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Ras Al-khaimah vs. Ho Chi Minh City Cost of Living Summary

Ras Al-khaimah is 68.5% more expensive than Ho Chi Minh City.

Restaurants: pay 3.2 times more in Ras Al-khaimah
Groceries: pay 14.1% more in Ras Al-khaimah
Transportation: pay 2.0 times more in Ras Al-khaimah
Housing: pay 72.2% more in Ras Al-khaimah
Childcare: pay 64.2% less in Ras Al-khaimah
Entertainment and Sports: pay 4.0 times more in Ras Al-khaimah
Clothing: pay 39.2% more in Ras Al-khaimah

The cost of entertainment and sports, restaurants, transportation, housing, clothing, and groceries in Ras Al-khaimah are more expensive than in Ho Chi Minh City. Notably, entertainment and sports, restaurants, and transportation are significantly more expensive in Ras Al-khaimah.

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Ras Al-khaimah vs. Ho Chi Minh City Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Ras Al-khaimah instead of Ho Chi Minh City, you would:

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pay 3.2 times more for restaurants

	Ho Chi Minh City	Ras Al-khaimah
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$1.92 ₫49,832	$13.61 AED49.99	+607.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.62 ₫120K	$7.62 AED28.00	+65.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.54 ₫13,905	$1.12 AED4.10	+107.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.33 ₫8,590	$0.46 AED1.70	+39.5%
Average			+219.7%

Ho Chi Minh City vs. Ras Al-khaimah - Cost of restaurants

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pay 14.1% more for groceries

	Ho Chi Minh City	Ras Al-khaimah
Bread 1 loaf	$1.08 ₫27,843	$2.04 AED7.47	+89.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.05 ₫157K	$6.36 AED23.37	+5.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.13 ₫159K	$6.31 AED23.18	+3.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.62 ₫42,008	$2.36 AED8.65	+45.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.64 ₫42,570	$4.42 AED16.25	+169.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.36 ₫35,261	$0.93 AED3.40	-32.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.58 ₫14,953	$0.74 AED2.72	+28.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.72 ₫18,715	$0.68 AED2.51	-5.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.58 ₫14,918	$0.60 AED2.22	+4.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.54 ₫14,104	$0.43 AED1.59	-20.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.53 ₫13,662	$0.41 AED1.50	-22.5%
Average			+14.1%

Ho Chi Minh City vs. Ras Al-khaimah - Cost of groceries

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pay 2.0 times more for transportation

	Ho Chi Minh City	Ras Al-khaimah
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.55 ₫91,950	$3.42 AED12.57	-3.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$11.55 ₫299K	$113.67 AED417.45	+884.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,715.02 ₫795M	$45,421.06 AED167K	+47.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.80 ₫150K	$8.20 AED30.12	+41.4%
Average			+103.6%

Ho Chi Minh City vs. Ras Al-khaimah - Cost of transportation

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pay 72.2% more for housing

	Ho Chi Minh City	Ras Al-khaimah
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$10.46 ₫271K	$78.28 AED287.47	+648.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$585.86 ₫15M	$764.37 AED2,807.14	+30.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$297.81 ₫8M	$647.38 AED2,377.52	+117.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$79.24 ₫2M	$94.21 AED345.97	+18.9%
Average			+72.2%

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pay 64.2% less for childcare

	Ho Chi Minh City	Ras Al-khaimah
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$438.36 ₫11M	$293.54 AED1,078.01	-33.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$23,561.82 ₫610M	$4,499.17 AED16,523.20	-80.9%
Average			-64.2%

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pay 4.0 times more for entertainment and sports

	Ho Chi Minh City	Ras Al-khaimah
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.03 ₫26,762	$10.21 AED37.50	+887.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.81 ₫46,978	$5.60 AED20.55	+208.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.23 ₫31,892	$6.81 AED25.00	+452.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$25.91 ₫671K	$57.05 AED209.50	+120.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.46 ₫89,697	$12.93 AED47.49	+273.3%
Average			+297.9%

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pay 39.2% more for clothing

	Ho Chi Minh City	Ras Al-khaimah
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$51.59 ₫1M	$82.13 AED301.63	+59.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$34.61 ₫896K	$52.18 AED191.65	+50.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$91.59 ₫2M	$117.07 AED429.95	+27.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$94.62 ₫2M	$115.71 AED424.95	+22.3%
Average			+39.2%

Ho Chi Minh City vs. Ras Al-khaimah - Cost of clothing

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