Ho Chi Minh vs Manama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ho Chi Minh Manama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$726
$1340
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1883
$3091
🏠 One person rent
$370
$765
🏘️ Family rent
$634
$1313
🍽️ Food expenses
$208
$372
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.8
$102
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$500
$2321
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
67
45
😀 Quality of life
71
76
🏙️ Population
14M
298K

The cost of living in Ho Chi Minh is 46% less expensive than in Manama. Cities ranked 7123rd and 4453rd ($726 vs $1340) 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 3396th and 1297th 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
$2.1
$6.61
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19
$52.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.77
$7.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.14
$6.74
☕ Cappuccino
$1.85
$4.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.53
$0.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$512
$904
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$248
$568
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$904
$1636
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$437
$1009
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60
$94.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$93.8
$143
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.78
$35.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.72%
6.26%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4456
$2618
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1839
$1965
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.27
$0.69
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.5
$37
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.72
$33.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.91
$0.59
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.57
$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.06
$1.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$2.34
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.56
$2.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$8.65
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.55
$6.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$8.69
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.92
$2.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$2.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$1.41
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$1.04
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$1.38
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.78
$2.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.6
$18.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$3.56
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.33
$5.31
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.7
$5.42
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.36
$6.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.09
$2.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.93
$3.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.8
$63.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.45
$10.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.1
$39.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.5
$5.56
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.4
$51.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.2
$88.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$379
$403
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17174
$10985

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$522
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$414
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$503
96 km or 60 mi Svay Rieng
$721
113 km or 70 mi Sa Dec
$519
127 km or 79 mi Can Tho
$455
141 km or 88 mi Long Xuyen
$508
153 km or 95 mi Soc Trang
$523
162 km or 100 mi Prey Veng
$776
167 km or 104 mi Phan Thiet
$480
181 km or 112 mi Mui Ne
$493
184 km or 114 mi Kampong Cham
$518
189 km or 117 mi Rach Gia
$530
198 km or 123 mi Bac Lieu
$506
205 km or 127 mi Phnom Penh
$893
233 km or 145 mi Da Lat
$563
244 km or 151 mi Ca Mau
$517
257 km or 160 mi Buon Ma Thuot
$528
270 km or 168 mi Phan Rang-Thap Cham
$533
271 km or 168 mi Kampot
$582
300 km or 186 mi Phu Quoc
$518
309 km or 192 mi Stung Treng
$668
320 km or 199 mi Nha Trang
$540
343 km or 213 mi Sihanoukville
$766
414 km or 257 mi Siem Reap
$679
433 km or 269 mi Qui Nhon
$515
452 km or 281 mi Battambang
$601
488 km or 303 mi Ko Chang
$718
502 km or 312 mi Serei Saophoan
$644
527 km or 327 mi Ubon Ratchathani
$543
533 km or 331 mi Quang Ngai
$407
584 km or 363 mi Klaeng
$724
592 km or 368 mi Hoi An
$609
605 km or 376 mi Da Nang
$699
637 km or 396 mi Hue
$375
663 km or 412 mi Nong Prue
$809
664 km or 413 mi Chaophraya Surasak
$784
668 km or 415 mi Pattaya
$839
670 km or 416 mi Laem Chabang
$799
676 km or 420 mi Nakhon Ratchasima
$586

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$1218
10 km or 6.2 mi Riffa
$1062
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$965
54 km or 33 mi Dammam
$1059
98 km or 61 mi Qatif
$778
110 km or 68 mi Al Khor
$2015
126 km or 78 mi Al-Mubarraz
$821
126 km or 78 mi Jubail
$917
139 km or 87 mi Doha
$2100
307 km or 191 mi Bushehr
$454
345 km or 214 mi Borazjan
$457
376 km or 233 mi Al Wafrah
$1247
388 km or 241 mi Jahrom
$494
392 km or 244 mi Kazerun
$471
421 km or 262 mi Madinat Zayed
$1791
424 km or 263 mi Shiraz
$505
426 km or 265 mi Riyadh
$1628
427 km or 265 mi Abu Dhabi
$2133
428 km or 266 mi Fasa
$497
435 km or 270 mi Kuwait City
$1437
461 km or 287 mi Marvdasht
$485
467 km or 290 mi Al-Faw
$703
485 km or 301 mi Dubai
$2470
488 km or 303 mi Behbahan
$469
491 km or 305 mi Sharjah
$1543
498 km or 309 mi Umm Qasr
$708
498 km or 310 mi Ajman
$2356
501 km or 312 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$493
503 km or 312 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1170
504 km or 313 mi Yasuj
$459
510 km or 317 mi Abadan
$522
524 km or 326 mi Khorramshahr
$509
543 km or 337 mi Az Zubayr
$694
547 km or 340 mi Basra
$861
555 km or 345 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1355
565 km or 351 mi Al Ain
$1455
573 km or 356 mi Bandar Abbas
$620
589 km or 366 mi Fujairah
$1173
597 km or 371 mi Ahvaz
$548
617 km or 383 mi Sirjan
$521