Ho Chi Minh vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ho Chi Minh Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$744
$1586
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2071
$3407
🏠 One person rent
$376
$921
🏘️ Family rent
$848
$1393
🍽️ Food expenses
$219
$358
🚐 Transport expenses
$75.4
$176
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$488
$2861
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
66
71
😀 Quality of life
65
77
🏙️ Population
9.39M
7.01M

The cost of living in Ho Chi Minh is 53% less expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 6692nd and 3292nd ($744 vs $1586) 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 1.8 months in Riyadh. Ho Chi Minh ranked 1st best city to live in Vietnam vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 4277th and 796th 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
$2.27
$7.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.5
$52.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.89
$7.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.21
$1.99
☕ Cappuccino
$1.86
$4.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.53
$0.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$444
$1005
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$284
$726
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1185
$1969
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$655
$1032
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$49.7
$65.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$76.8
$99.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.1
$74.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.77%
5.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4095
$2212
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2072
$1360
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$1.05
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.4
$37.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.91
$17.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.95
$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.55
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.12
$1.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$2.2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.56
$2.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$8.03
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.89
$8.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$13.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.13
$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$1.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$1.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$1.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.88
$2.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.2
$7.98
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.93
$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.43
$7.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.85
$2.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.58
$4.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.15
$2.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.93
$5.1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$25.6
$104
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.42
$15.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21
$49.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.66
$7.27
👖 Brand Jeans
$32.2
$50.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$263
$373
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14503
$10359

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Distance City Cost of living
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$541
25 km or 15 mi Bien Hoa
$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
310 km or 193 mi Al-Mubarraz
$783
316 km or 196 mi Unaizah
$940
350 km or 217 mi Ar Rass
$828
389 km or 242 mi Dhahran
$870
394 km or 245 mi Dammam
$989
395 km or 245 mi Jubail
$928
417 km or 259 mi Qatif
$878
420 km or 261 mi Riffa
$1218
421 km or 262 mi Isa Town
$1226
426 km or 265 mi Manama
$1267
460 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1268
480 km or 298 mi As Sulayyil
$1021
491 km or 305 mi Doha
$1810
496 km or 308 mi Al Khor
$1719
540 km or 336 mi Kuwait City
$1457
595 km or 369 mi Ha'il
$944
611 km or 379 mi Umm Qasr
$716
618 km or 384 mi Al-Faw
$713
631 km or 392 mi Bushehr
$548
646 km or 401 mi Az Zubayr
$705
652 km or 405 mi Abadan
$557
658 km or 409 mi Basra
$879
659 km or 410 mi Khorramshahr
$552
668 km or 415 mi Bisha
$895
680 km or 423 mi Borazjan
$541
701 km or 436 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$542
713 km or 443 mi Madinat Zayed
$1630
714 km or 443 mi Nasiriyah
$665
719 km or 447 mi Medina
$853
737 km or 458 mi Kazerun
$537
747 km or 464 mi Behbahan
$507
754 km or 469 mi Samawah
$586
766 km or 476 mi Ahvaz
$588
775 km or 481 mi Abu Dhabi
$1802
790 km or 491 mi Mecca
$940
798 km or 496 mi Shiraz
$558
800 km or 497 mi Amarah
$680
804 km or 499 mi Bareq
$895
804 km or 500 mi Jahrom
$561
823 km or 511 mi Yasuj
$489