Cost of living comparison

Vietnam

compared to

Saudi Arabia

Mecca vs. Ho Chi Minh City Cost of Living Summary

Mecca is 11.2% more expensive than Ho Chi Minh City.

Restaurants: pay 68.2% more in Mecca
Groceries: pay 4.9% more in Mecca
Transportation: pay 13.1% more in Mecca
Housing: pay 3.6% less in Mecca
Childcare: pay 10.0% more in Mecca
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.5 times more in Mecca
Clothing: pay 43.1% less in Mecca

The cost of entertainment and sports, restaurants, transportation, childcare, and groceries in Mecca are more expensive than in Ho Chi Minh City. Expenses including clothing and housing are lower in Mecca. Notably, entertainment and sports is significantly more expensive in Mecca.

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Mecca vs. Ho Chi Minh City Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Mecca instead of Ho Chi Minh City, you would:

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pay 68.2% more for restaurants

	Ho Chi Minh City	Mecca
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$1.92 ₫49,832	$4.53 SAR17.00	+135.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.62 ₫120K	$6.93 SAR26.00	+50.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.54 ₫13,905	$0.69 SAR2.60	+29.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.33 ₫8,590	$0.24 SAR0.90	-27.7%
Average			+68.2%

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pay 4.9% more for groceries

	Ho Chi Minh City	Mecca
Bread 1 loaf	$1.08 ₫27,843	$0.98 SAR3.67	-9.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.05 ₫157K	$2.98 SAR11.17	-50.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.13 ₫159K	$6.49 SAR24.37	+5.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.62 ₫42,008	$2.46 SAR9.23	+51.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.64 ₫42,570	$3.71 SAR13.92	+125.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.36 ₫35,261	$0.93 SAR3.48	-32.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.58 ₫14,953	$0.73 SAR2.72	+25.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.72 ₫18,715	$0.71 SAR2.67	-1.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.58 ₫14,918	$0.68 SAR2.57	+18.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.54 ₫14,104	$0.52 SAR1.95	-4.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.53 ₫13,662	$0.58 SAR2.17	+9.4%
Average			+4.9%

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pay 13.1% more for transportation

	Ho Chi Minh City	Mecca
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.55 ₫91,950	$2.35 SAR8.82	-33.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$11.55 ₫299K	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,715.02 ₫795M	$47,965.95 SAR180K	+56.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.80 ₫150K	$16.26 SAR61.00	+180.1%
Average			+13.1%

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pay 3.6% less for housing

	Ho Chi Minh City	Mecca
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$10.46 ₫271K	$62.84 SAR235.84	+500.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$585.86 ₫15M	$524.96 SAR1,970.09	-10.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$297.81 ₫8M	$286.20 SAR1,074.05	-3.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$79.24 ₫2M	$50.94 SAR191.19	-35.7%
Average			-3.6%

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pay 10.0% more for childcare

	Ho Chi Minh City	Mecca
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$438.36 ₫11M	$760.49 SAR2,854.01	+73.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$23,561.82 ₫610M	$16,442.55 SAR61,706.21	-30.2%
Average			+10.0%

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pay 2.5 times more for entertainment and sports

	Ho Chi Minh City	Mecca
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.03 ₫26,762	$1.53 SAR5.75	+48.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.81 ₫46,978	$2.60 SAR9.74	+43.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.23 ₫31,892	$6.66 SAR25.00	+440.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$25.91 ₫671K	$81.01 SAR304.01	+212.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.46 ₫89,697	$11.99 SAR45.00	+246.2%
Average			+149.6%

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pay 43.1% less for clothing

	Ho Chi Minh City	Mecca
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$51.59 ₫1M	$13.32 SAR50.00	-74.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$34.61 ₫896K	$57.02 SAR214.00	+64.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$91.59 ₫2M	$39.97 SAR150.01	-56.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$94.62 ₫2M	$53.30 SAR200.01	-43.7%
Average			-43.1%

Ho Chi Minh City vs. Mecca - Cost of clothing

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