Harare vs Ho Chi Minh - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Harare	Ho Chi Minh
🚶 Cost of living one person	$992	$735
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2589	$2016
🏠 One person rent	$411	$376
🏘️ Family rent	$862	$815
🍽️ Food expenses	$345	$210
🚐 Transport expenses	$161	$72.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$415	$487
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	37	66
😀 Quality of life	45	65
🏙️ Population	2.15M	9.39M

The cost of living in Harare is 35% more expensive than in Ho Chi Minh. Cities ranked 5540th and 6739th ($992 vs $735) 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 0.4 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 6578th and 4253rd 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	$10	$2.17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$50	$23.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.03	$4.72
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.51	$1.18
☕ Cappuccino	$3.07	$1.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.69	$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$341	$459
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$243	$281
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$919	$1102
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$638	$634
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$35.5	$50.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$54.7	$77.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$113	$9.54
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	14.13%	9.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1327	$4334
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$547	$2039
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1	$0.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$30.1	$11.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.1	$5.97
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.58	$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.6	$1.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1	$1.06
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$1
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.21	$1.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.69	$3.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.57	$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.95	$2.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$1.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$1.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$1.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$1.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$1.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.26	$0.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.02	$11.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.13	$0.93
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.21	$1.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.94	$1.78
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.01	$3.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.7	$1.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.59	$0.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$65.1	$21.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.98	$4.32
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37	$20.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.13	$9.65
👖 Brand Jeans	$19.5	$41.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$35.2	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$247	$277
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6241	$14143

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Cities near Harare

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Chitungwiza	$873
66 km or 41 mi	Marondera	$794
105 km or 65 mi	Chinhoyi	$646
133 km or 83 mi	Kadoma	$723
165 km or 103 mi	Kwekwe	$730
213 km or 132 mi	Mutare	$752
223 km or 138 mi	Gweru	$597
251 km or 156 mi	Masvingo	$854
291 km or 181 mi	Chimoio	$947
328 km or 204 mi	Tete	$825
369 km or 229 mi	Bulawayo	$766
399 km or 248 mi	Lusaka	$738
447 km or 278 mi	Choma	$700
458 km or 284 mi	Beira	$1003
478 km or 297 mi	Blantyre	$507
498 km or 309 mi	Kapiri Mposhi	$687
510 km or 317 mi	Ntcheu	$492
514 km or 319 mi	Mulanje	$461
518 km or 322 mi	Lilongwe	$587
525 km or 326 mi	Francistown	$624
531 km or 330 mi	Zomba	$457
549 km or 341 mi	Livingstone	$688
584 km or 363 mi	Mangochi	$493
588 km or 365 mi	Monkey Bay	$518
599 km or 372 mi	Ndola	$541
618 km or 384 mi	Quelimane	$675
635 km or 394 mi	Kitwe	$917
659 km or 409 mi	Mufulira	$1018
665 km or 413 mi	Palapye	$540
679 km or 422 mi	Serowe	$583
680 km or 422 mi	Chingola	$875
714 km or 444 mi	Mzimba	$566
734 km or 456 mi	Mahalapye	$631
775 km or 482 mi	Mansa	$776
778 km or 484 mi	Mzuzu	$525
786 km or 489 mi	Lubumbashi	$1050
847 km or 526 mi	Xai-Xai	$1003
847 km or 526 mi	Kasama	$748
892 km or 554 mi	Likasi	$961
898 km or 558 mi	Middelburg	$795

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