Cape Town vs Ho Chi Minh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cape Town Ho Chi Minh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1120
$744
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2628
$2071
🏠 One person rent
$603
$376
🏘️ Family rent
$1117
$848
🍽️ Food expenses
$284
$219
🚐 Transport expenses
$137
$75.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1545
$488
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
55
66
😀 Quality of life
59
65
🏙️ Population
3.78M
9.39M

The cost of living in Cape Town is 50% more expensive than in Ho Chi Minh. Cities ranked 4849th and 6692nd ($1120 vs $744) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in South Africa and Vietnam, respectively. Check South Africa vs Vietnam comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Cape Town compared to 0.7 months in Ho Chi Minh. Cape Town ranked 1st best city to live in South Africa vs Ho Chi Minh ranked 1st in Vietnam, while ranked 5407th and 4277th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cape Town vs Ho Chi Minh

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Cape Town Ho Chi Minh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.8
$2.27
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$34
$24.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.15
$4.89
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.53
$1.21
☕ Cappuccino
$2.32
$1.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.04
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$705
$444
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$452
$284
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1367
$1185
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$889
$655
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59
$49.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.3
$76.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.1
$10.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.61%
9.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1902
$4095
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1292
$2072
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.14
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$45.3
$13.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.91
$5.91
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.36
$0.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.1
$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.07
$1.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$0.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.67
$1.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.88
$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.96
$3.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.13
$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$3.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$1.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$1.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$1.22
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$1.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.66
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.44
$0.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.57
$12.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.42
$0.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.99
$1.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.24
$1.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.42
$3.58
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.24
$1.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.59
$0.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.2
$25.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.5
$4.42
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38.2
$21
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.4
$9.66
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.1
$32.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$201
$263
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4270
$14503

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Distance City Cost of living
54 km or 33 mi Paarl
$850
99 km or 62 mi Worcester
$649
371 km or 231 mi George
$790
644 km or 400 mi Uitenhage
$901
662 km or 411 mi Port Elizabeth
$970
664 km or 413 mi Upington
$741
754 km or 468 mi Makhanda
$792
821 km or 510 mi Komani
$953
833 km or 518 mi Kimberley
$859
845 km or 525 mi Bhisho
$1286
882 km or 548 mi East London
$703
912 km or 567 mi Bloemfontein
$696
950 km or 590 mi Mafeteng
$581
999 km or 621 mi Maseru
$627
1002 km or 622 mi Mthatha
$862
1029 km or 639 mi Teyateyaneng
$533
1030 km or 640 mi Welkom
$774
1034 km or 643 mi Mariental
$832
1092 km or 679 mi Butha-Buthe
$559
1092 km or 679 mi Kroonstad
$788
1113 km or 692 mi Klerksdorp
$689
1135 km or 705 mi Mmabatho
$809
1155 km or 718 mi Potchefstroom
$717
1187 km or 737 mi Rehoboth
$779
1194 km or 742 mi Lobatse
$692
1198 km or 745 mi Kanye
$690
1208 km or 751 mi Vanderbijlpark
$768
1217 km or 756 mi Vereeniging
$717
1231 km or 765 mi Pietermaritzburg
$674
1244 km or 773 mi Soweto
$971
1250 km or 777 mi Rustenburg
$943
1260 km or 783 mi Gaborone
$718
1261 km or 783 mi Molepolole
$654
1261 km or 784 mi Johannesburg
$1079
1267 km or 788 mi Randburg
$874
1269 km or 789 mi Windhoek
$840
1270 km or 789 mi Sandton
$997
1271 km or 790 mi Durban
$834
1277 km or 794 mi Gobabis
$818
1279 km or 795 mi Walvis Bay
$790

Cities near Ho Chi Minh

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