Douala vs Ho Chi Minh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Douala Ho Chi Minh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1300
$702
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3233
$1978
🏠 One person rent
$711
$349
🏘️ Family rent
$1410
$750
🍽️ Food expenses
$405
$211
🚐 Transport expenses
$78.6
$67.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$148
$457
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
21
66
😀 Quality of life
36
66
🏙️ Population
2.77M
10.4M

The cost of living in Douala is 85% more expensive than in Ho Chi Minh. Cities ranked 4177th and 6786th ($1300 vs $702) 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 7640th and 4217th 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
$8.3
$1.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$116
$22.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.94
$4.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.49
$1.07
☕ Cappuccino
$1.47
$2.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.48
$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$773
$428
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$495
$258
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1807
$1064
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1045
$568
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95.2
$46.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$147
$72.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$65.1
$11
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.3%
9.9%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1944
$4519
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$941
$2063
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.78
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16.5
$7.56
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.05
$5.78
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.17
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.64
$1.51
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.46
$1.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.83
$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.8
$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.44
$3.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.99
$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.79
$3.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$1.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$1.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$1.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$1.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.61
$0.87
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.17
$9.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.28
$0.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.65
$1.23
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.1
$2.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.37
$3.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.74
$1.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.67
$0.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.1
$26.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.21
$4.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.1
$31.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.82
$3.08
👖 Brand Jeans
$77.5
$36.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$134
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$490
$306
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3247
$16779

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Distance City Cost of living
53 km or 33 mi Buea
$587
54 km or 33 mi Limbe
$683
71 km or 44 mi Kumba
$860
108 km or 67 mi Malabo
$990
176 km or 110 mi Bafoussam
$761
182 km or 113 mi Calabar
$237
203 km or 126 mi Yaounde
$567
216 km or 134 mi Bamenda
$436
245 km or 152 mi Bata
$1242
285 km or 177 mi Aba
$233
296 km or 184 mi Umuahia
$330
309 km or 192 mi Port Harcourt
$327
336 km or 209 mi Owerri
$507
361 km or 224 mi Enugu
$290
377 km or 234 mi Awka
$325
400 km or 248 mi Onitsha
$354
408 km or 253 mi Libreville
$697
467 km or 290 mi Warri
$351
518 km or 322 mi Benin
$315
529 km or 328 mi Sao Tome
$866
536 km or 333 mi Trindade
$866
540 km or 335 mi Port-Gentil
$651
563 km or 350 mi Ngaoundere
$548
573 km or 356 mi Owo
$272
608 km or 378 mi Abuja
$288
612 km or 381 mi Akure
$243
635 km or 395 mi Ado Ekiti
$247
660 km or 410 mi Jos
$269
675 km or 419 mi Berberati
$462
683 km or 425 mi Ife
$250
697 km or 433 mi Bauchi
$272
702 km or 436 mi Osogbo
$310
709 km or 441 mi Minna
$313
712 km or 443 mi Garoua
$633
740 km or 460 mi Ibadan
$262
747 km or 464 mi Lagos
$448
754 km or 469 mi Ilorin
$314
762 km or 473 mi Kaduna
$210
764 km or 475 mi Oyo
$407
783 km or 486 mi Abeokuta
$826

Cities near Ho Chi Minh

Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Thu Dau Mot
$550
25 km or 15 mi Bien Hoa
$479
72 km or 45 mi Vung Tau
$534
96 km or 60 mi Svay Rieng
$694
113 km or 70 mi Sa Dec
$515
127 km or 79 mi Can Tho
$463
141 km or 88 mi Long Xuyen
$509
153 km or 95 mi Soc Trang
$522
162 km or 100 mi Prey Veng
$711
167 km or 104 mi Phan Thiet
$566
181 km or 112 mi Mui Ne
$553
184 km or 114 mi Kampong Cham
$555
189 km or 117 mi Rach Gia
$518
198 km or 123 mi Bac Lieu
$516
205 km or 127 mi Phnom Penh
$802
233 km or 145 mi Da Lat
$512
244 km or 151 mi Ca Mau
$520
257 km or 160 mi Buon Ma Thuot
$521
270 km or 168 mi Phan Rang-Thap Cham
$526
271 km or 168 mi Kampot
$569
300 km or 186 mi Phu Quoc
$524
309 km or 192 mi Stung Treng
$628
320 km or 199 mi Nha Trang
$554
343 km or 213 mi Sihanoukville
$755
414 km or 257 mi Siem Reap
$587
433 km or 269 mi Qui Nhon
$518
452 km or 281 mi Battambang
$539
488 km or 303 mi Ko Chang
$614
502 km or 312 mi Serei Saophoan
$579
527 km or 327 mi Ubon Ratchathani
$534
533 km or 331 mi Quang Ngai
$436
584 km or 363 mi Klaeng
$619
592 km or 368 mi Hoi An
$547
605 km or 376 mi Da Nang
$601
637 km or 396 mi Hue
$422
663 km or 412 mi Nong Prue
$653
664 km or 413 mi Chaophraya Surasak
$647
668 km or 415 mi Pattaya
$665
670 km or 416 mi Laem Chabang
$648
676 km or 420 mi Nakhon Ratchasima
$518