Ho Chi Minh vs Tehran - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ho Chi Minh Tehran
🚶 Cost of living one person
$744
$797
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2071
$2203
🏠 One person rent
$376
$351
🏘️ Family rent
$848
$774
🍽️ Food expenses
$219
$246
🚐 Transport expenses
$75.4
$48.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$488
$266
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
66
96
😀 Quality of life
65
60
🏙️ Population
9.39M
8.69M

The cost of living in Ho Chi Minh is 7% less expensive than in Tehran. Cities ranked 6692nd and 6443rd ($744 vs $797) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 8th 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 4277th and 5234th among best cities to live in the world.

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Ho Chi Minh Tehran
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.27
$4.29
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.5
$25
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.89
$5.04
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.21
$0.81
☕ Cappuccino
$1.86
$1.44
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.53
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$444
$447
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$284
$306
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1185
$1007
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$655
$688
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$49.7
$10
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$76.8
$15.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.1
$6.91
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.77%
24.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4095
$2380
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2072
$1515
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.4
$10.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.91
$2.91
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.95
$0.72
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.55
$0.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.12
$0.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$2.27
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.56
$1.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$4.12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.89
$4.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.13
$0.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.51
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$0.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$0.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$0.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$0.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.88
$1.66
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.2
$1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.93
$0.57
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.43
$2.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.85
$19.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.58
$4.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.15
$2.59
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.93
$1.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$25.6
$19
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.42
$1.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21
$120
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.66
$33.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$32.2
$35.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$135
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$263
$124
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14503
$1838

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$541
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$445
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$512
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$689
113 km or 70 mi Sa Dec
$521
127 km or 79 mi Can Tho
$469
141 km or 88 mi Long Xuyen
$516
153 km or 95 mi Soc Trang
$529
162 km or 100 mi Prey Veng
$711
167 km or 104 mi Phan Thiet
$521
181 km or 112 mi Mui Ne
$516
184 km or 114 mi Kampong Cham
$514
189 km or 117 mi Rach Gia
$534
198 km or 123 mi Bac Lieu
$515
205 km or 127 mi Phnom Penh
$819
233 km or 145 mi Da Lat
$531
244 km or 151 mi Ca Mau
$525
257 km or 160 mi Buon Ma Thuot
$515
270 km or 168 mi Phan Rang-Thap Cham
$521
271 km or 168 mi Kampot
$582
300 km or 186 mi Phu Quoc
$529
309 km or 192 mi Stung Treng
$626
320 km or 199 mi Nha Trang
$549
343 km or 213 mi Sihanoukville
$754
414 km or 257 mi Siem Reap
$630
433 km or 269 mi Qui Nhon
$515
452 km or 281 mi Battambang
$533
488 km or 303 mi Ko Chang
$697
502 km or 312 mi Serei Saophoan
$633
527 km or 327 mi Ubon Ratchathani
$561
533 km or 331 mi Quang Ngai
$433
584 km or 363 mi Klaeng
$703
592 km or 368 mi Hoi An
$547
605 km or 376 mi Da Nang
$610
637 km or 396 mi Hue
$407
663 km or 412 mi Nong Prue
$773
664 km or 413 mi Chaophraya Surasak
$758
668 km or 415 mi Pattaya
$800
670 km or 416 mi Laem Chabang
$769
676 km or 420 mi Nakhon Ratchasima
$564

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9.8 km or 6.1 mi Golestan
$722
12 km or 7.6 mi Ray
$720
27 km or 17 mi Eslamshahr
$716
27 km or 17 mi Nasimshahr
$706
28 km or 17 mi Qods
$706
32 km or 20 mi Qarchak
$693
33 km or 20 mi Shahriar
$708
34 km or 21 mi Pakdasht
$689
36 km or 23 mi Pardis
$675
38 km or 23 mi Andisheh
$696
39 km or 24 mi Robat Karim
$690
39 km or 24 mi Fardis
$699
40 km or 25 mi Malard
$701
43 km or 26 mi Karaj
$741
46 km or 28 mi Mohammadshahr
$697
52 km or 32 mi Varamin
$673
52 km or 33 mi Kamal Shahr
$693
78 km or 49 mi Nazarabad
$659
120 km or 75 mi Amol
$550
121 km or 75 mi Khak-e Ali
$615
122 km or 76 mi Saveh
$542
127 km or 79 mi Qom
$472
142 km or 88 mi Qazvin
$627
148 km or 92 mi Babol
$468
155 km or 96 mi Qaem Shahr
$564
176 km or 109 mi Sari
$670
178 km or 111 mi Semnan
$607
191 km or 119 mi Kashan
$575
210 km or 130 mi Lahijan
$578
239 km or 148 mi Arak
$462
240 km or 149 mi Rasht
$559
282 km or 175 mi Hamadan
$453
283 km or 176 mi Malayer
$470
284 km or 177 mi Zanjan
$474
302 km or 188 mi Gorgan
$689
315 km or 196 mi Borujerd
$513
316 km or 196 mi Shahin Shahr
$554
326 km or 202 mi Dorud
$518
333 km or 207 mi Shahrud
$603
334 km or 207 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$564