Ho Chi Minh vs Muscat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ho Chi Minh Muscat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$702
$1126
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1978
$2744
🏠 One person rent
$349
$569
🏘️ Family rent
$750
$1098
🍽️ Food expenses
$211
$354
🚐 Transport expenses
$67.1
$113
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$457
$1705
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
66
44
😀 Quality of life
66
68
🏙️ Population
10.4M
1.42M

The cost of living in Ho Chi Minh is 38% less expensive than in Muscat. Cities ranked 6786th and 4635th ($702 vs $1126) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd 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 1.5 months in Muscat. Ho Chi Minh ranked 1st best city to live in Vietnam vs Muscat ranked 1st in Oman, while ranked 4217th and 3535th among best cities to live in the world.

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Ho Chi Minh Muscat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.85
$5.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.2
$39
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.63
$7.25
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.07
$10.5
☕ Cappuccino
$2.02
$4.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.52
$0.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$428
$587
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$258
$391
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1064
$1239
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$568
$845
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$46.7
$65.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$72.1
$101
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11
$74.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.9%
4.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4519
$1789
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2063
$1167
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$1.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.56
$57.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.78
$10.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.51
$1.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.13
$1.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$1.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.59
$2.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$4.85
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.66
$4.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$9.19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.37
$2.32
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$1.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$0.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$0.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.87
$2.68
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.6
$18.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.93
$4.35
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.23
$5.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.05
$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.39
$4.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.22
$2.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.84
$3.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$26.5
$42.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.4
$9.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.9
$32.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.08
$7.97
👖 Brand Jeans
$36.8
$45.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$83
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$306
$198
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16779
$8464

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$550
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$479
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$534
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$694
113 km or 70 mi Sa Dec
$515
127 km or 79 mi Can Tho
$463
141 km or 88 mi Long Xuyen
$509
153 km or 95 mi Soc Trang
$522
162 km or 100 mi Prey Veng
$711
167 km or 104 mi Phan Thiet
$566
181 km or 112 mi Mui Ne
$553
184 km or 114 mi Kampong Cham
$555
189 km or 117 mi Rach Gia
$518
198 km or 123 mi Bac Lieu
$516
205 km or 127 mi Phnom Penh
$802
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$512
244 km or 151 mi Ca Mau
$520
257 km or 160 mi Buon Ma Thuot
$521
270 km or 168 mi Phan Rang-Thap Cham
$526
271 km or 168 mi Kampot
$569
300 km or 186 mi Phu Quoc
$524
309 km or 192 mi Stung Treng
$628
320 km or 199 mi Nha Trang
$554
343 km or 213 mi Sihanoukville
$755
414 km or 257 mi Siem Reap
$587
433 km or 269 mi Qui Nhon
$518
452 km or 281 mi Battambang
$539
488 km or 303 mi Ko Chang
$614
502 km or 312 mi Serei Saophoan
$579
527 km or 327 mi Ubon Ratchathani
$534
533 km or 331 mi Quang Ngai
$436
584 km or 363 mi Klaeng
$619
592 km or 368 mi Hoi An
$547
605 km or 376 mi Da Nang
$601
637 km or 396 mi Hue
$422
663 km or 412 mi Nong Prue
$653
664 km or 413 mi Chaophraya Surasak
$647
668 km or 415 mi Pattaya
$665
670 km or 416 mi Laem Chabang
$648
676 km or 420 mi Nakhon Ratchasima
$518

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$1164
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$787
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$779
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$1191
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$1132
356 km or 221 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1584
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$1841
375 km or 233 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1577
377 km or 235 mi Sharjah
$1612
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$2229
439 km or 273 mi Abu Dhabi
$1936
451 km or 280 mi Iranshahr
$672
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$758
503 km or 313 mi Madinat Zayed
$1673
569 km or 354 mi Jiroft
$573
611 km or 380 mi Bam
$544
691 km or 429 mi Zahedan
$822
711 km or 442 mi Sirjan
$604
739 km or 459 mi Doha
$1872
740 km or 460 mi Jahrom
$798
752 km or 467 mi Al Khor
$1810
757 km or 470 mi Kerman
$457
770 km or 479 mi Fasa
$890
797 km or 495 mi Rafsanjan
$530
858 km or 533 mi Riffa
$1285
858 km or 533 mi Manama
$1375
860 km or 534 mi Isa Town
$1327
865 km or 537 mi Karachi
$417
870 km or 541 mi Salalah
$844
873 km or 543 mi Zabol
$546
898 km or 558 mi Shiraz
$606
901 km or 560 mi Dhahran
$959
902 km or 561 mi Marvdasht
$604
911 km or 566 mi Dammam
$1005
926 km or 575 mi Al-Mubarraz
$768
938 km or 583 mi Qatif
$868
960 km or 596 mi Kazerun
$606
966 km or 600 mi Borazjan
$621
973 km or 604 mi Jubail
$910
976 km or 606 mi Bushehr
$646