Ho Chi Minh vs Mashhad - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ho Chi Minh Mashhad
🚶 Cost of living one person
$726
$482
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1883
$1242
🏠 One person rent
$370
$172
🏘️ Family rent
$634
$295
🍽️ Food expenses
$208
$162
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.8
$42.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$500
$252
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
67
45
😀 Quality of life
71
56
🏙️ Population
14M
3M

The cost of living in Ho Chi Minh is 50% more expensive than in Mashhad. Cities ranked 7123rd and 8757th ($726 vs $482) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 61st 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 0.5 months in Mashhad. Ho Chi Minh ranked 1st best city to live in Vietnam vs Mashhad ranked 4th in Iran, while ranked 3396th and 6229th 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
$2.1
$3.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19
$19.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.77
$5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.14
$0.67
☕ Cappuccino
$1.85
$1.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.53
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$512
$192
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$248
$134
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$904
$338
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$437
$246
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60
$8.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$93.8
$13
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.78
$17.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.72%
21.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4456
$1140
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1839
$687
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.27
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.5
$4.32
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.72
$4.33
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.91
$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.57
$0.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.06
$0.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.69
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.56
$0.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$1.74
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.55
$2.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$9.59
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.92
$0.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$1.2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$0.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$0.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$0.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$0.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.78
$3.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.6
$0.91
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$0.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.33
$2.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.7
$4.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.36
$4.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.09
$1.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.93
$2.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.8
$21.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.45
$2.01
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.1
$79.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.5
$24.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.4
$21
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.2
$93.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$379
$46.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17174
$629

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$522
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$414
72 km or 45 mi Vung Tau
$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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Distance City Cost of living
73 km or 45 mi Nishapur
$469
120 km or 75 mi Torbat-e Heydarieh
$476
132 km or 82 mi Quchan
$475
150 km or 93 mi Torbat-e Jam
$467
157 km or 98 mi Kashmar
$483
174 km or 108 mi Sabzevar
$483
202 km or 126 mi Anau
$1846
212 km or 132 mi Ashgabat
$1898
240 km or 149 mi Bojnord
$466
245 km or 152 mi Mary
$1726
304 km or 189 mi Baherden
$1864
317 km or 197 mi Herat
$556
384 km or 239 mi Birjand
$542
409 km or 254 mi Gonbad-e Kavus
$458
411 km or 255 mi Shahrud
$561
461 km or 287 mi Gorgan
$664
467 km or 290 mi Turkmenabat
$1795
551 km or 342 mi Sheberghan
$470
566 km or 351 mi Semnan
$523
572 km or 355 mi Bukhara
$439
586 km or 364 mi Sari
$612
604 km or 375 mi Qaem Shahr
$474
612 km or 380 mi Zabol
$525
614 km or 381 mi Dasoguz
$1840
615 km or 382 mi Qarshi
$500
620 km or 385 mi Babol
$359
649 km or 403 mi Amol
$516
673 km or 418 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$493
684 km or 425 mi Lashkargah
$469
685 km or 425 mi Nukus
$475
687 km or 427 mi Yazd
$517
703 km or 437 mi Pardis
$563
710 km or 441 mi Kerman
$700
719 km or 447 mi Pakdasht
$570
726 km or 451 mi Varamin
$557
730 km or 454 mi Qarchak
$570
733 km or 456 mi Golestan
$584
737 km or 458 mi Rafsanjan
$558
738 km or 459 mi Ray
$584
739 km or 459 mi Tehran
$638