Dubai vs Ho Chi Minh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dubai Ho Chi Minh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2379
$735
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5357
$2016
🏠 One person rent
$1601
$376
🏘️ Family rent
$2918
$815
🍽️ Food expenses
$453
$210
🚐 Transport expenses
$186
$72.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3975
$487
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
65
66
😀 Quality of life
87
65
🏙️ Population
3.33M
9.39M

The cost of living in Dubai is 224% more expensive than in Ho Chi Minh. Cities ranked 989th and 6739th ($2379 vs $735) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in the United Arab Emirates and Vietnam, respectively. Check the United Arab Emirates vs Vietnam comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Dubai compared to 0.7 months in Ho Chi Minh. Dubai ranked 1st best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Ho Chi Minh ranked 1st in Vietnam, while ranked 288th and 4253rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Dubai Ho Chi Minh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.9
$2.17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$58.4
$23.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.28
$4.72
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$12.6
$1.18
☕ Cappuccino
$6.1
$1.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.2
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1909
$459
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1243
$281
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3782
$1102
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2332
$634
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$134
$50.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$205
$77.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$91.5
$9.54
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.45%
9.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6638
$4334
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3507
$2039
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.63
$0.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$86.2
$11.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.8
$5.97
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.79
$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.83
$1.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.41
$1.06
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.22
$1.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.52
$3.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.44
$2.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$1.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$1.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$1.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.17
$0.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.1
$11.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.76
$0.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.03
$1.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.1
$1.78
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.68
$3.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.63
$1.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.41
$0.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$77.1
$21.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.4
$4.32
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$77.2
$20.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.79
$9.65
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.6
$41.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$104
$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$903
$277
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13241
$14143

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8 mi Sharjah
$1494
22 km or 14 mi Ajman
$2240
41 km or 25 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1196
104 km or 65 mi Fujairah
$1239
108 km or 67 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1540
126 km or 78 mi Al Ain
$1844
129 km or 80 mi Abu Dhabi
$1828
234 km or 146 mi Bandar Abbas
$634
246 km or 153 mi Madinat Zayed
$1721
339 km or 211 mi Seeb
$967
344 km or 214 mi Nizwa
$780
380 km or 236 mi Doha
$1779
380 km or 236 mi Muscat
$1090
385 km or 239 mi Al Khor
$1709
399 km or 248 mi Jahrom
$547
440 km or 273 mi Fasa
$548
449 km or 279 mi Jiroft
$518
466 km or 290 mi Sirjan
$514
485 km or 301 mi Manama
$1280
486 km or 302 mi Riffa
$1223
487 km or 303 mi Isa Town
$1243
523 km or 325 mi Bam
$515
528 km or 328 mi Dhahran
$1068
534 km or 332 mi Chabahar
$585
537 km or 334 mi Dammam
$1056
554 km or 345 mi Shiraz
$589
560 km or 348 mi Qatif
$897
568 km or 353 mi Al-Mubarraz
$804
568 km or 353 mi Marvdasht
$563
574 km or 357 mi Rafsanjan
$507
578 km or 359 mi Iranshahr
$605
584 km or 363 mi Kerman
$464
595 km or 370 mi Jubail
$901
601 km or 373 mi Borazjan
$546
603 km or 375 mi Kazerun
$557
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$551
703 km or 437 mi Yasuj
$529
721 km or 448 mi Zahedan
$829
743 km or 461 mi Yazd
$573
773 km or 481 mi Behbahan
$536

Cities near Ho Chi Minh

Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Thu Dau Mot
$530
25 km or 15 mi Bien Hoa
$425
72 km or 45 mi Vung Tau
$494
96 km or 60 mi Svay Rieng
$678
113 km or 70 mi Sa Dec
$512
127 km or 79 mi Can Tho
$454
141 km or 88 mi Long Xuyen
$508
153 km or 95 mi Soc Trang
$514
162 km or 100 mi Prey Veng
$721
167 km or 104 mi Phan Thiet
$506
181 km or 112 mi Mui Ne
$507
184 km or 114 mi Kampong Cham
$513
189 km or 117 mi Rach Gia
$526
198 km or 123 mi Bac Lieu
$504
205 km or 127 mi Phnom Penh
$836
233 km or 145 mi Da Lat
$577
244 km or 151 mi Ca Mau
$516
257 km or 160 mi Buon Ma Thuot
$531
270 km or 168 mi Phan Rang-Thap Cham
$534
271 km or 168 mi Kampot
$596
300 km or 186 mi Phu Quoc
$519
309 km or 192 mi Stung Treng
$634
320 km or 199 mi Nha Trang
$535
343 km or 213 mi Sihanoukville
$755
414 km or 257 mi Siem Reap
$644
433 km or 269 mi Qui Nhon
$516
452 km or 281 mi Battambang
$573
488 km or 303 mi Ko Chang
$677
502 km or 312 mi Serei Saophoan
$639
527 km or 327 mi Ubon Ratchathani
$545
533 km or 331 mi Quang Ngai
$427
584 km or 363 mi Klaeng
$685
592 km or 368 mi Hoi An
$584
605 km or 376 mi Da Nang
$593
637 km or 396 mi Hue
$393
663 km or 412 mi Nong Prue
$752
664 km or 413 mi Chaophraya Surasak
$739
668 km or 415 mi Pattaya
$781
670 km or 416 mi Laem Chabang
$743
676 km or 420 mi Nakhon Ratchasima
$588