Ho Chi Minh vs Muscat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ho Chi Minh Muscat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$744
$1110
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2071
$2698
🏠 One person rent
$376
$551
🏘️ Family rent
$848
$1053
🍽️ Food expenses
$219
$349
🚐 Transport expenses
$75.4
$118
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$488
$1727
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
66
44
😀 Quality of life
65
68
🏙️ Population
9.39M
1.42M

The cost of living in Ho Chi Minh is 33% less expensive than in Muscat. Cities ranked 6692nd and 4893rd ($744 vs $1110) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Vietnam and Oman, respectively. Check Vietnam vs Oman comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Ho Chi Minh compared to 1.6 months in Muscat. Ho Chi Minh ranked 1st best city to live in Vietnam vs Muscat ranked 1st in Oman, while ranked 4277th and 3189th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ho Chi Minh vs Muscat

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Ho Chi Minh Muscat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.27
$5.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.5
$30.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.89
$7.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.21
$11.7
☕ Cappuccino
$1.86
$5.15
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.53
$0.83
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$444
$550
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$284
$380
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1185
$1200
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$655
$801
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$49.7
$65.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$76.8
$100
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.1
$71.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.77%
4.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4095
$1760
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2072
$1270
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$1.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.4
$62.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.91
$10.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.95
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.55
$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.12
$1.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.78
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.56
$2.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$3.91
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.89
$4.69
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$8.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.13
$2.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.73
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$1.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$0.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$0.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.88
$3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.2
$18.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.93
$4.47
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.43
$6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.85
$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.58
$4.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.15
$2.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.93
$3.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$25.6
$46.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.42
$10.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21
$36.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.66
$8.01
👖 Brand Jeans
$32.2
$43.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$77.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$263
$190
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14503
$8649

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$445
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$512
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$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

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$994
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$786
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$687
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$1232
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$1050
356 km or 221 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1603
372 km or 231 mi Ajman
$2084
375 km or 233 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1768
377 km or 235 mi Sharjah
$1503
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$2309
439 km or 273 mi Abu Dhabi
$1802
451 km or 280 mi Iranshahr
$639
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$728
503 km or 313 mi Madinat Zayed
$1630
569 km or 354 mi Jiroft
$547
611 km or 380 mi Bam
$531
691 km or 429 mi Zahedan
$831
711 km or 442 mi Sirjan
$520
739 km or 459 mi Doha
$1810
740 km or 460 mi Jahrom
$561
752 km or 467 mi Al Khor
$1719
757 km or 470 mi Kerman
$467
770 km or 479 mi Fasa
$556
797 km or 495 mi Rafsanjan
$515
858 km or 533 mi Riffa
$1218
858 km or 533 mi Manama
$1267
860 km or 534 mi Isa Town
$1226
865 km or 537 mi Karachi
$429
870 km or 541 mi Salalah
$806
873 km or 543 mi Zabol
$548
898 km or 558 mi Shiraz
$558
901 km or 560 mi Dhahran
$870
902 km or 561 mi Marvdasht
$546
911 km or 566 mi Dammam
$989
926 km or 575 mi Al-Mubarraz
$783
938 km or 583 mi Qatif
$878
960 km or 596 mi Kazerun
$537
966 km or 600 mi Borazjan
$541
973 km or 604 mi Jubail
$928
976 km or 606 mi Bushehr
$548