Ho Chi Minh vs Manama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ho Chi Minh Manama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$744
$1267
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2071
$3247
🏠 One person rent
$376
$655
🏘️ Family rent
$848
$1366
🍽️ Food expenses
$219
$375
🚐 Transport expenses
$75.4
$134
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$488
$2207
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
66
44
😀 Quality of life
65
72
🏙️ Population
9.39M
298K

The cost of living in Ho Chi Minh is 41% less expensive than in Manama. Cities ranked 6692nd and 4400th ($744 vs $1267) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Vietnam and Bahrain, respectively. Check Vietnam vs Bahrain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Ho Chi Minh compared to 1.7 months in Manama. Ho Chi Minh ranked 1st best city to live in Vietnam vs Manama ranked 1st in Bahrain, while ranked 4277th and 1915th among best cities to live in the world.

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Ho Chi Minh Manama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.27
$6.61
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.5
$52.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.89
$7.11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.21
$7.93
☕ Cappuccino
$1.86
$5.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.53
$0.84
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$444
$706
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$284
$497
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1185
$1650
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$655
$1097
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$49.7
$76.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$76.8
$118
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.1
$40.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.77%
7.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4095
$2471
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2072
$1550
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.86
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.4
$34.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.91
$47.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.95
$0.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.55
$1.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.12
$1.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$2.38
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.56
$2.66
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$7.36
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.89
$6.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$11.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.13
$2.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$2.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$1.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$1.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$0.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$0.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.88
$2.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.2
$19.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.93
$2.61
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.43
$6.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.85
$5.49
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.58
$6.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.15
$2.81
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.93
$3.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$25.6
$73.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.42
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21
$40.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.66
$4.83
👖 Brand Jeans
$32.2
$47.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$93.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$263
$436
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14503
$10026

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$541
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$445
72 km or 45 mi Vung Tau
$512
96 km or 60 mi Svay Rieng
$689
113 km or 70 mi Sa Dec
$521
127 km or 79 mi Can Tho
$469
141 km or 88 mi Long Xuyen
$516
153 km or 95 mi Soc Trang
$529
162 km or 100 mi Prey Veng
$711
167 km or 104 mi Phan Thiet
$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
205 km or 127 mi Phnom Penh
$819
233 km or 145 mi Da Lat
$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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$1226
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$1218
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$870
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$989
98 km or 61 mi Qatif
$878
110 km or 68 mi Al Khor
$1719
126 km or 78 mi Al-Mubarraz
$783
126 km or 78 mi Jubail
$928
139 km or 87 mi Doha
$1810
307 km or 191 mi Bushehr
$548
345 km or 214 mi Borazjan
$541
376 km or 233 mi Al Wafrah
$1268
388 km or 241 mi Jahrom
$561
392 km or 244 mi Kazerun
$537
421 km or 262 mi Madinat Zayed
$1630
424 km or 263 mi Shiraz
$558
426 km or 265 mi Riyadh
$1586
427 km or 265 mi Abu Dhabi
$1802
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$556
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$1457
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$546
467 km or 290 mi Al-Faw
$713
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$2309
488 km or 303 mi Behbahan
$507
491 km or 305 mi Sharjah
$1503
498 km or 309 mi Umm Qasr
$716
498 km or 310 mi Ajman
$2084
501 km or 312 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$542
503 km or 312 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1768
504 km or 313 mi Yasuj
$489
510 km or 317 mi Abadan
$557
524 km or 326 mi Khorramshahr
$552
543 km or 337 mi Az Zubayr
$705
547 km or 340 mi Basra
$879
555 km or 345 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1603
565 km or 351 mi Al Ain
$1050
573 km or 356 mi Bandar Abbas
$728
589 km or 366 mi Fujairah
$1232
597 km or 371 mi Ahvaz
$588
617 km or 383 mi Sirjan
$520