Ho Chi Minh vs Ramallah - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ho Chi Minh Ramallah
🚶 Cost of living one person
$726
$1205
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1883
$2730
🏠 One person rent
$370
$499
🏘️ Family rent
$634
$715
🍽️ Food expenses
$208
$478
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.8
$97
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$500
$115
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
32 km
🎓 Higher education
67
57
😀 Quality of life
71
28
🏙️ Population
14M
43.9K

The cost of living in Ho Chi Minh is 40% less expensive than in Ramallah. Cities ranked 7123rd and 4742nd ($726 vs $1205) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Vietnam and Palestine, respectively. Check Vietnam vs Palestine comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Ho Chi Minh compared to 0.1 months in Ramallah. Ho Chi Minh ranked 1st best city to live in Vietnam vs Ramallah ranked 4th in Palestine, while ranked 3396th and 8857th 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
$2.1
$11.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19
$38.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.77
$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.14
$6.93
☕ Cappuccino
$1.85
$4.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.53
$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$512
$501
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$248
$360
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$904
$810
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$437
$493
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60
$77.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$93.8
$125
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.78
$33.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.72%
5.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4456
$1378
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1839
$1080
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.27
$3.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.5
$110
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.72
$27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.91
$2.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.57
$2.22
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.06
$0.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.64
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.56
$4.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$10.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.55
$13.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$24.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.92
$2.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$2.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$2.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$1.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$1.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$1.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.78
$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.6
$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$2.99
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.33
$9.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.7
$6.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.36
$5.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.09
$2.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.93
$4.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.8
$63.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.45
$10.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.1
$35
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.5
$8.07
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.4
$105
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.2
$134
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$379
$310
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17174
$4139

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$503
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$721
113 km or 70 mi Sa Dec
$519
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$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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$2663
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$2393
21 km or 13 mi Bethlehem
$1077
23 km or 14 mi Ariel
$1994
26 km or 16 mi Beit Shemesh
$2054
29 km or 18 mi Lod
$2336
31 km or 19 mi Ramla
$2465
32 km or 20 mi Rosh HaAyin
$2470
32 km or 20 mi Kafr Qasim
$2463
34 km or 21 mi Yehud
$2466
36 km or 22 mi Nablus
$1070
36 km or 23 mi Petah Tikva
$2500
37 km or 23 mi Rehovot
$2201
38 km or 23 mi Kiryat Ono
$2359
38 km or 24 mi Ness Ziona
$2487
38 km or 24 mi Rishon LeZion
$2587
39 km or 24 mi Qalqilya
$1020
40 km or 25 mi Bnei Brak
$2565
41 km or 26 mi Hod HaSharon
$2400
41 km or 26 mi Hebron
$977
41 km or 26 mi Givatayim
$2541
42 km or 26 mi Ramat Gan
$2555
42 km or 26 mi Kfar Saba
$2422
43 km or 27 mi Holon
$2283
43 km or 27 mi Tel Aviv
$2966
44 km or 27 mi Ramat HaSharon
$2328
44 km or 27 mi Tira
$2379
44 km or 27 mi Yavne
$2354
44 km or 28 mi Herzliya
$2873
45 km or 28 mi Bat Yam
$2288
45 km or 28 mi Ra'anana
$2430
45 km or 28 mi Tayibe
$2347
46 km or 29 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$2283
46 km or 29 mi Dura
$1149
52 km or 32 mi Kiryat Gat
$2225
52 km or 33 mi Al-Salt
$538
53 km or 33 mi Ashdod
$2305
58 km or 36 mi Netanya
$2175
60 km or 37 mi Baqa-Jatt
$2214
65 km or 41 mi Ashkelon
$1845