Abuja vs Ho Chi Minh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abuja Ho Chi Minh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$288
$702
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$561
$1978
🏠 One person rent
$165
$349
🏘️ Family rent
$217
$750
🍽️ Food expenses
$83.8
$211
🚐 Transport expenses
$20.9
$67.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$143
$457
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
37
66
😀 Quality of life
21
66
🏙️ Population
1.57M
10.4M

The cost of living in Abuja is 59% less expensive than in Ho Chi Minh. Cities ranked 9247th and 6786th ($288 vs $702) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 16th and 1st in Nigeria and Vietnam, respectively. Check Nigeria vs Vietnam comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 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 8926th and 4217th 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
$1.42
$1.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$4.27
$22.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$1.6
$4.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.33
$1.07
 Cappuccino
$0.74
$2.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.18
$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$195
$428
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$142
$258
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$275
$1064
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$183
$568
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$7.95
$46.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$12.2
$72.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$3.86
$11
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.31%
9.9%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$568
$4519
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$319
$2063
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.25
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.94
$7.56
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.41
$5.78
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.1
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.5
$1.51
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.44
$1.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.59
$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$3.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$3.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.63
$1.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$1.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$1.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$1.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$1.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.15
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.58
$0.87
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.56
$9.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.62
$0.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$0.87
$1.23
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.91
$2.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.75
$3.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.34
$1.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.54
$0.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$8.83
$26.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.24
$4.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$3.79
$31.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.63
$3.08
👖 Brand Jeans
$11.1
$36.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$26.4
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$26.9
$306
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$717
$16779

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$313
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$210
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$269
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$265
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$290
293 km or 182 mi Bauchi
$272
296 km or 184 mi Owo
$272
297 km or 185 mi Ado Ekiti
$247
321 km or 199 mi Awka
$325
323 km or 201 mi Akure
$243
329 km or 204 mi Ilorin
$314
331 km or 205 mi Onitsha
$354
346 km or 215 mi Kano
$210
352 km or 219 mi Osogbo
$310
357 km or 222 mi Gusau
$249
367 km or 228 mi Ife
$250
368 km or 229 mi Benin
$315
392 km or 243 mi Umuahia
$330
400 km or 249 mi Owerri
$507
414 km or 257 mi Oyo
$407
434 km or 270 mi Ibadan
$262
438 km or 272 mi Katsina
$233
438 km or 272 mi Warri
$351
438 km or 272 mi Aba
$233
456 km or 283 mi Bamenda
$436
466 km or 289 mi Calabar
$237
482 km or 299 mi Port Harcourt
$327
496 km or 308 mi Maradi
$978
503 km or 312 mi Abeokuta
$826
509 km or 316 mi Sokoto
$219
513 km or 319 mi Bafoussam
$761
536 km or 333 mi Lagos
$448
537 km or 334 mi Kumba
$860
552 km or 343 mi Zinder
$976
562 km or 349 mi Save
$676
574 km or 357 mi Damaturu
$241
577 km or 358 mi Buea
$587
592 km or 368 mi Limbe
$683
606 km or 377 mi Malabo
$990
608 km or 378 mi Douala
$1300

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Thu Dau Mot
$550
25 km or 15 mi Bien Hoa
$479
72 km or 45 mi Vung Tau
$534
96 km or 60 mi Svay Rieng
$694
113 km or 70 mi Sa Dec
$515
127 km or 79 mi Can Tho
$463
141 km or 88 mi Long Xuyen
$509
153 km or 95 mi Soc Trang
$522
162 km or 100 mi Prey Veng
$711
167 km or 104 mi Phan Thiet
$566
181 km or 112 mi Mui Ne
$553
184 km or 114 mi Kampong Cham
$555
189 km or 117 mi Rach Gia
$518
198 km or 123 mi Bac Lieu
$516
205 km or 127 mi Phnom Penh
$802
233 km or 145 mi Da Lat
$512
244 km or 151 mi Ca Mau
$520
257 km or 160 mi Buon Ma Thuot
$521
270 km or 168 mi Phan Rang-Thap Cham
$526
271 km or 168 mi Kampot
$569
300 km or 186 mi Phu Quoc
$524
309 km or 192 mi Stung Treng
$628
320 km or 199 mi Nha Trang
$554
343 km or 213 mi Sihanoukville
$755
414 km or 257 mi Siem Reap
$587
433 km or 269 mi Qui Nhon
$518
452 km or 281 mi Battambang
$539
488 km or 303 mi Ko Chang
$614
502 km or 312 mi Serei Saophoan
$579
527 km or 327 mi Ubon Ratchathani
$534
533 km or 331 mi Quang Ngai
$436
584 km or 363 mi Klaeng
$619
592 km or 368 mi Hoi An
$547
605 km or 376 mi Da Nang
$601
637 km or 396 mi Hue
$422
663 km or 412 mi Nong Prue
$653
664 km or 413 mi Chaophraya Surasak
$647
668 km or 415 mi Pattaya
$665
670 km or 416 mi Laem Chabang
$648
676 km or 420 mi Nakhon Ratchasima
$518