Ho Chi Minh vs Tabuk - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Ho Chi Minh	Tabuk
🚶 Cost of living one person	$735	$1078
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2016	$2358
🏠 One person rent	$376	$566
🏘️ Family rent	$815	$724
🍽️ Food expenses	$210	$282
🚐 Transport expenses	$72.4	$134
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$487	$1728
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	66	15
😀 Quality of life	65	47
🏙️ Population	9.39M	886K

The cost of living in Ho Chi Minh is 32% less expensive than in Tabuk. Cities ranked 6739th and 4967th ($735 vs $1078) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in Vietnam and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Vietnam vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Ho Chi Minh compared to 1.6 months in Tabuk. Ho Chi Minh ranked 1st best city to live in Vietnam vs Tabuk ranked 10th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 4253rd and 6450th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ho Chi Minh vs Tabuk

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	Ho Chi Minh	Tabuk
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.17	$7.44
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$23.4	$21.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.72	$6.37
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.18	$1.06
☕ Cappuccino	$1.88	$2.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.5	$0.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$459	$507
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$281	$357
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1102	$571
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$634	$480
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$50.1	$85.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$77.2	$132
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.54	$93.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.56%	4.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4334	$1372
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2039	$856
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.27	$2.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.9	$38.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.97	$23.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.89	$0.51
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.54	$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.06	$0.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$1.94
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.49	$2.31
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.66	$5.88
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$1.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$1.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$1.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$1.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$1.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$2.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.82	$1.56
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.7	$2.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.93	$2.42
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.3	$6.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.78	$3.58
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.41	$3.58
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.12	$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.89	$1.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21.4	$77
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.32	$17.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$20.2	$14
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.65	$3.21
👖 Brand Jeans	$41.1	$29.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$90.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$277	$666
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14143	$8574

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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 Tabuk

Distance	City	Cost of living
198 km or 123 mi	Aqaba	$809
203 km or 126 mi	Dahab	$381
204 km or 127 mi	Eilat	$1577
216 km or 134 mi	Ma'an	$793
219 km or 136 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$464
236 km or 146 mi	Al Wajh	$961
287 km or 178 mi	Tafilah	$646
300 km or 187 mi	Hurghada	$342
306 km or 190 mi	El Gouna	$336
321 km or 200 mi	Al-Karak	$710
333 km or 207 mi	Dimona	$1716
344 km or 214 mi	Arad	$1680
356 km or 221 mi	Dumat al-Jandal	$798
362 km or 225 mi	Beersheba	$1471
373 km or 231 mi	Ofakim	$1684
377 km or 234 mi	Rahat	$1686
377 km or 234 mi	Dura	$813
377 km or 234 mi	Hebron	$762
387 km or 240 mi	Netivot	$1742
391 km or 243 mi	Bethlehem	$905
393 km or 244 mi	Sakakah	$781
397 km or 247 mi	Kiryat Gat	$1757
397 km or 247 mi	Sderot	$1732
399 km or 248 mi	Jerusalem	$2114
400 km or 248 mi	Amman	$994
403 km or 250 mi	Gaza	$640
403 km or 250 mi	Beit Shemesh	$1506
411 km or 255 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$1809
411 km or 255 mi	Ramallah	$996
412 km or 256 mi	Ashkelon	$1511
412 km or 256 mi	Al-Salt	$552
421 km or 262 mi	Ashdod	$1837
422 km or 262 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$1915
424 km or 264 mi	Rehovot	$1811
426 km or 265 mi	Ramla	$2123
426 km or 265 mi	Yavne	$1884
427 km or 265 mi	Lod	$1891
429 km or 266 mi	Ness Ziona	$1943
430 km or 267 mi	Suez	$272
430 km or 267 mi	Rishon LeZion	$2028