Ho Chi Minh vs Ramallah - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Ho Chi Minh	Ramallah
🚶 Cost of living one person	$735	$996
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2016	$2359
🏠 One person rent	$376	$434
🏘️ Family rent	$815	$758
🍽️ Food expenses	$210	$393
🚐 Transport expenses	$72.4	$66.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$487	$973
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	32 km
🎓 Higher education	66	56
😀 Quality of life	65	51
🏙️ Population	9.39M	39K

The cost of living in Ho Chi Minh is 26% less expensive than in Ramallah. Cities ranked 6739th and 5524th ($735 vs $996) 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 4253rd and 6159th 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	$2.17	$9.47
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$23.4	$43.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.72	$10
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.18	$5.56
☕ Cappuccino	$1.88	$3.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.5	$0.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$459	$402
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$281	$317
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1102	$776
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$634	$588
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$50.1	$60.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$77.2	$93.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.54	$39.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.56%	6.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4334	$1126
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2039	$922
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.27	$2.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.9	$77.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.97	$16.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.89	$1.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.54	$1.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.06	$1.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$2.09
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.49	$3.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$7.18
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.66	$8.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$17.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$2.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$2.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$1.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$1.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$1.06
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$1.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.82	$1.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.7	$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.93	$2.75
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.3	$7.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.78	$5.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.41	$4.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.12	$2.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.89	$4.08
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21.4	$68.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.32	$8.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$20.2	$29.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.65	$6.44
👖 Brand Jeans	$41.1	$74.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$98.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$277	$190
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14143	$4230

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Ho Chi Minh

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Thu Dau Mot	$530
25 km or 15 mi	Bien Hoa	$425
72 km or 45 mi	Vung Tau	$494
96 km or 60 mi	Svay Rieng	$678
113 km or 70 mi	Sa Dec	$512
127 km or 79 mi	Can Tho	$454
141 km or 88 mi	Long Xuyen	$508
153 km or 95 mi	Soc Trang	$514
162 km or 100 mi	Prey Veng	$721
167 km or 104 mi	Phan Thiet	$506
181 km or 112 mi	Mui Ne	$507
184 km or 114 mi	Kampong Cham	$513
189 km or 117 mi	Rach Gia	$526
198 km or 123 mi	Bac Lieu	$504
205 km or 127 mi	Phnom Penh	$836
233 km or 145 mi	Da Lat	$577
244 km or 151 mi	Ca Mau	$516
257 km or 160 mi	Buon Ma Thuot	$531
270 km or 168 mi	Phan Rang-Thap Cham	$534
271 km or 168 mi	Kampot	$596
300 km or 186 mi	Phu Quoc	$519
309 km or 192 mi	Stung Treng	$634
320 km or 199 mi	Nha Trang	$535
343 km or 213 mi	Sihanoukville	$755
414 km or 257 mi	Siem Reap	$644
433 km or 269 mi	Qui Nhon	$516
452 km or 281 mi	Battambang	$573
488 km or 303 mi	Ko Chang	$677
502 km or 312 mi	Serei Saophoan	$639
527 km or 327 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$545
533 km or 331 mi	Quang Ngai	$427
584 km or 363 mi	Klaeng	$685
592 km or 368 mi	Hoi An	$584
605 km or 376 mi	Da Nang	$593
637 km or 396 mi	Hue	$393
663 km or 412 mi	Nong Prue	$752
664 km or 413 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$739
668 km or 415 mi	Pattaya	$781
670 km or 416 mi	Laem Chabang	$743
676 km or 420 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$588

Cities near Ramallah

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 7.9 mi	Jerusalem	$2114
21 km or 13 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$1915
21 km or 13 mi	Bethlehem	$905
23 km or 14 mi	Ariel	$1556
26 km or 16 mi	Beit Shemesh	$1506
29 km or 18 mi	Lod	$1891
31 km or 19 mi	Ramla	$2123
32 km or 20 mi	Rosh HaAyin	$1919
32 km or 20 mi	Kafr Qasim	$1927
34 km or 21 mi	Yehud	$1931
36 km or 22 mi	Nablus	$877
36 km or 23 mi	Petah Tikva	$1853
37 km or 23 mi	Rehovot	$1811
38 km or 23 mi	Kiryat Ono	$1894
38 km or 24 mi	Ness Ziona	$1943
38 km or 24 mi	Rishon LeZion	$2028
39 km or 24 mi	Qalqilya	$761
40 km or 25 mi	Bnei Brak	$2072
41 km or 26 mi	Hod HaSharon	$2035
41 km or 26 mi	Hebron	$762
41 km or 26 mi	Givatayim	$2156
42 km or 26 mi	Ramat Gan	$2232
42 km or 26 mi	Kfar Saba	$1965
43 km or 27 mi	Holon	$1834
43 km or 27 mi	Tel Aviv	$2306
44 km or 27 mi	Ramat HaSharon	$1912
44 km or 27 mi	Tira	$1931
44 km or 27 mi	Yavne	$1884
44 km or 28 mi	Herzliya	$2145
45 km or 28 mi	Bat Yam	$1890
45 km or 28 mi	Ra'anana	$1990
45 km or 28 mi	Tayibe	$1902
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$1809
46 km or 29 mi	Dura	$813
52 km or 32 mi	Kiryat Gat	$1757
52 km or 33 mi	Al-Salt	$552
53 km or 33 mi	Ashdod	$1837
58 km or 36 mi	Netanya	$2138
60 km or 37 mi	Baqa-Jatt	$1782
65 km or 41 mi	Ashkelon	$1511