Harare vs Ho Chi Minh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Harare Ho Chi Minh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1015
$726
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2515
$1883
🏠 One person rent
$415
$370
🏘️ Family rent
$700
$634
🍽️ Food expenses
$338
$208
🚐 Transport expenses
$187
$70.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$223
$500
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
38
67
😀 Quality of life
48
71
🏙️ Population
2.15M
14M

The cost of living in Harare is 40% more expensive than in Ho Chi Minh. Cities ranked 5463rd and 7123rd ($1015 vs $726) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Zimbabwe and Vietnam, respectively. Check Zimbabwe vs Vietnam comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Harare compared to 0.7 months in Ho Chi Minh. Harare ranked 1st best city to live in Zimbabwe vs Ho Chi Minh ranked 1st in Vietnam, while ranked 6892nd and 3396th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Harare vs Ho Chi Minh

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Harare Ho Chi Minh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.57
$2.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$49.6
$19
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.99
$4.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.28
$1.14
☕ Cappuccino
$3.02
$1.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.73
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$398
$512
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$292
$248
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$731
$904
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$540
$437
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.6
$60
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.1
$93.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$65.8
$9.78
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.63%
8.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$909
$4456
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$415
$1839
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.01
$0.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$53.8
$11.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.9
$5.72
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.67
$0.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.54
$1.57
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.01
$1.06
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$1.03
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.93
$1.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$11.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.63
$3.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.38
$10.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.03
$2.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$1.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$1.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$1.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.68
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.25
$0.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.01
$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.3
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.79
$1.33
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.1
$1.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.98
$3.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.66
$1.09
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.59
$0.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.1
$22.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.94
$3.45
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$36.1
$29.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.14
$7.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$23.5
$52.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$37.3
$93.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$337
$379
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8948
$17174

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$780
66 km or 41 mi Marondera
$755
105 km or 65 mi Chinhoyi
$629
133 km or 83 mi Kadoma
$727
165 km or 103 mi Kwekwe
$677
213 km or 132 mi Mutare
$754
223 km or 138 mi Gweru
$565
251 km or 156 mi Masvingo
$840
291 km or 181 mi Chimoio
$875
328 km or 204 mi Tete
$792
369 km or 229 mi Bulawayo
$632
399 km or 248 mi Lusaka
$777
447 km or 278 mi Choma
$849
458 km or 284 mi Beira
$952
478 km or 297 mi Blantyre
$495
498 km or 309 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$925
510 km or 317 mi Ntcheu
$489
514 km or 319 mi Mulanje
$456
518 km or 322 mi Lilongwe
$587
525 km or 326 mi Francistown
$632
531 km or 330 mi Zomba
$452
549 km or 341 mi Livingstone
$813
584 km or 363 mi Mangochi
$494
588 km or 365 mi Monkey Bay
$516
599 km or 372 mi Ndola
$692
618 km or 384 mi Quelimane
$691
635 km or 394 mi Kitwe
$1304
659 km or 409 mi Mufulira
$1602
665 km or 413 mi Palapye
$549
679 km or 422 mi Serowe
$590
680 km or 422 mi Chingola
$1378
714 km or 444 mi Mzimba
$559
734 km or 456 mi Mahalapye
$615
775 km or 482 mi Mansa
$1166
778 km or 484 mi Mzuzu
$522
786 km or 489 mi Lubumbashi
$1125
847 km or 526 mi Xai-Xai
$965
847 km or 526 mi Kasama
$1132
892 km or 554 mi Likasi
$1029
898 km or 558 mi Middelburg
$875

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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