Accra vs Ho Chi Minh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Accra Ho Chi Minh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$582
$702
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1723
$1978
🏠 One person rent
$174
$349
🏘️ Family rent
$530
$750
🍽️ Food expenses
$244
$211
🚐 Transport expenses
$103
$67.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$175
$457
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
50
66
😀 Quality of life
56
66
🏙️ Population
2.39M
10.4M

The cost of living in Accra is 17% less expensive than in Ho Chi Minh. Cities ranked 7827th and 6786th ($582 vs $702) 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 0.3 months in Accra compared to 0.7 months in Ho Chi Minh. Accra ranked 1st best city to live in Ghana vs Ho Chi Minh ranked 1st in Vietnam, while ranked 5889th and 4217th among best cities to live in the world.

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Accra Ho Chi Minh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.17
$1.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$39.3
$22.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.94
$4.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.87
$1.07
☕ Cappuccino
$1.98
$2.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.54
$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$265
$428
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$62.5
$258
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1029
$1064
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$297
$568
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$27.5
$46.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42.6
$72.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.5
$11
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.6%
9.9%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1071
$4519
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$876
$2063
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.51
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$35.4
$7.56
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.06
$5.78
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.07
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.07
$1.51
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.45
$1.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.18
$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.03
$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.79
$3.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$3.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.29
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.83
$0.87
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.19
$9.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$0.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.57
$1.23
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.76
$2.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.73
$3.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.75
$1.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.26
$0.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30.7
$26.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.91
$4.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$46.5
$31.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.11
$3.08
👖 Brand Jeans
$13.6
$36.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$29.5
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$52.7
$306
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4455
$16779

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$512
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$446
56 km or 35 mi Koforidua
$497
134 km or 83 mi Ho
$353
167 km or 104 mi Lome
$678
171 km or 106 mi Kpalime
$616
178 km or 111 mi Obuasi
$459
187 km or 116 mi Hohoe
$482
191 km or 119 mi Sekondi-Takoradi
$476
198 km or 123 mi Kumasi
$416
258 km or 161 mi Atakpame
$617
298 km or 185 mi Abomey
$677
300 km or 187 mi Cotonou
$732
325 km or 202 mi Porto-Novo
$697
354 km or 220 mi Sotouboua
$616
387 km or 240 mi Abengourou
$874
395 km or 246 mi Grand-Bassam
$693
400 km or 249 mi Save
$676
403 km or 250 mi Sokode
$617
408 km or 253 mi Lagos
$448
426 km or 265 mi Abidjan
$1114
427 km or 265 mi Abeokuta
$826
429 km or 267 mi Tamale
$443
447 km or 278 mi Agboville
$892
464 km or 288 mi Kara
$620
465 km or 289 mi Dabou
$916
495 km or 308 mi Ibadan
$262
518 km or 322 mi Oyo
$407
565 km or 351 mi Ife
$250
573 km or 356 mi Divo
$888
577 km or 359 mi Osogbo
$310
579 km or 359 mi Yamoussoukro
$891
583 km or 362 mi Bouake
$923
614 km or 381 mi Ilorin
$314
622 km or 387 mi Akure
$243
637 km or 396 mi Ado Ekiti
$247
638 km or 397 mi Gagnoa
$897
646 km or 402 mi Leo
$675
646 km or 402 mi Benin
$315
657 km or 408 mi Warri
$351

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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