Ho Chi Minh vs Medina - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated:

Livingcost

Ho Chi Minh Medina
🚶 Cost of living one person
$744
$853
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2071
$2115
🏠 One person rent
$376
$353
🏘️ Family rent
$848
$656
🍽️ Food expenses
$219
$310
🚐 Transport expenses
$75.4
$90.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$488
$1630
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
66
20
😀 Quality of life
65
67
🏙️ Population
9.39M
1.41M

The cost of living in Ho Chi Minh is 13% less expensive than in Medina. Cities ranked 6692nd and 6257th ($744 vs $853) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 17th 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 1.9 months in Medina. Ho Chi Minh ranked 1st best city to live in Vietnam vs Medina ranked 4th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 4277th and 3833rd among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Cost of living in Ho Chi Minh vs Medina infographic

Share this infographic!

Prices in Ho Chi Minh vs Medina

Prices for goods and services in Ho Chi Minh and Medina are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

Ho Chi Minh Medina
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.27
$5.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.5
$37.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.89
$7.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.21
$1.59
☕ Cappuccino
$1.86
$3.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.53
$0.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$444
$311
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$284
$169
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1185
$662
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$655
$419
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$49.7
$60.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$76.8
$93
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.1
$95.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.77%
2.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4095
$1653
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2072
$1056
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.4
$53.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.91
$6.11
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.95
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.55
$1.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.12
$1.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$2.39
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.56
$2.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$6.15
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.89
$6.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$12.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.13
$2.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$1.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$1.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$1.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$1.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.88
$1.87
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.2
$1.32
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.93
$1.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.43
$7.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.85
$5.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.58
$3.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.15
$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.93
$3.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$25.6
$94.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.42
$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21
$25.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.66
$2.75
👖 Brand Jeans
$32.2
$30.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$78.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$263
$183
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14503
$7706

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

More cities to compare

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Ho Chi Minh

Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Thu Dau Mot
$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

Cities near Medina

Distance City Cost of living
168 km or 104 mi Yanbu
$837
328 km or 204 mi Jeddah
$1123
339 km or 211 mi Mecca
$940
378 km or 235 mi Al Wajh
$879
398 km or 247 mi Ha'il
$944
422 km or 262 mi Ar Rass
$828
477 km or 296 mi Unaizah
$940
531 km or 330 mi Tabuk
$988
585 km or 363 mi Bisha
$895
593 km or 368 mi Port Sudan
$1096
595 km or 370 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$821
615 km or 382 mi Sakakah
$806
650 km or 404 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$499
657 km or 408 mi Hurghada
$278
661 km or 411 mi Bareq
$895
675 km or 419 mi El Gouna
$294
676 km or 420 mi Dahab
$393
680 km or 423 mi Aswan
$324
714 km or 444 mi Luxor
$314
717 km or 446 mi Qena
$333
719 km or 447 mi Riyadh
$1586
723 km or 449 mi Aqaba
$694
729 km or 453 mi Eilat
$1536
742 km or 461 mi Ma'an
$777
757 km or 470 mi Abha
$915
758 km or 471 mi As Sulayyil
$1021
810 km or 503 mi Tafilah
$640
827 km or 514 mi Sohag
$350
839 km or 522 mi Al-Karak
$707
861 km or 535 mi Dimona
$1657
870 km or 540 mi Arad
$1651
890 km or 553 mi Beersheba
$1372
896 km or 557 mi Asyut
$306
901 km or 560 mi Hebron
$721
902 km or 561 mi Dura
$847
902 km or 561 mi Ofakim
$1607
905 km or 562 mi Rahat
$1632
906 km or 563 mi Amman
$1004
907 km or 564 mi Najran
$934
913 km or 567 mi Bethlehem
$934