Gaborone vs Ho Chi Minh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Gaborone Ho Chi Minh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$723
$726
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1750
$1883
🏠 One person rent
$281
$370
🏘️ Family rent
$453
$634
🍽️ Food expenses
$309
$208
🚐 Transport expenses
$66.2
$70.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$454
$500
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
39
67
😀 Quality of life
61
71
🏙️ Population
236K
14M

The cost of living in Gaborone is 0.3% less expensive than in Ho Chi Minh. Cities ranked 7140th and 7123rd ($723 vs $726) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Botswana and Vietnam, respectively. Check Botswana vs Vietnam comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Gaborone compared to 0.7 months in Ho Chi Minh. Gaborone ranked 1st best city to live in Botswana vs Ho Chi Minh ranked 1st in Vietnam, while ranked 5784th and 3396th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Gaborone vs Ho Chi Minh

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Gaborone Ho Chi Minh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.1
$2.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.6
$19
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.95
$4.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.02
$1.14
☕ Cappuccino
$2.39
$1.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.74
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$279
$512
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$180
$248
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$475
$904
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$321
$437
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37
$60
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.2
$93.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.9
$9.78
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.92%
8.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1314
$4456
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1290
$1839
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.59
$0.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30
$11.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.3
$5.72
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$0.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.46
$1.57
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.86
$1.06
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$1.03
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.46
$1.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.96
$11.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.6
$3.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.93
$10.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$2.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$1.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$1.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$1.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.4
$0.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.24
$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.73
$1.33
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.7
$1.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.6
$3.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.53
$1.09
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.01
$0.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34
$22.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.24
$3.45
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19
$29.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.68
$7.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$47.1
$52.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$67.2
$93.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$131
$379
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2568
$17174

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$997
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$1031
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$590
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$1104
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$1204
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$851
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$867
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$742
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$784
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$872
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$811
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$875
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$902
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$632
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$742
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$589
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$558
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$660
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$607
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$632
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$494
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$611
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$882
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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
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$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
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$893
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$563
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$517
257 km or 160 mi Buon Ma Thuot
$528
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$533
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$582
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$518
309 km or 192 mi Stung Treng
$668
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$540
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$766
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$679
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$515
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$601
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$718
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$644
527 km or 327 mi Ubon Ratchathani
$543
533 km or 331 mi Quang Ngai
$407
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$724
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$609
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$699
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$375
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$809
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$784
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$839
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$799
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$586