Ho Chi Minh vs Jeddah - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Ho Chi Minh	Jeddah
🚶 Cost of living one person	$735	$1146
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2016	$2809
🏠 One person rent	$376	$512
🏘️ Family rent	$815	$899
🍽️ Food expenses	$210	$330
🚐 Transport expenses	$72.4	$176
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$487	$2297
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	66	45
😀 Quality of life	65	76
🏙️ Population	9.39M	4.7M

The cost of living in Ho Chi Minh is 36% less expensive than in Jeddah. Cities ranked 6739th and 4650th ($735 vs $1146) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Vietnam and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Vietnam vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Ho Chi Minh compared to 2 months in Jeddah. Ho Chi Minh ranked 1st best city to live in Vietnam vs Jeddah ranked 2nd in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 4253rd and 860th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ho Chi Minh vs Jeddah

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	Ho Chi Minh	Jeddah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.17	$6.67
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$23.4	$40.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.72	$7.93
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.18	$2.15
☕ Cappuccino	$1.88	$3.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.5	$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$459	$436
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$281	$362
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1102	$976
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$634	$666
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$50.1	$64.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$77.2	$99.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.54	$71.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.56%	4.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4334	$2107
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2039	$1025
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.27	$1.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.9	$37.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.97	$18.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.89	$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.54	$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.06	$0.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$2.24
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.49	$2.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$7.62
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.66	$7.75
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$2.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$1.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$1.64
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$1.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$1.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.82	$2.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.7	$5.35
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.93	$1.9
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.3	$6.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.78	$4.52
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.41	$4.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.12	$2.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.89	$3.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21.4	$90.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.32	$14.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$20.2	$56.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.65	$8.04
👖 Brand Jeans	$41.1	$53.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$93.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$277	$410
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14143	$6204

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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 Jeddah

Distance	City	Cost of living
69 km or 43 mi	Mecca	$979
296 km or 184 mi	Port Sudan	$1003
307 km or 191 mi	Yanbu	$829
328 km or 204 mi	Medina	$1215
395 km or 246 mi	Bisha	$905
410 km or 255 mi	Bareq	$902
508 km or 315 mi	Abha	$910
597 km or 371 mi	Al Wajh	$961
645 km or 401 mi	Keren	$488
652 km or 405 mi	Ar Rass	$861
661 km or 411 mi	Massawa	$486
675 km or 420 mi	As Sulayyil	$1041
688 km or 427 mi	Najran	$937
690 km or 429 mi	Atbara	$1131
691 km or 429 mi	Asmara	$520
702 km or 436 mi	Aswan	$329
703 km or 437 mi	Sa'dah	$482
704 km or 437 mi	Unaizah	$969
711 km or 442 mi	Ha'il	$846
738 km or 458 mi	Kassala	$1006
741 km or 461 mi	Mendefera	$487
806 km or 501 mi	Tabuk	$1078
810 km or 503 mi	Luxor	$335
834 km or 518 mi	Qena	$362
836 km or 519 mi	Hurghada	$342
845 km or 525 mi	Riyadh	$1637
849 km or 528 mi	Al Hudaydah	$505
855 km or 531 mi	El Gouna	$336
863 km or 536 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$464
869 km or 540 mi	Sanaa	$546
893 km or 555 mi	Sayyan	$481
897 km or 557 mi	Mekelle	$662
904 km or 562 mi	Dahab	$381
922 km or 573 mi	Dumat al-Jandal	$798
926 km or 576 mi	El-Gadarif	$943
927 km or 576 mi	Zabid	$482
942 km or 585 mi	Sohag	$360
943 km or 586 mi	Sakakah	$781
952 km or 592 mi	Khartoum North	$877
954 km or 593 mi	Dhamar	$486