Ho Chi Minh vs Muscat - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Ho Chi Minh	Muscat
🚶 Cost of living one person	$735	$1090
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2016	$2569
🏠 One person rent	$376	$541
🏘️ Family rent	$815	$966
🍽️ Food expenses	$210	$334
🚐 Transport expenses	$72.4	$114
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$487	$1772
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	31 km
🎓 Higher education	66	43
😀 Quality of life	65	70
🏙️ Population	9.39M	1.42M

The cost of living in Ho Chi Minh is 33% less expensive than in Muscat. Cities ranked 6739th and 4892nd ($735 vs $1090) 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 4253rd and 2404th 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	$2.17	$5.18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$23.4	$25.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.72	$7.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.18	$13
☕ Cappuccino	$1.88	$4.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.5	$1.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$459	$581
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$281	$362
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1102	$1144
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$634	$713
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$50.1	$63.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$77.2	$95.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.54	$71.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.56%	5.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4334	$1690
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2039	$1296
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.27	$1.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.9	$61.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.97	$9.37
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.89	$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.54	$1.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.06	$1.16
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$1.78
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.49	$2.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$4.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.66	$5.37
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$9.25
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$2.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$1.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$1.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$0.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$0.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.82	$2.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.7	$18.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.93	$4.37
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.3	$6.24
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.78	$5.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.41	$5.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.12	$2.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.89	$5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21.4	$48.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.32	$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$20.2	$37.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.65	$8.76
👖 Brand Jeans	$41.1	$55.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$85.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$277	$198
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14143	$10296

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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 Muscat

Distance	City	Cost of living
44 km or 27 mi	Seeb	$967
132 km or 82 mi	Nizwa	$780
277 km or 172 mi	Chabahar	$585
284 km or 177 mi	Fujairah	$1239
297 km or 184 mi	Al Ain	$1844
356 km or 221 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1540
372 km or 231 mi	Ajman	$2240
375 km or 233 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1196
377 km or 235 mi	Sharjah	$1494
380 km or 236 mi	Dubai	$2379
439 km or 273 mi	Abu Dhabi	$1828
451 km or 280 mi	Iranshahr	$605
463 km or 288 mi	Bandar Abbas	$634
503 km or 313 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1721
569 km or 354 mi	Jiroft	$518
611 km or 380 mi	Bam	$515
691 km or 429 mi	Zahedan	$829
711 km or 442 mi	Sirjan	$514
739 km or 459 mi	Doha	$1779
740 km or 460 mi	Jahrom	$547
752 km or 467 mi	Al Khor	$1709
757 km or 470 mi	Kerman	$464
770 km or 479 mi	Fasa	$548
797 km or 495 mi	Rafsanjan	$507
858 km or 533 mi	Riffa	$1223
858 km or 533 mi	Manama	$1280
860 km or 534 mi	Isa Town	$1243
865 km or 537 mi	Karachi	$442
870 km or 541 mi	Salalah	$809
873 km or 543 mi	Zabol	$552
898 km or 558 mi	Shiraz	$589
901 km or 560 mi	Dhahran	$1068
902 km or 561 mi	Marvdasht	$563
911 km or 566 mi	Dammam	$1056
926 km or 575 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$804
938 km or 583 mi	Qatif	$897
960 km or 596 mi	Kazerun	$557
966 km or 600 mi	Borazjan	$546
973 km or 604 mi	Jubail	$901
976 km or 606 mi	Bushehr	$551