Abidjan vs Ho Chi Minh - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Abidjan	Ho Chi Minh
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1022	$735
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2885	$2016
🏠 One person rent	$439	$376
🏘️ Family rent	$1190	$815
🍽️ Food expenses	$311	$210
🚐 Transport expenses	$173	$72.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$156	$487
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	34	66
😀 Quality of life	37	65
🏙️ Population	4.98M	9.39M

The cost of living in Abidjan is 39% more expensive than in Ho Chi Minh. Cities ranked 5348th and 6739th ($1022 vs $735) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Ivory Coast and Vietnam, respectively. Check Ivory Coast vs Vietnam comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Abidjan compared to 0.7 months in Ho Chi Minh. Abidjan ranked 1st best city to live in Ivory Coast vs Ho Chi Minh ranked 1st in Vietnam, while ranked 7322nd and 4253rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Abidjan vs Ho Chi Minh

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	Abidjan	Ho Chi Minh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.2	$2.17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$48.1	$23.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.93	$4.72
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.96	$1.18
☕ Cappuccino	$2.07	$1.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.75	$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$469	$459
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$247	$281
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1585	$1102
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$834	$634
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$106	$50.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$164	$77.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$42.1	$9.54
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.73%	9.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2092	$4334
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1233	$2039
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.81	$0.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$44	$11.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.4	$5.97
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.37	$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.5	$1.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.55	$1.06
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$1
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.02	$1.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.08	$3.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.71	$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.38	$2.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$1.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$1.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$1.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$1.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$1.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.53	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.53	$0.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.05	$11.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.92	$0.93
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.28	$1.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.03	$1.78
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.52	$3.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.2	$1.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.32	$0.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$66.7	$21.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.97	$4.32
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$28.2	$20.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.68	$9.65
👖 Brand Jeans	$72.2	$41.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$78.6	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$252	$277
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2459	$14143

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Abidjan

Distance	City	Cost of living
36 km or 22 mi	Grand-Bassam	$881
39 km or 24 mi	Dabou	$882
70 km or 43 mi	Agboville	$882
157 km or 98 mi	Divo	$906
166 km or 103 mi	Abengourou	$889
215 km or 134 mi	Yamoussoukro	$887
229 km or 142 mi	Gagnoa	$904
255 km or 158 mi	Sekondi-Takoradi	$577
276 km or 172 mi	Obuasi	$551
284 km or 176 mi	Bouake	$937
306 km or 190 mi	Kumasi	$433
425 km or 264 mi	Koforidua	$588
426 km or 265 mi	Accra	$729
444 km or 276 mi	Ashaiman	$560
445 km or 277 mi	Tema	$553
491 km or 305 mi	Korhogo	$916
517 km or 321 mi	Ho	$354
537 km or 334 mi	Hohoe	$575
544 km or 338 mi	Kpalime	$632
556 km or 345 mi	Greenville	$487
557 km or 346 mi	Yekepa	$487
564 km or 350 mi	Sanniquellie	$487
572 km or 356 mi	Tamale	$507
587 km or 365 mi	Lome	$755
593 km or 369 mi	Nzerekore	$999
619 km or 385 mi	Atakpame	$647
651 km or 404 mi	Bobo-Dioulasso	$757
659 km or 410 mi	Sotouboua	$649
675 km or 419 mi	Leo	$753
689 km or 428 mi	Sikasso	$499
696 km or 433 mi	Abomey	$590
699 km or 434 mi	Sokode	$651
712 km or 442 mi	Kakata	$487
722 km or 449 mi	Cotonou	$709
742 km or 461 mi	Kara	$658
746 km or 463 mi	Porto-Novo	$670
758 km or 471 mi	Monrovia	$523
764 km or 475 mi	Gueckedou	$1009
775 km or 482 mi	Manga	$774
776 km or 482 mi	Bougouni	$489

Cities near Ho Chi Minh

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Thu Dau Mot	$530
25 km or 15 mi	Bien Hoa	$425
72 km or 45 mi	Vung Tau	$494
96 km or 60 mi	Svay Rieng	$678
113 km or 70 mi	Sa Dec	$512
127 km or 79 mi	Can Tho	$454
141 km or 88 mi	Long Xuyen	$508
153 km or 95 mi	Soc Trang	$514
162 km or 100 mi	Prey Veng	$721
167 km or 104 mi	Phan Thiet	$506
181 km or 112 mi	Mui Ne	$507
184 km or 114 mi	Kampong Cham	$513
189 km or 117 mi	Rach Gia	$526
198 km or 123 mi	Bac Lieu	$504
205 km or 127 mi	Phnom Penh	$836
233 km or 145 mi	Da Lat	$577
244 km or 151 mi	Ca Mau	$516
257 km or 160 mi	Buon Ma Thuot	$531
270 km or 168 mi	Phan Rang-Thap Cham	$534
271 km or 168 mi	Kampot	$596
300 km or 186 mi	Phu Quoc	$519
309 km or 192 mi	Stung Treng	$634
320 km or 199 mi	Nha Trang	$535
343 km or 213 mi	Sihanoukville	$755
414 km or 257 mi	Siem Reap	$644
433 km or 269 mi	Qui Nhon	$516
452 km or 281 mi	Battambang	$573
488 km or 303 mi	Ko Chang	$677
502 km or 312 mi	Serei Saophoan	$639
527 km or 327 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$545
533 km or 331 mi	Quang Ngai	$427
584 km or 363 mi	Klaeng	$685
592 km or 368 mi	Hoi An	$584
605 km or 376 mi	Da Nang	$593
637 km or 396 mi	Hue	$393
663 km or 412 mi	Nong Prue	$752
664 km or 413 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$739
668 km or 415 mi	Pattaya	$781
670 km or 416 mi	Laem Chabang	$743
676 km or 420 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$588