Ho Chi Minh vs Kuwait City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ho Chi Minh Kuwait City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$702
$1424
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1978
$3690
🏠 One person rent
$349
$725
🏘️ Family rent
$750
$1524
🍽️ Food expenses
$211
$339
🚐 Transport expenses
$67.1
$213
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$457
$2222
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
66
43
😀 Quality of life
66
73
🏙️ Population
10.4M
2.99M

The cost of living in Ho Chi Minh is 51% less expensive than in Kuwait City. Cities ranked 6786th and 3697th ($702 vs $1424) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Vietnam and Kuwait, respectively. Check Vietnam vs Kuwait comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Ho Chi Minh compared to 1.6 months in Kuwait City. Ho Chi Minh ranked 1st best city to live in Vietnam vs Kuwait City ranked 1st in Kuwait, while ranked 4217th and 1759th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ho Chi Minh vs Kuwait City

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Ho Chi Minh Kuwait City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.85
$8.22
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.2
$63.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.63
$7.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.07
$2.25
☕ Cappuccino
$2.02
$5.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.52
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$428
$827
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$258
$623
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1064
$1816
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$568
$1353
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$46.7
$32.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$72.1
$49.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11
$28.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.9%
6.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4519
$6427
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2063
$3038
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.56
$45.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.78
$29.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$0.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.51
$1.57
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.13
$0.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$1.95
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.59
$2.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$5.14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.66
$5.85
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$10.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.37
$2.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$1.88
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$1.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$1.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$1.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$0.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.87
$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.6
$3.54
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.93
$1.32
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.23
$3.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.05
$7.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.39
$7.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.22
$2.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.84
$1.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$26.5
$120
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.4
$11.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.9
$92.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.08
$12.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$36.8
$43
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$95
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$306
$531
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16779
$6644

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$463
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$509
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$522
162 km or 100 mi Prey Veng
$711
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$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
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$802
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$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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$708
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$1256
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$710
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$543
116 km or 72 mi Az Zubayr
$698
119 km or 74 mi Khorramshahr
$540
125 km or 78 mi Basra
$875
176 km or 110 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$544
226 km or 141 mi Ahvaz
$559
250 km or 155 mi Nasiriyah
$671
257 km or 159 mi Behbahan
$541
281 km or 174 mi Bushehr
$646
285 km or 177 mi Amarah
$685
308 km or 192 mi Shushtar
$549
311 km or 193 mi Masjed Soleyman
$543
312 km or 194 mi Jubail
$910
314 km or 195 mi Borazjan
$621
328 km or 204 mi Izeh
$522
337 km or 209 mi Samawah
$594
337 km or 209 mi Qatif
$868
337 km or 210 mi Dezful
$577
344 km or 214 mi Andimeshk
$568
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$606
375 km or 233 mi Yasuj
$561
388 km or 241 mi Dammam
$1005
405 km or 252 mi Kut
$637
406 km or 252 mi Dhahran
$959
412 km or 256 mi Al Diwaniyah
$507
428 km or 266 mi Shahr-e Kord
$387
435 km or 270 mi Manama
$1375
436 km or 271 mi Isa Town
$1327
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$1285
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$606
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$559
456 km or 284 mi Najaf
$569
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$550
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$768
469 km or 292 mi Marvdasht
$604
470 km or 292 mi Dorud
$511
473 km or 294 mi Shahreza
$531