 mi Ahvaz
$548
601 km or 374 mi Izeh
$452
604 km or 376 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1355
610 km or 379 mi Unaizah
$938
616 km or 383 mi Bandar Abbas
$620
616 km or 383 mi Masjed Soleyman
$487

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Thu Dau Mot
$522
25 km or 15 mi Bien Hoa
$414
72 km or 45 mi Vung Tau
$503
96 km or 60 mi Svay Rieng
$721
113 km or 70 mi Sa Dec
$519
127 km or 79 mi Can Tho
$455
141 km or 88 mi Long Xuyen
$508
153 km or 95 mi Soc Trang
$523
162 km or 100 mi Prey Veng
$776
167 km or 104 mi Phan Thiet
$480
181 km or 112 mi Mui Ne
$493
184 km or 114 mi Kampong Cham
$518
189 km or 117 mi Rach Gia
$530
198 km or 123 mi Bac Lieu
$506
205 km or 127 mi Phnom Penh
$893
233 km or 145 mi Da Lat
$563
244 km or 151 mi Ca Mau
$517
257 km or 160 mi Buon Ma Thuot
$528
270 km or 168 mi Phan Rang-Thap Cham
$533
271 km or 168 mi Kampot
$582
300 km or 186 mi Phu Quoc
$518
309 km or 192 mi Stung Treng
$668
320 km or 199 mi Nha Trang
$540
343 km or 213 mi Sihanoukville
$766
414 km or 257 mi Siem Reap
$679
433 km or 269 mi Qui Nhon
$515
452 km or 281 mi Battambang
$601
488 km or 303 mi Ko Chang
$718
502 km or 312 mi Serei Saophoan
$644
527 km or 327 mi Ubon Ratchathani
$543
533 km or 331 mi Quang Ngai
$407
584 km or 363 mi Klaeng
$724
592 km or 368 mi Hoi An
$609
605 km or 376 mi Da Nang
$699
637 km or 396 mi Hue
$375
663 km or 412 mi Nong Prue
$809
664 km or 413 mi Chaophraya Surasak
$784
668 km or 415 mi Pattaya
$839
670 km or 416 mi Laem Chabang
$799
676 km or 420 mi Nakhon Ratchasima
$586