Ho Chi Minh vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ho Chi Minh Sharjah
🚶 Cost of living one person
$702
$1612
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1978
$2987
🏠 One person rent
$349
$1091
🏘️ Family rent
$750
$1464
🍽️ Food expenses
$211
$299
🚐 Transport expenses
$67.1
$126
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$457
$1719
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
66
65
😀 Quality of life
66
82
🏙️ Population
10.4M
1.25M

The cost of living in Ho Chi Minh is 56% less expensive than in Sharjah. Cities ranked 6786th and 3028th ($702 vs $1612) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th 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 1.1 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 4217th and 359th among best cities to live in the world.

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Ho Chi Minh Sharjah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.85
$5.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.2
$21.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.63
$8.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.07
$7.46
 Cappuccino
$2.02
$4.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.52
$0.84
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$428
$888
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$258
$891
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1064
$1495
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$568
$1132
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$46.7
$108
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$72.1
$168
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11
$92.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.9%
4.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4519
$3596
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2063
$2465
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$2.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.56
$67.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.78
$10.3
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$0.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.51
$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.13
$1.16
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$1.58
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.59
$2.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$8.49
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.66
$6.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$8.52
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.37
$1.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$1.22
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$0.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$0.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.87
$2.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.6
$5.44
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.93
$1.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.23
$6.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.05
$6.77
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.39
$3.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.22
$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.84
$2.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$26.5
$52.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.4
$12.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.9
$45.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.08
$5.61
👖 Brand Jeans
$36.8
$46.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$61.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$306
$269
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16779
$5193

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$479
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$534
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$694
113 km or 70 mi Sa Dec
$515
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$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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$1841
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$1584
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$1191
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$1132
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$1936
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$758
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$1673
337 km or 210 mi Seeb
$1164
346 km or 215 mi Nizwa
$787
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$1126
388 km or 241 mi Doha
$1872
392 km or 243 mi Al Khor
$1810
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$798
434 km or 270 mi Fasa
$890
436 km or 271 mi Jiroft
$573
456 km or 283 mi Sirjan
$604
491 km or 305 mi Manama
$1375
492 km or 306 mi Riffa
$1285
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$1327
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$544
526 km or 327 mi Chabahar
$779
534 km or 332 mi Dhahran
$959
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$1005
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$606
563 km or 350 mi Marvdasht
$604
564 km or 350 mi Rafsanjan
$530
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$868
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$672
572 km or 355 mi Kerman
$457
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$768
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$621
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$910
600 km or 373 mi Kazerun
$606
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$646
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$561
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$822
734 km or 456 mi Yazd
$575
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$541