Ho Chi Minh vs Muscat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ho Chi Minh Muscat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$726
$1193
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1883
$2748
🏠 One person rent
$370
$598
🏘️ Family rent
$634
$1012
🍽️ Food expenses
$208
$353
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.8
$140
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$500
$1664
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
67
42
😀 Quality of life
71
73
🏙️ Population
14M
1.42M

The cost of living in Ho Chi Minh is 39% less expensive than in Muscat. Cities ranked 7123rd and 4774th ($726 vs $1193) 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 1.4 months in Muscat. Ho Chi Minh ranked 1st best city to live in Vietnam vs Muscat ranked 1st in Oman, while ranked 3396th and 2223rd 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
$2.1
$5.24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19
$25.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.77
$7.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.14
$12.4
☕ Cappuccino
$1.85
$4.68
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.53
$1.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$512
$593
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$248
$399
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$904
$1094
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$437
$734
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60
$89.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$93.8
$135
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.78
$70.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.72%
5.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4456
$2006
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1839
$1570
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.27
$1.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.5
$77.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.72
$12
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.91
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.57
$2.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.06
$1.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.87
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.56
$2.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$5.11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.55
$6.63
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.92
$3.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$1.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$2.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$1.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$1.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$1.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.78
$2.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.6
$15.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$4.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.33
$6.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.7
$5.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.36
$5.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.09
$2.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.93
$4.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.8
$65.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.45
$10.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.1
$37.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.5
$8.81
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.4
$52.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.2
$84.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$379
$264
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17174
$10581

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$522
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$414
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$503
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$721
113 km or 70 mi Sa Dec
$519
127 km or 79 mi Can Tho
$455
141 km or 88 mi Long Xuyen
$508
153 km or 95 mi Soc Trang
$523
162 km or 100 mi Prey Veng
$776
167 km or 104 mi Phan Thiet
$480
181 km or 112 mi Mui Ne
$493
184 km or 114 mi Kampong Cham
$518
189 km or 117 mi Rach Gia
$530
198 km or 123 mi Bac Lieu
$506
205 km or 127 mi Phnom Penh
$893
233 km or 145 mi Da Lat
$563
244 km or 151 mi Ca Mau
$517
257 km or 160 mi Buon Ma Thuot
$528
270 km or 168 mi Phan Rang-Thap Cham
$533
271 km or 168 mi Kampot
$582
300 km or 186 mi Phu Quoc
$518
309 km or 192 mi Stung Treng
$668
320 km or 199 mi Nha Trang
$540
343 km or 213 mi Sihanoukville
$766
414 km or 257 mi Siem Reap
$679
433 km or 269 mi Qui Nhon
$515
452 km or 281 mi Battambang
$601
488 km or 303 mi Ko Chang
$718
502 km or 312 mi Serei Saophoan
$644
527 km or 327 mi Ubon Ratchathani
$543
533 km or 331 mi Quang Ngai
$407
584 km or 363 mi Klaeng
$724
592 km or 368 mi Hoi An
$609
605 km or 376 mi Da Nang
$699
637 km or 396 mi Hue
$375
663 km or 412 mi Nong Prue
$809
664 km or 413 mi Chaophraya Surasak
$784
668 km or 415 mi Pattaya
$839
670 km or 416 mi Laem Chabang
$799
676 km or 420 mi Nakhon Ratchasima
$586

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$1082
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$797
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$530
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$1173
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$1455
356 km or 221 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1355
372 km or 231 mi Ajman
$2356
375 km or 233 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1170
377 km or 235 mi Sharjah
$1543
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$2470
439 km or 273 mi Abu Dhabi
$2133
451 km or 280 mi Iranshahr
$559
463 km or 288 mi Bandar Abbas
$620
503 km or 313 mi Madinat Zayed
$1791
569 km or 354 mi Jiroft
$526
611 km or 380 mi Bam
$514
691 km or 429 mi Zahedan
$717
711 km or 442 mi Sirjan
$521
739 km or 459 mi Doha
$2100
740 km or 460 mi Jahrom
$494
752 km or 467 mi Al Khor
$2015
757 km or 470 mi Kerman
$700
770 km or 479 mi Fasa
$497
797 km or 495 mi Rafsanjan
$558
858 km or 533 mi Riffa
$1062
858 km or 533 mi Manama
$1340
860 km or 534 mi Isa Town
$1218
865 km or 537 mi Karachi
$421
870 km or 541 mi Salalah
$816
873 km or 543 mi Zabol
$525
898 km or 558 mi Shiraz
$505
901 km or 560 mi Dhahran
$965
902 km or 561 mi Marvdasht
$485
911 km or 566 mi Dammam
$1059
926 km or 575 mi Al-Mubarraz
$821
938 km or 583 mi Qatif
$778
960 km or 596 mi Kazerun
$471
966 km or 600 mi Borazjan
$457
973 km or 604 mi Jubail
$917
976 km or 606 mi Bushehr
$454