Ho Chi Minh vs Medina - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ho Chi Minh Medina
🚶 Cost of living one person
$702
$892
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1978
$2228
🏠 One person rent
$349
$391
🏘️ Family rent
$750
$692
🍽️ Food expenses
$211
$307
🚐 Transport expenses
$67.1
$91.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$457
$1519
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
66
20
😀 Quality of life
66
52
🏙️ Population
10.4M
1.18M

The cost of living in Ho Chi Minh is 21% less expensive than in Medina. Cities ranked 6786th and 6017th ($702 vs $892) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 15th 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 Medina. Ho Chi Minh ranked 1st best city to live in Vietnam vs Medina ranked 9th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 4217th and 6150th 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
$1.85
$6.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.2
$26.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.63
$6.93
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.07
$1.33
 Cappuccino
$2.02
$3.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.52
$0.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$428
$391
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$258
$208
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1064
$1101
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$568
$356
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$46.7
$74.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$72.1
$116
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11
$71.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.9%
3%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4519
$1695
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2063
$1066
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.56
$54
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.78
$8.02
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$0.5
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.51
$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.13
$0.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$2.56
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.59
$2.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$5.03
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.66
$7.13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.37
$1.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$2.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$1.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$1.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.87
$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.6
$2.66
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.93
$2.15
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.23
$7.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.05
$5.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.39
$3.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.22
$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.84
$3.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$26.5
$79
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.4
$17.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.9
$26.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.08
$2.75
👖 Brand Jeans
$36.8
$41.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$78.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$306
$405
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16779
$9496

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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
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$844
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$1100
339 km or 211 mi Mecca
$1032
378 km or 235 mi Al Wajh
$879
398 km or 247 mi Ha'il
$996
422 km or 262 mi Ar Rass
$860
477 km or 296 mi Unaizah
$1013
531 km or 330 mi Tabuk
$1000
585 km or 363 mi Bisha
$938
593 km or 368 mi Port Sudan
$1361
595 km or 370 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$857
615 km or 382 mi Sakakah
$854
650 km or 404 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$603
657 km or 408 mi Hurghada
$434
661 km or 411 mi Bareq
$920
675 km or 419 mi El Gouna
$440
676 km or 420 mi Dahab
$625
680 km or 423 mi Aswan
$280
714 km or 444 mi Luxor
$404
717 km or 446 mi Qena
$443
719 km or 447 mi Riyadh
$1642
723 km or 449 mi Aqaba
$692
729 km or 453 mi Eilat
$1583
742 km or 461 mi Ma'an
$583
757 km or 470 mi Abha
$923
758 km or 471 mi As Sulayyil
$1085
810 km or 503 mi Tafilah
$642
827 km or 514 mi Sohag
$449
839 km or 522 mi Al-Karak
$735
861 km or 535 mi Dimona
$1703
870 km or 540 mi Arad
$1678
890 km or 553 mi Beersheba
$1523
896 km or 557 mi Asyut
$421
901 km or 560 mi Hebron
$737
902 km or 561 mi Dura
$802
902 km or 561 mi Ofakim
$1671
905 km or 562 mi Rahat
$1687
906 km or 563 mi Amman
$981
907 km or 564 mi Najran
$1047
913 km or 567 mi Bethlehem
$964