Doha vs Ho Chi Minh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Doha Ho Chi Minh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2014
$762
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4398
$1930
🏠 One person rent
$1360
$409
🏘️ Family rent
$2333
$723
🍽️ Food expenses
$406
$205
🚐 Transport expenses
$112
$71
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2972
$340
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
41
67
😀 Quality of life
84
69
🏙️ Population
1.19M
14M

The cost of living in Doha is 164% more expensive than in Ho Chi Minh. Cities ranked 1994th and 6919th ($2014 vs $762) 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 0.4 months in Ho Chi Minh. Doha ranked 1st best city to live in Qatar vs Ho Chi Minh ranked 1st in Vietnam, while ranked 537th and 4450th 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
$8.75
$1.95
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64.5
$19.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.09
$4.35
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$11
$1.15
☕ Cappuccino
$6.17
$1.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.93
$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1589
$547
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1123
$289
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2901
$1009
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1972
$526
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.6
$59
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$87.8
$90.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$86.8
$9.58
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.02%
8.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4680
$4266
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3108
$1950
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.55
$0.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$32.6
$11.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.6
$5.91
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.57
$0.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.08
$1.51
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.49
$0.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.67
$1.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.34
$3.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$2.67
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$1.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$1.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$1.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.14
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$1.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.83
$0.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.4
$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.67
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.56
$1.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.07
$1.74
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.89
$3.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.84
$1.1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.09
$0.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$136
$20.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.2
$3.48
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.3
$27.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.54
$8.79
👖 Brand Jeans
$63.9
$46.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$96.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$769
$329
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11285
$14995

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Distance City Cost of living
43 km or 27 mi Al Khor
$1923
135 km or 84 mi Riffa
$1109
138 km or 86 mi Isa Town
$1192
139 km or 87 mi Manama
$1309
175 km or 109 mi Dhahran
$931
188 km or 117 mi Al-Mubarraz
$793
191 km or 119 mi Dammam
$1037
236 km or 147 mi Qatif
$823
265 km or 165 mi Jubail
$928
282 km or 175 mi Madinat Zayed
$1710
300 km or 187 mi Abu Dhabi
$2070
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$2420
388 km or 241 mi Sharjah
$1473
397 km or 247 mi Ajman
$2183
405 km or 252 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1148
409 km or 254 mi Jahrom
$545
414 km or 257 mi Bushehr
$465
442 km or 275 mi Borazjan
$489
442 km or 275 mi Al Ain
$1457
455 km or 283 mi Fasa
$541
466 km or 289 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1373
480 km or 298 mi Kazerun
$523
483 km or 300 mi Fujairah
$1214
489 km or 304 mi Shiraz
$565
491 km or 305 mi Riyadh
$1632
515 km or 320 mi Al Wafrah
$1281
516 km or 320 mi Bandar Abbas
$635
524 km or 325 mi Marvdasht
$547
573 km or 356 mi Kuwait City
$1461
597 km or 371 mi Yasuj
$487
601 km or 374 mi Al-Faw
$707
602 km or 374 mi Behbahan
$492
617 km or 383 mi Sirjan
$545
628 km or 390 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$537
635 km or 394 mi Umm Qasr
$711
644 km or 400 mi Abadan
$556
659 km or 409 mi Khorramshahr
$551
663 km or 412 mi Nizwa
$796
679 km or 422 mi Az Zubayr
$698
683 km or 424 mi Basra
$861

Cities near Ho Chi Minh

Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Thu Dau Mot
$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
605 km or 376 mi Da Nang
$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