Ho Chi Minh vs Isfahan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ho Chi Minh Isfahan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$702
$599
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1978
$1753
🏠 One person rent
$349
$277
🏘️ Family rent
$750
$756
🍽️ Food expenses
$211
$180
🚐 Transport expenses
$67.1
$41.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$457
$245
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
66
66
😀 Quality of life
66
50
🏙️ Population
10.4M
1.96M

The cost of living in Ho Chi Minh is 17% more expensive than in Isfahan. Cities ranked 6786th and 7675th ($702 vs $599) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 42nd 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 0.4 months in Isfahan. Ho Chi Minh ranked 1st best city to live in Vietnam vs Isfahan ranked 6th in Iran, while ranked 4217th and 6267th 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
$1.85
$4.65
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.2
$14
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.63
$3.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.07
$0.6
 Cappuccino
$2.02
$1.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.52
$0.34
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$428
$331
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$258
$240
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1064
$1003
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$568
$666
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$46.7
$8.33
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$72.1
$12.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11
$9.96
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.9%
25.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4519
$1449
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2063
$673
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.56
$13.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.78
$2.85
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$0.87
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.51
$0.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.13
$0.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$2.82
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.59
$1.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$2.78
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.66
$2.87
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$7.95
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.37
$0.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$0.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$0.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$0.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$0.51
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.15
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.87
$5.92
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.6
$0.88
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.93
$0.55
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.23
$1.06
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.05
$4.78
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.39
$16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.22
$1.62
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.84
$1.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$26.5
$15
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.4
$1.44
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.9
$100
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.08
$6.44
👖 Brand Jeans
$36.8
$21.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$306
$61.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16779
$644

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$550
25 km or 15 mi Bien Hoa
$479
72 km or 45 mi Vung Tau
$534
96 km or 60 mi Svay Rieng
$694
113 km or 70 mi Sa Dec
$515
127 km or 79 mi Can Tho
$463
141 km or 88 mi Long Xuyen
$509
153 km or 95 mi Soc Trang
$522
162 km or 100 mi Prey Veng
$711
167 km or 104 mi Phan Thiet
$566
181 km or 112 mi Mui Ne
$553
184 km or 114 mi Kampong Cham
$555
189 km or 117 mi Rach Gia
$518
198 km or 123 mi Bac Lieu
$516
205 km or 127 mi Phnom Penh
$802
233 km or 145 mi Da Lat
$512
244 km or 151 mi Ca Mau
$520
257 km or 160 mi Buon Ma Thuot
$521
270 km or 168 mi Phan Rang-Thap Cham
$526
271 km or 168 mi Kampot
$569
300 km or 186 mi Phu Quoc
$524
309 km or 192 mi Stung Treng
$628
320 km or 199 mi Nha Trang
$554
343 km or 213 mi Sihanoukville
$755
414 km or 257 mi Siem Reap
$587
433 km or 269 mi Qui Nhon
$518
452 km or 281 mi Battambang
$539
488 km or 303 mi Ko Chang
$614
502 km or 312 mi Serei Saophoan
$579
527 km or 327 mi Ubon Ratchathani
$534
533 km or 331 mi Quang Ngai
$436
584 km or 363 mi Klaeng
$619
592 km or 368 mi Hoi An
$547
605 km or 376 mi Da Nang
$601
637 km or 396 mi Hue
$422
663 km or 412 mi Nong Prue
$653
664 km or 413 mi Chaophraya Surasak
$647
668 km or 415 mi Pattaya
$665
670 km or 416 mi Laem Chabang
$648
676 km or 420 mi Nakhon Ratchasima
$518

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Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.3 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$569
27 km or 17 mi Shahin Shahr
$561
28 km or 18 mi Najafabad
$538
73 km or 45 mi Shahreza
$531
83 km or 52 mi Shahr-e Kord
$387
150 km or 93 mi Kashan
$561
191 km or 119 mi Izeh
$522
220 km or 137 mi Yasuj
$561
234 km or 146 mi Qom
$454
236 km or 147 mi Masjed Soleyman
$543
243 km or 151 mi Arak
$456
259 km or 161 mi Dorud
$511
265 km or 165 mi Behbahan
$541
267 km or 166 mi Yazd
$575
272 km or 169 mi Shushtar
$549
291 km or 181 mi Saveh
$546
292 km or 181 mi Varamin
$616
305 km or 189 mi Borujerd
$502
307 km or 191 mi Dezful
$577
311 km or 193 mi Qarchak
$636
312 km or 194 mi Andimeshk
$568
315 km or 196 mi Pakdasht
$633
319 km or 198 mi Ahvaz
$559
320 km or 199 mi Robat Karim
$636
322 km or 200 mi Malayer
$436
322 km or 200 mi Khorramabad
$550
324 km or 201 mi Eslamshahr
$655
326 km or 203 mi Marvdasht
$604
328 km or 204 mi Nasimshahr
$651
328 km or 204 mi Ray
$653
329 km or 205 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$544
337 km or 209 mi Kazerun
$606
340 km or 211 mi Shahriar
$653
341 km or 212 mi Tehran
$700
342 km or 212 mi Malard
$654
344 km or 214 mi Pardis
$619
345 km or 215 mi Andisheh
$647
346 km or 215 mi Qods
$655
348 km or 216 mi Shiraz
$606
348 km or 216 mi Fardis
$651