Ho Chi Minh vs Tabriz - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Ho Chi Minh	Tabriz
🚶 Cost of living one person	$735	$658
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2016	$1826
🏠 One person rent	$376	$230
🏘️ Family rent	$815	$521
🍽️ Food expenses	$210	$233
🚐 Transport expenses	$72.4	$42.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$487	$249
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	66	59
😀 Quality of life	65	47
🏙️ Population	9.39M	1.56M

The cost of living in Ho Chi Minh is 12% more expensive than in Tabriz. Cities ranked 6739th and 7153rd ($735 vs $658) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 24th 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 Tabriz. Ho Chi Minh ranked 1st best city to live in Vietnam vs Tabriz ranked 6th in Iran, while ranked 4253rd and 6409th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ho Chi Minh vs Tabriz

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	Ho Chi Minh	Tabriz
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.17	$4.95
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$23.4	$20.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.72	$3.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.18	$0.55
☕ Cappuccino	$1.88	$1.18
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.5	$1.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$459	$330
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$281	$172
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1102	$685
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$634	$441
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$50.1	$8.83
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$77.2	$13.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.54	$18.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.56%	22.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4334	$1732
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2039	$1813
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.27	$0.47
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.9	$20
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.97	$2.37
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.89	$0.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.54	$1.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.06	$0.65
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$1.91
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.49	$1.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$5.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.66	$3.88
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$0.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$4.7
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$1.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$0.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$0.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$0.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.82	$3.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.7	$0.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.93	$1.28
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.3	$3.24
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.78	$8.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.41	$4.42
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.12	$3.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.89	$2.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21.4	$17.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.32	$1.75
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$20.2	$98.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.65	$37.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$41.1	$20.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$176
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$277	$96.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14143	$671

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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 Tabriz

Distance	City	Cost of living
58 km or 36 mi	Marand	$553
78 km or 48 mi	Maragheh	$573
81 km or 50 mi	Ahar	$622
120 km or 74 mi	Urmia	$519
125 km or 78 mi	Kapan	$961
125 km or 78 mi	Miandoab	$540
127 km or 79 mi	Khoy	$419
159 km or 99 mi	Goris	$967
174 km or 108 mi	Bukan	$536
177 km or 110 mi	Ardabil	$827
184 km or 114 mi	Mahabad	$458
184 km or 115 mi	Piranshahr	$476
204 km or 127 mi	Saqqez	$533
230 km or 143 mi	Hakkari	$575
235 km or 146 mi	Baneh	$531
236 km or 147 mi	Lankaran	$608
237 km or 147 mi	Caldiran	$574
250 km or 155 mi	Zanjan	$466
251 km or 156 mi	Dogubayazit	$570
254 km or 158 mi	Van	$615
264 km or 164 mi	Masis	$1081
266 km or 165 mi	Barda	$618
279 km or 173 mi	Yerevan	$1199
282 km or 175 mi	Igdir	$565
282 km or 175 mi	Abovyan	$1094
284 km or 177 mi	Marivan	$536
289 km or 180 mi	Ganja	$481
291 km or 181 mi	Erbil	$854
291 km or 181 mi	Yevlakh	$618
292 km or 181 mi	Sulaymaniyah	$676
295 km or 183 mi	Ashtarak	$1071
300 km or 187 mi	Armavir	$990
305 km or 190 mi	Rasht	$534
307 km or 191 mi	Sirvan	$634
315 km or 196 mi	Sanandaj	$449
322 km or 200 mi	Duhok	$646
334 km or 207 mi	Agri	$553
334 km or 208 mi	Zakho	$688
336 km or 209 mi	Kirkuk	$508
339 km or 211 mi	Mosul	$597