Ho Chi Minh vs Kuwait City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ho Chi Minh Kuwait City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$744
$1457
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2071
$3814
🏠 One person rent
$376
$711
🏘️ Family rent
$848
$1511
🍽️ Food expenses
$219
$391
🚐 Transport expenses
$75.4
$220
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$488
$2257
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
66
43
😀 Quality of life
65
74
🏙️ Population
9.39M
2.99M

The cost of living in Ho Chi Minh is 49% less expensive than in Kuwait City. Cities ranked 6692nd and 3883rd ($744 vs $1457) 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 1.5 months in Kuwait City. Ho Chi Minh ranked 1st best city to live in Vietnam vs Kuwait City ranked 1st in Kuwait, while ranked 4277th and 1287th 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
$2.27
$9.81
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.5
$65.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.89
$8.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.21
$2.44
☕ Cappuccino
$1.86
$5.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.53
$0.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$444
$794
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$284
$612
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1185
$1677
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$655
$1368
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$49.7
$35.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$76.8
$54.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.1
$27
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.77%
6.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4095
$5807
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2072
$2705
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.4
$49.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.91
$29.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.95
$0.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.55
$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.12
$1.04
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.95
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.56
$2.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$4.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.89
$6.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.13
$2.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$1.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$1.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$1.14
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$0.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.88
$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.2
$3.63
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.93
$1.16
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.43
$3.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.85
$16.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.58
$4.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.15
$5.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.93
$1.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$25.6
$114
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.42
$11.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21
$77.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.66
$9.64
👖 Brand Jeans
$32.2
$42.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$92.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$263
$467
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14503
$7012

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$469
141 km or 88 mi Long Xuyen
$516
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$529
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$711
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$521
181 km or 112 mi Mui Ne
$516
184 km or 114 mi Kampong Cham
$514
189 km or 117 mi Rach Gia
$534
198 km or 123 mi Bac Lieu
$515
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$819
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$531
244 km or 151 mi Ca Mau
$525
257 km or 160 mi Buon Ma Thuot
$515
270 km or 168 mi Phan Rang-Thap Cham
$521
271 km or 168 mi Kampot
$582
300 km or 186 mi Phu Quoc
$529
309 km or 192 mi Stung Treng
$626
320 km or 199 mi Nha Trang
$549
343 km or 213 mi Sihanoukville
$754
414 km or 257 mi Siem Reap
$630
433 km or 269 mi Qui Nhon
$515
452 km or 281 mi Battambang
$533
488 km or 303 mi Ko Chang
$697
502 km or 312 mi Serei Saophoan
$633
527 km or 327 mi Ubon Ratchathani
$561
533 km or 331 mi Quang Ngai
$433
584 km or 363 mi Klaeng
$703
592 km or 368 mi Hoi An
$547
605 km or 376 mi Da Nang
$610
637 km or 396 mi Hue
$407
663 km or 412 mi Nong Prue
$773
664 km or 413 mi Chaophraya Surasak
$758
668 km or 415 mi Pattaya
$800
670 km or 416 mi Laem Chabang
$769
676 km or 420 mi Nakhon Ratchasima
$564

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$716
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$1268
82 km or 51 mi Al-Faw
$713
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$557
116 km or 72 mi Az Zubayr
$705
119 km or 74 mi Khorramshahr
$552
125 km or 78 mi Basra
$879
176 km or 110 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$542
226 km or 141 mi Ahvaz
$588
250 km or 155 mi Nasiriyah
$665
257 km or 159 mi Behbahan
$507
281 km or 174 mi Bushehr
$548
285 km or 177 mi Amarah
$680
308 km or 192 mi Shushtar
$559
311 km or 193 mi Masjed Soleyman
$547
312 km or 194 mi Jubail
$928
314 km or 195 mi Borazjan
$541
328 km or 204 mi Izeh
$490
337 km or 209 mi Samawah
$586
337 km or 209 mi Qatif
$878
337 km or 210 mi Dezful
$588
344 km or 214 mi Andimeshk
$583
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$537
375 km or 233 mi Yasuj
$489
388 km or 241 mi Dammam
$989
405 km or 252 mi Kut
$631
406 km or 252 mi Dhahran
$870
412 km or 256 mi Al Diwaniyah
$495
428 km or 266 mi Shahr-e Kord
$370
435 km or 270 mi Manama
$1267
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$1226
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$1218
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$558
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$566
456 km or 284 mi Najaf
$585
456 km or 284 mi Khorramabad
$559
468 km or 291 mi Al-Mubarraz
$783
469 km or 292 mi Marvdasht
$546
470 km or 292 mi Dorud
$518
473 km or 294 mi Shahreza
$527