Gaborone vs Ho Chi Minh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Gaborone Ho Chi Minh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$718
$744
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1866
$2071
🏠 One person rent
$285
$376
🏘️ Family rent
$562
$848
🍽️ Food expenses
$303
$219
🚐 Transport expenses
$62.2
$75.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$375
$488
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
39
66
😀 Quality of life
55
65
🏙️ Population
236K
9.39M

The cost of living in Gaborone is 4% less expensive than in Ho Chi Minh. Cities ranked 6827th and 6692nd ($718 vs $744) 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 0.5 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 5800th and 4277th 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
$7.62
$2.27
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.5
$24.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.14
$4.89
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.28
$1.21
☕ Cappuccino
$2.42
$1.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.85
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$235
$444
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$135
$284
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$580
$1185
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$369
$655
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.7
$49.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.7
$76.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$92.5
$10.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.17%
9.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1023
$4095
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$938
$2072
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.54
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24.8
$13.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.9
$5.91
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.15
$0.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.35
$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.82
$1.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$0.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.36
$1.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.92
$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.27
$3.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.27
$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$3.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.22
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$1.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$1.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.44
$0.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.97
$12.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.73
$0.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.75
$1.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.9
$1.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.73
$3.58
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.55
$1.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.13
$0.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.2
$25.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.83
$4.42
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20
$21
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.83
$9.66
👖 Brand Jeans
$42.5
$32.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$67
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$197
$263
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3828
$14503

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$689
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$909
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$874
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$554
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$838
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$971
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$600
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$997
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$1079
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$822
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$768
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$717
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$696
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$788
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$774
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$841
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$819
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$585
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$859
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$696
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$559
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$533
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$627
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$623
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$756
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$459
589 km or 366 mi Mafeteng
$581
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$791
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$741
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$541
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$445
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$512
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$689
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$521
127 km or 79 mi Can Tho
$469
141 km or 88 mi Long Xuyen
$516
153 km or 95 mi Soc Trang
$529
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$711
167 km or 104 mi Phan Thiet
$521
181 km or 112 mi Mui Ne
$516
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$514
189 km or 117 mi Rach Gia
$534
198 km or 123 mi Bac Lieu
$515
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$819
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$531
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$525
257 km or 160 mi Buon Ma Thuot
$515
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$521
271 km or 168 mi Kampot
$582
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$529
309 km or 192 mi Stung Treng
$626
320 km or 199 mi Nha Trang
$549
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$754
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$630
433 km or 269 mi Qui Nhon
$515
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$533
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$697
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$633
527 km or 327 mi Ubon Ratchathani
$561
533 km or 331 mi Quang Ngai
$433
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$703
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$547
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$610
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$407
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$773
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$758
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$800
670 km or 416 mi Laem Chabang
$769
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$564