Djibouti City vs Ho Chi Minh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Djibouti City Ho Chi Minh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$601
$762
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1462
$1930
🏠 One person rent
$253
$409
🏘️ Family rent
$418
$723
🍽️ Food expenses
$235
$205
🚐 Transport expenses
$51
$71
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$224
$340
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
8
67
😀 Quality of life
41
69
🏙️ Population
604K
14M

The cost of living in Djibouti City is 21% less expensive than in Ho Chi Minh. Cities ranked 7928th and 6919th ($601 vs $762) 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 0.4 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 7834th and 4450th 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
$4.38
$1.95
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24
$19.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.41
$4.35
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.87
$1.15
☕ Cappuccino
$1.99
$1.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.71
$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$248
$547
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$168
$289
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$454
$1009
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$294
$526
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$43.5
$59
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$65.9
$90.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.4
$9.58
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.99%
8.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1416
$4266
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$886
$1950
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.49
$0.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$19.3
$11.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.93
$5.91
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.03
$0.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.23
$1.51
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.89
$0.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.8
$1.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.43
$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.58
$3.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.62
$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$2.67
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$1.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$1.14
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$1.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.36
$0.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.19
$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.46
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.04
$1.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.09
$1.74
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.23
$3.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.61
$1.1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.31
$0.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24.6
$20.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.73
$3.48
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$22.8
$27.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.92
$8.79
👖 Brand Jeans
$34.9
$46.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$69.8
$96.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$157
$329
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4808
$14995

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$514
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$712
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$1152
264 km or 164 mi Dire Dawa
$1156
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$1153
286 km or 178 mi Ibb
$504
290 km or 180 mi Zabid
$491
356 km or 221 mi Dhamar
$494
357 km or 222 mi Al Hudaydah
$515
387 km or 240 mi Dessie
$1022
418 km or 259 mi Sayyan
$492
433 km or 269 mi Sanaa
$551
451 km or 280 mi Mekelle
$810
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$1269
594 km or 369 mi Mendefera
$498
598 km or 371 mi Sa'dah
$491
600 km or 373 mi Massawa
$497
618 km or 384 mi Asmara
$531
627 km or 390 mi Bahir Dar
$863
628 km or 390 mi Gondar
$1017
664 km or 413 mi Najran
$865
689 km or 428 mi Keren
$498
720 km or 448 mi Awasa
$996
726 km or 451 mi Mukalla
$493
740 km or 460 mi Abha
$902
818 km or 509 mi Jimma
$775
826 km or 513 mi Bareq
$893
846 km or 526 mi Kassala
$931
884 km or 550 mi El-Gadarif
$858
936 km or 582 mi Bisha
$906
944 km or 587 mi Baidoa
$743
958 km or 595 mi Ad-Damazin
$771
1019 km or 633 mi As Sulayyil
$1005
1090 km or 677 mi Mogadishu
$724
1095 km or 680 mi Port Sudan
$964

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Distance City Cost of living
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$540
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$419
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$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