Ho Chi Minh vs Mashhad - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Ho Chi Minh	Mashhad
🚶 Cost of living one person	$735	$508
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2016	$1452
🏠 One person rent	$376	$169
🏘️ Family rent	$815	$391
🍽️ Food expenses	$210	$180
🚐 Transport expenses	$72.4	$42.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$487	$216
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	66	46
😀 Quality of life	65	50
🏙️ Population	9.39M	3M

The cost of living in Ho Chi Minh is 45% more expensive than in Mashhad. Cities ranked 6739th and 8574th ($735 vs $508) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 84th 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 3rd in Iran, while ranked 4253rd and 6227th 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	$2.17	$2.51
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$23.4	$32.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.72	$3.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.18	$0.5
☕ Cappuccino	$1.88	$1.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.5	$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$459	$194
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$281	$129
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1102	$493
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$634	$325
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$50.1	$8.75
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$77.2	$13.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.54	$18.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.56%	20.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4334	$1263
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2039	$773
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.27	$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.9	$4.35
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.97	$4.48
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.89	$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.54	$0.52
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.06	$0.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$2.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.49	$1.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$1.79
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.66	$2.45
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$9.89
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$0.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$1.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$0.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$0.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$0.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$0.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$0.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.82	$7.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.7	$0.89
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.93	$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.3	$2.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.78	$5.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.41	$5.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.12	$1.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.89	$2.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21.4	$13.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.32	$1.99
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$20.2	$95.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.65	$29
👖 Brand Jeans	$41.1	$20.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$89.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$277	$68
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14143	$618

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Cities near Ho Chi Minh

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Thu Dau Mot	$530
25 km or 15 mi	Bien Hoa	$425
72 km or 45 mi	Vung Tau	$494
96 km or 60 mi	Svay Rieng	$678
113 km or 70 mi	Sa Dec	$512
127 km or 79 mi	Can Tho	$454
141 km or 88 mi	Long Xuyen	$508
153 km or 95 mi	Soc Trang	$514
162 km or 100 mi	Prey Veng	$721
167 km or 104 mi	Phan Thiet	$506
181 km or 112 mi	Mui Ne	$507
184 km or 114 mi	Kampong Cham	$513
189 km or 117 mi	Rach Gia	$526
198 km or 123 mi	Bac Lieu	$504
205 km or 127 mi	Phnom Penh	$836
233 km or 145 mi	Da Lat	$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
343 km or 213 mi	Sihanoukville	$755
414 km or 257 mi	Siem Reap	$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

Cities near Mashhad

Distance	City	Cost of living
73 km or 45 mi	Nishapur	$509
120 km or 75 mi	Torbat-e Heydarieh	$521
132 km or 82 mi	Quchan	$515
150 km or 93 mi	Torbat-e Jam	$550
157 km or 98 mi	Kashmar	$521
174 km or 108 mi	Sabzevar	$524
202 km or 126 mi	Anau	$1553
212 km or 132 mi	Ashgabat	$1584
240 km or 149 mi	Bojnord	$510
245 km or 152 mi	Mary	$1503
304 km or 189 mi	Baherden	$1541
317 km or 197 mi	Herat	$512
384 km or 239 mi	Birjand	$574
409 km or 254 mi	Gonbad-e Kavus	$495
411 km or 255 mi	Shahrud	$598
461 km or 287 mi	Gorgan	$685
467 km or 290 mi	Turkmenabat	$1523
551 km or 342 mi	Sheberghan	$414
566 km or 351 mi	Semnan	$580
572 km or 355 mi	Bukhara	$431
586 km or 364 mi	Sari	$658
604 km or 375 mi	Qaem Shahr	$554
612 km or 380 mi	Zabol	$552
614 km or 381 mi	Dasoguz	$1535
615 km or 382 mi	Qarshi	$484
620 km or 385 mi	Babol	$458
649 km or 403 mi	Amol	$557
673 km or 418 mi	Mazar-i-Sharif	$408
684 km or 425 mi	Lashkargah	$476
685 km or 425 mi	Nukus	$392
687 km or 427 mi	Yazd	$573
703 km or 437 mi	Pardis	$665
710 km or 441 mi	Kerman	$464
719 km or 447 mi	Pakdasht	$680
726 km or 451 mi	Varamin	$651
730 km or 454 mi	Qarchak	$681
733 km or 456 mi	Golestan	$714
737 km or 458 mi	Rafsanjan	$507
738 km or 459 mi	Ray	$710
739 km or 459 mi	Tehran	$788