Blantyre vs Ho Chi Minh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Blantyre Ho Chi Minh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$591
$744
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1602
$2071
🏠 One person rent
$181
$376
🏘️ Family rent
$381
$848
🍽️ Food expenses
$220
$219
🚐 Transport expenses
$138
$75.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$604
$488
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
22
66
😀 Quality of life
27
65
🏙️ Population
1.9M
9.39M

The cost of living in Blantyre is 21% less expensive than in Ho Chi Minh. Cities ranked 7882nd and 6692nd ($591 vs $744) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Malawi and Vietnam, respectively. Check Malawi vs Vietnam comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Blantyre compared to 0.7 months in Ho Chi Minh. Blantyre ranked 1st best city to live in Malawi vs Ho Chi Minh ranked 1st in Vietnam, while ranked 8369th and 4277th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Blantyre vs Ho Chi Minh

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Blantyre Ho Chi Minh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.31
$2.27
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$15.5
$24.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.01
$4.89
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$1.21
☕ Cappuccino
$2.06
$1.86
🥤 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
$180
$444
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$123
$284
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$469
$1185
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$285
$655
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$22.3
$49.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.6
$76.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.8
$10.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.65%
9.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10628
$4095
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$406
$2072
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.28
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.1
$13.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.4
$5.91
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$0.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.99
$1.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$0.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.3
$1.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.04
$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.75
$3.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.42
$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$3.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$1.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$1.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$1.22
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.73
$0.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.66
$12.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.97
$0.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$0.91
$1.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.48
$1.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.3
$3.58
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.73
$1.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.7
$0.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.5
$25.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.43
$4.42
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17
$21
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.95
$9.66
👖 Brand Jeans
$35.6
$32.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.5
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$378
$263
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$607
$14503

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$498
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$500
112 km or 70 mi Ntcheu
$515
149 km or 92 mi Mangochi
$516
157 km or 98 mi Tete
$834
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$526
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$582
307 km or 191 mi Quelimane
$670
405 km or 252 mi Chimoio
$953
432 km or 269 mi Mutare
$662
450 km or 280 mi Beira
$1000
454 km or 282 mi Marondera
$810
458 km or 285 mi Mzimba
$574
463 km or 287 mi Nampula
$1190
478 km or 297 mi Harare
$1012
487 km or 303 mi Chitungwiza
$890
493 km or 307 mi Mzuzu
$534
541 km or 336 mi Chinhoyi
$830
611 km or 380 mi Kadoma
$729
626 km or 389 mi Nacala
$1394
637 km or 396 mi Kwekwe
$731
650 km or 404 mi Masvingo
$871
674 km or 419 mi Pemba
$1500
685 km or 425 mi Gweru
$761
708 km or 440 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$894
721 km or 448 mi Lusaka
$685
746 km or 463 mi Kasama
$1079
754 km or 469 mi Ndola
$1139
784 km or 487 mi Mbeya
$433
803 km or 499 mi Kitwe
$1116
811 km or 504 mi Mufulira
$1090
837 km or 520 mi Mansa
$1017
837 km or 520 mi Bulawayo
$756
849 km or 528 mi Chingola
$1028
865 km or 537 mi Choma
$725
935 km or 581 mi Lubumbashi
$1007
991 km or 616 mi Francistown
$585
999 km or 621 mi Livingstone
$670
1000 km or 621 mi Moroni
$1091
1038 km or 645 mi Morogoro
$639

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Thu Dau Mot
$541
25 km or 15 mi Bien Hoa
$445
72 km or 45 mi Vung Tau
$512
96 km or 60 mi Svay Rieng
$689
113 km or 70 mi Sa Dec
$521
127 km or 79 mi Can Tho
$469
141 km or 88 mi Long Xuyen
$516
153 km or 95 mi Soc Trang
$529
162 km or 100 mi Prey Veng
$711
167 km or 104 mi Phan Thiet
$521
181 km or 112 mi Mui Ne
$516
184 km or 114 mi Kampong Cham
$514
189 km or 117 mi Rach Gia
$534
198 km or 123 mi Bac Lieu
$515
205 km or 127 mi Phnom Penh
$819
233 km or 145 mi Da Lat
$531
244 km or 151 mi Ca Mau
$525
257 km or 160 mi Buon Ma Thuot
$515
270 km or 168 mi Phan Rang-Thap Cham
$521
271 km or 168 mi Kampot
$582
300 km or 186 mi Phu Quoc
$529
309 km or 192 mi Stung Treng
$626
320 km or 199 mi Nha Trang
$549
343 km or 213 mi Sihanoukville
$754
414 km or 257 mi Siem Reap
$630
433 km or 269 mi Qui Nhon
$515
452 km or 281 mi Battambang
$533
488 km or 303 mi Ko Chang
$697
502 km or 312 mi Serei Saophoan
$633
527 km or 327 mi Ubon Ratchathani
$561
533 km or 331 mi Quang Ngai
$433
584 km or 363 mi Klaeng
$703
592 km or 368 mi Hoi An
$547
605 km or 376 mi Da Nang
$610
637 km or 396 mi Hue
$407
663 km or 412 mi Nong Prue
$773
664 km or 413 mi Chaophraya Surasak
$758
668 km or 415 mi Pattaya
$800
670 km or 416 mi Laem Chabang
$769
676 km or 420 mi Nakhon Ratchasima
$564