Ho Chi Minh vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Ho Chi Minh	Sharjah
🚶 Cost of living one person	$735	$1494
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2016	$3243
🏠 One person rent	$376	$958
🏘️ Family rent	$815	$1655
🍽️ Food expenses	$210	$325
🚐 Transport expenses	$72.4	$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$487	$2174
😷 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 51% less expensive than in Sharjah. Cities ranked 6739th and 3460th ($735 vs $1494) 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 4253rd and 412th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ho Chi Minh vs Sharjah

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	Ho Chi Minh	Sharjah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.17	$5.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$23.4	$26.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.72	$9.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.18	$9.45
☕ Cappuccino	$1.88	$4.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.5	$0.92
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$459	$802
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$281	$704
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1102	$1595
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$634	$1285
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$50.1	$132
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$77.2	$206
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.54	$103
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.56%	4.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4334	$6652
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2039	$4560
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.27	$2.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.9	$48.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.97	$9.15
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.89	$0.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.54	$1.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.06	$1.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$1.77
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.49	$2.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$9.05
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.66	$6.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$8.03
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$1.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$1.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$1.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.82	$2.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.7	$6.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.93	$2.07
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.3	$6.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.78	$6.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.41	$4.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.12	$2.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.89	$2.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21.4	$59.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.32	$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$20.2	$45.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.65	$4.67
👖 Brand Jeans	$41.1	$60.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$86.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$277	$271
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14143	$7169

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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 Sharjah

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi	Ajman	$2240
13 km or 8 mi	Dubai	$2379
28 km or 17 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1196
95 km or 59 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1540
98 km or 61 mi	Fujairah	$1239
133 km or 82 mi	Al Ain	$1844
142 km or 88 mi	Abu Dhabi	$1828
222 km or 138 mi	Bandar Abbas	$634
259 km or 161 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1721
337 km or 210 mi	Seeb	$967
346 km or 215 mi	Nizwa	$780
377 km or 235 mi	Muscat	$1090
388 km or 241 mi	Doha	$1779
392 km or 243 mi	Al Khor	$1709
394 km or 245 mi	Jahrom	$547
434 km or 270 mi	Fasa	$548
436 km or 271 mi	Jiroft	$518
456 km or 283 mi	Sirjan	$514
491 km or 305 mi	Manama	$1280
492 km or 306 mi	Riffa	$1223
493 km or 307 mi	Isa Town	$1243
510 km or 317 mi	Bam	$515
526 km or 327 mi	Chabahar	$585
534 km or 332 mi	Dhahran	$1068
543 km or 337 mi	Dammam	$1056
550 km or 342 mi	Shiraz	$589
563 km or 350 mi	Marvdasht	$563
564 km or 350 mi	Rafsanjan	$507
564 km or 351 mi	Qatif	$897
566 km or 352 mi	Iranshahr	$605
572 km or 355 mi	Kerman	$464
575 km or 358 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$804
599 km or 372 mi	Borazjan	$546
600 km or 373 mi	Jubail	$901
600 km or 373 mi	Kazerun	$557
604 km or 375 mi	Bushehr	$551
699 km or 434 mi	Yasuj	$529
709 km or 440 mi	Zahedan	$829
734 km or 456 mi	Yazd	$573
771 km or 479 mi	Behbahan	$536