Ho Chi Minh vs Mashhad - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ho Chi Minh Mashhad
🚶 Cost of living one person
$744
$538
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2071
$1576
🏠 One person rent
$376
$186
🏘️ Family rent
$848
$461
🍽️ Food expenses
$219
$191
🚐 Transport expenses
$75.4
$44.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$488
$228
😷 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 38% more expensive than in Mashhad. Cities ranked 6692nd and 8365th ($744 vs $538) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 71st 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 4277th and 6193rd 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
$2.27
$3.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.5
$35.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.89
$4.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.21
$0.5
☕ Cappuccino
$1.86
$1.2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.53
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$444
$223
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$284
$144
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1185
$569
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$655
$395
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$49.7
$8.61
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$76.8
$13.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.1
$17.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.77%
20.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4095
$1424
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2072
$812
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.4
$4.35
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.91
$4.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.95
$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.55
$0.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.12
$0.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$2.61
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.56
$1.1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$2.06
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.89
$2.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$9.41
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.13
$0.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$0.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$0.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$0.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$0.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.88
$7.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.2
$0.73
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.93
$0.67
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.43
$2.42
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.85
$5.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.58
$5.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.15
$1.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.93
$2.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$25.6
$15.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.42
$1.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21
$94.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.66
$28.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$32.2
$21.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$90.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$263
$150
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14503
$612

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Distance City Cost of living
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$541
25 km or 15 mi Bien Hoa
$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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Distance City Cost of living
73 km or 45 mi Nishapur
$517
120 km or 75 mi Torbat-e Heydarieh
$515
132 km or 82 mi Quchan
$500
150 km or 93 mi Torbat-e Jam
$512
157 km or 98 mi Kashmar
$511
174 km or 108 mi Sabzevar
$515
202 km or 126 mi Anau
$1583
212 km or 132 mi Ashgabat
$1616
240 km or 149 mi Bojnord
$458
245 km or 152 mi Mary
$1531
304 km or 189 mi Baherden
$1578
317 km or 197 mi Herat
$514
384 km or 239 mi Birjand
$553
409 km or 254 mi Gonbad-e Kavus
$496
411 km or 255 mi Shahrud
$603
461 km or 287 mi Gorgan
$689
467 km or 290 mi Turkmenabat
$1554
551 km or 342 mi Sheberghan
$450
566 km or 351 mi Semnan
$607
572 km or 355 mi Bukhara
$452
586 km or 364 mi Sari
$670
604 km or 375 mi Qaem Shahr
$564
612 km or 380 mi Zabol
$548
614 km or 381 mi Dasoguz
$1572
615 km or 382 mi Qarshi
$435
620 km or 385 mi Babol
$468
649 km or 403 mi Amol
$550
673 km or 418 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$470
684 km or 425 mi Lashkargah
$487
685 km or 425 mi Nukus
$394
687 km or 427 mi Yazd
$577
703 km or 437 mi Pardis
$675
710 km or 441 mi Kerman
$467
719 km or 447 mi Pakdasht
$689
726 km or 451 mi Varamin
$673
730 km or 454 mi Qarchak
$693
733 km or 456 mi Golestan
$722
737 km or 458 mi Rafsanjan
$515
738 km or 459 mi Ray
$720
739 km or 459 mi Tehran
$797