Doha vs Ho Chi Minh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Doha Ho Chi Minh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1810
$744
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4093
$2071
🏠 One person rent
$1170
$376
🏘️ Family rent
$2067
$848
🍽️ Food expenses
$407
$219
🚐 Transport expenses
$106
$75.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3747
$488
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
45
66
😀 Quality of life
80
65
🏙️ Population
1.19M
9.39M

The cost of living in Doha is 143% more expensive than in Ho Chi Minh. Cities ranked 2461st and 6692nd ($1810 vs $744) 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 2.1 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 501st and 4277th 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
$9.21
$2.27
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53.6
$24.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.68
$4.89
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$12.5
$1.21
☕ Cappuccino
$5.58
$1.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.91
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1374
$444
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$912
$284
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2598
$1185
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1675
$655
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$76.3
$49.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$119
$76.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$88.9
$10.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.74%
9.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4584
$4095
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3277
$2072
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.56
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$35.7
$13.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.2
$5.91
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.55
$0.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.02
$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.53
$1.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$0.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.03
$1.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.89
$3.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$3.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$1.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$1.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.22
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$1.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$1.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.96
$0.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.9
$12.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.89
$0.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.96
$1.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.05
$1.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.89
$3.58
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.86
$1.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.09
$0.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$112
$25.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12
$4.42
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.4
$21
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.64
$9.66
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.6
$32.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.9
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$798
$263
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11230
$14503

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Distance City Cost of living
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$1719
135 km or 84 mi Riffa
$1218
138 km or 86 mi Isa Town
$1226
139 km or 87 mi Manama
$1267
175 km or 109 mi Dhahran
$870
188 km or 117 mi Al-Mubarraz
$783
191 km or 119 mi Dammam
$989
236 km or 147 mi Qatif
$878
265 km or 165 mi Jubail
$928
282 km or 175 mi Madinat Zayed
$1630
300 km or 187 mi Abu Dhabi
$1802
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$2309
388 km or 241 mi Sharjah
$1503
397 km or 247 mi Ajman
$2084
405 km or 252 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1768
409 km or 254 mi Jahrom
$561
414 km or 257 mi Bushehr
$548
442 km or 275 mi Borazjan
$541
442 km or 275 mi Al Ain
$1050
455 km or 283 mi Fasa
$556
466 km or 289 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1603
480 km or 298 mi Kazerun
$537
483 km or 300 mi Fujairah
$1232
489 km or 304 mi Shiraz
$558
491 km or 305 mi Riyadh
$1586
515 km or 320 mi Al Wafrah
$1268
516 km or 320 mi Bandar Abbas
$728
524 km or 325 mi Marvdasht
$546
573 km or 356 mi Kuwait City
$1457
597 km or 371 mi Yasuj
$489
601 km or 374 mi Al-Faw
$713
602 km or 374 mi Behbahan
$507
617 km or 383 mi Sirjan
$520
628 km or 390 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$542
635 km or 394 mi Umm Qasr
$716
644 km or 400 mi Abadan
$557
659 km or 409 mi Khorramshahr
$552
663 km or 412 mi Nizwa
$786
679 km or 422 mi Az Zubayr
$705
683 km or 424 mi Basra
$879

Cities near Ho Chi Minh

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