Ho Chi Minh vs Jerusalem - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ho Chi Minh Jerusalem
🚶 Cost of living one person
$702
$1948
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1978
$4581
🏠 One person rent
$349
$1113
🏘️ Family rent
$750
$1998
🍽️ Food expenses
$211
$533
🚐 Transport expenses
$67.1
$140
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$457
$2599
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
38 km
🎓 Higher education
66
77
😀 Quality of life
66
85
🏙️ Population
10.4M
936K

The cost of living in Ho Chi Minh is 64% less expensive than in Jerusalem. Cities ranked 6786th and 1907th ($702 vs $1948) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 10th in Vietnam and Israel, respectively. Check Vietnam vs Israel comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Ho Chi Minh compared to 1.3 months in Jerusalem. Ho Chi Minh ranked 1st best city to live in Vietnam vs Jerusalem ranked 3rd in Israel, while ranked 4217th and 276th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ho Chi Minh vs Jerusalem

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Ho Chi Minh Jerusalem
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.85
$16.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.2
$73.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.63
$14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.07
$7.88
☕ Cappuccino
$2.02
$3.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.52
$2.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$428
$1338
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$258
$906
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1064
$2415
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$568
$1678
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$46.7
$98.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$72.1
$150
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11
$22.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.9%
6.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4519
$13221
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2063
$9303
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$1.54
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.56
$63.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.78
$15.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$1.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.51
$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.13
$2.34
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$2.26
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.59
$3.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.66
$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$18.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.37
$3.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$2.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$1.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$1.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$1.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.83
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.87
$2.79
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.6
$13.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.93
$2.61
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.23
$9.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.05
$8.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.39
$3.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.22
$2.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.84
$2.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$26.5
$76.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.4
$12.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.9
$99.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.08
$12.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$36.8
$80.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$116
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$306
$783
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16779
$10218

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$479
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$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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$964
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$1011
22 km or 14 mi Beit Shemesh
$1366
28 km or 17 mi Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut
$1840
30 km or 19 mi Hebron
$737
35 km or 22 mi Lod
$1752
36 km or 22 mi Dura
$802
36 km or 22 mi Ariel
$1583
36 km or 23 mi Ramla
$2068
40 km or 25 mi Rehovot
$1701
42 km or 26 mi Rosh HaAyin
$1885
42 km or 26 mi Yehud
$1900
43 km or 27 mi Ness Ziona
$1912
43 km or 27 mi Kafr Qasim
$1896
43 km or 27 mi Rishon LeZion
$2010
44 km or 28 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$1779
46 km or 28 mi Petah Tikva
$1871
46 km or 29 mi Kiryat Ono
$1914
46 km or 29 mi Kiryat Gat
$1825
47 km or 29 mi Yavne
$1826
48 km or 30 mi Nablus
$849
49 km or 30 mi Bnei Brak
$2050
50 km or 31 mi Givatayim
$2113
50 km or 31 mi Holon
$1776
50 km or 31 mi Ramat Gan
$2212
51 km or 32 mi Qalqilya
$760
51 km or 32 mi Bat Yam
$1871
51 km or 32 mi Hod HaSharon
$2010
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$2259
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$1920
54 km or 33 mi Ashdod
$1848
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$1718
54 km or 34 mi Herzliya
$2149
55 km or 34 mi Ra'anana
$1939
56 km or 35 mi Tira
$1873
56 km or 35 mi Al-Salt
$679
57 km or 36 mi Tayibe
$1850
58 km or 36 mi Arad
$1678
62 km or 38 mi Rahat
$1687
63 km or 39 mi Ashkelon
$1499