Dammam vs Ho Chi Minh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dammam Ho Chi Minh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$989
$744
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2504
$2071
🏠 One person rent
$419
$376
🏘️ Family rent
$757
$848
🍽️ Food expenses
$327
$219
🚐 Transport expenses
$128
$75.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2391
$488
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
39
66
😀 Quality of life
73
65
🏙️ Population
903K
9.39M

The cost of living in Dammam is 33% more expensive than in Ho Chi Minh. Cities ranked 5777th and 6692nd ($989 vs $744) 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 2.4 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 1641st and 4277th among best cities to live in the world.

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Dammam Ho Chi Minh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.51
$2.27
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$40.2
$24.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.92
$4.89
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
$1.21
☕ Cappuccino
$4.01
$1.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.82
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$285
$444
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$281
$284
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$662
$1185
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$560
$655
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$73.5
$49.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$113
$76.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$63.5
$10.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.01%
9.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1159
$4095
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1119
$2072
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.06
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$33.2
$13.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.7
$5.91
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.62
$0.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.69
$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.43
$1.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$0.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.49
$1.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.16
$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.46
$3.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$3.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$1.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.22
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.32
$0.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.13
$12.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
$0.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.06
$1.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.16
$1.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.91
$3.58
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.57
$1.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.35
$0.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$77.9
$25.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.5
$4.42
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.1
$21
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.76
$9.66
👖 Brand Jeans
$67.7
$32.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.6
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$417
$263
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8345
$14503

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$1226
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$1267
56 km or 35 mi Qatif
$878
57 km or 35 mi Riffa
$1218
76 km or 47 mi Jubail
$928
119 km or 74 mi Al-Mubarraz
$783
163 km or 101 mi Al Khor
$1719
191 km or 119 mi Doha
$1810
291 km or 181 mi Bushehr
$548
325 km or 202 mi Al Wafrah
$1268
334 km or 207 mi Borazjan
$541
385 km or 239 mi Kazerun
$537
388 km or 241 mi Kuwait City
$1457
394 km or 245 mi Riyadh
$1586
411 km or 256 mi Jahrom
$561
425 km or 264 mi Al-Faw
$713
427 km or 265 mi Shiraz
$558
447 km or 278 mi Fasa
$556
453 km or 282 mi Umm Qasr
$716
463 km or 288 mi Behbahan
$507
465 km or 289 mi Marvdasht
$546
467 km or 290 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$542
468 km or 291 mi Abadan
$557
473 km or 294 mi Madinat Zayed
$1630
481 km or 299 mi Abu Dhabi
$1802
483 km or 300 mi Khorramshahr
$552
492 km or 306 mi Yasuj
$489
498 km or 310 mi Az Zubayr
$705
503 km or 313 mi Basra
$879
537 km or 334 mi Dubai
$2309
543 km or 337 mi Sharjah
$1503
550 km or 342 mi Ajman
$2084
554 km or 344 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1768
561 km or 349 mi Ahvaz
$588
601 km or 374 mi Izeh
$490
604 km or 376 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1603
610 km or 379 mi Unaizah
$940
616 km or 383 mi Bandar Abbas
$728
616 km or 383 mi Masjed Soleyman
$547

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Thu Dau Mot
$541
25 km or 15 mi Bien Hoa
$445
72 km or 45 mi Vung Tau
$512
96 km or 60 mi Svay Rieng
$689
113 km or 70 mi Sa Dec
$521
127 km or 79 mi Can Tho
$469
141 km or 88 mi Long Xuyen
$516
153 km or 95 mi Soc Trang
$529
162 km or 100 mi Prey Veng
$711
167 km or 104 mi Phan Thiet
$521
181 km or 112 mi Mui Ne
$516
184 km or 114 mi Kampong Cham
$514
189 km or 117 mi Rach Gia
$534
198 km or 123 mi Bac Lieu
$515
205 km or 127 mi Phnom Penh
$819
233 km or 145 mi Da Lat
$531
244 km or 151 mi Ca Mau
$525
257 km or 160 mi Buon Ma Thuot
$515
270 km or 168 mi Phan Rang-Thap Cham
$521
271 km or 168 mi Kampot
$582
300 km or 186 mi Phu Quoc
$529
309 km or 192 mi Stung Treng
$626
320 km or 199 mi Nha Trang
$549
343 km or 213 mi Sihanoukville
$754
414 km or 257 mi Siem Reap
$630
433 km or 269 mi Qui Nhon
$515
452 km or 281 mi Battambang
$533
488 km or 303 mi Ko Chang
$697
502 km or 312 mi Serei Saophoan
$633
527 km or 327 mi Ubon Ratchathani
$561
533 km or 331 mi Quang Ngai
$433
584 km or 363 mi Klaeng
$703
592 km or 368 mi Hoi An
$547
605 km or 376 mi Da Nang
$610
637 km or 396 mi Hue
$407
663 km or 412 mi Nong Prue
$773
664 km or 413 mi Chaophraya Surasak
$758
668 km or 415 mi Pattaya
$800
670 km or 416 mi Laem Chabang
$769
676 km or 420 mi Nakhon Ratchasima
$564