Abuja vs Ho Chi Minh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abuja Ho Chi Minh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1551
$762
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3142
$1930
🏠 One person rent
$1167
$409
🏘️ Family rent
$2057
$723
🍽️ Food expenses
$255
$205
🚐 Transport expenses
$76
$71
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$83.9
$340
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
39
67
😀 Quality of life
23
69
🏙️ Population
1.69M
14M

The cost of living in Abuja is 104% more expensive than in Ho Chi Minh. Cities ranked 3904th and 6919th ($1551 vs $762) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Nigeria and Vietnam, respectively. Check Nigeria vs Vietnam comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Abuja compared to 0.4 months in Ho Chi Minh. Abuja ranked 8th best city to live in Nigeria vs Ho Chi Minh ranked 1st in Vietnam, while ranked 9058th and 4450th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Abuja vs Ho Chi Minh

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Abuja Ho Chi Minh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.05
$1.95
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$38.7
$19.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.01
$4.35
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.84
$1.15
☕ Cappuccino
$2.08
$1.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.57
$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1864
$547
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$888
$289
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3354
$1009
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1593
$526
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.4
$59
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.6
$90.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.1
$9.58
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
22.42%
8.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1116
$4266
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1118
$1950
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.66
$0.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.8
$11.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.44
$5.91
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.81
$0.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.42
$1.51
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.18
$0.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.36
$1.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.85
$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.44
$3.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.74
$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$2.67
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$1.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$1.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$1.14
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$1.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.2
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.38
$0.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.7
$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.87
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.01
$1.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.07
$1.74
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.89
$3.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.38
$1.1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.69
$0.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.2
$20.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.12
$3.48
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15
$27.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.08
$8.79
👖 Brand Jeans
$23.9
$46.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$52.9
$96.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$134
$329
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2219
$14995

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$785
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$587
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$594
297 km or 185 mi Ado Ekiti
$631
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$785
323 km or 201 mi Akure
$578
329 km or 204 mi Ilorin
$538
331 km or 205 mi Onitsha
$922
346 km or 215 mi Kano
$563
352 km or 219 mi Osogbo
$659
357 km or 222 mi Gusau
$594
367 km or 228 mi Ife
$775
368 km or 229 mi Benin
$655
392 km or 243 mi Umuahia
$849
400 km or 249 mi Owerri
$1555
414 km or 257 mi Oyo
$665
434 km or 270 mi Ibadan
$759
438 km or 272 mi Katsina
$581
438 km or 272 mi Warri
$878
438 km or 272 mi Aba
$601
456 km or 283 mi Bamenda
$687
466 km or 289 mi Calabar
$386
482 km or 299 mi Port Harcourt
$618
496 km or 308 mi Maradi
$1143
503 km or 312 mi Abeokuta
$1017
509 km or 316 mi Sokoto
$425
513 km or 319 mi Bafoussam
$750
536 km or 333 mi Lagos
$1022
537 km or 334 mi Kumba
$834
552 km or 343 mi Zinder
$1143
562 km or 349 mi Save
$650
574 km or 357 mi Damaturu
$535
577 km or 358 mi Buea
$641
592 km or 368 mi Limbe
$750
606 km or 377 mi Malabo
$1344
608 km or 378 mi Douala
$1254

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Thu Dau Mot
$540
25 km or 15 mi Bien Hoa
$419
72 km or 45 mi Vung Tau
$525
96 km or 60 mi Svay Rieng
$708
113 km or 70 mi Sa Dec
$519
127 km or 79 mi Can Tho
$456
141 km or 88 mi Long Xuyen
$514
153 km or 95 mi Soc Trang
$523
162 km or 100 mi Prey Veng
$760
167 km or 104 mi Phan Thiet
$500
181 km or 112 mi Mui Ne
$506
184 km or 114 mi Kampong Cham
$501
189 km or 117 mi Rach Gia
$535
198 km or 123 mi Bac Lieu
$512
205 km or 127 mi Phnom Penh
$882
233 km or 145 mi Da Lat
$572
244 km or 151 mi Ca Mau
$526
257 km or 160 mi Buon Ma Thuot
$535
270 km or 168 mi Phan Rang-Thap Cham
$543
271 km or 168 mi Kampot
$587
300 km or 186 mi Phu Quoc
$530
309 km or 192 mi Stung Treng
$652
320 km or 199 mi Nha Trang
$541
343 km or 213 mi Sihanoukville
$764
414 km or 257 mi Siem Reap
$679
433 km or 269 mi Qui Nhon
$519
452 km or 281 mi Battambang
$575
488 km or 303 mi Ko Chang
$763
502 km or 312 mi Serei Saophoan
$629
527 km or 327 mi Ubon Ratchathani
$583
533 km or 331 mi Quang Ngai
$410
584 km or 363 mi Klaeng
$768
592 km or 368 mi Hoi An
$613
605 km or 376 mi Da Nang
$660
637 km or 396 mi Hue
$380
663 km or 412 mi Nong Prue
$846
664 km or 413 mi Chaophraya Surasak
$823
668 km or 415 mi Pattaya
$874
670 km or 416 mi Laem Chabang
$838
676 km or 420 mi Nakhon Ratchasima
$610