Harare vs Ho Chi Minh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Harare Ho Chi Minh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1021
$734
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2475
$1845
🏠 One person rent
$408
$387
🏘️ Family rent
$649
$684
🍽️ Food expenses
$352
$202
🚐 Transport expenses
$188
$70.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$230
$336
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
37
66
😀 Quality of life
49
66
🏙️ Population
2.15M
9.39M

The cost of living in Harare is 39% more expensive than in Ho Chi Minh. Cities ranked 5412th and 6928th ($1021 vs $734) 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 0.5 months in Ho Chi Minh. Harare ranked 1st best city to live in Zimbabwe vs Ho Chi Minh ranked 1st in Vietnam, while ranked 6721st and 4947th among best cities to live in the world.

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Harare Ho Chi Minh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.1
$1.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$49.6
$22.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.96
$3.81
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.49
$1.14
☕ Cappuccino
$2.93
$1.85
🥤 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
$366
$499
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$257
$280
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$662
$921
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$459
$508
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.4
$54.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56
$83.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$93.2
$9.41
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.05%
9.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1147
$3891
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$587
$1915
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.99
$0.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$54.9
$11.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.1
$5.93
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.58
$0.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.6
$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1
$0.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.13
$1.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$11.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.83
$3.67
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.92
$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3
$2.75
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$1.15
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$1.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$1.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$1.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$1.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.68
$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.26
$0.79
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.03
$12.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.13
$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.34
$1.23
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.09
$1.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.99
$3.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.67
$1.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.6
$0.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.7
$19.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.1
$3.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$35.7
$23.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.17
$8.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.3
$44.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$34.3
$94.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$258
$286
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8872
$13093

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$751
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$779
105 km or 65 mi Chinhoyi
$650
133 km or 83 mi Kadoma
$761
165 km or 103 mi Kwekwe
$716
213 km or 132 mi Mutare
$755
223 km or 138 mi Gweru
$587
251 km or 156 mi Masvingo
$873
291 km or 181 mi Chimoio
$916
328 km or 204 mi Tete
$820
369 km or 229 mi Bulawayo
$658
399 km or 248 mi Lusaka
$655
447 km or 278 mi Choma
$687
458 km or 284 mi Beira
$996
478 km or 297 mi Blantyre
$506
498 km or 309 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$748
510 km or 317 mi Ntcheu
$493
514 km or 319 mi Mulanje
$461
518 km or 322 mi Lilongwe
$592
525 km or 326 mi Francistown
$587
531 km or 330 mi Zomba
$458
549 km or 341 mi Livingstone
$653
584 km or 363 mi Mangochi
$496
588 km or 365 mi Monkey Bay
$519
599 km or 372 mi Ndola
$577
618 km or 384 mi Quelimane
$692
635 km or 394 mi Kitwe
$1062
659 km or 409 mi Mufulira
$1278
665 km or 413 mi Palapye
$514
679 km or 422 mi Serowe
$536
680 km or 422 mi Chingola
$1069
714 km or 444 mi Mzimba
$565
734 km or 456 mi Mahalapye
$577
775 km or 482 mi Mansa
$912
778 km or 484 mi Mzuzu
$527
786 km or 489 mi Lubumbashi
$1124
847 km or 526 mi Xai-Xai
$915
847 km or 526 mi Kasama
$888
892 km or 554 mi Likasi
$1032
898 km or 558 mi Middelburg
$830

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Thu Dau Mot
$519
25 km or 15 mi Bien Hoa
$410
72 km or 45 mi Vung Tau
$493
96 km or 60 mi Svay Rieng
$686
113 km or 70 mi Sa Dec
$502
127 km or 79 mi Can Tho
$439
141 km or 88 mi Long Xuyen
$498
153 km or 95 mi Soc Trang
$507
162 km or 100 mi Prey Veng
$727
167 km or 104 mi Phan Thiet
$482
181 km or 112 mi Mui Ne
$491
184 km or 114 mi Kampong Cham
$504
189 km or 117 mi Rach Gia
$515
198 km or 123 mi Bac Lieu
$494
205 km or 127 mi Phnom Penh
$829
233 km or 145 mi Da Lat
$572
244 km or 151 mi Ca Mau
$507
257 km or 160 mi Buon Ma Thuot
$516
270 km or 168 mi Phan Rang-Thap Cham
$523
271 km or 168 mi Kampot
$622
300 km or 186 mi Phu Quoc
$511
309 km or 192 mi Stung Treng
$635
320 km or 199 mi Nha Trang
$508
343 km or 213 mi Sihanoukville
$763
414 km or 257 mi Siem Reap
$650
433 km or 269 mi Qui Nhon
$501
452 km or 281 mi Battambang
$571
488 km or 303 mi Ko Chang
$708
502 km or 312 mi Serei Saophoan
$623
527 km or 327 mi Ubon Ratchathani
$558
533 km or 331 mi Quang Ngai
$403
584 km or 363 mi Klaeng
$718
592 km or 368 mi Hoi An
$601
605 km or 376 mi Da Nang
$615
637 km or 396 mi Hue
$372
663 km or 412 mi Nong Prue
$787
664 km or 413 mi Chaophraya Surasak
$770
668 km or 415 mi Pattaya
$812
670 km or 416 mi Laem Chabang
$779
676 km or 420 mi Nakhon Ratchasima
$588