Ho Chi Minh vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Ho Chi Minh	Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person	$735	$1637
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2016	$3629
🏠 One person rent	$376	$944
🏘️ Family rent	$815	$1530
🍽️ Food expenses	$210	$375
🚐 Transport expenses	$72.4	$183
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$487	$2731
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	66	72
😀 Quality of life	65	78
🏙️ Population	9.39M	7.01M

The cost of living in Ho Chi Minh is 55% less expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 6739th and 2911th ($735 vs $1637) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Vietnam and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Vietnam vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Ho Chi Minh compared to 1.7 months in Riyadh. Ho Chi Minh ranked 1st best city to live in Vietnam vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 4253rd and 733rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ho Chi Minh vs Riyadh

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	Ho Chi Minh	Riyadh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.17	$9.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$23.4	$53.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.72	$8.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.18	$1.88
☕ Cappuccino	$1.88	$4.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.5	$0.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$459	$1001
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$281	$748
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1102	$2174
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$634	$1140
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$50.1	$69.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$77.2	$107
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.54	$75.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.56%	5.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4334	$2485
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2039	$1703
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.27	$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.9	$37.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.97	$18.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.89	$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.54	$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.06	$1.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$2.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.49	$2.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$8.14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.66	$9.75
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$13.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$2.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$1.7
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$1.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$1.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$1.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$1.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.82	$2.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.7	$8.71
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.93	$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.3	$7.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.78	$2.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.41	$4.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.12	$2.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.89	$5.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21.4	$102
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.32	$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$20.2	$52.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.65	$7.23
👖 Brand Jeans	$41.1	$55.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$277	$404
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14143	$10598

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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 Riyadh

Distance	City	Cost of living
310 km or 193 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$804
316 km or 196 mi	Unaizah	$969
350 km or 217 mi	Ar Rass	$861
389 km or 242 mi	Dhahran	$1068
394 km or 245 mi	Dammam	$1056
395 km or 245 mi	Jubail	$901
417 km or 259 mi	Qatif	$897
420 km or 261 mi	Riffa	$1223
421 km or 262 mi	Isa Town	$1243
426 km or 265 mi	Manama	$1280
460 km or 286 mi	Al Wafrah	$1210
480 km or 298 mi	As Sulayyil	$1041
491 km or 305 mi	Doha	$1779
496 km or 308 mi	Al Khor	$1709
540 km or 336 mi	Kuwait City	$1393
595 km or 369 mi	Ha'il	$846
611 km or 379 mi	Umm Qasr	$740
618 km or 384 mi	Al-Faw	$736
631 km or 392 mi	Bushehr	$551
646 km or 401 mi	Az Zubayr	$723
652 km or 405 mi	Abadan	$547
658 km or 409 mi	Basra	$904
659 km or 410 mi	Khorramshahr	$544
668 km or 415 mi	Bisha	$905
680 km or 423 mi	Borazjan	$546
701 km or 436 mi	Bandar-e Mahshahr	$548
713 km or 443 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1721
714 km or 443 mi	Nasiriyah	$672
719 km or 447 mi	Medina	$1215
737 km or 458 mi	Kazerun	$557
747 km or 464 mi	Behbahan	$536
754 km or 469 mi	Samawah	$582
766 km or 476 mi	Ahvaz	$597
775 km or 481 mi	Abu Dhabi	$1828
790 km or 491 mi	Mecca	$979
798 km or 496 mi	Shiraz	$589
800 km or 497 mi	Amarah	$683
804 km or 499 mi	Bareq	$902
804 km or 500 mi	Jahrom	$547
823 km or 511 mi	Yasuj	$529