Antananarivo vs Ho Chi Minh - Cost of Living Comparison

Antananarivo Ho Chi Minh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$625
$743
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1760
$2007
🏠 One person rent
$261
$385
🏘️ Family rent
$650
$790
🍽️ Food expenses
$215
$216
🚐 Transport expenses
$73.3
$67
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$146
$487
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
13
63
😀 Quality of life
40
68
🏙️ Population
1.28M
10.4M

The cost of living in Antananarivo is 16% less expensive than in Ho Chi Minh. Cities ranked 7428th and 6418th ($625 vs $743) 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 0.7 months in Ho Chi Minh. Antananarivo ranked 1st best city to live in Madagascar vs Ho Chi Minh ranked 1st in Vietnam, while ranked 7095th and 3491st 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
$4.21
$2.48
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.1
$22.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.43
$4.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.16
$1.05
☕ Cappuccino
$1.17
$2.42
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.93
$0.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$389
$463
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$122
$301
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$922
$1062
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$457
$629
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$26.6
$42.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.7
$64.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$59
$9.91
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.57%
9.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$942
$4623
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$499
$1985
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.14
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$2.73
$6.34
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14
$5.72
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.06
$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.96
$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.09
$1.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$0.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.91
$1.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.71
$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.53
$3.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.89
$12.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$3.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$1.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.46
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$1.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.61
$1.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$1.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.79
$0.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.96
$11.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.72
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.36
$1.26
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.99
$2.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.6
$3.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.54
$1.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.85
$0.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.9
$22.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.86
$4.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.2
$32.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.46
$3.24
👖 Brand Jeans
$35.4
$43.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$104
$96.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$204
$275
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5139
$15006

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$378
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$502
633 km or 393 mi Toliara
$482
727 km or 452 mi Mamoudzou
$1507
809 km or 503 mi Domoni
$509
842 km or 523 mi Le Port
$1222
842 km or 523 mi Saint-Paul
$1220
846 km or 526 mi La Possession
$1214
848 km or 527 mi Saint-Leu
$1261
856 km or 532 mi Saint-Denis
$1355
872 km or 542 mi Saint-Pierre
$1232
873 km or 542 mi Sainte-Suzanne
$1265
874 km or 543 mi Le Tampon
$1222
879 km or 546 mi Saint-Andre
$1262
884 km or 549 mi Nacala
$1030
887 km or 551 mi Saint-Benoit
$1312
888 km or 552 mi Saint-Joseph
$1253
925 km or 575 mi Moroni
$510
975 km or 606 mi Nampula
$1042
998 km or 620 mi Pemba
$1170
1047 km or 650 mi Bambous
$683
1052 km or 654 mi Quatre Bornes
$647
1054 km or 655 mi Port Louis
$775
1058 km or 657 mi Curepipe
$590
1058 km or 658 mi Triolet
$636
1068 km or 664 mi Goodlands
$657
1077 km or 669 mi Centre de Flacq
$711
1078 km or 670 mi Mahebourg
$702
1128 km or 701 mi Quelimane
$1023
1315 km or 817 mi Mulanje
$593
1333 km or 828 mi Beira
$985
1353 km or 841 mi Zomba
$594
1373 km or 853 mi Blantyre
$520
1396 km or 868 mi Mangochi
$587
1441 km or 896 mi Ntcheu
$585
1448 km or 900 mi Monkey Bay
$594
1479 km or 919 mi Chimoio
$1032
1509 km or 937 mi Tete
$995
1561 km or 970 mi Mutare
$801
1564 km or 972 mi Lilongwe
$680

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Thu Dau Mot
$544
25 km or 15 mi Bien Hoa
$527
72 km or 45 mi Vung Tau
$568
96 km or 60 mi Svay Rieng
$645
113 km or 70 mi Sa Dec
$526
127 km or 79 mi Can Tho
$559
141 km or 88 mi Long Xuyen
$548
153 km or 95 mi Soc Trang
$546
162 km or 100 mi Prey Veng
$667
167 km or 104 mi Phan Thiet
$433
181 km or 112 mi Mui Ne
$528
184 km or 114 mi Kampong Cham
$497
189 km or 117 mi Rach Gia
$538
198 km or 123 mi Bac Lieu
$502
205 km or 127 mi Phnom Penh
$876
233 km or 145 mi Da Lat
$557
244 km or 151 mi Ca Mau
$509
257 km or 160 mi Buon Ma Thuot
$427
270 km or 168 mi Phan Rang-Thap Cham
$532
271 km or 168 mi Kampot
$563
300 km or 186 mi Phu Quoc
$532
309 km or 192 mi Stung Treng
$627
320 km or 199 mi Nha Trang
$628
343 km or 213 mi Sihanoukville
$760
414 km or 257 mi Siem Reap
$594
433 km or 269 mi Qui Nhon
$541
452 km or 281 mi Battambang
$506
488 km or 303 mi Ko Chang
$597
502 km or 312 mi Serei Saophoan
$620
527 km or 327 mi Ubon Ratchathani
$520
533 km or 331 mi Quang Ngai
$475
584 km or 363 mi Klaeng
$601
592 km or 368 mi Hoi An
$488
605 km or 376 mi Da Nang
$600
637 km or 396 mi Hue
$469
663 km or 412 mi Nong Prue
$596
664 km or 413 mi Chaophraya Surasak
$599
668 km or 415 mi Pattaya
$669
670 km or 416 mi Laem Chabang
$595
676 km or 420 mi Nakhon Ratchasima
$581