Ho Chi Minh vs Jerusalem - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ho Chi Minh Jerusalem
🚶 Cost of living one person
$734
$2447
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1845
$5689
🏠 One person rent
$387
$1439
🏘️ Family rent
$684
$2480
🍽️ Food expenses
$202
$674
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.5
$144
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$336
$3017
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
38 km
🎓 Higher education
66
78
😀 Quality of life
66
87
🏙️ Population
9.39M
936K

The cost of living in Ho Chi Minh is 70% less expensive than in Jerusalem. Cities ranked 6928th and 950th ($734 vs $2447) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Vietnam and Israel, respectively. Check Vietnam vs Israel comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Ho Chi Minh compared to 1.2 months in Jerusalem. Ho Chi Minh ranked 1st best city to live in Vietnam vs Jerusalem ranked 4th in Israel, while ranked 4947th and 351st among best cities to live in the world.

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Ho Chi Minh Jerusalem
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.9
$24.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.6
$81.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.81
$18.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.14
$9.82
☕ Cappuccino
$1.85
$4.56
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$2.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$499
$1526
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$280
$1189
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$921
$2738
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$508
$2087
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$54.3
$153
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$83.8
$232
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.41
$30.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.06%
5.94%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3891
$14293
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1915
$9538
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.27
$1.97
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.4
$72.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.93
$12.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.84
$2.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.43
$2.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.95
$2.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$3.39
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.45
$4.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.67
$12.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$21.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.75
$3.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$2.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$2.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$2.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$1.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$1.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.79
$3.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.8
$14.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$3.03
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.23
$10.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.73
$9.35
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.35
$4.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.08
$2.4
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.93
$3.19
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$19.4
$91.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.8
$13.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$23.9
$99.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.8
$16.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$44.5
$117
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.5
$143
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$286
$954
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13093
$23696

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$519
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$410
72 km or 45 mi Vung Tau
$493
96 km or 60 mi Svay Rieng
$686
113 km or 70 mi Sa Dec
$502
127 km or 79 mi Can Tho
$439
141 km or 88 mi Long Xuyen
$498
153 km or 95 mi Soc Trang
$507
162 km or 100 mi Prey Veng
$727
167 km or 104 mi Phan Thiet
$482
181 km or 112 mi Mui Ne
$491
184 km or 114 mi Kampong Cham
$504
189 km or 117 mi Rach Gia
$515
198 km or 123 mi Bac Lieu
$494
205 km or 127 mi Phnom Penh
$829
233 km or 145 mi Da Lat
$572
244 km or 151 mi Ca Mau
$507
257 km or 160 mi Buon Ma Thuot
$516
270 km or 168 mi Phan Rang-Thap Cham
$523
271 km or 168 mi Kampot
$622
300 km or 186 mi Phu Quoc
$511
309 km or 192 mi Stung Treng
$635
320 km or 199 mi Nha Trang
$508
343 km or 213 mi Sihanoukville
$763
414 km or 257 mi Siem Reap
$650
433 km or 269 mi Qui Nhon
$501
452 km or 281 mi Battambang
$571
488 km or 303 mi Ko Chang
$708
502 km or 312 mi Serei Saophoan
$623
527 km or 327 mi Ubon Ratchathani
$558
533 km or 331 mi Quang Ngai
$403
584 km or 363 mi Klaeng
$718
592 km or 368 mi Hoi An
$601
605 km or 376 mi Da Nang
$615
637 km or 396 mi Hue
$372
663 km or 412 mi Nong Prue
$787
664 km or 413 mi Chaophraya Surasak
$770
668 km or 415 mi Pattaya
$812
670 km or 416 mi Laem Chabang
$779
676 km or 420 mi Nakhon Ratchasima
$588

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Distance City Cost of living
8.8 km or 5.5 mi Bethlehem
$987
13 km or 7.9 mi Ramallah
$1072
22 km or 14 mi Beit Shemesh
$1747
28 km or 17 mi Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut
$2100
30 km or 19 mi Hebron
$837
35 km or 22 mi Lod
$1998
36 km or 22 mi Dura
$1021
36 km or 22 mi Ariel
$1732
36 km or 23 mi Ramla
$2347
40 km or 25 mi Rehovot
$1947
42 km or 26 mi Rosh HaAyin
$2153
42 km or 26 mi Yehud
$2142
43 km or 27 mi Ness Ziona
$2130
43 km or 27 mi Kafr Qasim
$2150
43 km or 27 mi Rishon LeZion
$2233
44 km or 28 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$2027
46 km or 28 mi Petah Tikva
$2124
46 km or 29 mi Kiryat Ono
$2135
46 km or 29 mi Kiryat Gat
$2032
47 km or 29 mi Yavne
$2064
48 km or 30 mi Nablus
$915
49 km or 30 mi Bnei Brak
$2286
50 km or 31 mi Givatayim
$2303
50 km or 31 mi Holon
$1937
50 km or 31 mi Ramat Gan
$2440
51 km or 32 mi Qalqilya
$807
51 km or 32 mi Bat Yam
$2040
51 km or 32 mi Hod HaSharon
$2191
52 km or 32 mi Tel Aviv
$2492
53 km or 33 mi Kfar Saba
$2214
54 km or 33 mi Ashdod
$1993
54 km or 33 mi Ramat HaSharon
$1974
54 km or 34 mi Herzliya
$2937
55 km or 34 mi Ra'anana
$2290
56 km or 35 mi Tira
$2153
56 km or 35 mi Al-Salt
$548
57 km or 36 mi Tayibe
$2108
58 km or 36 mi Arad
$1855
62 km or 38 mi Rahat
$1879
63 km or 39 mi Ashkelon
$1850