Douala vs Ho Chi Minh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Douala Ho Chi Minh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1156
$726
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2767
$1883
🏠 One person rent
$575
$370
🏘️ Family rent
$961
$634
🍽️ Food expenses
$397
$208
🚐 Transport expenses
$78
$70.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$163
$500
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
21
67
😀 Quality of life
31
71
🏙️ Population
2.77M
14M

The cost of living in Douala is 59% more expensive than in Ho Chi Minh. Cities ranked 4865th and 7123rd ($1156 vs $726) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Cameroon and Vietnam, respectively. Check Cameroon vs Vietnam comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Douala compared to 0.7 months in Ho Chi Minh. Douala ranked 2nd best city to live in Cameroon vs Ho Chi Minh ranked 1st in Vietnam, while ranked 8755th and 3396th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Douala vs Ho Chi Minh

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Douala Ho Chi Minh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.41
$2.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$90.7
$19
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.8
$4.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.44
$1.14
☕ Cappuccino
$2.39
$1.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.68
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$604
$512
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$375
$248
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1078
$904
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$669
$437
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$100
$60
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$156
$93.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54
$9.78
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.33%
8.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2049
$4456
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$995
$1839
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.66
$0.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.2
$11.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.35
$5.72
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.37
$0.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.69
$1.57
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.49
$1.06
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.03
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.91
$1.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.7
$11.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.99
$3.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.51
$10.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.38
$2.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$1.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$1.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.79
$1.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$1.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.34
$0.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.31
$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.3
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.03
$1.33
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.37
$1.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.24
$3.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.85
$1.09
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.83
$0.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.6
$22.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.11
$3.45
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$34.2
$29.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.1
$7.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.6
$52.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$117
$93.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$530
$379
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3455
$17174

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Distance City Cost of living
53 km or 33 mi Buea
$627
54 km or 33 mi Limbe
$738
71 km or 44 mi Kumba
$821
108 km or 67 mi Malabo
$1272
176 km or 110 mi Bafoussam
$759
182 km or 113 mi Calabar
$373
203 km or 126 mi Yaounde
$666
216 km or 134 mi Bamenda
$699
245 km or 152 mi Bata
$1209
285 km or 177 mi Aba
$591
296 km or 184 mi Umuahia
$773
309 km or 192 mi Port Harcourt
$559
336 km or 209 mi Owerri
$1364
361 km or 224 mi Enugu
$564
377 km or 234 mi Awka
$693
400 km or 248 mi Onitsha
$795
408 km or 253 mi Libreville
$743
467 km or 290 mi Warri
$786
518 km or 322 mi Benin
$627
529 km or 328 mi Sao Tome
$1011
536 km or 333 mi Trindade
$1013
540 km or 335 mi Port-Gentil
$698
563 km or 350 mi Ngaoundere
$551
573 km or 356 mi Owo
$531
608 km or 378 mi Abuja
$1375
612 km or 381 mi Akure
$488
635 km or 395 mi Ado Ekiti
$597
660 km or 410 mi Jos
$760
675 km or 419 mi Berberati
$478
683 km or 425 mi Ife
$670
697 km or 433 mi Bauchi
$672
702 km or 436 mi Osogbo
$575
709 km or 441 mi Minna
$692
712 km or 443 mi Garoua
$601
740 km or 460 mi Ibadan
$658
747 km or 464 mi Lagos
$946
754 km or 469 mi Ilorin
$518
762 km or 473 mi Kaduna
$323
764 km or 475 mi Oyo
$639
783 km or 486 mi Abeokuta
$995

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Thu Dau Mot
$522
25 km or 15 mi Bien Hoa
$414
72 km or 45 mi Vung Tau
$503
96 km or 60 mi Svay Rieng
$721
113 km or 70 mi Sa Dec
$519
127 km or 79 mi Can Tho
$455
141 km or 88 mi Long Xuyen
$508
153 km or 95 mi Soc Trang
$523
162 km or 100 mi Prey Veng
$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
270 km or 168 mi Phan Rang-Thap Cham
$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
343 km or 213 mi Sihanoukville
$766
414 km or 257 mi Siem Reap
$679
433 km or 269 mi Qui Nhon
$515
452 km or 281 mi Battambang
$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
584 km or 363 mi Klaeng
$724
592 km or 368 mi Hoi An
$609
605 km or 376 mi Da Nang
$699
637 km or 396 mi Hue
$375
663 km or 412 mi Nong Prue
$809
664 km or 413 mi Chaophraya Surasak
$784
668 km or 415 mi Pattaya
$839
670 km or 416 mi Laem Chabang
$799
676 km or 420 mi Nakhon Ratchasima
$586