Dar es Salaam vs Ho Chi Minh - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Dar es Salaam	Ho Chi Minh
🚶 Cost of living one person	$811	$735
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2062	$2016
🏠 One person rent	$423	$376
🏘️ Family rent	$748	$815
🍽️ Food expenses	$225	$210
🚐 Transport expenses	$106	$72.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$323	$487
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	44	66
😀 Quality of life	41	65
🏙️ Population	4.72M	9.39M

The cost of living in Dar es Salaam is 10% more expensive than in Ho Chi Minh. Cities ranked 6399th and 6739th ($811 vs $735) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Tanzania and Vietnam, respectively. Check Tanzania vs Vietnam comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Dar es Salaam compared to 0.7 months in Ho Chi Minh. Dar es Salaam ranked 1st best city to live in Tanzania vs Ho Chi Minh ranked 1st in Vietnam, while ranked 6871st and 4253rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dar es Salaam vs Ho Chi Minh

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	Dar es Salaam	Ho Chi Minh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.93	$2.17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20.1	$23.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.15	$4.72
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.13	$1.18
☕ Cappuccino	$2.04	$1.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.4	$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$427	$459
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$325	$281
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1029	$1102
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$551	$634
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$44.9	$50.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$68.6	$77.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33	$9.54
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	19.47%	9.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3163	$4334
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5427	$2039
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.29	$0.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18.1	$11.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.2	$5.97
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.18	$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.1	$1.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.71	$1.06
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$1
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.76	$1.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.55	$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.06	$3.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.28	$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.67	$2.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$1.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$1.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$1.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$1.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$1.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.28	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.26	$0.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.83	$11.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.46	$0.93
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.88	$1.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.14	$1.78
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.76	$3.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.24	$1.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.96	$0.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$77.9	$21.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.94	$4.32
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$17.2	$20.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.84	$9.65
👖 Brand Jeans	$21.5	$41.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$39.3	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$312	$277
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19371	$14143

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Cities near Dar es Salaam

Distance	City	Cost of living
71 km or 44 mi	Zanzibar	$552
71 km or 44 mi	Stone Town	$523
179 km or 111 mi	Morogoro	$486
194 km or 120 mi	Tanga	$545
309 km or 192 mi	Mombasa	$580
395 km or 246 mi	Dodoma	$502
409 km or 254 mi	Malindi	$498
441 km or 274 mi	Moshi	$561
478 km or 297 mi	Arusha	$638
629 km or 391 mi	Machakos	$408
671 km or 417 mi	Nairobi	$760
684 km or 425 mi	Mbeya	$461
684 km or 425 mi	Thika	$589
698 km or 434 mi	Moroni	$1105
700 km or 435 mi	Pemba	$1506
774 km or 481 mi	Mzuzu	$525
783 km or 486 mi	Meru	$541
808 km or 502 mi	Nakuru	$500
836 km or 520 mi	Domoni	$1100
843 km or 524 mi	Mzimba	$566
853 km or 530 mi	Mwanza	$625
864 km or 537 mi	Nacala	$1150
899 km or 559 mi	Kisumu	$522
925 km or 575 mi	Nampula	$872
927 km or 576 mi	Eldoret	$483
931 km or 578 mi	Mamoudzou	$1465
938 km or 583 mi	Monkey Bay	$518
955 km or 594 mi	Mumias	$490
959 km or 596 mi	Mangochi	$493
969 km or 602 mi	Kasama	$748
1000 km or 621 mi	Lilongwe	$587
1007 km or 626 mi	Tororo	$602
1026 km or 637 mi	Ntcheu	$492
1044 km or 648 mi	Mbale	$605
1047 km or 651 mi	Zomba	$457
1049 km or 652 mi	Jinja	$562
1067 km or 663 mi	Ruyigi	$648
1074 km or 667 mi	Entebbe	$558
1076 km or 668 mi	Rutana	$648
1084 km or 674 mi	Muyinga	$650

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