Abuja vs Ho Chi Minh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abuja Ho Chi Minh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1502
$735
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3792
$2016
🏠 One person rent
$1135
$376
🏘️ Family rent
$2756
$815
🍽️ Food expenses
$244
$210
🚐 Transport expenses
$71.5
$72.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$277
$487
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
38
66
😀 Quality of life
19
65
🏙️ Population
1.69M
9.39M

The cost of living in Abuja is 104% more expensive than in Ho Chi Minh. Cities ranked 3416th and 6739th ($1502 vs $735) 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 0.2 months in Abuja compared to 0.7 months in Ho Chi Minh. Abuja ranked 4th best city to live in Nigeria vs Ho Chi Minh ranked 1st in Vietnam, while ranked 8901st and 4253rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Abuja Ho Chi Minh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.45
$2.17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.3
$23.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.62
$4.72
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$1.18
☕ Cappuccino
$1.91
$1.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.53
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1823
$459
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$872
$281
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$4523
$1102
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2198
$634
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.3
$50.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.2
$77.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34.1
$9.54
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
22.42%
9.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1406
$4334
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1124
$2039
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.67
$0.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24.9
$11.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.14
$5.97
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.79
$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.27
$1.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.23
$1.06
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.37
$1.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.18
$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.63
$3.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.13
$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.69
$2.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$1.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$1.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$1.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$1.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.24
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.26
$0.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.11
$11.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$0.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.5
$1.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.97
$1.78
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.81
$3.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.14
$1.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.6
$0.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.3
$21.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.24
$4.32
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13
$20.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.74
$9.65
👖 Brand Jeans
$24.4
$41.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$54.5
$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$133
$277
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1951
$14143

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$651
297 km or 185 mi Ado Ekiti
$666
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$805
323 km or 201 mi Akure
$634
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$535
331 km or 205 mi Onitsha
$972
346 km or 215 mi Kano
$553
352 km or 219 mi Osogbo
$695
357 km or 222 mi Gusau
$587
367 km or 228 mi Ife
$779
368 km or 229 mi Benin
$558
392 km or 243 mi Umuahia
$883
400 km or 249 mi Owerri
$1611
414 km or 257 mi Oyo
$677
434 km or 270 mi Ibadan
$776
438 km or 272 mi Katsina
$579
438 km or 272 mi Warri
$881
438 km or 272 mi Aba
$621
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$553
466 km or 289 mi Calabar
$384
482 km or 299 mi Port Harcourt
$679
496 km or 308 mi Maradi
$972
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$1030
509 km or 316 mi Sokoto
$426
513 km or 319 mi Bafoussam
$555
536 km or 333 mi Lagos
$1113
537 km or 334 mi Kumba
$764
552 km or 343 mi Zinder
$974
562 km or 349 mi Save
$613
574 km or 357 mi Damaturu
$553
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$601
592 km or 368 mi Limbe
$655
606 km or 377 mi Malabo
$741
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$1265

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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