Ho Chi Minh vs Sanaa - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ho Chi Minh Sanaa
🚶 Cost of living one person
$702
$523
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1978
$1314
🏠 One person rent
$349
$223
🏘️ Family rent
$750
$444
🍽️ Food expenses
$211
$193
🚐 Transport expenses
$67.1
$59.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$457
$376
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
66
35
😀 Quality of life
66
23
🏙️ Population
10.4M
2.96M

The cost of living in Ho Chi Minh is 34% more expensive than in Sanaa. Cities ranked 6786th and 8335th ($702 vs $523) 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 4217th and 8884th 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
$1.85
$2.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.2
$18.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.63
$4.23
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.07
$1.82
☕ Cappuccino
$2.02
$1.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.52
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$428
$235
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$258
$141
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1064
$537
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$568
$318
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$46.7
$36.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$72.1
$55.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11
$26.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.9%
10.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4519
$1660
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2063
$857
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.56
$12.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.78
$5.02
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.51
$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.13
$0.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$0.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.59
$1.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$6.64
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.66
$4.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$5.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.37
$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$1.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$0.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$0.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$0.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.87
$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.6
$7.78
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.93
$1.49
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.23
$2.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.05
$3.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.39
$3.09
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.22
$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.84
$1.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$26.5
$21.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.4
$4.11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.9
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.08
$4.28
👖 Brand Jeans
$36.8
$25.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$56.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$306
$84.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16779
$2959

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Distance City Cost of living
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$550
25 km or 15 mi Bien Hoa
$479
72 km or 45 mi Vung Tau
$534
96 km or 60 mi Svay Rieng
$694
113 km or 70 mi Sa Dec
$515
127 km or 79 mi Can Tho
$463
141 km or 88 mi Long Xuyen
$509
153 km or 95 mi Soc Trang
$522
162 km or 100 mi Prey Veng
$711
167 km or 104 mi Phan Thiet
$566
181 km or 112 mi Mui Ne
$553
184 km or 114 mi Kampong Cham
$555
189 km or 117 mi Rach Gia
$518
198 km or 123 mi Bac Lieu
$516
205 km or 127 mi Phnom Penh
$802
233 km or 145 mi Da Lat
$512
244 km or 151 mi Ca Mau
$520
257 km or 160 mi Buon Ma Thuot
$521
270 km or 168 mi Phan Rang-Thap Cham
$526
271 km or 168 mi Kampot
$569
300 km or 186 mi Phu Quoc
$524
309 km or 192 mi Stung Treng
$628
320 km or 199 mi Nha Trang
$554
343 km or 213 mi Sihanoukville
$755
414 km or 257 mi Siem Reap
$587
433 km or 269 mi Qui Nhon
$518
452 km or 281 mi Battambang
$539
488 km or 303 mi Ko Chang
$614
502 km or 312 mi Serei Saophoan
$579
527 km or 327 mi Ubon Ratchathani
$534
533 km or 331 mi Quang Ngai
$436
584 km or 363 mi Klaeng
$619
592 km or 368 mi Hoi An
$547
605 km or 376 mi Da Nang
$601
637 km or 396 mi Hue
$422
663 km or 412 mi Nong Prue
$653
664 km or 413 mi Chaophraya Surasak
$647
668 km or 415 mi Pattaya
$665
670 km or 416 mi Laem Chabang
$648
676 km or 420 mi Nakhon Ratchasima
$518

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Distance City Cost of living
24 km or 15 mi Sayyan
$467
92 km or 57 mi Dhamar
$470
147 km or 92 mi Al Hudaydah
$489
154 km or 96 mi Ibb
$481
159 km or 99 mi Zabid
$466
182 km or 113 mi Sa'dah
$467
198 km or 123 mi Taiz
$490
238 km or 148 mi Najran
$1047
297 km or 185 mi Aden
$486
367 km or 228 mi Abha
$923
389 km or 242 mi Obock
$522
433 km or 269 mi Djibouti City
$551
465 km or 289 mi Bareq
$920
493 km or 307 mi Ali Sabieh
$524
512 km or 318 mi Massawa
$467
512 km or 318 mi Dikhil
$524
538 km or 334 mi Mukalla
$468
544 km or 338 mi Bisha
$938
550 km or 342 mi Mekelle
$800
567 km or 352 mi Asmara
$498
580 km or 361 mi Mendefera
$466
586 km or 364 mi As Sulayyil
$1085
612 km or 381 mi Borama
$602
618 km or 384 mi Keren
$466
643 km or 400 mi Hargeisa
$815
681 km or 423 mi Dessie
$820
684 km or 425 mi Jijiga
$702
689 km or 428 mi Dire Dawa
$705
708 km or 440 mi Harar
$676
788 km or 490 mi Gondar
$885
818 km or 508 mi Mecca
$1032
836 km or 520 mi Kassala
$1061
847 km or 526 mi Bahir Dar
$883
869 km or 540 mi Jeddah
$1100
879 km or 546 mi Port Sudan
$1361
920 km or 572 mi Addis Ababa
$923
959 km or 596 mi El-Gadarif
$959
1067 km or 663 mi Riyadh
$1642
1072 km or 666 mi Salalah
$844
1114 km or 693 mi Awasa
$840