Freetown vs Ho Chi Minh - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Freetown	Ho Chi Minh
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1346	$735
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1679	$2016
🏠 One person rent	$980	$376
🏘️ Family rent	$655	$815
🍽️ Food expenses	$255	$210
🚐 Transport expenses	$69	$72.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1273	$487
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	23	66
😀 Quality of life	37	65
🏙️ Population	951K	9.39M

The cost of living in Freetown is 83% more expensive than in Ho Chi Minh. Cities ranked 4063rd and 6739th ($1346 vs $735) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Sierra Leone and Vietnam, respectively. Check Sierra Leone vs Vietnam comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Freetown compared to 0.7 months in Ho Chi Minh. Freetown ranked 1st best city to live in Sierra Leone vs Ho Chi Minh ranked 1st in Vietnam, while ranked 7302nd and 4253rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Freetown vs Ho Chi Minh

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	Freetown	Ho Chi Minh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.9	$2.17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$24.5	$23.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.28	$4.72
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.21	$1.18
☕ Cappuccino	$1.66	$1.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.04	$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$866	$459
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$801	$281
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1547	$1102
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$170	$634
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$80.8	$50.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$124	$77.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$85.5	$9.54
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.25%	9.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1087	$4334
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1072	$2039
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.46	$0.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18.1	$11.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.8	$5.97
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.01	$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.93	$1.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.41	$1.06
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.73	$1
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.72	$1.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.91	$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.12	$3.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.52	$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.12	$2.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$1.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$1.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.65	$1.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$1.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$1.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.94	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.08	$0.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.82	$11.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.9	$0.93
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.44	$1.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.51	$1.78
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.19	$3.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.78	$1.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.8	$0.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.4	$21.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$1.66	$4.32
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.6	$20.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.91	$9.65
👖 Brand Jeans	$10	$41.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$60.3	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$82.4	$277
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2773	$14143

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Cities near Freetown

Distance	City	Cost of living
126 km or 78 mi	Conakry	$1061
137 km or 85 mi	Forecariah	$998
174 km or 108 mi	Bo	$1278
207 km or 128 mi	Boffa	$998
235 km or 146 mi	Kenema	$1272
246 km or 153 mi	Mamou	$1019
341 km or 212 mi	Gueckedou	$1009
361 km or 224 mi	Monrovia	$523
385 km or 239 mi	Kakata	$487
439 km or 273 mi	Bafata	$804
456 km or 283 mi	Bissau	$827
480 km or 298 mi	Kankan	$1007
493 km or 306 mi	Nzerekore	$999
514 km or 319 mi	Sanniquellie	$487
525 km or 326 mi	Kolda	$964
527 km or 327 mi	Yekepa	$487
564 km or 350 mi	Ziguinchor	$953
603 km or 375 mi	Greenville	$487
650 km or 404 mi	Brikama	$552
660 km or 410 mi	Lamin	$507
662 km or 412 mi	Banjul	$477
701 km or 436 mi	Kaolack	$1000
709 km or 441 mi	Bougouni	$489
736 km or 457 mi	Fatick	$998
736 km or 458 mi	Bamako	$569
788 km or 490 mi	Koulikoro	$490
807 km or 502 mi	Thies	$1052
821 km or 510 mi	Rufisque	$1046
833 km or 518 mi	Dakar	$1114
842 km or 523 mi	Korhogo	$916
846 km or 526 mi	Banamba	$491
846 km or 526 mi	Gagnoa	$904
857 km or 532 mi	Louga	$970
887 km or 551 mi	Sikasso	$499
896 km or 557 mi	Yamoussoukro	$887
907 km or 564 mi	Bouake	$937
911 km or 566 mi	Saint-Louis	$960
917 km or 570 mi	Divo	$906
935 km or 581 mi	Rosso	$647
940 km or 584 mi	Segou	$490

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