Blantyre vs Ho Chi Minh - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Blantyre	Ho Chi Minh
🚶 Cost of living one person	$507	$735
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1439	$2016
🏠 One person rent	$147	$376
🏘️ Family rent	$369	$815
🍽️ Food expenses	$210	$210
🚐 Transport expenses	$98.9	$72.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$499	$487
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	22	66
😀 Quality of life	25	65
🏙️ Population	800K	9.39M

The cost of living in Blantyre is 31% less expensive than in Ho Chi Minh. Cities ranked 8593rd and 6739th ($507 vs $735) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th 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 8566th and 4253rd 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	$3.98	$2.17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12.7	$23.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.71	$4.72
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.01	$1.18
☕ Cappuccino	$2.01	$1.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.82	$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$175	$459
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$81.7	$281
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$454	$1102
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$274	$634
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$21.8	$50.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$33.5	$77.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25.2	$9.54
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.26%	9.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10525	$4334
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$398	$2039
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.85	$0.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$15.1	$11.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.2	$5.97
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.21	$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.81	$1.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.93	$1.06
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$1
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.37	$1.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.91	$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.51	$3.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.13	$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$2.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$1.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.44	$1.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.86	$1.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$1.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$1.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.53	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.73	$0.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.55	$11.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.94	$0.93
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.87	$1.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.48	$1.78
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.3	$3.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.73	$1.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.7	$0.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.8	$21.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$1.45	$4.32
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$17.1	$20.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.97	$9.65
👖 Brand Jeans	$34	$41.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$59.1	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$359	$277
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$591	$14143

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Cities near Blantyre

Distance	City	Cost of living
57 km or 35 mi	Zomba	$457
60 km or 37 mi	Mulanje	$461
112 km or 70 mi	Ntcheu	$492
149 km or 92 mi	Mangochi	$493
157 km or 98 mi	Tete	$825
191 km or 119 mi	Monkey Bay	$518
240 km or 149 mi	Lilongwe	$587
307 km or 191 mi	Quelimane	$675
405 km or 252 mi	Chimoio	$947
432 km or 269 mi	Mutare	$752
450 km or 280 mi	Beira	$1003
454 km or 282 mi	Marondera	$794
458 km or 285 mi	Mzimba	$566
463 km or 287 mi	Nampula	$872
478 km or 297 mi	Harare	$992
487 km or 303 mi	Chitungwiza	$873
493 km or 307 mi	Mzuzu	$525
541 km or 336 mi	Chinhoyi	$646
611 km or 380 mi	Kadoma	$723
626 km or 389 mi	Nacala	$1150
637 km or 396 mi	Kwekwe	$730
650 km or 404 mi	Masvingo	$854
674 km or 419 mi	Pemba	$1506
685 km or 425 mi	Gweru	$597
708 km or 440 mi	Kapiri Mposhi	$687
721 km or 448 mi	Lusaka	$738
746 km or 463 mi	Kasama	$748
754 km or 469 mi	Ndola	$541
784 km or 487 mi	Mbeya	$461
803 km or 499 mi	Kitwe	$917
811 km or 504 mi	Mufulira	$1018
837 km or 520 mi	Mansa	$776
837 km or 520 mi	Bulawayo	$766
849 km or 528 mi	Chingola	$875
865 km or 537 mi	Choma	$700
935 km or 581 mi	Lubumbashi	$1050
991 km or 616 mi	Francistown	$624
999 km or 621 mi	Livingstone	$688
1000 km or 621 mi	Moroni	$1105
1038 km or 645 mi	Morogoro	$486

Cities near Ho Chi Minh

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Thu Dau Mot	$530
25 km or 15 mi	Bien Hoa	$425
72 km or 45 mi	Vung Tau	$494
96 km or 60 mi	Svay Rieng	$678
113 km or 70 mi	Sa Dec	$512
127 km or 79 mi	Can Tho	$454
141 km or 88 mi	Long Xuyen	$508
153 km or 95 mi	Soc Trang	$514
162 km or 100 mi	Prey Veng	$721
167 km or 104 mi	Phan Thiet	$506
181 km or 112 mi	Mui Ne	$507
184 km or 114 mi	Kampong Cham	$513
189 km or 117 mi	Rach Gia	$526
198 km or 123 mi	Bac Lieu	$504
205 km or 127 mi	Phnom Penh	$836
233 km or 145 mi	Da Lat	$577
244 km or 151 mi	Ca Mau	$516
257 km or 160 mi	Buon Ma Thuot	$531
270 km or 168 mi	Phan Rang-Thap Cham	$534
271 km or 168 mi	Kampot	$596
300 km or 186 mi	Phu Quoc	$519
309 km or 192 mi	Stung Treng	$634
320 km or 199 mi	Nha Trang	$535
343 km or 213 mi	Sihanoukville	$755
414 km or 257 mi	Siem Reap	$644
433 km or 269 mi	Qui Nhon	$516
452 km or 281 mi	Battambang	$573
488 km or 303 mi	Ko Chang	$677
502 km or 312 mi	Serei Saophoan	$639
527 km or 327 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$545
533 km or 331 mi	Quang Ngai	$427
584 km or 363 mi	Klaeng	$685
592 km or 368 mi	Hoi An	$584
605 km or 376 mi	Da Nang	$593
637 km or 396 mi	Hue	$393
663 km or 412 mi	Nong Prue	$752
664 km or 413 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$739
668 km or 415 mi	Pattaya	$781
670 km or 416 mi	Laem Chabang	$743
676 km or 420 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$588