Ho Chi Minh vs Shiraz - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ho Chi Minh Shiraz
🚶 Cost of living one person
$735
$589
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2016
$1578
🏠 One person rent
$376
$259
🏘️ Family rent
$815
$520
🍽️ Food expenses
$210
$189
🚐 Transport expenses
$72.4
$21.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$487
$205
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
66
50
😀 Quality of life
65
48
🏙️ Population
9.39M
1.57M

The cost of living in Ho Chi Minh is 25% more expensive than in Shiraz. Cities ranked 6739th and 7787th ($735 vs $589) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 34th in Vietnam and Iran, respectively. Check Vietnam vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Ho Chi Minh compared to 0.3 months in Shiraz. Ho Chi Minh ranked 1st best city to live in Vietnam vs Shiraz ranked 4th in Iran, while ranked 4253rd and 6352nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ho Chi Minh vs Shiraz

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Ho Chi Minh Shiraz
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.17
$3.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$23.4
$17.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.72
$3.53
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.18
$1.01
 Cappuccino
$1.88
$1.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$1.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$459
$278
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$281
$202
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1102
$611
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$634
$430
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$50.1
$22.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$77.2
$34.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.54
$19.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.56%
22.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4334
$1218
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2039
$1406
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.27
$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.9
$2.37
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.97
$1.91
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.89
$0.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.54
$0.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.06
$0.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.57
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.49
$1.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$2.91
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.66
$3.83
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$9.78
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$0.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$0.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$0.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$0.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$0.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.82
$5.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.7
$0.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.93
$0.63
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.3
$2.29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.78
$4.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.41
$5.58
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.12
$6.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.89
$3.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.4
$16
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.32
$2.02
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.2
$97.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.65
$28.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$41.1
$23.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$105
$90.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$277
$155
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14143
$2161

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$508
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$504
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$577
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$516
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$531
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$534
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$596
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$519
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$634
320 km or 199 mi Nha Trang
$535
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$755
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$644
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$516
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$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
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$685
592 km or 368 mi Hoi An
$584
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$593
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$393
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$752
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$739
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$781
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$743
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$529
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$547
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$551
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$536
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$502
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$514
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$573
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$548
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$397
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$507
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$523
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$502
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$525
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$510
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$507
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$897
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$736
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$552
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$901
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$547
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$597
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$1280
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$1056
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$1243
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$544
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$1223
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$904
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