Djibouti City vs Ho Chi Minh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Djibouti City Ho Chi Minh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$590
$726
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1446
$1883
🏠 One person rent
$246
$370
🏘️ Family rent
$408
$634
🍽️ Food expenses
$232
$208
🚐 Transport expenses
$50.8
$70.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$246
$500
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
8
67
😀 Quality of life
43
71
🏙️ Population
604K
14M

The cost of living in Djibouti City is 19% less expensive than in Ho Chi Minh. Cities ranked 8069th and 7123rd ($590 vs $726) 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 0.4 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 7471st and 3396th 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
$4.29
$2.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$23.3
$19
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.38
$4.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.9
$1.14
☕ Cappuccino
$2
$1.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.71
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$239
$512
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$163
$248
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$429
$904
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$290
$437
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$43.5
$60
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66.5
$93.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.4
$9.78
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12%
8.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1416
$4456
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$879
$1839
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.47
$0.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$19.2
$11.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.86
$5.72
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.05
$0.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.24
$1.57
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.87
$1.06
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$1.03
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.79
$1.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.5
$11.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.5
$3.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.52
$10.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$2.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$1.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$1.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$1.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.29
$0.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.04
$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.46
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.17
$1.33
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.1
$1.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.16
$3.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.56
$1.09
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.26
$0.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24.2
$22.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.7
$3.45
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$22.2
$29.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.71
$7.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$34.6
$52.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$68.4
$93.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$168
$379
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5247
$17174

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$1050
286 km or 178 mi Ibb
$488
290 km or 180 mi Zabid
$476
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$478
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$499
387 km or 240 mi Dessie
$931
418 km or 259 mi Sayyan
$476
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$532
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$748
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$1148
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$481
598 km or 371 mi Sa'dah
$475
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$484
618 km or 384 mi Asmara
$513
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$800
628 km or 390 mi Gondar
$923
664 km or 413 mi Najran
$864
689 km or 428 mi Keren
$483
720 km or 448 mi Awasa
$910
726 km or 451 mi Mukalla
$477
740 km or 460 mi Abha
$871
818 km or 509 mi Jimma
$746
826 km or 513 mi Bareq
$873
846 km or 526 mi Kassala
$947
884 km or 550 mi El-Gadarif
$872
936 km or 582 mi Bisha
$890
944 km or 587 mi Baidoa
$745
958 km or 595 mi Ad-Damazin
$753
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$993
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$721
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$522
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$414
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$503
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$721
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$519
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$455
141 km or 88 mi Long Xuyen
$508
153 km or 95 mi Soc Trang
$523
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$776
167 km or 104 mi Phan Thiet
$480
181 km or 112 mi Mui Ne
$493
184 km or 114 mi Kampong Cham
$518
189 km or 117 mi Rach Gia
$530
198 km or 123 mi Bac Lieu
$506
205 km or 127 mi Phnom Penh
$893
233 km or 145 mi Da Lat
$563
244 km or 151 mi Ca Mau
$517
257 km or 160 mi Buon Ma Thuot
$528
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$533
271 km or 168 mi Kampot
$582
300 km or 186 mi Phu Quoc
$518
309 km or 192 mi Stung Treng
$668
320 km or 199 mi Nha Trang
$540
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$766
414 km or 257 mi Siem Reap
$679
433 km or 269 mi Qui Nhon
$515
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$601
488 km or 303 mi Ko Chang
$718
502 km or 312 mi Serei Saophoan
$644
527 km or 327 mi Ubon Ratchathani
$543
533 km or 331 mi Quang Ngai
$407
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$724
592 km or 368 mi Hoi An
$609
605 km or 376 mi Da Nang
$699
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$375
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$809
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$784
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$839
670 km or 416 mi Laem Chabang
$799
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$586