Ho Chi Minh vs Sanaa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Ho Chi Minh	Sanaa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$735	$546
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2016	$1370
🏠 One person rent	$376	$239
🏘️ Family rent	$815	$485
🍽️ Food expenses	$210	$198
🚐 Transport expenses	$72.4	$60.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$487	$401
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	66	35
😀 Quality of life	65	35
🏙️ Population	9.39M	2.96M

The cost of living in Ho Chi Minh is 35% more expensive than in Sanaa. Cities ranked 6739th and 8272nd ($735 vs $546) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Vietnam and Yemen, respectively. Check Vietnam vs Yemen comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Ho Chi Minh compared to 0.7 months in Sanaa. Ho Chi Minh ranked 1st best city to live in Vietnam vs Sanaa ranked 1st in Yemen, while ranked 4253rd and 7504th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ho Chi Minh vs Sanaa

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	Ho Chi Minh	Sanaa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.17	$2.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$23.4	$18.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.72	$4.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.18	$1.89
☕ Cappuccino	$1.88	$1.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.5	$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$459	$246
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$281	$157
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1102	$587
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$634	$355
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$50.1	$38.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$77.2	$57.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.54	$26
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.56%	12.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4334	$1713
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2039	$985
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.27	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.9	$11.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.97	$5.49
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.89	$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.54	$1.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.06	$0.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.49	$1.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$6.75
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.66	$4.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$6.55
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$1.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$1.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$0.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$0.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.82	$1.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.7	$8.09
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.93	$1.47
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.3	$2.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.78	$3.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.41	$2.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.12	$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.89	$1.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21.4	$23.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.32	$4.08
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$20.2	$12.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.65	$3.89
👖 Brand Jeans	$41.1	$25.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$59.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$277	$79.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14143	$2809

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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 Sanaa

Distance	City	Cost of living
24 km or 15 mi	Sayyan	$481
92 km or 57 mi	Dhamar	$486
147 km or 92 mi	Al Hudaydah	$505
154 km or 96 mi	Ibb	$496
159 km or 99 mi	Zabid	$482
182 km or 113 mi	Sa'dah	$482
198 km or 123 mi	Taiz	$507
238 km or 148 mi	Najran	$937
297 km or 185 mi	Aden	$503
367 km or 228 mi	Abha	$910
389 km or 242 mi	Obock	$540
433 km or 269 mi	Djibouti City	$571
465 km or 289 mi	Bareq	$902
493 km or 307 mi	Ali Sabieh	$542
512 km or 318 mi	Massawa	$486
512 km or 318 mi	Dikhil	$542
538 km or 334 mi	Mukalla	$484
544 km or 338 mi	Bisha	$905
550 km or 342 mi	Mekelle	$662
567 km or 352 mi	Asmara	$520
580 km or 361 mi	Mendefera	$487
586 km or 364 mi	As Sulayyil	$1041
612 km or 381 mi	Borama	$518
618 km or 384 mi	Keren	$488
643 km or 400 mi	Hargeisa	$660
681 km or 423 mi	Dessie	$838
684 km or 425 mi	Jijiga	$764
689 km or 428 mi	Dire Dawa	$756
708 km or 440 mi	Harar	$718
788 km or 490 mi	Gondar	$897
818 km or 508 mi	Mecca	$979
836 km or 520 mi	Kassala	$1006
847 km or 526 mi	Bahir Dar	$752
869 km or 540 mi	Jeddah	$1146
879 km or 546 mi	Port Sudan	$1003
920 km or 572 mi	Addis Ababa	$1180
959 km or 596 mi	El-Gadarif	$943
1067 km or 663 mi	Riyadh	$1637
1072 km or 666 mi	Salalah	$809
1114 km or 693 mi	Awasa	$886