Abuja vs Ho Chi Minh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abuja Ho Chi Minh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1262
$744
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3168
$2071
🏠 One person rent
$953
$376
🏘️ Family rent
$2270
$848
🍽️ Food expenses
$203
$219
🚐 Transport expenses
$48.7
$75.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$277
$488
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
37
66
😀 Quality of life
19
65
🏙️ Population
1.57M
9.39M

The cost of living in Abuja is 70% more expensive than in Ho Chi Minh. Cities ranked 4418th and 6692nd ($1262 vs $744) 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 8886th and 4277th among best cities to live in the world.

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Abuja Ho Chi Minh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.91
$2.27
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.7
$24.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.49
$4.89
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$1.21
☕ Cappuccino
$1.32
$1.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.55
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1599
$444
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$736
$284
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3692
$1185
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1850
$655
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$14.8
$49.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$23.1
$76.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.7
$10.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
22.42%
9.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1394
$4095
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1120
$2072
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.67
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$6.93
$13.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.01
$5.91
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.59
$0.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.14
$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.07
$1.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$0.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.81
$1.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.5
$3.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.95
$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$3.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$1.22
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$1.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.21
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.55
$0.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.43
$12.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$0.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.02
$1.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.88
$1.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.73
$3.58
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.33
$1.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.55
$0.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.2
$25.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.21
$4.42
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.9
$21
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.58
$9.66
👖 Brand Jeans
$29.6
$32.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$68.4
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$134
$263
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1984
$14503

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$787
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$469
293 km or 182 mi Bauchi
$735
296 km or 184 mi Owo
$658
297 km or 185 mi Ado Ekiti
$681
321 km or 199 mi Awka
$846
323 km or 201 mi Akure
$635
329 km or 204 mi Ilorin
$526
331 km or 205 mi Onitsha
$1036
346 km or 215 mi Kano
$583
352 km or 219 mi Osogbo
$704
357 km or 222 mi Gusau
$605
367 km or 228 mi Ife
$774
368 km or 229 mi Benin
$537
392 km or 243 mi Umuahia
$906
400 km or 249 mi Owerri
$1686
414 km or 257 mi Oyo
$699
434 km or 270 mi Ibadan
$759
438 km or 272 mi Katsina
$596
438 km or 272 mi Warri
$886
438 km or 272 mi Aba
$638
456 km or 283 mi Bamenda
$714
466 km or 289 mi Calabar
$374
482 km or 299 mi Port Harcourt
$651
496 km or 308 mi Maradi
$1042
503 km or 312 mi Abeokuta
$1019
509 km or 316 mi Sokoto
$453
513 km or 319 mi Bafoussam
$794
536 km or 333 mi Lagos
$1133
537 km or 334 mi Kumba
$933
552 km or 343 mi Zinder
$1037
562 km or 349 mi Save
$644
574 km or 357 mi Damaturu
$545
577 km or 358 mi Buea
$655
592 km or 368 mi Limbe
$710
606 km or 377 mi Malabo
$812
608 km or 378 mi Douala
$1368

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Thu Dau Mot
$541
25 km or 15 mi Bien Hoa
$445
72 km or 45 mi Vung Tau
$512
96 km or 60 mi Svay Rieng
$689
113 km or 70 mi Sa Dec
$521
127 km or 79 mi Can Tho
$469
141 km or 88 mi Long Xuyen
$516
153 km or 95 mi Soc Trang
$529
162 km or 100 mi Prey Veng
$711
167 km or 104 mi Phan Thiet
$521
181 km or 112 mi Mui Ne
$516
184 km or 114 mi Kampong Cham
$514
189 km or 117 mi Rach Gia
$534
198 km or 123 mi Bac Lieu
$515
205 km or 127 mi Phnom Penh
$819
233 km or 145 mi Da Lat
$531
244 km or 151 mi Ca Mau
$525
257 km or 160 mi Buon Ma Thuot
$515
270 km or 168 mi Phan Rang-Thap Cham
$521
271 km or 168 mi Kampot
$582
300 km or 186 mi Phu Quoc
$529
309 km or 192 mi Stung Treng
$626
320 km or 199 mi Nha Trang
$549
343 km or 213 mi Sihanoukville
$754
414 km or 257 mi Siem Reap
$630
433 km or 269 mi Qui Nhon
$515
452 km or 281 mi Battambang
$533
488 km or 303 mi Ko Chang
$697
502 km or 312 mi Serei Saophoan
$633
527 km or 327 mi Ubon Ratchathani
$561
533 km or 331 mi Quang Ngai
$433
584 km or 363 mi Klaeng
$703
592 km or 368 mi Hoi An
$547
605 km or 376 mi Da Nang
$610
637 km or 396 mi Hue
$407
663 km or 412 mi Nong Prue
$773
664 km or 413 mi Chaophraya Surasak
$758
668 km or 415 mi Pattaya
$800
670 km or 416 mi Laem Chabang
$769
676 km or 420 mi Nakhon Ratchasima
$564