Ho Chi Minh vs Tehran - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ho Chi Minh Tehran
🚶 Cost of living one person
$727
$756
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1835
$1946
🏠 One person rent
$381
$343
🏘️ Family rent
$660
$616
🍽️ Food expenses
$206
$225
🚐 Transport expenses
$68.7
$47.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$493
$257
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
66
96
😀 Quality of life
66
64
🏙️ Population
9.39M
8.69M

The cost of living in Ho Chi Minh is 4% less expensive than in Tehran. Cities ranked 6989th and 6857th ($727 vs $756) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th 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 Tehran. Ho Chi Minh ranked 1st best city to live in Vietnam vs Tehran ranked 1st in Iran, while ranked 4394th and 4989th among best cities to live in the world.

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Ho Chi Minh Tehran
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.95
$4.02
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.9
$18.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.51
$4.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.95
$0.65
☕ Cappuccino
$1.73
$1.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.49
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$487
$423
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$277
$303
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$863
$756
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$497
$555
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51.9
$9.71
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.9
$14.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.55
$5.77
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.24%
25.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3933
$1681
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1928
$1158
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.27
$0.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.6
$10
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.78
$2.73
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.85
$0.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.48
$0.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.02
$0.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$1.87
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.42
$1.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$3.65
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.66
$3.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.71
$0.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$0.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$0.64
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$0.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$0.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.15
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.81
$1.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.4
$1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.88
$0.52
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.31
$2.49
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.71
$19.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.42
$4.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.1
$2.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.87
$1.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$19.3
$21.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.84
$1.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.1
$104
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.84
$37.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$43.3
$27.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.5
$118
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$279
$128
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14974
$1959

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$521
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$480
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$679
113 km or 70 mi Sa Dec
$503
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$437
141 km or 88 mi Long Xuyen
$497
153 km or 95 mi Soc Trang
$505
162 km or 100 mi Prey Veng
$719
167 km or 104 mi Phan Thiet
$495
181 km or 112 mi Mui Ne
$498
184 km or 114 mi Kampong Cham
$510
189 km or 117 mi Rach Gia
$516
198 km or 123 mi Bac Lieu
$495
205 km or 127 mi Phnom Penh
$829
233 km or 145 mi Da Lat
$578
244 km or 151 mi Ca Mau
$507
257 km or 160 mi Buon Ma Thuot
$521
270 km or 168 mi Phan Rang-Thap Cham
$530
271 km or 168 mi Kampot
$610
300 km or 186 mi Phu Quoc
$509
309 km or 192 mi Stung Treng
$629
320 km or 199 mi Nha Trang
$521
343 km or 213 mi Sihanoukville
$763
414 km or 257 mi Siem Reap
$632
433 km or 269 mi Qui Nhon
$504
452 km or 281 mi Battambang
$570
488 km or 303 mi Ko Chang
$711
502 km or 312 mi Serei Saophoan
$623
527 km or 327 mi Ubon Ratchathani
$564
533 km or 331 mi Quang Ngai
$401
584 km or 363 mi Klaeng
$717
592 km or 368 mi Hoi An
$607
605 km or 376 mi Da Nang
$590
637 km or 396 mi Hue
$372
663 km or 412 mi Nong Prue
$792
664 km or 413 mi Chaophraya Surasak
$775
668 km or 415 mi Pattaya
$818
670 km or 416 mi Laem Chabang
$784
676 km or 420 mi Nakhon Ratchasima
$595

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$676
12 km or 7.6 mi Ray
$674
27 km or 17 mi Eslamshahr
$670
27 km or 17 mi Nasimshahr
$666
28 km or 17 mi Qods
$679
32 km or 20 mi Qarchak
$651
33 km or 20 mi Shahriar
$676
34 km or 21 mi Pakdasht
$650
36 km or 23 mi Pardis
$636
38 km or 23 mi Andisheh
$678
39 km or 24 mi Robat Karim
$650
39 km or 24 mi Fardis
$680
40 km or 25 mi Malard
$677
43 km or 26 mi Karaj
$738
46 km or 28 mi Mohammadshahr
$682
52 km or 32 mi Varamin
$627
52 km or 33 mi Kamal Shahr
$677
78 km or 49 mi Nazarabad
$631
120 km or 75 mi Amol
$544
121 km or 75 mi Khak-e Ali
$584
122 km or 76 mi Saveh
$550
127 km or 79 mi Qom
$478
142 km or 88 mi Qazvin
$600
148 km or 92 mi Babol
$442
155 km or 96 mi Qaem Shahr
$523
176 km or 109 mi Sari
$601
178 km or 111 mi Semnan
$556
191 km or 119 mi Kashan
$518
210 km or 130 mi Lahijan
$532
239 km or 148 mi Arak
$444
240 km or 149 mi Rasht
$521
282 km or 175 mi Hamadan
$427
283 km or 176 mi Malayer
$462
284 km or 177 mi Zanjan
$439
302 km or 188 mi Gorgan
$681
315 km or 196 mi Borujerd
$490
316 km or 196 mi Shahin Shahr
$491
326 km or 202 mi Dorud
$497
333 km or 207 mi Shahrud
$584
334 km or 207 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$493