Djibouti City vs Ho Chi Minh - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Djibouti City	Ho Chi Minh
🚶 Cost of living one person	$571	$735
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1421	$2016
🏠 One person rent	$245	$376
🏘️ Family rent	$452	$815
🍽️ Food expenses	$219	$210
🚐 Transport expenses	$48.2	$72.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$424	$487
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	8	66
😀 Quality of life	20	65
🏙️ Population	604K	9.39M

The cost of living in Djibouti City is 22% less expensive than in Ho Chi Minh. Cities ranked 8002nd and 6739th ($571 vs $735) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Djibouti and Vietnam, respectively. Check Djibouti vs Vietnam comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Djibouti City compared to 0.7 months in Ho Chi Minh. Djibouti City ranked 1st best city to live in Djibouti vs Ho Chi Minh ranked 1st in Vietnam, while ranked 8841st and 4253rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Djibouti City vs Ho Chi Minh

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	Djibouti City	Ho Chi Minh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.94	$2.17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$21.4	$23.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.04	$4.72
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.78	$1.18
☕ Cappuccino	$1.87	$1.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.65	$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$238	$459
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$165	$281
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$500	$1102
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$331	$634
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$40.8	$50.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$62.2	$77.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25	$9.54
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.54%	9.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1448	$4334
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$930	$2039
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.48	$0.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18.5	$11.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.21	$5.97
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.15	$1.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.82	$1.06
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$1
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.74	$1.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.14	$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.29	$3.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.2	$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$2.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$1.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$1.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$1.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$1.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$1.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.32	$0.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.88	$11.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.4	$0.93
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.84	$1.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.03	$1.78
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.08	$3.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.52	$1.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.29	$0.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23.5	$21.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.56	$4.32
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$19.8	$20.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.58	$9.65
👖 Brand Jeans	$33.3	$41.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$66.2	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$138	$277
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4050	$14143

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Cities near Djibouti City

Distance	City	Cost of living
44 km or 27 mi	Obock	$540
68 km or 42 mi	Ali Sabieh	$542
101 km or 63 mi	Dikhil	$542
185 km or 115 mi	Borama	$518
240 km or 149 mi	Taiz	$507
245 km or 152 mi	Aden	$503
247 km or 153 mi	Hargeisa	$660
253 km or 157 mi	Jijiga	$764
264 km or 164 mi	Dire Dawa	$756
277 km or 172 mi	Harar	$718
286 km or 178 mi	Ibb	$496
290 km or 180 mi	Zabid	$482
356 km or 221 mi	Dhamar	$486
357 km or 222 mi	Al Hudaydah	$505
387 km or 240 mi	Dessie	$838
418 km or 259 mi	Sayyan	$481
433 km or 269 mi	Sanaa	$546
451 km or 280 mi	Mekelle	$662
561 km or 348 mi	Addis Ababa	$1180
594 km or 369 mi	Mendefera	$487
598 km or 371 mi	Sa'dah	$482
600 km or 373 mi	Massawa	$486
618 km or 384 mi	Asmara	$520
627 km or 390 mi	Bahir Dar	$752
628 km or 390 mi	Gondar	$897
664 km or 413 mi	Najran	$937
689 km or 428 mi	Keren	$488
720 km or 448 mi	Awasa	$886
726 km or 451 mi	Mukalla	$484
740 km or 460 mi	Abha	$910
818 km or 509 mi	Jimma	$654
826 km or 513 mi	Bareq	$902
846 km or 526 mi	Kassala	$1006
884 km or 550 mi	El-Gadarif	$943
936 km or 582 mi	Bisha	$905
944 km or 587 mi	Baidoa	$706
958 km or 595 mi	Ad-Damazin	$836
1019 km or 633 mi	As Sulayyil	$1041
1090 km or 677 mi	Mogadishu	$711
1095 km or 680 mi	Port Sudan	$1003

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