Ho Chi Minh vs Ramallah - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ho Chi Minh Ramallah
🚶 Cost of living one person
$744
$952
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2071
$2170
🏠 One person rent
$376
$429
🏘️ Family rent
$848
$677
🍽️ Food expenses
$219
$362
🚐 Transport expenses
$75.4
$62.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$488
$937
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
32 km
🎓 Higher education
66
55
😀 Quality of life
65
51
🏙️ Population
9.39M
39K

The cost of living in Ho Chi Minh is 22% less expensive than in Ramallah. Cities ranked 6692nd and 5974th ($744 vs $952) 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 1 months in Ramallah. Ho Chi Minh ranked 1st best city to live in Vietnam vs Ramallah ranked 1st in the Palestine, while ranked 4277th and 6160th 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
$2.27
$8.34
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.5
$37.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.89
$8.88
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.21
$5.4
 Cappuccino
$1.86
$3.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.53
$0.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$444
$386
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$284
$322
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1185
$676
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$655
$520
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$49.7
$60.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$76.8
$91.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.1
$34.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.77%
6.2%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4095
$1208
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2072
$903
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$1.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.4
$74.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.91
$16.1
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.95
$1.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.55
$1.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.12
$1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$2.02
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.56
$3.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$7.16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.89
$8.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$16
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.13
$2.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$1.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$1.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$1.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$1.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.88
$1.54
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.2
$10.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.93
$2.65
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.43
$7.07
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.85
$5.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.58
$4.62
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.15
$2.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.93
$3.88
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$25.6
$61.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.42
$8.14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21
$28.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.66
$5.55
👖 Brand Jeans
$32.2
$74.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$93.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$263
$194
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14503
$3782

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$541
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$445
72 km or 45 mi Vung Tau
$512
96 km or 60 mi Svay Rieng
$689
113 km or 70 mi Sa Dec
$521
127 km or 79 mi Can Tho
$469
141 km or 88 mi Long Xuyen
$516
153 km or 95 mi Soc Trang
$529
162 km or 100 mi Prey Veng
$711
167 km or 104 mi Phan Thiet
$521
181 km or 112 mi Mui Ne
$516
184 km or 114 mi Kampong Cham
$514
189 km or 117 mi Rach Gia
$534
198 km or 123 mi Bac Lieu
$515
205 km or 127 mi Phnom Penh
$819
233 km or 145 mi Da Lat
$531
244 km or 151 mi Ca Mau
$525
257 km or 160 mi Buon Ma Thuot
$515
270 km or 168 mi Phan Rang-Thap Cham
$521
271 km or 168 mi Kampot
$582
300 km or 186 mi Phu Quoc
$529
309 km or 192 mi Stung Treng
$626
320 km or 199 mi Nha Trang
$549
343 km or 213 mi Sihanoukville
$754
414 km or 257 mi Siem Reap
$630
433 km or 269 mi Qui Nhon
$515
452 km or 281 mi Battambang
$533
488 km or 303 mi Ko Chang
$697
502 km or 312 mi Serei Saophoan
$633
527 km or 327 mi Ubon Ratchathani
$561
533 km or 331 mi Quang Ngai
$433
584 km or 363 mi Klaeng
$703
592 km or 368 mi Hoi An
$547
605 km or 376 mi Da Nang
$610
637 km or 396 mi Hue
$407
663 km or 412 mi Nong Prue
$773
664 km or 413 mi Chaophraya Surasak
$758
668 km or 415 mi Pattaya
$800
670 km or 416 mi Laem Chabang
$769
676 km or 420 mi Nakhon Ratchasima
$564

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 7.9 mi Jerusalem
$2037
21 km or 13 mi Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut
$1835
21 km or 13 mi Bethlehem
$934
23 km or 14 mi Ariel
$1536
26 km or 16 mi Beit Shemesh
$1400
29 km or 18 mi Lod
$1768
31 km or 19 mi Ramla
$2115
32 km or 20 mi Rosh HaAyin
$1853
32 km or 20 mi Kafr Qasim
$1868
34 km or 21 mi Yehud
$1866
36 km or 22 mi Nablus
$730
36 km or 23 mi Petah Tikva
$1769
37 km or 23 mi Rehovot
$1741
38 km or 23 mi Kiryat Ono
$1836
38 km or 24 mi Ness Ziona
$1825
38 km or 24 mi Rishon LeZion
$1881
39 km or 24 mi Qalqilya
$705
40 km or 25 mi Bnei Brak
$1996
41 km or 26 mi Hod HaSharon
$2098
41 km or 26 mi Hebron
$721
41 km or 26 mi Givatayim
$2020
42 km or 26 mi Ramat Gan
$2154
42 km or 26 mi Kfar Saba
$1918
43 km or 27 mi Holon
$1751
43 km or 27 mi Tel Aviv
$2254
44 km or 27 mi Ramat HaSharon
$1651
44 km or 27 mi Tira
$1872
44 km or 27 mi Yavne
$1815
44 km or 28 mi Herzliya
$2085
45 km or 28 mi Bat Yam
$1795
45 km or 28 mi Ra'anana
$1917
45 km or 28 mi Tayibe
$1838
46 km or 29 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$1771
46 km or 29 mi Dura
$847
52 km or 32 mi Kiryat Gat
$1754
52 km or 33 mi Al-Salt
$692
53 km or 33 mi Ashdod
$1775
58 km or 36 mi Netanya
$2045
60 km or 37 mi Baqa-Jatt
$1758
65 km or 41 mi Ashkelon
$1671