Ho Chi Minh vs Mosul - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Ho Chi Minh	Mosul
🚶 Cost of living one person	$735	$597
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2016	$1537
🏠 One person rent	$376	$204
🏘️ Family rent	$815	$429
🍽️ Food expenses	$210	$193
🚐 Transport expenses	$72.4	$150
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$487	$470
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	66	36
😀 Quality of life	65	45
🏙️ Population	9.39M	1.79M

The cost of living in Ho Chi Minh is 23% more expensive than in Mosul. Cities ranked 6739th and 7691st ($735 vs $597) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 23rd in Vietnam and Iraq, respectively. Check Vietnam vs Iraq comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Ho Chi Minh compared to 0.8 months in Mosul. Ho Chi Minh ranked 1st best city to live in Vietnam vs Mosul ranked 2nd in Iraq, while ranked 4253rd and 6539th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ho Chi Minh vs Mosul

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	Ho Chi Minh	Mosul
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.17	$3.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$23.4	$19.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.72	$6.11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.18	$1.54
☕ Cappuccino	$1.88	$1.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.5	$0.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$459	$136
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$281	$105
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1102	$246
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$634	$315
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$50.1	$63.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$77.2	$97.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.54	$30
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.56%	15.11%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4334	$804
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2039	$363
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.27	$0.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.9	$76.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.97	$13.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.89	$0.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.54	$0.99
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.06	$0.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$1.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.49	$1.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$3.83
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.66	$3.85
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$0.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$1.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$0.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$0.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$0.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$0.6
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.82	$0.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.7	$7.64
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.93	$1.45
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.3	$1.71
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.78	$1.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.41	$2.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.12	$4.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.89	$1.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21.4	$22.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.32	$9.56
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$20.2	$18
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.65	$3.29
👖 Brand Jeans	$41.1	$17.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$26.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$277	$177
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14143	$3104

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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 Mosul

Distance	City	Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi	Duhok	$646
82 km or 51 mi	Erbil	$854
95 km or 59 mi	Zakho	$688
111 km or 69 mi	Sinjar	$672
134 km or 84 mi	Cizre	$578
140 km or 87 mi	Sirnak	$574
145 km or 90 mi	Hakkari	$575
153 km or 95 mi	Kirkuk	$508
185 km or 115 mi	Mahabad	$458
185 km or 115 mi	Piranshahr	$476
186 km or 115 mi	Qamishli	$457
187 km or 116 mi	Nusaybin	$589
194 km or 121 mi	Siirt	$573
203 km or 126 mi	Tikrit	$641
213 km or 132 mi	Al-Hasakah	$449
220 km or 137 mi	Urmia	$519
227 km or 141 mi	Sulaymaniyah	$676
237 km or 147 mi	Mardin	$600
239 km or 148 mi	Van	$615
243 km or 151 mi	Bitlis	$582
244 km or 151 mi	Batman	$600
251 km or 156 mi	Samarra	$680
252 km or 156 mi	Baneh	$531
275 km or 171 mi	Miandoab	$540
277 km or 172 mi	Derik	$606
277 km or 172 mi	Bukan	$536
279 km or 173 mi	Ceylanpinar	$597
283 km or 176 mi	Saqqez	$533
283 km or 176 mi	Cinar	$621
291 km or 181 mi	Marivan	$536
291 km or 181 mi	Deir ez-Zor	$468
292 km or 181 mi	Khoy	$419
300 km or 186 mi	Mus	$589
302 km or 188 mi	Maragheh	$573
308 km or 191 mi	Diyarbakir	$659
313 km or 195 mi	Viransehir	$603
316 km or 197 mi	Caldiran	$574
323 km or 201 mi	Baqubah	$659
327 km or 203 mi	Marand	$553
328 km or 204 mi	Ramadi	$766