Ho Chi Minh vs Jerusalem - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ho Chi Minh Jerusalem
🚶 Cost of living one person
$762
$2483
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1930
$5802
🏠 One person rent
$409
$1417
🏘️ Family rent
$723
$2357
🍽️ Food expenses
$205
$720
🚐 Transport expenses
$71
$150
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$340
$3437
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
38 km
🎓 Higher education
67
77
😀 Quality of life
69
86
🏙️ Population
14M
936K

The cost of living in Ho Chi Minh is 69% less expensive than in Jerusalem. Cities ranked 6919th and 911th ($762 vs $2483) 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 0.4 months in Ho Chi Minh compared to 1.4 months in Jerusalem. Ho Chi Minh ranked 1st best city to live in Vietnam vs Jerusalem ranked 2nd in Israel, while ranked 4450th and 410th 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
$1.95
$25.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.8
$94.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.35
$19.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.15
$10.2
☕ Cappuccino
$1.86
$5.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.54
$3.26
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$547
$1637
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$289
$1119
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1009
$2975
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$526
$1851
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59
$160
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$90.8
$247
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.58
$34.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.52%
5.11%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4266
$16323
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1950
$9037
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.27
$2.26
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.5
$72
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.91
$13.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.86
$2.4
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.51
$2.36
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.96
$2.97
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$3.53
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.47
$4.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$15.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.61
$13.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$23.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.67
$3.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$2.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$2.17
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$2.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$1.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.82
$3.65
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.5
$15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$3.2
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.35
$12.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.74
$9.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.35
$4.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.1
$2.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.95
$3.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$20.4
$79.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.48
$14.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$27.5
$107
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.79
$17
👖 Brand Jeans
$46.8
$114
👟 Brand Sneakers
$96.9
$152
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$329
$1104
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14995
$27069

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$540
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$419
72 km or 45 mi Vung Tau
$525
96 km or 60 mi Svay Rieng
$708
113 km or 70 mi Sa Dec
$519
127 km or 79 mi Can Tho
$456
141 km or 88 mi Long Xuyen
$514
153 km or 95 mi Soc Trang
$523
162 km or 100 mi Prey Veng
$760
167 km or 104 mi Phan Thiet
$500
181 km or 112 mi Mui Ne
$506
184 km or 114 mi Kampong Cham
$501
189 km or 117 mi Rach Gia
$535
198 km or 123 mi Bac Lieu
$512
205 km or 127 mi Phnom Penh
$882
233 km or 145 mi Da Lat
$572
244 km or 151 mi Ca Mau
$526
257 km or 160 mi Buon Ma Thuot
$535
270 km or 168 mi Phan Rang-Thap Cham
$543
271 km or 168 mi Kampot
$587
300 km or 186 mi Phu Quoc
$530
309 km or 192 mi Stung Treng
$652
320 km or 199 mi Nha Trang
$541
343 km or 213 mi Sihanoukville
$764
414 km or 257 mi Siem Reap
$679
433 km or 269 mi Qui Nhon
$519
452 km or 281 mi Battambang
$575
488 km or 303 mi Ko Chang
$763
502 km or 312 mi Serei Saophoan
$629
527 km or 327 mi Ubon Ratchathani
$583
533 km or 331 mi Quang Ngai
$410
584 km or 363 mi Klaeng
$768
592 km or 368 mi Hoi An
$613
605 km or 376 mi Da Nang
$660
637 km or 396 mi Hue
$380
663 km or 412 mi Nong Prue
$846
664 km or 413 mi Chaophraya Surasak
$823
668 km or 415 mi Pattaya
$874
670 km or 416 mi Laem Chabang
$838
676 km or 420 mi Nakhon Ratchasima
$610

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Distance City Cost of living
8.8 km or 5.5 mi Bethlehem
$1010
13 km or 7.9 mi Ramallah
$1122
22 km or 14 mi Beit Shemesh
$1823
28 km or 17 mi Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut
$2198
30 km or 19 mi Hebron
$895
35 km or 22 mi Lod
$2154
36 km or 22 mi Dura
$1062
36 km or 22 mi Ariel
$1821
36 km or 23 mi Ramla
$2346
40 km or 25 mi Rehovot
$2066
42 km or 26 mi Rosh HaAyin
$2270
42 km or 26 mi Yehud
$2260
43 km or 27 mi Ness Ziona
$2298
43 km or 27 mi Kafr Qasim
$2288
43 km or 27 mi Rishon LeZion
$2403
44 km or 28 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$2105
46 km or 28 mi Petah Tikva
$2253
46 km or 29 mi Kiryat Ono
$2192
46 km or 29 mi Kiryat Gat
$2079
47 km or 29 mi Yavne
$2172
48 km or 30 mi Nablus
$978
49 km or 30 mi Bnei Brak
$2385
50 km or 31 mi Givatayim
$2449
50 km or 31 mi Holon
$2031
50 km or 31 mi Ramat Gan
$2451
51 km or 32 mi Qalqilya
$910
51 km or 32 mi Bat Yam
$2147
51 km or 32 mi Hod HaSharon
$2320
52 km or 32 mi Tel Aviv
$2702
53 km or 33 mi Kfar Saba
$2346
54 km or 33 mi Ashdod
$2145
54 km or 33 mi Ramat HaSharon
$2110
54 km or 34 mi Herzliya
$3089
55 km or 34 mi Ra'anana
$2432
56 km or 35 mi Tira
$2274
56 km or 35 mi Al-Salt
$546
57 km or 36 mi Tayibe
$2207
58 km or 36 mi Arad
$1946
62 km or 38 mi Rahat
$1962
63 km or 39 mi Ashkelon
$1761