Ho Chi Minh vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ho Chi Minh Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$726
$1628
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1883
$3587
🏠 One person rent
$370
$936
🏘️ Family rent
$634
$1460
🍽️ Food expenses
$208
$376
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.8
$181
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$500
$2284
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
67
70
😀 Quality of life
71
78
🏙️ Population
14M
7.01M

The cost of living in Ho Chi Minh is 55% less expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 7123rd and 3485th ($726 vs $1628) 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 1.4 months in Riyadh. Ho Chi Minh ranked 1st best city to live in Vietnam vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 3396th and 899th 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
$2.1
$7.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19
$53.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.77
$8.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.14
$1.72
☕ Cappuccino
$1.85
$4.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.53
$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$512
$999
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$248
$757
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$904
$1794
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$437
$1176
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60
$57.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$93.8
$87.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.78
$73.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.72%
5.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4456
$3071
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1839
$1929
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.27
$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.5
$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.72
$17.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.91
$0.64
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.57
$1.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.06
$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$2.45
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.56
$2.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$9.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.55
$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$14.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.92
$2.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$2.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$1.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$1.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$1.37
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.78
$2.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.6
$8.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$1.84
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.33
$7.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.7
$2.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.36
$4.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.09
$2.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.93
$5.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.8
$89.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.45
$16.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.1
$51.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.5
$8.02
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.4
$58.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.2
$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$379
$503
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17174
$10912

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$522
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$414
72 km or 45 mi Vung Tau
$503
96 km or 60 mi Svay Rieng
$721
113 km or 70 mi Sa Dec
$519
127 km or 79 mi Can Tho
$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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Distance City Cost of living
310 km or 193 mi Al-Mubarraz
$821
316 km or 196 mi Unaizah
$938
350 km or 217 mi Ar Rass
$834
389 km or 242 mi Dhahran
$965
394 km or 245 mi Dammam
$1059
395 km or 245 mi Jubail
$917
417 km or 259 mi Qatif
$778
420 km or 261 mi Riffa
$1062
421 km or 262 mi Isa Town
$1218
426 km or 265 mi Manama
$1340
460 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1247
480 km or 298 mi As Sulayyil
$993
491 km or 305 mi Doha
$2100
496 km or 308 mi Al Khor
$2015
540 km or 336 mi Kuwait City
$1437
595 km or 369 mi Ha'il
$738
611 km or 379 mi Umm Qasr
$708
618 km or 384 mi Al-Faw
$703
631 km or 392 mi Bushehr
$454
646 km or 401 mi Az Zubayr
$694
652 km or 405 mi Abadan
$522
658 km or 409 mi Basra
$861
659 km or 410 mi Khorramshahr
$509
668 km or 415 mi Bisha
$890
680 km or 423 mi Borazjan
$457
701 km or 436 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$493
713 km or 443 mi Madinat Zayed
$1791
714 km or 443 mi Nasiriyah
$655
719 km or 447 mi Medina
$1164
737 km or 458 mi Kazerun
$471
747 km or 464 mi Behbahan
$469
754 km or 469 mi Samawah
$573
766 km or 476 mi Ahvaz
$548
775 km or 481 mi Abu Dhabi
$2133
790 km or 491 mi Mecca
$1031
798 km or 496 mi Shiraz
$505
800 km or 497 mi Amarah
$670
804 km or 499 mi Bareq
$873
804 km or 500 mi Jahrom
$494
823 km or 511 mi Yasuj
$459