Ho Chi Minh vs Shiraz - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ho Chi Minh Shiraz
🚶 Cost of living one person
$726
$505
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1883
$1290
🏠 One person rent
$370
$214
🏘️ Family rent
$634
$361
🍽️ Food expenses
$208
$162
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.8
$22.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$500
$205
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
67
47
😀 Quality of life
71
41
🏙️ Population
14M
1.57M

The cost of living in Ho Chi Minh is 44% more expensive than in Shiraz. Cities ranked 7123rd and 8645th ($726 vs $505) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 48th 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 0.4 months in Shiraz. Ho Chi Minh ranked 1st best city to live in Vietnam vs Shiraz ranked 30th in Iran, while ranked 3396th and 7725th 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
$2.1
$3.45
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19
$12.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.77
$2.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.14
$0.93
☕ Cappuccino
$1.85
$0.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.53
$1.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$512
$226
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$248
$173
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$904
$415
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$437
$300
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60
$15.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$93.8
$24.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.78
$14.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.72%
23.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4456
$1062
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1839
$532
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.27
$0.17
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.5
$3.12
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.72
$2.19
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.91
$0.68
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.57
$0.68
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.06
$0.34
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.82
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.56
$1.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$2.21
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.55
$2.57
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$9.74
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.92
$0.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$1.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$0.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$0.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$0.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$0.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.13
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.78
$6.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.6
$0.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$0.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.33
$2.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.7
$3.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.36
$4.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.09
$5.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.93
$2.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.8
$18.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.45
$1.99
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.1
$79.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.5
$24
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.4
$22.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.2
$92.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$379
$112
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17174
$2115

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$455
141 km or 88 mi Long Xuyen
$508
153 km or 95 mi Soc Trang
$523
162 km or 100 mi Prey Veng
$776
167 km or 104 mi Phan Thiet
$480
181 km or 112 mi Mui Ne
$493
184 km or 114 mi Kampong Cham
$518
189 km or 117 mi Rach Gia
$530
198 km or 123 mi Bac Lieu
$506
205 km or 127 mi Phnom Penh
$893
233 km or 145 mi Da Lat
$563
244 km or 151 mi Ca Mau
$517
257 km or 160 mi Buon Ma Thuot
$528
270 km or 168 mi Phan Rang-Thap Cham
$533
271 km or 168 mi Kampot
$582
300 km or 186 mi Phu Quoc
$518
309 km or 192 mi Stung Treng
$668
320 km or 199 mi Nha Trang
$540
343 km or 213 mi Sihanoukville
$766
414 km or 257 mi Siem Reap
$679
433 km or 269 mi Qui Nhon
$515
452 km or 281 mi Battambang
$601
488 km or 303 mi Ko Chang
$718
502 km or 312 mi Serei Saophoan
$644
527 km or 327 mi Ubon Ratchathani
$543
533 km or 331 mi Quang Ngai
$407
584 km or 363 mi Klaeng
$724
592 km or 368 mi Hoi An
$609
605 km or 376 mi Da Nang
$699
637 km or 396 mi Hue
$375
663 km or 412 mi Nong Prue
$809
664 km or 413 mi Chaophraya Surasak
$784
668 km or 415 mi Pattaya
$839
670 km or 416 mi Laem Chabang
$799
676 km or 420 mi Nakhon Ratchasima
$586

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$485
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$471
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$497
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$457
149 km or 93 mi Yasuj
$459
158 km or 98 mi Jahrom
$494
181 km or 112 mi Bushehr
$454
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$469
274 km or 171 mi Shahreza
$451
304 km or 189 mi Sirjan
$521
308 km or 192 mi Yazd
$517
339 km or 210 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$493
342 km or 212 mi Shahr-e Kord
$352
344 km or 214 mi Rafsanjan
$558
348 km or 216 mi Isfahan
$488
354 km or 220 mi Najafabad
$454
356 km or 221 mi Izeh
$452
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$466
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$459
387 km or 240 mi Qatif
$778
395 km or 246 mi Al-Faw
$703
403 km or 251 mi Masjed Soleyman
$487
404 km or 251 mi Jubail
$917
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$522
417 km or 259 mi Ahvaz
$548
424 km or 263 mi Manama
$1340
427 km or 265 mi Dammam
$1059
429 km or 267 mi Isa Town
$1218
430 km or 267 mi Khorramshahr
$509
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$1062
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$965
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$700
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$1437
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$496
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$708
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$2015
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$620
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$1247
466 km or 289 mi Basra
$861
473 km or 294 mi Az Zubayr
$694