Ho Chi Minh vs Kuwait City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ho Chi Minh Kuwait City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$734
$1454
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1845
$3423
🏠 One person rent
$387
$741
🏘️ Family rent
$684
$1291
🍽️ Food expenses
$202
$401
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.5
$183
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$336
$2360
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
66
43
😀 Quality of life
66
79
🏙️ Population
9.39M
2.99M

The cost of living in Ho Chi Minh is 50% less expensive than in Kuwait City. Cities ranked 6928th and 4115th ($734 vs $1454) 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 0.5 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 4947th and 884th 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
$1.9
$11.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.6
$81.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.81
$9.53
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.14
$3.25
☕ Cappuccino
$1.85
$5.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$0.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$499
$828
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$280
$630
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$921
$1498
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$508
$1123
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$54.3
$42.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$83.8
$64.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.41
$28.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.06%
6.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3891
$8536
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1915
$1767
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.27
$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.4
$44.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.93
$23.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.84
$0.36
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.43
$1.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.95
$1.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$1.79
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.45
$1.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$5.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.67
$7.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$10.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.75
$2.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$1.93
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$1.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$1.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.79
$1.72
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.8
$3.27
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$0.96
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.23
$2.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.73
$6.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.35
$5.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.08
$3.31
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.93
$4.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$19.4
$108
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.8
$11.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$23.9
$78.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.8
$8.01
👖 Brand Jeans
$44.5
$39.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.5
$84.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$286
$308
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13093
$7065

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$686
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$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
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$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
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$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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$726
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$1283
82 km or 51 mi Al-Faw
$730
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$549
116 km or 72 mi Az Zubayr
$719
119 km or 74 mi Khorramshahr
$542
125 km or 78 mi Basra
$889
176 km or 110 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$521
226 km or 141 mi Ahvaz
$571
250 km or 155 mi Nasiriyah
$669
257 km or 159 mi Behbahan
$483
281 km or 174 mi Bushehr
$453
285 km or 177 mi Amarah
$681
308 km or 192 mi Shushtar
$530
311 km or 193 mi Masjed Soleyman
$517
312 km or 194 mi Jubail
$930
314 km or 195 mi Borazjan
$477
328 km or 204 mi Izeh
$459
337 km or 209 mi Samawah
$583
337 km or 209 mi Qatif
$873
337 km or 210 mi Dezful
$566
344 km or 214 mi Andimeshk
$560
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$503
375 km or 233 mi Yasuj
$463
388 km or 241 mi Dammam
$1008
405 km or 252 mi Kut
$630
406 km or 252 mi Dhahran
$908
412 km or 256 mi Al Diwaniyah
$474
428 km or 266 mi Shahr-e Kord
$352
435 km or 270 mi Manama
$1237
436 km or 271 mi Isa Town
$1230
441 km or 274 mi Riffa
$1201
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$553
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$555
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$570
456 km or 284 mi Khorramabad
$540
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$806
469 km or 292 mi Marvdasht
$530
470 km or 292 mi Dorud
$508
473 km or 294 mi Shahreza
$470