Ho Chi Minh vs Mecca - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ho Chi Minh Mecca
🚶 Cost of living one person
$762
$1107
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1930
$2620
🏠 One person rent
$409
$472
🏘️ Family rent
$723
$791
🍽️ Food expenses
$205
$296
🚐 Transport expenses
$71
$239
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$340
$1156
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
68 km
🎓 Higher education
67
41
😀 Quality of life
69
58
🏙️ Population
14M
2.43M

The cost of living in Ho Chi Minh is 31% less expensive than in Mecca. Cities ranked 6919th and 5028th ($762 vs $1107) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in Vietnam and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Vietnam vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Ho Chi Minh compared to 1 months in Mecca. Ho Chi Minh ranked 1st best city to live in Vietnam vs Mecca ranked 9th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 4450th and 6123rd 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
$1.95
$4.49
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.8
$30.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.35
$7.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.15
$1.6
☕ Cappuccino
$1.86
$3.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.54
$0.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$547
$283
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$289
$384
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1009
$509
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$526
$699
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59
$38.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$90.8
$59.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.58
$69.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.52%
5.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4266
$1701
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1950
$1402
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.27
$1.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.5
$99.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.91
$23.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.86
$0.5
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.51
$1.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.96
$0.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.59
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.47
$2.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$6.64
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.61
$7.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$13.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.67
$2.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$1.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$1.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.82
$1.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.5
$3.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$1.96
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.35
$6.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.74
$5.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.35
$3.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.1
$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.95
$1.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$20.4
$104
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.48
$16.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$27.5
$25.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.79
$4.23
👖 Brand Jeans
$46.8
$32.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$96.9
$62.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$329
$398
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14995
$4622

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Distance City Cost of living
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$540
25 km or 15 mi Bien Hoa
$419
72 km or 45 mi Vung Tau
$525
96 km or 60 mi Svay Rieng
$708
113 km or 70 mi Sa Dec
$519
127 km or 79 mi Can Tho
$456
141 km or 88 mi Long Xuyen
$514
153 km or 95 mi Soc Trang
$523
162 km or 100 mi Prey Veng
$760
167 km or 104 mi Phan Thiet
$500
181 km or 112 mi Mui Ne
$506
184 km or 114 mi Kampong Cham
$501
189 km or 117 mi Rach Gia
$535
198 km or 123 mi Bac Lieu
$512
205 km or 127 mi Phnom Penh
$882
233 km or 145 mi Da Lat
$572
244 km or 151 mi Ca Mau
$526
257 km or 160 mi Buon Ma Thuot
$535
270 km or 168 mi Phan Rang-Thap Cham
$543
271 km or 168 mi Kampot
$587
300 km or 186 mi Phu Quoc
$530
309 km or 192 mi Stung Treng
$652
320 km or 199 mi Nha Trang
$541
343 km or 213 mi Sihanoukville
$764
414 km or 257 mi Siem Reap
$679
433 km or 269 mi Qui Nhon
$519
452 km or 281 mi Battambang
$575
488 km or 303 mi Ko Chang
$763
502 km or 312 mi Serei Saophoan
$629
527 km or 327 mi Ubon Ratchathani
$583
533 km or 331 mi Quang Ngai
$410
584 km or 363 mi Klaeng
$768
592 km or 368 mi Hoi An
$613
605 km or 376 mi Da Nang
$660
637 km or 396 mi Hue
$380
663 km or 412 mi Nong Prue
$846
664 km or 413 mi Chaophraya Surasak
$823
668 km or 415 mi Pattaya
$874
670 km or 416 mi Laem Chabang
$838
676 km or 420 mi Nakhon Ratchasima
$610

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Distance City Cost of living
69 km or 43 mi Jeddah
$1209
329 km or 204 mi Bisha
$906
338 km or 210 mi Port Sudan
$964
339 km or 211 mi Medina
$1168
350 km or 218 mi Yanbu
$795
354 km or 220 mi Bareq
$893
453 km or 282 mi Abha
$902
606 km or 377 mi As Sulayyil
$1005
620 km or 385 mi Ar Rass
$815
628 km or 390 mi Najran
$865
642 km or 399 mi Al Wajh
$942
644 km or 400 mi Keren
$498
648 km or 403 mi Sa'dah
$491
649 km or 403 mi Massawa
$497
670 km or 416 mi Unaizah
$931
684 km or 425 mi Asmara
$531
703 km or 437 mi Ha'il
$775
735 km or 457 mi Mendefera
$498
738 km or 458 mi Atbara
$1104
756 km or 470 mi Kassala
$931
769 km or 478 mi Aswan
$369
790 km or 491 mi Riyadh
$1632
807 km or 501 mi Al Hudaydah
$515
818 km or 508 mi Sanaa
$551
842 km or 523 mi Sayyan
$492
842 km or 523 mi Tabuk
$1074
873 km or 542 mi Luxor
$385
884 km or 549 mi Mekelle
$810
884 km or 549 mi Zabid
$491
890 km or 553 mi Hurghada
$354
895 km or 556 mi Qena
$448
904 km or 562 mi Dhamar
$494
909 km or 565 mi El Gouna
$360
912 km or 567 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$598
933 km or 580 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$790
947 km or 588 mi El-Gadarif
$858
948 km or 589 mi Ibb
$504
951 km or 591 mi Sakakah
$776
951 km or 591 mi Dahab
$479
979 km or 608 mi Taiz
$514