Ho Chi Minh vs Mashhad - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ho Chi Minh Mashhad
🚶 Cost of living one person
$702
$532
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1978
$1496
🏠 One person rent
$349
$214
🏘️ Family rent
$750
$493
🍽️ Food expenses
$211
$183
🚐 Transport expenses
$67.1
$40
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$457
$203
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
66
46
😀 Quality of life
66
53
🏙️ Population
10.4M
3M

The cost of living in Ho Chi Minh is 32% more expensive than in Mashhad. Cities ranked 6786th and 8260th ($702 vs $532) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 75th in Vietnam and Iran, respectively. Check Vietnam vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Ho Chi Minh compared to 0.4 months in Mashhad. Ho Chi Minh ranked 1st best city to live in Vietnam vs Mashhad ranked 4th in Iran, while ranked 4217th and 6128th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ho Chi Minh vs Mashhad

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Ho Chi Minh Mashhad
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.85
$2.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.2
$33.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.63
$4.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.07
$0.5
 Cappuccino
$2.02
$1.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.52
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$428
$271
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$258
$165
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1064
$585
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$568
$428
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$46.7
$9.91
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$72.1
$15.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11
$18.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.9%
20.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4519
$1352
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2063
$855
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.56
$10.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.78
$4.46
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$0.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.51
$0.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.13
$0.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$2.88
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.59
$1.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$2.58
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.66
$2.77
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$8.92
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.37
$0.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$1.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$0.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$0.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$0.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$0.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.87
$1.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.6
$0.69
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.93
$0.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.23
$2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.05
$5.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.39
$4.37
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.22
$1.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.84
$2.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$26.5
$15.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.4
$2.02
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.9
$96
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.08
$4.62
👖 Brand Jeans
$36.8
$29.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$90.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$306
$181
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16779
$555

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$550
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$479
72 km or 45 mi Vung Tau
$534
96 km or 60 mi Svay Rieng
$694
113 km or 70 mi Sa Dec
$515
127 km or 79 mi Can Tho
$463
141 km or 88 mi Long Xuyen
$509
153 km or 95 mi Soc Trang
$522
162 km or 100 mi Prey Veng
$711
167 km or 104 mi Phan Thiet
$566
181 km or 112 mi Mui Ne
$553
184 km or 114 mi Kampong Cham
$555
189 km or 117 mi Rach Gia
$518
198 km or 123 mi Bac Lieu
$516
205 km or 127 mi Phnom Penh
$802
233 km or 145 mi Da Lat
$512
244 km or 151 mi Ca Mau
$520
257 km or 160 mi Buon Ma Thuot
$521
270 km or 168 mi Phan Rang-Thap Cham
$526
271 km or 168 mi Kampot
$569
300 km or 186 mi Phu Quoc
$524
309 km or 192 mi Stung Treng
$628
320 km or 199 mi Nha Trang
$554
343 km or 213 mi Sihanoukville
$755
414 km or 257 mi Siem Reap
$587
433 km or 269 mi Qui Nhon
$518
452 km or 281 mi Battambang
$539
488 km or 303 mi Ko Chang
$614
502 km or 312 mi Serei Saophoan
$579
527 km or 327 mi Ubon Ratchathani
$534
533 km or 331 mi Quang Ngai
$436
584 km or 363 mi Klaeng
$619
592 km or 368 mi Hoi An
$547
605 km or 376 mi Da Nang
$601
637 km or 396 mi Hue
$422
663 km or 412 mi Nong Prue
$653
664 km or 413 mi Chaophraya Surasak
$647
668 km or 415 mi Pattaya
$665
670 km or 416 mi Laem Chabang
$648
676 km or 420 mi Nakhon Ratchasima
$518

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Distance City Cost of living
73 km or 45 mi Nishapur
$509
120 km or 75 mi Torbat-e Heydarieh
$520
132 km or 82 mi Quchan
$487
150 km or 93 mi Torbat-e Jam
$558
157 km or 98 mi Kashmar
$507
174 km or 108 mi Sabzevar
$489
202 km or 126 mi Anau
$1648
212 km or 132 mi Ashgabat
$1679
240 km or 149 mi Bojnord
$427
245 km or 152 mi Mary
$1644
304 km or 189 mi Baherden
$1642
317 km or 197 mi Herat
$514
384 km or 239 mi Birjand
$554
409 km or 254 mi Gonbad-e Kavus
$473
411 km or 255 mi Shahrud
$576
461 km or 287 mi Gorgan
$661
467 km or 290 mi Turkmenabat
$1662
551 km or 342 mi Sheberghan
$446
566 km or 351 mi Semnan
$558
572 km or 355 mi Bukhara
$399
586 km or 364 mi Sari
$640
604 km or 375 mi Qaem Shahr
$533
612 km or 380 mi Zabol
$546
614 km or 381 mi Dasoguz
$1657
615 km or 382 mi Qarshi
$416
620 km or 385 mi Babol
$434
649 km or 403 mi Amol
$519
673 km or 418 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$449
684 km or 425 mi Lashkargah
$484
685 km or 425 mi Nukus
$427
687 km or 427 mi Yazd
$575
703 km or 437 mi Pardis
$619
710 km or 441 mi Kerman
$457
719 km or 447 mi Pakdasht
$633
726 km or 451 mi Varamin
$616
730 km or 454 mi Qarchak
$636
733 km or 456 mi Golestan
$655
737 km or 458 mi Rafsanjan
$530
738 km or 459 mi Ray
$653
739 km or 459 mi Tehran
$700