Antananarivo vs Ho Chi Minh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Antananarivo Ho Chi Minh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$564
$734
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1403
$1845
🏠 One person rent
$218
$387
🏘️ Family rent
$342
$684
🍽️ Food expenses
$190
$202
🚐 Transport expenses
$92.3
$70.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$129
$336
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
13
66
😀 Quality of life
42
66
🏙️ Population
1.28M
9.39M

The cost of living in Antananarivo is 23% less expensive than in Ho Chi Minh. Cities ranked 8141st and 6928th ($564 vs $734) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Madagascar and Vietnam, respectively. Check Madagascar vs Vietnam comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Antananarivo compared to 0.5 months in Ho Chi Minh. Antananarivo ranked 1st best city to live in Madagascar vs Ho Chi Minh ranked 1st in Vietnam, while ranked 7545th and 4947th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Antananarivo vs Ho Chi Minh

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Antananarivo Ho Chi Minh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.34
$1.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.1
$22.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.91
$3.81
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.83
$1.14
☕ Cappuccino
$1.45
$1.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.93
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$336
$499
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$78.4
$280
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$601
$921
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$144
$508
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.7
$54.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$54.5
$83.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$52.1
$9.41
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.59%
9.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$823
$3891
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$563
$1915
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.13
$0.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.92
$11.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.1
$5.93
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$0.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.07
$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.07
$0.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.03
$1.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$11.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.81
$3.67
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.66
$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$2.75
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.62
$1.15
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$1.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$1.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.91
$0.79
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.93
$12.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.87
$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.69
$1.23
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.91
$1.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.59
$3.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.56
$1.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.76
$0.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37
$19.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.14
$3.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.6
$23.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.36
$8.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$29.9
$44.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$84.5
$94.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$46.4
$286
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8558
$13093

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$493
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$1624
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$1207
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$1590
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$1641
846 km or 526 mi La Possession
$1561
848 km or 527 mi Saint-Leu
$1751
856 km or 532 mi Saint-Denis
$1535
872 km or 542 mi Saint-Pierre
$1595
873 km or 542 mi Sainte-Suzanne
$1546
874 km or 543 mi Le Tampon
$1576
879 km or 546 mi Saint-Andre
$1560
884 km or 549 mi Nacala
$1168
887 km or 551 mi Saint-Benoit
$1561
888 km or 552 mi Saint-Joseph
$1445
925 km or 575 mi Moroni
$1207
975 km or 606 mi Nampula
$935
998 km or 620 mi Pemba
$1511
1047 km or 650 mi Bambous
$774
1052 km or 654 mi Quatre Bornes
$727
1054 km or 655 mi Port Louis
$831
1058 km or 657 mi Curepipe
$842
1058 km or 658 mi Triolet
$834
1068 km or 664 mi Goodlands
$822
1077 km or 669 mi Centre de Flacq
$692
1078 km or 670 mi Mahebourg
$812
1128 km or 701 mi Quelimane
$692
1315 km or 817 mi Mulanje
$461
1333 km or 828 mi Beira
$996
1353 km or 841 mi Zomba
$458
1373 km or 853 mi Blantyre
$506
1396 km or 868 mi Mangochi
$496
1441 km or 896 mi Ntcheu
$493
1448 km or 900 mi Monkey Bay
$519
1479 km or 919 mi Chimoio
$916
1509 km or 937 mi Tete
$820
1561 km or 970 mi Mutare
$755
1564 km or 972 mi Lilongwe
$592

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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