Ho Chi Minh vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ho Chi Minh Sharjah
🚶 Cost of living one person
$744
$1503
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2071
$3133
🏠 One person rent
$376
$963
🏘️ Family rent
$848
$1557
🍽️ Food expenses
$219
$323
🚐 Transport expenses
$75.4
$114
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$488
$2228
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
66
65
😀 Quality of life
65
83
🏙️ Population
9.39M
1.25M

The cost of living in Ho Chi Minh is 50% less expensive than in Sharjah. Cities ranked 6692nd and 3679th ($744 vs $1503) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 7th in Vietnam and the United Arab Emirates, respectively. Check Vietnam vs the United Arab Emirates comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Ho Chi Minh compared to 1.5 months in Sharjah. Ho Chi Minh ranked 1st best city to live in Vietnam vs Sharjah ranked 2nd in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 4277th and 386th among best cities to live in the world.

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Ho Chi Minh Sharjah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.27
$5.47
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.5
$26.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.89
$9.48
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.21
$9.57
☕ Cappuccino
$1.86
$5.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.53
$0.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$444
$786
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$284
$735
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1185
$1630
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$655
$1186
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$49.7
$120
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$76.8
$185
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.1
$97.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.77%
4.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4095
$6590
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2072
$4507
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$2.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.4
$57.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.91
$9.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.95
$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.55
$1.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.12
$1.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.56
$2.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$8.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.89
$6.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$8.32
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.13
$1.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$1.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$0.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.88
$2.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.2
$6.15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.93
$1.79
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.43
$6.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.85
$6.39
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.58
$4.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.15
$2.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.93
$2.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$25.6
$60.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.42
$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21
$46.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.66
$4.66
👖 Brand Jeans
$32.2
$51.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$78.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$263
$278
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14503
$5054

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$541
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$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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$2084
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$2309
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$1768
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$1603
98 km or 61 mi Fujairah
$1232
133 km or 82 mi Al Ain
$1050
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$1802
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$728
259 km or 161 mi Madinat Zayed
$1630
337 km or 210 mi Seeb
$994
346 km or 215 mi Nizwa
$786
377 km or 235 mi Muscat
$1110
388 km or 241 mi Doha
$1810
392 km or 243 mi Al Khor
$1719
394 km or 245 mi Jahrom
$561
434 km or 270 mi Fasa
$556
436 km or 271 mi Jiroft
$547
456 km or 283 mi Sirjan
$520
491 km or 305 mi Manama
$1267
492 km or 306 mi Riffa
$1218
493 km or 307 mi Isa Town
$1226
510 km or 317 mi Bam
$531
526 km or 327 mi Chabahar
$687
534 km or 332 mi Dhahran
$870
543 km or 337 mi Dammam
$989
550 km or 342 mi Shiraz
$558
563 km or 350 mi Marvdasht
$546
564 km or 350 mi Rafsanjan
$515
564 km or 351 mi Qatif
$878
566 km or 352 mi Iranshahr
$639
572 km or 355 mi Kerman
$467
575 km or 358 mi Al-Mubarraz
$783
599 km or 372 mi Borazjan
$541
600 km or 373 mi Jubail
$928
600 km or 373 mi Kazerun
$537
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$548
699 km or 434 mi Yasuj
$489
709 km or 440 mi Zahedan
$831
734 km or 456 mi Yazd
$577
771 km or 479 mi Behbahan
$507