Dammam vs Ho Chi Minh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dammam Ho Chi Minh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1037
$762
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2479
$1930
🏠 One person rent
$494
$409
🏘️ Family rent
$812
$723
🍽️ Food expenses
$307
$205
🚐 Transport expenses
$127
$71
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1994
$340
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
40
67
😀 Quality of life
76
69
🏙️ Population
903K
14M

The cost of living in Dammam is 36% more expensive than in Ho Chi Minh. Cities ranked 5399th and 6919th ($1037 vs $762) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th 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 1.9 months in Dammam compared to 0.4 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 1421st and 4450th 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
$6.6
$1.95
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33.6
$19.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.68
$4.35
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
$1.15
☕ Cappuccino
$2.95
$1.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.77
$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$436
$547
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$335
$289
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$763
$1009
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$598
$526
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.1
$59
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$122
$90.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$59.3
$9.58
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.02%
8.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$940
$4266
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$832
$1950
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.97
$0.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$36
$11.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24
$5.91
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.62
$0.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.73
$1.51
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.24
$0.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.33
$1.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.4
$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.38
$3.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$2.67
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$1.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$1.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$1.14
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.45
$0.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.46
$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.73
$1.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.17
$1.74
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.85
$3.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.55
$1.1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.34
$0.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$81.5
$20.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.3
$3.48
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.1
$27.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.81
$8.79
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.1
$46.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.9
$96.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$420
$329
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7883
$14995

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$928
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$793
163 km or 101 mi Al Khor
$1923
191 km or 119 mi Doha
$2014
291 km or 181 mi Bushehr
$465
325 km or 202 mi Al Wafrah
$1281
334 km or 207 mi Borazjan
$489
385 km or 239 mi Kazerun
$523
388 km or 241 mi Kuwait City
$1461
394 km or 245 mi Riyadh
$1632
411 km or 256 mi Jahrom
$545
425 km or 264 mi Al-Faw
$707
427 km or 265 mi Shiraz
$565
447 km or 278 mi Fasa
$541
453 km or 282 mi Umm Qasr
$711
463 km or 288 mi Behbahan
$492
465 km or 289 mi Marvdasht
$547
467 km or 290 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$537
468 km or 291 mi Abadan
$556
473 km or 294 mi Madinat Zayed
$1710
481 km or 299 mi Abu Dhabi
$2070
483 km or 300 mi Khorramshahr
$551
492 km or 306 mi Yasuj
$487
498 km or 310 mi Az Zubayr
$698
503 km or 313 mi Basra
$861
537 km or 334 mi Dubai
$2420
543 km or 337 mi Sharjah
$1473
550 km or 342 mi Ajman
$2183
554 km or 344 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1148
561 km or 349 mi Ahvaz
$571
601 km or 374 mi Izeh
$476
604 km or 376 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1373
610 km or 379 mi Unaizah
$931
616 km or 383 mi Bandar Abbas
$635
616 km or 383 mi Masjed Soleyman
$529

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Distance City Cost of living
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$540
25 km or 15 mi Bien Hoa
$419
72 km or 45 mi Vung Tau
$525
96 km or 60 mi Svay Rieng
$708
113 km or 70 mi Sa Dec
$519
127 km or 79 mi Can Tho
$456
141 km or 88 mi Long Xuyen
$514
153 km or 95 mi Soc Trang
$523
162 km or 100 mi Prey Veng
$760
167 km or 104 mi Phan Thiet
$500
181 km or 112 mi Mui Ne
$506
184 km or 114 mi Kampong Cham
$501
189 km or 117 mi Rach Gia
$535
198 km or 123 mi Bac Lieu
$512
205 km or 127 mi Phnom Penh
$882
233 km or 145 mi Da Lat
$572
244 km or 151 mi Ca Mau
$526
257 km or 160 mi Buon Ma Thuot
$535
270 km or 168 mi Phan Rang-Thap Cham
$543
271 km or 168 mi Kampot
$587
300 km or 186 mi Phu Quoc
$530
309 km or 192 mi Stung Treng
$652
320 km or 199 mi Nha Trang
$541
343 km or 213 mi Sihanoukville
$764
414 km or 257 mi Siem Reap
$679
433 km or 269 mi Qui Nhon
$519
452 km or 281 mi Battambang
$575
488 km or 303 mi Ko Chang
$763
502 km or 312 mi Serei Saophoan
$629
527 km or 327 mi Ubon Ratchathani
$583
533 km or 331 mi Quang Ngai
$410
584 km or 363 mi Klaeng
$768
592 km or 368 mi Hoi An
$613
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$660
637 km or 396 mi Hue
$380
663 km or 412 mi Nong Prue
$846
664 km or 413 mi Chaophraya Surasak
$823
668 km or 415 mi Pattaya
$874
670 km or 416 mi Laem Chabang
$838
676 km or 420 mi Nakhon Ratchasima
$610