Ho Chi Minh vs Tehran - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ho Chi Minh Tehran
🚶 Cost of living one person
$702
$700
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1978
$1924
🏠 One person rent
$349
$303
🏘️ Family rent
$750
$681
🍽️ Food expenses
$211
$207
🚐 Transport expenses
$67.1
$54.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$457
$247
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
66
96
😀 Quality of life
66
61
🏙️ Population
10.4M
8.69M

The cost of living in Ho Chi Minh is 0.4% more expensive than in Tehran. Cities ranked 6786th and 6811th ($702 vs $700) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 11th 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 0.4 months in Tehran. Ho Chi Minh ranked 1st best city to live in Vietnam vs Tehran ranked 1st in Iran, while ranked 4217th and 5288th among best cities to live in the world.

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Ho Chi Minh Tehran
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.85
$4.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.2
$21.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.63
$4.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.07
$0.8
☕ Cappuccino
$2.02
$1.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.52
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$428
$393
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$258
$257
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1064
$840
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$568
$611
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$46.7
$10.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$72.1
$16.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11
$7.89
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.9%
23.26%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4519
$2317
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2063
$1382
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.56
$14.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.78
$2.79
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$0.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.51
$0.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.13
$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$2.43
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.59
$1.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$4.08
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.66
$3.63
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.37
$1.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$1.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$1.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$0.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$0.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$0.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.87
$7.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.6
$1.04
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.93
$0.56
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.23
$2.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.05
$4.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.39
$15.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.22
$2.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.84
$1.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$26.5
$17
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.4
$1.59
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.9
$102
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.08
$28.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$36.8
$34.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$130
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$306
$132
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16779
$1883

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$463
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$509
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$522
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$711
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$566
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$553
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$555
189 km or 117 mi Rach Gia
$518
198 km or 123 mi Bac Lieu
$516
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$802
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$512
244 km or 151 mi Ca Mau
$520
257 km or 160 mi Buon Ma Thuot
$521
270 km or 168 mi Phan Rang-Thap Cham
$526
271 km or 168 mi Kampot
$569
300 km or 186 mi Phu Quoc
$524
309 km or 192 mi Stung Treng
$628
320 km or 199 mi Nha Trang
$554
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$755
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$587
433 km or 269 mi Qui Nhon
$518
452 km or 281 mi Battambang
$539
488 km or 303 mi Ko Chang
$614
502 km or 312 mi Serei Saophoan
$579
527 km or 327 mi Ubon Ratchathani
$534
533 km or 331 mi Quang Ngai
$436
584 km or 363 mi Klaeng
$619
592 km or 368 mi Hoi An
$547
605 km or 376 mi Da Nang
$601
637 km or 396 mi Hue
$422
663 km or 412 mi Nong Prue
$653
664 km or 413 mi Chaophraya Surasak
$647
668 km or 415 mi Pattaya
$665
670 km or 416 mi Laem Chabang
$648
676 km or 420 mi Nakhon Ratchasima
$518

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$655
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$653
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$655
27 km or 17 mi Nasimshahr
$651
28 km or 17 mi Qods
$655
32 km or 20 mi Qarchak
$636
33 km or 20 mi Shahriar
$653
34 km or 21 mi Pakdasht
$633
36 km or 23 mi Pardis
$619
38 km or 23 mi Andisheh
$647
39 km or 24 mi Robat Karim
$636
39 km or 24 mi Fardis
$651
40 km or 25 mi Malard
$654
43 km or 26 mi Karaj
$693
46 km or 28 mi Mohammadshahr
$650
52 km or 32 mi Varamin
$616
52 km or 33 mi Kamal Shahr
$647
78 km or 49 mi Nazarabad
$616
120 km or 75 mi Amol
$519
121 km or 75 mi Khak-e Ali
$583
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$546
127 km or 79 mi Qom
$454
142 km or 88 mi Qazvin
$595
148 km or 92 mi Babol
$434
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$533
176 km or 109 mi Sari
$640
178 km or 111 mi Semnan
$558
191 km or 119 mi Kashan
$561
210 km or 130 mi Lahijan
$547
239 km or 148 mi Arak
$456
240 km or 149 mi Rasht
$530
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$656
283 km or 176 mi Malayer
$436
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$451
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$661
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$502
316 km or 196 mi Shahin Shahr
$561
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$511
333 km or 207 mi Shahrud
$576
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$569