Ho Chi Minh vs Isfahan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Ho Chi Minh	Isfahan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$735	$523
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2016	$1618
🏠 One person rent	$376	$211
🏘️ Family rent	$815	$639
🍽️ Food expenses	$210	$170
🚐 Transport expenses	$72.4	$41.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$487	$240
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	66	66
😀 Quality of life	65	48
🏙️ Population	9.39M	1.96M

The cost of living in Ho Chi Minh is 40% more expensive than in Isfahan. Cities ranked 6739th and 8454th ($735 vs $523) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 72nd in Vietnam and Iran, respectively. Check Vietnam vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Ho Chi Minh compared to 0.5 months in Isfahan. Ho Chi Minh ranked 1st best city to live in Vietnam vs Isfahan ranked 5th in Iran, while ranked 4253rd and 6375th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ho Chi Minh vs Isfahan

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	Ho Chi Minh	Isfahan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.17	$3.39
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$23.4	$13.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.72	$3.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.18	$1.01
☕ Cappuccino	$1.88	$0.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.5	$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$459	$257
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$281	$175
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1102	$898
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$634	$545
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$50.1	$9.25
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$77.2	$14.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.54	$9.95
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.56%	26.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4334	$1187
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2039	$676
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.27	$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.9	$13.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.97	$2.88
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.89	$0.87
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.54	$0.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.06	$0.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$2.19
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.49	$1.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$2.67
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.66	$3.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$9.27
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$0.64
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$0.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$0.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$0.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$0.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$0.13
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.82	$5.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.7	$0.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.93	$0.48
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.3	$2.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.78	$4.79
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.41	$15.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.12	$1.6
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.89	$1.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21.4	$13.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.32	$1.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$20.2	$115
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.65	$6.35
👖 Brand Jeans	$41.1	$20.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$85.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$277	$77.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14143	$594

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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

Cities near Isfahan

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.3 mi	Khomeyni Shahr	$510
27 km or 17 mi	Shahin Shahr	$507
28 km or 18 mi	Najafabad	$502
73 km or 45 mi	Shahreza	$502
83 km or 52 mi	Shahr-e Kord	$397
150 km or 93 mi	Kashan	$562
191 km or 119 mi	Izeh	$525
220 km or 137 mi	Yasuj	$529
234 km or 146 mi	Qom	$488
236 km or 147 mi	Masjed Soleyman	$552
243 km or 151 mi	Arak	$455
259 km or 161 mi	Dorud	$513
265 km or 165 mi	Behbahan	$536
267 km or 166 mi	Yazd	$573
272 km or 169 mi	Shushtar	$562
291 km or 181 mi	Saveh	$574
292 km or 181 mi	Varamin	$651
305 km or 189 mi	Borujerd	$505
307 km or 191 mi	Dezful	$583
311 km or 193 mi	Qarchak	$681
312 km or 194 mi	Andimeshk	$577
315 km or 196 mi	Pakdasht	$680
319 km or 198 mi	Ahvaz	$597
320 km or 199 mi	Robat Karim	$675
322 km or 200 mi	Malayer	$469
322 km or 200 mi	Khorramabad	$554
324 km or 201 mi	Eslamshahr	$700
326 km or 203 mi	Marvdasht	$563
328 km or 204 mi	Nasimshahr	$697
328 km or 204 mi	Ray	$710
329 km or 205 mi	Bandar-e Mahshahr	$548
337 km or 209 mi	Kazerun	$557
340 km or 211 mi	Shahriar	$698
341 km or 212 mi	Tehran	$788
342 km or 212 mi	Malard	$693
344 km or 214 mi	Pardis	$665
345 km or 215 mi	Andisheh	$684
346 km or 215 mi	Qods	$698
348 km or 216 mi	Shiraz	$589
348 km or 216 mi	Fardis	$688