Accra vs Ho Chi Minh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Accra Ho Chi Minh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$822
$734
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2020
$1845
🏠 One person rent
$297
$387
🏘️ Family rent
$491
$684
🍽️ Food expenses
$350
$202
🚐 Transport expenses
$107
$70.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$164
$336
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
51
66
😀 Quality of life
56
66
🏙️ Population
1.78M
9.39M

The cost of living in Accra is 12% more expensive than in Ho Chi Minh. Cities ranked 6574th and 6928th ($822 vs $734) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Ghana and Vietnam, respectively. Check Ghana vs Vietnam comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Accra compared to 0.5 months in Ho Chi Minh. Accra ranked 1st best city to live in Ghana vs Ho Chi Minh ranked 1st in Vietnam, while ranked 6206th and 4947th among best cities to live in the world.

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Accra Ho Chi Minh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.05
$1.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50.2
$22.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.89
$3.81
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.56
$1.14
☕ Cappuccino
$3.8
$1.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.02
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$466
$499
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$157
$280
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$835
$921
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$285
$508
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$32.6
$54.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$50.2
$83.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$46.1
$9.41
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
27%
9.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4566
$3891
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2513
$1915
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.19
$0.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.7
$11.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11
$5.93
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.07
$0.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.4
$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.53
$0.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.87
$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.3
$1.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$11.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.6
$3.67
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.8
$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.9
$2.75
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.15
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$1.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$1.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.23
$1.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$1.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.88
$0.79
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6
$12.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.31
$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.01
$1.23
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.92
$1.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.76
$3.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.78
$1.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.28
$0.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41
$19.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.1
$3.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48.4
$23.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3
$8.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$14
$44.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$28.1
$94.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$73.8
$286
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7142
$13093

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$630
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$600
56 km or 35 mi Koforidua
$668
134 km or 83 mi Ho
$417
167 km or 104 mi Lome
$835
171 km or 106 mi Kpalime
$684
178 km or 111 mi Obuasi
$631
187 km or 116 mi Hohoe
$652
191 km or 119 mi Sekondi-Takoradi
$649
198 km or 123 mi Kumasi
$532
258 km or 161 mi Atakpame
$699
298 km or 185 mi Abomey
$598
300 km or 187 mi Cotonou
$793
325 km or 202 mi Porto-Novo
$743
354 km or 220 mi Sotouboua
$703
387 km or 240 mi Abengourou
$1066
395 km or 246 mi Grand-Bassam
$1059
400 km or 249 mi Save
$646
403 km or 250 mi Sokode
$705
408 km or 253 mi Lagos
$1102
426 km or 265 mi Abidjan
$1224
427 km or 265 mi Abeokuta
$1013
429 km or 267 mi Tamale
$576
447 km or 278 mi Agboville
$1057
464 km or 288 mi Kara
$712
465 km or 289 mi Dabou
$1057
495 km or 308 mi Ibadan
$752
518 km or 322 mi Oyo
$664
565 km or 351 mi Ife
$778
573 km or 356 mi Divo
$1083
577 km or 359 mi Osogbo
$705
579 km or 359 mi Yamoussoukro
$1056
583 km or 362 mi Bouake
$1123
614 km or 381 mi Ilorin
$526
622 km or 387 mi Akure
$644
637 km or 396 mi Ado Ekiti
$642
638 km or 397 mi Gagnoa
$1082
646 km or 402 mi Leo
$846
646 km or 402 mi Benin
$632
657 km or 408 mi Warri
$926

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Thu Dau Mot
$519
25 km or 15 mi Bien Hoa
$410
72 km or 45 mi Vung Tau
$493
96 km or 60 mi Svay Rieng
$686
113 km or 70 mi Sa Dec
$502
127 km or 79 mi Can Tho
$439
141 km or 88 mi Long Xuyen
$498
153 km or 95 mi Soc Trang
$507
162 km or 100 mi Prey Veng
$727
167 km or 104 mi Phan Thiet
$482
181 km or 112 mi Mui Ne
$491
184 km or 114 mi Kampong Cham
$504
189 km or 117 mi Rach Gia
$515
198 km or 123 mi Bac Lieu
$494
205 km or 127 mi Phnom Penh
$829
233 km or 145 mi Da Lat
$572
244 km or 151 mi Ca Mau
$507
257 km or 160 mi Buon Ma Thuot
$516
270 km or 168 mi Phan Rang-Thap Cham
$523
271 km or 168 mi Kampot
$622
300 km or 186 mi Phu Quoc
$511
309 km or 192 mi Stung Treng
$635
320 km or 199 mi Nha Trang
$508
343 km or 213 mi Sihanoukville
$763
414 km or 257 mi Siem Reap
$650
433 km or 269 mi Qui Nhon
$501
452 km or 281 mi Battambang
$571
488 km or 303 mi Ko Chang
$708
502 km or 312 mi Serei Saophoan
$623
527 km or 327 mi Ubon Ratchathani
$558
533 km or 331 mi Quang Ngai
$403
584 km or 363 mi Klaeng
$718
592 km or 368 mi Hoi An
$601
605 km or 376 mi Da Nang
$615
637 km or 396 mi Hue
$372
663 km or 412 mi Nong Prue
$787
664 km or 413 mi Chaophraya Surasak
$770
668 km or 415 mi Pattaya
$812
670 km or 416 mi Laem Chabang
$779
676 km or 420 mi Nakhon Ratchasima
$588