Ho Chi Minh vs Medina - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Ho Chi Minh	Medina
🚶 Cost of living one person	$735	$1215
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2016	$2317
🏠 One person rent	$376	$696
🏘️ Family rent	$815	$765
🍽️ Food expenses	$210	$319
🚐 Transport expenses	$72.4	$111
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$487	$1546
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	66	20
😀 Quality of life	65	66
🏙️ Population	9.39M	1.41M

The cost of living in Ho Chi Minh is 40% less expensive than in Medina. Cities ranked 6739th and 4439th ($735 vs $1215) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd 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 1.3 months in Medina. Ho Chi Minh ranked 1st best city to live in Vietnam vs Medina ranked 4th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 4253rd and 3899th 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	$2.17	$5.65
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$23.4	$37.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.72	$9.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.18	$1.46
☕ Cappuccino	$1.88	$2.76
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.5	$0.75
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$459	$338
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$281	$503
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1102	$715
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$634	$413
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$50.1	$124
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$77.2	$189
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.54	$102
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.56%	3.02%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4334	$3743
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2039	$1120
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.27	$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.9	$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.97	$14.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.89	$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.54	$1.48
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.06	$0.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$2.34
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.49	$2.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$6.63
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.66	$6.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$2.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$2.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$2.18
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$1.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$1.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$1.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.82	$1.85
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.7	$1.34
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.93	$1.69
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.3	$7.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.78	$5.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.41	$3.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.12	$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.89	$3.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21.4	$75.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.32	$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$20.2	$26.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.65	$2.77
👖 Brand Jeans	$41.1	$37.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$66.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$277	$290
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14143	$7421

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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 Medina

Distance	City	Cost of living
168 km or 104 mi	Yanbu	$829
328 km or 204 mi	Jeddah	$1146
339 km or 211 mi	Mecca	$979
378 km or 235 mi	Al Wajh	$961
398 km or 247 mi	Ha'il	$846
422 km or 262 mi	Ar Rass	$861
477 km or 296 mi	Unaizah	$969
531 km or 330 mi	Tabuk	$1078
585 km or 363 mi	Bisha	$905
593 km or 368 mi	Port Sudan	$1003
595 km or 370 mi	Dumat al-Jandal	$798
615 km or 382 mi	Sakakah	$781
650 km or 404 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$464
657 km or 408 mi	Hurghada	$342
661 km or 411 mi	Bareq	$902
675 km or 419 mi	El Gouna	$336
676 km or 420 mi	Dahab	$381
680 km or 423 mi	Aswan	$329
714 km or 444 mi	Luxor	$335
717 km or 446 mi	Qena	$362
719 km or 447 mi	Riyadh	$1637
723 km or 449 mi	Aqaba	$809
729 km or 453 mi	Eilat	$1577
742 km or 461 mi	Ma'an	$793
757 km or 470 mi	Abha	$910
758 km or 471 mi	As Sulayyil	$1041
810 km or 503 mi	Tafilah	$646
827 km or 514 mi	Sohag	$360
839 km or 522 mi	Al-Karak	$710
861 km or 535 mi	Dimona	$1716
870 km or 540 mi	Arad	$1680
890 km or 553 mi	Beersheba	$1471
896 km or 557 mi	Asyut	$290
901 km or 560 mi	Hebron	$762
902 km or 561 mi	Dura	$813
902 km or 561 mi	Ofakim	$1684
905 km or 562 mi	Rahat	$1686
906 km or 563 mi	Amman	$994
907 km or 564 mi	Najran	$937
913 km or 567 mi	Bethlehem	$905