Ho Chi Minh vs Ramallah - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Ho Chi Minh	Ramallah
🚶 Cost of living one person	$702	$1011
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1978	$2300
🏠 One person rent	$349	$474
🏘️ Family rent	$750	$770
🍽️ Food expenses	$211	$372
🚐 Transport expenses	$67.1	$63.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$457	$836
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	32 km
🎓 Higher education	66	55
😀 Quality of life	66	53
🏙️ Population	10.4M	39K

The cost of living in Ho Chi Minh is 31% less expensive than in Ramallah. Cities ranked 6786th and 5228th ($702 vs $1011) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Vietnam and the Palestine, respectively. Check Vietnam vs the Palestine comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Ho Chi Minh compared to 0.8 months in Ramallah. Ho Chi Minh ranked 1st best city to live in Vietnam vs Ramallah ranked 1st in the Palestine, while ranked 4217th and 6114th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ho Chi Minh vs Ramallah

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	Ho Chi Minh	Ramallah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.85	$9.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22.2	$38.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.63	$8.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.07	$5.51
☕ Cappuccino	$2.02	$3.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.52	$1.09
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$428	$432
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$258	$331
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1064	$770
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$568	$561
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$46.7	$84.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$72.1	$130
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$11	$38.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.9%	6.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4519	$1116
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2063	$876
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$1.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$7.56	$76
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.78	$16.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.98	$1.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.51	$1.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.13	$0.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$2.22
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.59	$2.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$7.22
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.66	$8.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.9	$16.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.37	$2.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$1.73
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$1.34
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$1.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$1.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$1.13
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.33	$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.87	$1.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.6	$11.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.93	$2.67
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.23	$7.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.05	$5.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.39	$4.72
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.22	$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.84	$4.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$26.5	$59
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.4	$9.39
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31.9	$27.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.08	$6.41
👖 Brand Jeans	$36.8	$70.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$306	$196
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16779	$3737

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Cities near Ho Chi Minh

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Thu Dau Mot	$550
25 km or 15 mi	Bien Hoa	$479
72 km or 45 mi	Vung Tau	$534
96 km or 60 mi	Svay Rieng	$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
233 km or 145 mi	Da Lat	$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

Cities near Ramallah

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 7.9 mi	Jerusalem	$1948
21 km or 13 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$1840
21 km or 13 mi	Bethlehem	$964
23 km or 14 mi	Ariel	$1583
26 km or 16 mi	Beit Shemesh	$1366
29 km or 18 mi	Lod	$1752
31 km or 19 mi	Ramla	$2068
32 km or 20 mi	Rosh HaAyin	$1885
32 km or 20 mi	Kafr Qasim	$1896
34 km or 21 mi	Yehud	$1900
36 km or 22 mi	Nablus	$849
36 km or 23 mi	Petah Tikva	$1871
37 km or 23 mi	Rehovot	$1701
38 km or 23 mi	Kiryat Ono	$1914
38 km or 24 mi	Ness Ziona	$1912
38 km or 24 mi	Rishon LeZion	$2010
39 km or 24 mi	Qalqilya	$760
40 km or 25 mi	Bnei Brak	$2050
41 km or 26 mi	Hod HaSharon	$2010
41 km or 26 mi	Hebron	$737
41 km or 26 mi	Givatayim	$2113
42 km or 26 mi	Ramat Gan	$2212
42 km or 26 mi	Kfar Saba	$1920
43 km or 27 mi	Holon	$1776
43 km or 27 mi	Tel Aviv	$2259
44 km or 27 mi	Ramat HaSharon	$1718
44 km or 27 mi	Tira	$1873
44 km or 27 mi	Yavne	$1826
44 km or 28 mi	Herzliya	$2149
45 km or 28 mi	Bat Yam	$1871
45 km or 28 mi	Ra'anana	$1939
45 km or 28 mi	Tayibe	$1850
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$1779
46 km or 29 mi	Dura	$802
52 km or 32 mi	Kiryat Gat	$1825
52 km or 33 mi	Al-Salt	$679
53 km or 33 mi	Ashdod	$1848
58 km or 36 mi	Netanya	$1962
60 km or 37 mi	Baqa-Jatt	$1746
65 km or 41 mi	Ashkelon	$1499