Ho Chi Minh vs Muscat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ho Chi Minh Muscat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$734
$1081
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1845
$2496
🏠 One person rent
$387
$532
🏘️ Family rent
$684
$885
🍽️ Food expenses
$202
$333
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.5
$114
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$336
$1722
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
66
43
😀 Quality of life
66
75
🏙️ Population
9.39M
1.42M

The cost of living in Ho Chi Minh is 32% less expensive than in Muscat. Cities ranked 6928th and 5037th ($734 vs $1081) 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 0.5 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 4947th and 1796th 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
$1.9
$5.15
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.6
$26.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.81
$7.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.14
$13
☕ Cappuccino
$1.85
$4.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$1.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$499
$555
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$280
$357
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$921
$1015
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$508
$641
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$54.3
$66.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$83.8
$101
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.41
$68.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.06%
5.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3891
$1488
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1915
$1333
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.27
$1.05
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.4
$65.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.93
$9.08
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.84
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.43
$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.95
$1.18
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$1.58
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.45
$2.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$3.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.67
$5.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$9.19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.75
$2.75
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$2.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.79
$2.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.8
$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$3.46
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.23
$6.46
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.73
$5.41
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.35
$5.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.08
$2.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.93
$4.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$19.4
$50.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.8
$10.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$23.9
$37.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.8
$8.86
👖 Brand Jeans
$44.5
$59.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.5
$83.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$286
$197
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13093
$11063

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$519
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$410
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$493
96 km or 60 mi Svay Rieng
$686
113 km or 70 mi Sa Dec
$502
127 km or 79 mi Can Tho
$439
141 km or 88 mi Long Xuyen
$498
153 km or 95 mi Soc Trang
$507
162 km or 100 mi Prey Veng
$727
167 km or 104 mi Phan Thiet
$482
181 km or 112 mi Mui Ne
$491
184 km or 114 mi Kampong Cham
$504
189 km or 117 mi Rach Gia
$515
198 km or 123 mi Bac Lieu
$494
205 km or 127 mi Phnom Penh
$829
233 km or 145 mi Da Lat
$572
244 km or 151 mi Ca Mau
$507
257 km or 160 mi Buon Ma Thuot
$516
270 km or 168 mi Phan Rang-Thap Cham
$523
271 km or 168 mi Kampot
$622
300 km or 186 mi Phu Quoc
$511
309 km or 192 mi Stung Treng
$635
320 km or 199 mi Nha Trang
$508
343 km or 213 mi Sihanoukville
$763
414 km or 257 mi Siem Reap
$650
433 km or 269 mi Qui Nhon
$501
452 km or 281 mi Battambang
$571
488 km or 303 mi Ko Chang
$708
502 km or 312 mi Serei Saophoan
$623
527 km or 327 mi Ubon Ratchathani
$558
533 km or 331 mi Quang Ngai
$403
584 km or 363 mi Klaeng
$718
592 km or 368 mi Hoi An
$601
605 km or 376 mi Da Nang
$615
637 km or 396 mi Hue
$372
663 km or 412 mi Nong Prue
$787
664 km or 413 mi Chaophraya Surasak
$770
668 km or 415 mi Pattaya
$812
670 km or 416 mi Laem Chabang
$779
676 km or 420 mi Nakhon Ratchasima
$588

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Distance City Cost of living
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$1078
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$792
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$573
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$1228
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$1449
356 km or 221 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1398
372 km or 231 mi Ajman
$2521
375 km or 233 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1183
377 km or 235 mi Sharjah
$1419
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$2514
439 km or 273 mi Abu Dhabi
$1942
451 km or 280 mi Iranshahr
$624
463 km or 288 mi Bandar Abbas
$632
503 km or 313 mi Madinat Zayed
$1730
569 km or 354 mi Jiroft
$568
611 km or 380 mi Bam
$557
691 km or 429 mi Zahedan
$808
711 km or 442 mi Sirjan
$534
739 km or 459 mi Doha
$1849
740 km or 460 mi Jahrom
$530
752 km or 467 mi Al Khor
$1770
757 km or 470 mi Kerman
$761
770 km or 479 mi Fasa
$529
797 km or 495 mi Rafsanjan
$604
858 km or 533 mi Riffa
$1201
858 km or 533 mi Manama
$1237
860 km or 534 mi Isa Town
$1230
865 km or 537 mi Karachi
$430
870 km or 541 mi Salalah
$817
873 km or 543 mi Zabol
$558
898 km or 558 mi Shiraz
$553
901 km or 560 mi Dhahran
$908
902 km or 561 mi Marvdasht
$530
911 km or 566 mi Dammam
$1008
926 km or 575 mi Al-Mubarraz
$806
938 km or 583 mi Qatif
$873
960 km or 596 mi Kazerun
$503
966 km or 600 mi Borazjan
$477
973 km or 604 mi Jubail
$930
976 km or 606 mi Bushehr
$453