Ho Chi Minh vs Tehran - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ho Chi Minh Tehran
🚶 Cost of living one person
$762
$639
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1930
$1632
🏠 One person rent
$409
$276
🏘️ Family rent
$723
$493
🍽️ Food expenses
$205
$174
🚐 Transport expenses
$71
$36.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$340
$227
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
67
96
😀 Quality of life
69
64
🏙️ Population
14M
8.69M

The cost of living in Ho Chi Minh is 19% more expensive than in Tehran. Cities ranked 6919th and 7642nd ($762 vs $639) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 9th in Vietnam and Iran, respectively. Check Vietnam vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Ho Chi Minh compared to 0.4 months in Tehran. Ho Chi Minh ranked 1st best city to live in Vietnam vs Tehran ranked 1st in Iran, while ranked 4450th and 5345th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ho Chi Minh vs Tehran

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Ho Chi Minh Tehran
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.95
$3.29
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.8
$18.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.35
$4.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.15
$0.7
☕ Cappuccino
$1.86
$1.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.54
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$547
$371
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$289
$235
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1009
$661
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$526
$427
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59
$8.71
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$90.8
$13.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.58
$5.32
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.52%
24.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4266
$1416
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1950
$848
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.27
$0.15
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.5
$5.05
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.91
$2.87
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.86
$0.57
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.51
$0.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.96
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$2.23
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.47
$1.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$3.75
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.61
$2.88
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$9.89
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.67
$1.06
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$1.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$0.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$0.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$0.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.18
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.82
$1.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.5
$1.01
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$0.5
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.35
$2.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.74
$4.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.35
$4.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.1
$2.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.95
$1.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$20.4
$20.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.48
$1.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$27.5
$99.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.79
$56.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$46.8
$24.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$96.9
$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$329
$112
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14995
$2262

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$540
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$419
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$525
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$708
113 km or 70 mi Sa Dec
$519
127 km or 79 mi Can Tho
$456
141 km or 88 mi Long Xuyen
$514
153 km or 95 mi Soc Trang
$523
162 km or 100 mi Prey Veng
$760
167 km or 104 mi Phan Thiet
$500
181 km or 112 mi Mui Ne
$506
184 km or 114 mi Kampong Cham
$501
189 km or 117 mi Rach Gia
$535
198 km or 123 mi Bac Lieu
$512
205 km or 127 mi Phnom Penh
$882
233 km or 145 mi Da Lat
$572
244 km or 151 mi Ca Mau
$526
257 km or 160 mi Buon Ma Thuot
$535
270 km or 168 mi Phan Rang-Thap Cham
$543
271 km or 168 mi Kampot
$587
300 km or 186 mi Phu Quoc
$530
309 km or 192 mi Stung Treng
$652
320 km or 199 mi Nha Trang
$541
343 km or 213 mi Sihanoukville
$764
414 km or 257 mi Siem Reap
$679
433 km or 269 mi Qui Nhon
$519
452 km or 281 mi Battambang
$575
488 km or 303 mi Ko Chang
$763
502 km or 312 mi Serei Saophoan
$629
527 km or 327 mi Ubon Ratchathani
$583
533 km or 331 mi Quang Ngai
$410
584 km or 363 mi Klaeng
$768
592 km or 368 mi Hoi An
$613
605 km or 376 mi Da Nang
$660
637 km or 396 mi Hue
$380
663 km or 412 mi Nong Prue
$846
664 km or 413 mi Chaophraya Surasak
$823
668 km or 415 mi Pattaya
$874
670 km or 416 mi Laem Chabang
$838
676 km or 420 mi Nakhon Ratchasima
$610

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Distance City Cost of living
9.8 km or 6.1 mi Golestan
$592
12 km or 7.6 mi Ray
$591
27 km or 17 mi Eslamshahr
$602
27 km or 17 mi Nasimshahr
$601
28 km or 17 mi Qods
$631
32 km or 20 mi Qarchak
$586
33 km or 20 mi Shahriar
$627
34 km or 21 mi Pakdasht
$583
36 km or 23 mi Pardis
$575
38 km or 23 mi Andisheh
$629
39 km or 24 mi Robat Karim
$594
39 km or 24 mi Fardis
$639
40 km or 25 mi Malard
$631
43 km or 26 mi Karaj
$696
46 km or 28 mi Mohammadshahr
$642
52 km or 32 mi Varamin
$571
52 km or 33 mi Kamal Shahr
$637
78 km or 49 mi Nazarabad
$595
120 km or 75 mi Amol
$531
121 km or 75 mi Khak-e Ali
$561
122 km or 76 mi Saveh
$512
127 km or 79 mi Qom
$455
142 km or 88 mi Qazvin
$586
148 km or 92 mi Babol
$372
155 km or 96 mi Qaem Shahr
$502
176 km or 109 mi Sari
$635
178 km or 111 mi Semnan
$535
191 km or 119 mi Kashan
$516
210 km or 130 mi Lahijan
$494
239 km or 148 mi Arak
$542
240 km or 149 mi Rasht
$461
282 km or 175 mi Hamadan
$428
283 km or 176 mi Malayer
$460
284 km or 177 mi Zanjan
$425
302 km or 188 mi Gorgan
$659
315 km or 196 mi Borujerd
$499
316 km or 196 mi Shahin Shahr
$487
326 km or 202 mi Dorud
$513
333 km or 207 mi Shahrud
$563
334 km or 207 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$488