Antananarivo vs Ho Chi Minh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Antananarivo Ho Chi Minh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$604
$726
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1515
$1883
🏠 One person rent
$241
$370
🏘️ Family rent
$382
$634
🍽️ Food expenses
$198
$208
🚐 Transport expenses
$99.8
$70.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$111
$500
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
13
67
😀 Quality of life
41
71
🏙️ Population
1.28M
14M

The cost of living in Antananarivo is 17% less expensive than in Ho Chi Minh. Cities ranked 7948th and 7123rd ($604 vs $726) 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 7675th and 3396th 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
$3.19
$2.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21.4
$19
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.92
$4.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$1.14
☕ Cappuccino
$1.73
$1.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.86
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$308
$512
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$103
$248
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$567
$904
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$188
$437
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.6
$60
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58
$93.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$59.5
$9.78
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.75%
8.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$686
$4456
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$599
$1839
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.14
$0.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.95
$11.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.6
$5.72
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.24
$0.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.22
$1.57
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.08
$1.06
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$1.03
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.1
$1.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.75
$11.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.02
$3.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.04
$10.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$2.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.61
$1.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$1.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$1.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$1.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.5
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.98
$0.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.36
$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.68
$1.33
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.08
$1.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.74
$3.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.59
$1.09
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.83
$0.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.3
$22.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.53
$3.45
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.1
$29.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.56
$7.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$34.1
$52.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$81.6
$93.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$39.8
$379
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11359
$17174

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$533
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$1196
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$1615
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$1663
846 km or 526 mi La Possession
$1584
848 km or 527 mi Saint-Leu
$1762
856 km or 532 mi Saint-Denis
$1503
872 km or 542 mi Saint-Pierre
$1575
873 km or 542 mi Sainte-Suzanne
$1551
874 km or 543 mi Le Tampon
$1559
879 km or 546 mi Saint-Andre
$1563
884 km or 549 mi Nacala
$1167
887 km or 551 mi Saint-Benoit
$1567
888 km or 552 mi Saint-Joseph
$1444
925 km or 575 mi Moroni
$1196
975 km or 606 mi Nampula
$933
998 km or 620 mi Pemba
$1511
1047 km or 650 mi Bambous
$747
1052 km or 654 mi Quatre Bornes
$688
1054 km or 655 mi Port Louis
$802
1058 km or 657 mi Curepipe
$871
1058 km or 658 mi Triolet
$819
1068 km or 664 mi Goodlands
$810
1077 km or 669 mi Centre de Flacq
$665
1078 km or 670 mi Mahebourg
$820
1128 km or 701 mi Quelimane
$691
1315 km or 817 mi Mulanje
$456
1333 km or 828 mi Beira
$952
1353 km or 841 mi Zomba
$452
1373 km or 853 mi Blantyre
$495
1396 km or 868 mi Mangochi
$494
1441 km or 896 mi Ntcheu
$489
1448 km or 900 mi Monkey Bay
$516
1479 km or 919 mi Chimoio
$875
1509 km or 937 mi Tete
$792
1561 km or 970 mi Mutare
$754
1564 km or 972 mi Lilongwe
$587

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Thu Dau Mot
$522
25 km or 15 mi Bien Hoa
$414
72 km or 45 mi Vung Tau
$503
96 km or 60 mi Svay Rieng
$721
113 km or 70 mi Sa Dec
$519
127 km or 79 mi Can Tho
$455
141 km or 88 mi Long Xuyen
$508
153 km or 95 mi Soc Trang
$523
162 km or 100 mi Prey Veng
$776
167 km or 104 mi Phan Thiet
$480
181 km or 112 mi Mui Ne
$493
184 km or 114 mi Kampong Cham
$518
189 km or 117 mi Rach Gia
$530
198 km or 123 mi Bac Lieu
$506
205 km or 127 mi Phnom Penh
$893
233 km or 145 mi Da Lat
$563
244 km or 151 mi Ca Mau
$517
257 km or 160 mi Buon Ma Thuot
$528
270 km or 168 mi Phan Rang-Thap Cham
$533
271 km or 168 mi Kampot
$582
300 km or 186 mi Phu Quoc
$518
309 km or 192 mi Stung Treng
$668
320 km or 199 mi Nha Trang
$540
343 km or 213 mi Sihanoukville
$766
414 km or 257 mi Siem Reap
$679
433 km or 269 mi Qui Nhon
$515
452 km or 281 mi Battambang
$601
488 km or 303 mi Ko Chang
$718
502 km or 312 mi Serei Saophoan
$644
527 km or 327 mi Ubon Ratchathani
$543
533 km or 331 mi Quang Ngai
$407
584 km or 363 mi Klaeng
$724
592 km or 368 mi Hoi An
$609
605 km or 376 mi Da Nang
$699
637 km or 396 mi Hue
$375
663 km or 412 mi Nong Prue
$809
664 km or 413 mi Chaophraya Surasak
$784
668 km or 415 mi Pattaya
$839
670 km or 416 mi Laem Chabang
$799
676 km or 420 mi Nakhon Ratchasima
$586