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

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Dar es Salaam Ho Chi Minh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$763
$762
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1979
$1930
🏠 One person rent
$357
$409
🏘️ Family rent
$606
$723
🍽️ Food expenses
$228
$205
🚐 Transport expenses
$121
$71
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$245
$340
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
46
67
😀 Quality of life
58
69
🏙️ Population
4.72M
14M

The cost of living in Dar es Salaam is 0.2% more expensive than in Ho Chi Minh. Cities ranked 6912th and 6919th ($763 vs $762) 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 0.3 months in Dar es Salaam compared to 0.4 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 6157th and 4450th 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
$3.09
$1.95
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.3
$19.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.63
$4.35
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$1.15
☕ Cappuccino
$1.97
$1.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.38
$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$478
$547
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$220
$289
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$856
$1009
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$401
$526
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51.3
$59
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$80.1
$90.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34.1
$9.58
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.26%
8.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1540
$4266
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1090
$1950
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.25
$0.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.9
$11.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.8
$5.91
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$0.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.03
$1.51
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.79
$0.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.98
$1.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.16
$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.38
$3.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.07
$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.6
$2.67
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$1.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$1.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$1.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$1.14
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.29
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.25
$0.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.92
$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.88
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.11
$1.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.09
$1.74
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.78
$3.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.21
$1.1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.95
$0.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$75.3
$20.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.24
$3.48
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.9
$27.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.78
$8.79
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.2
$46.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$44.3
$96.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$496
$329
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15015
$14995

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Distance City Cost of living
71 km or 44 mi Zanzibar
$588
71 km or 44 mi Stone Town
$551
179 km or 111 mi Morogoro
$408
194 km or 120 mi Tanga
$544
309 km or 192 mi Mombasa
$604
395 km or 246 mi Dodoma
$506
409 km or 254 mi Malindi
$553
441 km or 274 mi Moshi
$523
478 km or 297 mi Arusha
$602
629 km or 391 mi Machakos
$419
671 km or 417 mi Nairobi
$797
684 km or 425 mi Mbeya
$469
684 km or 425 mi Thika
$455
698 km or 434 mi Moroni
$1233
700 km or 435 mi Pemba
$1521
774 km or 481 mi Mzuzu
$527
783 km or 486 mi Meru
$542
808 km or 502 mi Nakuru
$508
836 km or 520 mi Domoni
$1237
843 km or 524 mi Mzimba
$530
853 km or 530 mi Mwanza
$623
864 km or 537 mi Nacala
$1181
899 km or 559 mi Kisumu
$533
925 km or 575 mi Nampula
$935
927 km or 576 mi Eldoret
$520
931 km or 578 mi Mamoudzou
$1652
938 km or 583 mi Monkey Bay
$521
955 km or 594 mi Mumias
$505
959 km or 596 mi Mangochi
$496
969 km or 602 mi Kasama
$1002
1000 km or 621 mi Lilongwe
$591
1007 km or 626 mi Tororo
$624
1026 km or 637 mi Ntcheu
$495
1044 km or 648 mi Mbale
$651
1047 km or 651 mi Zomba
$458
1049 km or 652 mi Jinja
$593
1067 km or 663 mi Ruyigi
$693
1074 km or 667 mi Entebbe
$563
1076 km or 668 mi Rutana
$691
1084 km or 674 mi Muyinga
$691

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Thu Dau Mot
$540
25 km or 15 mi Bien Hoa
$419
72 km or 45 mi Vung Tau
$525
96 km or 60 mi Svay Rieng
$708
113 km or 70 mi Sa Dec
$519
127 km or 79 mi Can Tho
$456
141 km or 88 mi Long Xuyen
$514
153 km or 95 mi Soc Trang
$523
162 km or 100 mi Prey Veng
$760
167 km or 104 mi Phan Thiet
$500
181 km or 112 mi Mui Ne
$506
184 km or 114 mi Kampong Cham
$501
189 km or 117 mi Rach Gia
$535
198 km or 123 mi Bac Lieu
$512
205 km or 127 mi Phnom Penh
$882
233 km or 145 mi Da Lat
$572
244 km or 151 mi Ca Mau
$526
257 km or 160 mi Buon Ma Thuot
$535
270 km or 168 mi Phan Rang-Thap Cham
$543
271 km or 168 mi Kampot
$587
300 km or 186 mi Phu Quoc
$530
309 km or 192 mi Stung Treng
$652
320 km or 199 mi Nha Trang
$541
343 km or 213 mi Sihanoukville
$764
414 km or 257 mi Siem Reap
$679
433 km or 269 mi Qui Nhon
$519
452 km or 281 mi Battambang
$575
488 km or 303 mi Ko Chang
$763
502 km or 312 mi Serei Saophoan
$629
527 km or 327 mi Ubon Ratchathani
$583
533 km or 331 mi Quang Ngai
$410
584 km or 363 mi Klaeng
$768
592 km or 368 mi Hoi An
$613
605 km or 376 mi Da Nang
$660
637 km or 396 mi Hue
$380
663 km or 412 mi Nong Prue
$846
664 km or 413 mi Chaophraya Surasak
$823
668 km or 415 mi Pattaya
$874
670 km or 416 mi Laem Chabang
$838
676 km or 420 mi Nakhon Ratchasima
$610