Ho Chi Minh vs Mecca - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Ho Chi Minh	Mecca
🚶 Cost of living one person	$735	$979
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2016	$2659
🏠 One person rent	$376	$371
🏘️ Family rent	$815	$905
🍽️ Food expenses	$210	$293
🚐 Transport expenses	$72.4	$220
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$487	$1646
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	68 km
🎓 Higher education	66	42
😀 Quality of life	65	54
🏙️ Population	9.39M	2.43M

The cost of living in Ho Chi Minh is 25% less expensive than in Mecca. Cities ranked 6739th and 5632nd ($735 vs $979) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 8th 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 9th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 4253rd and 5982nd 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	$2.17	$4.96
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$23.4	$36.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.72	$7.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.18	$1.61
☕ Cappuccino	$1.88	$3.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.5	$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$459	$260
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$281	$263
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1102	$743
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$634	$783
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$50.1	$38.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$77.2	$59.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.54	$70.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.56%	4.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4334	$1496
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2039	$1212
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.27	$1.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.9	$101
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.97	$18.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.89	$0.5
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.54	$1.48
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.06	$0.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$1.59
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.49	$2.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$6.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.66	$7.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$2.06
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$1.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$1.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$1.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$1.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.82	$1.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.7	$3.88
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.93	$1.91
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.3	$5.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.78	$5.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.41	$3.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.12	$2.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.89	$1.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21.4	$103
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.32	$14.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$20.2	$26.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.65	$4.18
👖 Brand Jeans	$41.1	$32.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$62.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$277	$398
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14143	$4682

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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 Mecca

Distance	City	Cost of living
69 km or 43 mi	Jeddah	$1146
329 km or 204 mi	Bisha	$905
338 km or 210 mi	Port Sudan	$1003
339 km or 211 mi	Medina	$1215
350 km or 218 mi	Yanbu	$829
354 km or 220 mi	Bareq	$902
453 km or 282 mi	Abha	$910
606 km or 377 mi	As Sulayyil	$1041
620 km or 385 mi	Ar Rass	$861
628 km or 390 mi	Najran	$937
642 km or 399 mi	Al Wajh	$961
644 km or 400 mi	Keren	$488
648 km or 403 mi	Sa'dah	$482
649 km or 403 mi	Massawa	$486
670 km or 416 mi	Unaizah	$969
684 km or 425 mi	Asmara	$520
703 km or 437 mi	Ha'il	$846
735 km or 457 mi	Mendefera	$487
738 km or 458 mi	Atbara	$1131
756 km or 470 mi	Kassala	$1006
769 km or 478 mi	Aswan	$329
790 km or 491 mi	Riyadh	$1637
807 km or 501 mi	Al Hudaydah	$505
818 km or 508 mi	Sanaa	$546
842 km or 523 mi	Sayyan	$481
842 km or 523 mi	Tabuk	$1078
873 km or 542 mi	Luxor	$335
884 km or 549 mi	Mekelle	$662
884 km or 549 mi	Zabid	$482
890 km or 553 mi	Hurghada	$342
895 km or 556 mi	Qena	$362
904 km or 562 mi	Dhamar	$486
909 km or 565 mi	El Gouna	$336
912 km or 567 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$464
933 km or 580 mi	Dumat al-Jandal	$798
947 km or 588 mi	El-Gadarif	$943
948 km or 589 mi	Ibb	$496
951 km or 591 mi	Sakakah	$781
951 km or 591 mi	Dahab	$381
979 km or 608 mi	Taiz	$507