Ho Chi Minh vs Tehran - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ho Chi Minh Tehran
🚶 Cost of living one person
$726
$638
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1883
$1594
🏠 One person rent
$370
$291
🏘️ Family rent
$634
$519
🍽️ Food expenses
$208
$177
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.8
$36
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$500
$209
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
67
96
😀 Quality of life
71
64
🏙️ Population
14M
8.69M

The cost of living in Ho Chi Minh is 14% more expensive than in Tehran. Cities ranked 7123rd and 7691st ($726 vs $638) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 7th 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 3396th and 5219th 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
$2.1
$3.48
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19
$16.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.77
$4.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.14
$0.81
☕ Cappuccino
$1.85
$1.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.53
$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$512
$385
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$248
$252
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$904
$678
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$437
$458
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60
$8.16
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$93.8
$12.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.78
$4.59
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.72%
23.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4456
$1267
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1839
$763
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.27
$0.13
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.5
$5.49
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.72
$2.91
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.91
$0.49
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.57
$0.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.06
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$2.59
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.56
$1.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$4.11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.55
$3.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$9.79
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.92
$1.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$0.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$0.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$0.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.78
$1.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.6
$0.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$0.51
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.33
$2.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.7
$3.87
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.36
$5.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.09
$2.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.93
$1.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.8
$20.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.45
$1.73
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.1
$84.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.5
$47.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.4
$23.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.2
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$379
$103
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17174
$2402

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$522
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$414
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$503
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$721
113 km or 70 mi Sa Dec
$519
127 km or 79 mi Can Tho
$455
141 km or 88 mi Long Xuyen
$508
153 km or 95 mi Soc Trang
$523
162 km or 100 mi Prey Veng
$776
167 km or 104 mi Phan Thiet
$480
181 km or 112 mi Mui Ne
$493
184 km or 114 mi Kampong Cham
$518
189 km or 117 mi Rach Gia
$530
198 km or 123 mi Bac Lieu
$506
205 km or 127 mi Phnom Penh
$893
233 km or 145 mi Da Lat
$563
244 km or 151 mi Ca Mau
$517
257 km or 160 mi Buon Ma Thuot
$528
270 km or 168 mi Phan Rang-Thap Cham
$533
271 km or 168 mi Kampot
$582
300 km or 186 mi Phu Quoc
$518
309 km or 192 mi Stung Treng
$668
320 km or 199 mi Nha Trang
$540
343 km or 213 mi Sihanoukville
$766
414 km or 257 mi Siem Reap
$679
433 km or 269 mi Qui Nhon
$515
452 km or 281 mi Battambang
$601
488 km or 303 mi Ko Chang
$718
502 km or 312 mi Serei Saophoan
$644
527 km or 327 mi Ubon Ratchathani
$543
533 km or 331 mi Quang Ngai
$407
584 km or 363 mi Klaeng
$724
592 km or 368 mi Hoi An
$609
605 km or 376 mi Da Nang
$699
637 km or 396 mi Hue
$375
663 km or 412 mi Nong Prue
$809
664 km or 413 mi Chaophraya Surasak
$784
668 km or 415 mi Pattaya
$839
670 km or 416 mi Laem Chabang
$799
676 km or 420 mi Nakhon Ratchasima
$586

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Distance City Cost of living
9.8 km or 6.1 mi Golestan
$584
12 km or 7.6 mi Ray
$584
27 km or 17 mi Eslamshahr
$590
27 km or 17 mi Nasimshahr
$587
28 km or 17 mi Qods
$614
32 km or 20 mi Qarchak
$570
33 km or 20 mi Shahriar
$611
34 km or 21 mi Pakdasht
$570
36 km or 23 mi Pardis
$563
38 km or 23 mi Andisheh
$613
39 km or 24 mi Robat Karim
$577
39 km or 24 mi Fardis
$616
40 km or 25 mi Malard
$614
43 km or 26 mi Karaj
$684
46 km or 28 mi Mohammadshahr
$622
52 km or 32 mi Varamin
$557
52 km or 33 mi Kamal Shahr
$619
78 km or 49 mi Nazarabad
$572
120 km or 75 mi Amol
$516
121 km or 75 mi Khak-e Ali
$533
122 km or 76 mi Saveh
$504
127 km or 79 mi Qom
$448
142 km or 88 mi Qazvin
$565
148 km or 92 mi Babol
$359
155 km or 96 mi Qaem Shahr
$474
176 km or 109 mi Sari
$612
178 km or 111 mi Semnan
$523
191 km or 119 mi Kashan
$487
210 km or 130 mi Lahijan
$461
239 km or 148 mi Arak
$536
240 km or 149 mi Rasht
$447
282 km or 175 mi Hamadan
$408
283 km or 176 mi Malayer
$439
284 km or 177 mi Zanjan
$401
302 km or 188 mi Gorgan
$664
315 km or 196 mi Borujerd
$456
316 km or 196 mi Shahin Shahr
$459
326 km or 202 mi Dorud
$469
333 km or 207 mi Shahrud
$561
334 km or 207 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$466