Doha vs Ho Chi Minh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Doha Ho Chi Minh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2100
$726
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4575
$1883
🏠 One person rent
$1424
$370
🏘️ Family rent
$2453
$634
🍽️ Food expenses
$429
$208
🚐 Transport expenses
$111
$70.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3086
$500
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
41
67
😀 Quality of life
83
71
🏙️ Population
1.19M
14M

The cost of living in Doha is 189% more expensive than in Ho Chi Minh. Cities ranked 1744th and 7123rd ($2100 vs $726) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Qatar and Vietnam, respectively. Check Qatar vs Vietnam comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Doha compared to 0.7 months in Ho Chi Minh. Doha ranked 1st best city to live in Qatar vs Ho Chi Minh ranked 1st in Vietnam, while ranked 513th and 3396th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Doha vs Ho Chi Minh

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Doha Ho Chi Minh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.1
$2.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$74.8
$19
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.16
$4.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$12.5
$1.14
☕ Cappuccino
$5.59
$1.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1799
$512
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1146
$248
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3302
$904
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2017
$437
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.1
$60
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$89.4
$93.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$89.5
$9.78
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.92%
8.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4178
$4456
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2669
$1839
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.55
$0.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.6
$11.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.6
$5.72
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.55
$0.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.13
$1.57
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.38
$1.06
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$1.03
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.91
$1.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$11.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.43
$3.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$10.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$2.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$1.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$1.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.85
$0.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.4
$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.16
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.63
$1.33
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.03
$1.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.91
$3.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.87
$1.09
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.08
$0.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$130
$22.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.4
$3.45
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48.8
$29.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.65
$7.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$63.1
$52.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$93.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$762
$379
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10635
$17174

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43 km or 27 mi Al Khor
$2015
135 km or 84 mi Riffa
$1062
138 km or 86 mi Isa Town
$1218
139 km or 87 mi Manama
$1340
175 km or 109 mi Dhahran
$965
188 km or 117 mi Al-Mubarraz
$821
191 km or 119 mi Dammam
$1059
236 km or 147 mi Qatif
$778
265 km or 165 mi Jubail
$917
282 km or 175 mi Madinat Zayed
$1791
300 km or 187 mi Abu Dhabi
$2133
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$2470
388 km or 241 mi Sharjah
$1543
397 km or 247 mi Ajman
$2356
405 km or 252 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1170
409 km or 254 mi Jahrom
$494
414 km or 257 mi Bushehr
$454
442 km or 275 mi Borazjan
$457
442 km or 275 mi Al Ain
$1455
455 km or 283 mi Fasa
$497
466 km or 289 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1355
480 km or 298 mi Kazerun
$471
483 km or 300 mi Fujairah
$1173
489 km or 304 mi Shiraz
$505
491 km or 305 mi Riyadh
$1628
515 km or 320 mi Al Wafrah
$1247
516 km or 320 mi Bandar Abbas
$620
524 km or 325 mi Marvdasht
$485
573 km or 356 mi Kuwait City
$1437
597 km or 371 mi Yasuj
$459
601 km or 374 mi Al-Faw
$703
602 km or 374 mi Behbahan
$469
617 km or 383 mi Sirjan
$521
628 km or 390 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$493
635 km or 394 mi Umm Qasr
$708
644 km or 400 mi Abadan
$522
659 km or 409 mi Khorramshahr
$509
663 km or 412 mi Nizwa
$797
679 km or 422 mi Az Zubayr
$694
683 km or 424 mi Basra
$861

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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