Ho Chi Minh vs Mecca - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ho Chi Minh Mecca
🚶 Cost of living one person
$702
$1032
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1978
$2465
🏠 One person rent
$349
$394
🏘️ Family rent
$750
$622
🍽️ Food expenses
$211
$308
🚐 Transport expenses
$67.1
$219
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$457
$1784
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
68 km
🎓 Higher education
66
41
😀 Quality of life
66
54
🏙️ Population
10.4M
1.68M

The cost of living in Ho Chi Minh is 32% less expensive than in Mecca. Cities ranked 6786th and 5103rd ($702 vs $1032) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th in Vietnam and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Vietnam vs Saudi Arabia 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 Mecca. Ho Chi Minh ranked 1st best city to live in Vietnam vs Mecca ranked 8th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 4217th and 6051st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ho Chi Minh vs Mecca

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Ho Chi Minh Mecca
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.85
$6.11
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.2
$41.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.63
$6.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.07
$1.59
 Cappuccino
$2.02
$3.4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.52
$0.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$428
$275
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$258
$275
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1064
$690
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$568
$424
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$46.7
$47.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$72.1
$73.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11
$71.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.9%
7.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4519
$1443
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2063
$1095
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$2.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.56
$99.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.78
$23.1
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$0.5
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.51
$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.13
$0.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$1.58
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.59
$2.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$6.79
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.66
$7.14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.37
$2.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$1.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$1.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$1.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$1.15
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.87
$1.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.6
$3.89
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.93
$1.69
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.23
$6.32
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.05
$5.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.39
$3.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.22
$2.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.84
$1.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$26.5
$127
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.4
$17.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.9
$26.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.08
$4.24
👖 Brand Jeans
$36.8
$38.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$68.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$306
$398
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16779
$4708

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Distance City Cost of living
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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
69 km or 43 mi Jeddah
$1100
329 km or 204 mi Bisha
$938
338 km or 210 mi Port Sudan
$1361
339 km or 211 mi Medina
$892
350 km or 218 mi Yanbu
$844
354 km or 220 mi Bareq
$920
453 km or 282 mi Abha
$923
606 km or 377 mi As Sulayyil
$1085
620 km or 385 mi Ar Rass
$860
628 km or 390 mi Najran
$1047
642 km or 399 mi Al Wajh
$879
644 km or 400 mi Keren
$466
648 km or 403 mi Sa'dah
$467
649 km or 403 mi Massawa
$467
670 km or 416 mi Unaizah
$1013
684 km or 425 mi Asmara
$498
703 km or 437 mi Ha'il
$996
735 km or 457 mi Mendefera
$466
738 km or 458 mi Atbara
$1095
756 km or 470 mi Kassala
$1061
769 km or 478 mi Aswan
$280
790 km or 491 mi Riyadh
$1642
807 km or 501 mi Al Hudaydah
$489
818 km or 508 mi Sanaa
$523
842 km or 523 mi Sayyan
$467
842 km or 523 mi Tabuk
$1000
873 km or 542 mi Luxor
$404
884 km or 549 mi Mekelle
$800
884 km or 549 mi Zabid
$466
890 km or 553 mi Hurghada
$434
895 km or 556 mi Qena
$443
904 km or 562 mi Dhamar
$470
909 km or 565 mi El Gouna
$440
912 km or 567 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$603
933 km or 580 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$857
947 km or 588 mi El-Gadarif
$959
948 km or 589 mi Ibb
$481
951 km or 591 mi Sakakah
$854
951 km or 591 mi Dahab
$625
979 km or 608 mi Taiz
$490