Ho Chi Minh vs Manama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ho Chi Minh Manama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$735
$1280
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2016
$3260
🏠 One person rent
$376
$675
🏘️ Family rent
$815
$1427
🍽️ Food expenses
$210
$394
🚐 Transport expenses
$72.4
$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$487
$2298
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
66
46
😀 Quality of life
65
74
🏙️ Population
9.39M
298K

The cost of living in Ho Chi Minh is 43% less expensive than in Manama. Cities ranked 6739th and 4263rd ($735 vs $1280) 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 1.8 months in Manama. Ho Chi Minh ranked 1st best city to live in Vietnam vs Manama ranked 1st in Bahrain, while ranked 4253rd and 1311th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ho Chi Minh vs Manama

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Ho Chi Minh Manama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.17
$6.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$23.4
$57
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.72
$7.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.18
$9.31
☕ Cappuccino
$1.88
$5.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$0.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$459
$715
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$281
$512
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1102
$1691
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$634
$1155
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$50.1
$80.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$77.2
$123
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.54
$41.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.56%
8.7%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4334
$2589
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2039
$2299
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.27
$0.86
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.9
$34.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.97
$36.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.89
$0.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.54
$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.06
$1.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$2.39
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.49
$2.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$9.57
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.66
$7.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$2.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.22
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$0.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.82
$2.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.7
$20.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.93
$3.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.3
$6.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.78
$5.44
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.41
$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.12
$2.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.89
$3.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.4
$78.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.32
$10.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.2
$39.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.65
$4.78
👖 Brand Jeans
$41.1
$43.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$105
$90
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$277
$377
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14143
$9896

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$508
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$514
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$721
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$506
181 km or 112 mi Mui Ne
$507
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$513
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$526
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$504
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$836
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$577
244 km or 151 mi Ca Mau
$516
257 km or 160 mi Buon Ma Thuot
$531
270 km or 168 mi Phan Rang-Thap Cham
$534
271 km or 168 mi Kampot
$596
300 km or 186 mi Phu Quoc
$519
309 km or 192 mi Stung Treng
$634
320 km or 199 mi Nha Trang
$535
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$755
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$644
433 km or 269 mi Qui Nhon
$516
452 km or 281 mi Battambang
$573
488 km or 303 mi Ko Chang
$677
502 km or 312 mi Serei Saophoan
$639
527 km or 327 mi Ubon Ratchathani
$545
533 km or 331 mi Quang Ngai
$427
584 km or 363 mi Klaeng
$685
592 km or 368 mi Hoi An
$584
605 km or 376 mi Da Nang
$593
637 km or 396 mi Hue
$393
663 km or 412 mi Nong Prue
$752
664 km or 413 mi Chaophraya Surasak
$739
668 km or 415 mi Pattaya
$781
670 km or 416 mi Laem Chabang
$743
676 km or 420 mi Nakhon Ratchasima
$588

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$1056
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$897
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$1709
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$804
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$901
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$1779
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$551
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$546
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$1210
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$547
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$557
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$1721
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$589
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$1637
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$1828
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$548
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$1393
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$563
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$736
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$2379
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$536
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$1494
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$740
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$2240
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$548
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$1196
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$529
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$547
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$544
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$723
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$904
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$1540
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$1844
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$634
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$1239
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$597
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$514