Ho Chi Minh vs Medina - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ho Chi Minh Medina
🚶 Cost of living one person
$762
$1168
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1930
$2347
🏠 One person rent
$409
$663
🏘️ Family rent
$723
$850
🍽️ Food expenses
$205
$306
🚐 Transport expenses
$71
$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$340
$1243
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
67
23
😀 Quality of life
69
69
🏙️ Population
14M
1.41M

The cost of living in Ho Chi Minh is 35% less expensive than in Medina. Cities ranked 6919th and 4849th ($762 vs $1168) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd 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 1.1 months in Medina. Ho Chi Minh ranked 1st best city to live in Vietnam vs Medina ranked 6th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 4450th and 4347th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ho Chi Minh vs Medina

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Ho Chi Minh Medina
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.95
$5.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.8
$31.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.35
$8.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.15
$1.61
☕ Cappuccino
$1.86
$2.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.54
$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$547
$506
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$289
$475
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1009
$729
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$526
$591
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59
$91.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$90.8
$141
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.58
$89.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.52%
3.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4266
$3269
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1950
$1287
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.27
$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.5
$37
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.91
$14.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.86
$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.51
$1.47
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.96
$0.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$2.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.47
$2.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$5.37
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.61
$7.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.67
$2.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$1.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$2.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.82
$1.86
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.5
$1.34
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.35
$7.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.74
$5.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.35
$3.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.1
$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.95
$3.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$20.4
$78.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.48
$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$27.5
$26.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.79
$2.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$46.8
$37.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$96.9
$67
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$329
$292
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14995
$5515

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$540
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$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
168 km or 104 mi Yanbu
$795
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$1209
339 km or 211 mi Mecca
$1107
378 km or 235 mi Al Wajh
$942
398 km or 247 mi Ha'il
$775
422 km or 262 mi Ar Rass
$815
477 km or 296 mi Unaizah
$931
531 km or 330 mi Tabuk
$1074
585 km or 363 mi Bisha
$906
593 km or 368 mi Port Sudan
$964
595 km or 370 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$790
615 km or 382 mi Sakakah
$776
650 km or 404 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$598
657 km or 408 mi Hurghada
$354
661 km or 411 mi Bareq
$893
675 km or 419 mi El Gouna
$360
676 km or 420 mi Dahab
$479
680 km or 423 mi Aswan
$369
714 km or 444 mi Luxor
$385
717 km or 446 mi Qena
$448
719 km or 447 mi Riyadh
$1632
723 km or 449 mi Aqaba
$800
729 km or 453 mi Eilat
$1853
742 km or 461 mi Ma'an
$824
757 km or 470 mi Abha
$902
758 km or 471 mi As Sulayyil
$1005
810 km or 503 mi Tafilah
$665
827 km or 514 mi Sohag
$415
839 km or 522 mi Al-Karak
$724
861 km or 535 mi Dimona
$2002
870 km or 540 mi Arad
$1946
890 km or 553 mi Beersheba
$1700
896 km or 557 mi Asyut
$283
901 km or 560 mi Hebron
$895
902 km or 561 mi Dura
$1062
902 km or 561 mi Ofakim
$1936
905 km or 562 mi Rahat
$1962
906 km or 563 mi Amman
$1013
907 km or 564 mi Najran
$865
913 km or 567 mi Bethlehem
$1010