Hargeisa vs Ho Chi Minh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hargeisa Ho Chi Minh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$682
$726
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1626
$1883
🏠 One person rent
$198
$370
🏘️ Family rent
$299
$634
🍽️ Food expenses
$269
$208
🚐 Transport expenses
$72.6
$70.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$115
$500
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
12
67
😀 Quality of life
19
71
🏙️ Population
1.23M
14M

The cost of living in Hargeisa is 6% less expensive than in Ho Chi Minh. Cities ranked 7399th and 7123rd ($682 vs $726) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in Somalia and Vietnam, respectively. Check Somalia vs Vietnam comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Hargeisa compared to 0.7 months in Ho Chi Minh. Hargeisa ranked 2nd best city to live in Somalia vs Ho Chi Minh ranked 1st in Vietnam, while ranked 9138th and 3396th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hargeisa vs Ho Chi Minh

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Hargeisa Ho Chi Minh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.04
$2.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.4
$19
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.54
$4.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.35
$1.14
☕ Cappuccino
$1.5
$1.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.94
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$199
$512
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$131
$248
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$355
$904
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$197
$437
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.7
$60
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47
$93.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.2
$9.78
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.17%
8.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4280
$4456
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6350
$1839
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.9
$11.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.76
$5.72
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$0.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.12
$1.57
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.07
$1.06
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.41
$1.03
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.44
$1.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$11.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.81
$3.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.88
$10.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$2.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$1.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.53
$1.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$1.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$1.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.45
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.03
$0.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.44
$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.99
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1
$1.33
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.28
$1.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.78
$3.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.5
$1.09
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.19
$0.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.1
$22.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$26.6
$3.45
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.2
$29.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$59.9
$7.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$19
$52.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$25.1
$93.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$27.2
$379
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$606
$17174

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$561
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$1050
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$590
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$563
280 km or 174 mi Obock
$564
375 km or 233 mi Aden
$509
446 km or 277 mi Taiz
$497
490 km or 304 mi Ibb
$488
515 km or 320 mi Dessie
$931
522 km or 324 mi Zabid
$476
555 km or 345 mi Dhamar
$478
587 km or 365 mi Addis Ababa
$1148
595 km or 369 mi Al Hudaydah
$499
624 km or 388 mi Sayyan
$476
643 km or 400 mi Sanaa
$532
663 km or 412 mi Mekelle
$748
676 km or 420 mi Awasa
$910
719 km or 446 mi Baidoa
$745
763 km or 474 mi Bahir Dar
$800
781 km or 485 mi Mukalla
$477
795 km or 494 mi Gondar
$923
820 km or 510 mi Sa'dah
$475
821 km or 510 mi Mendefera
$481
822 km or 511 mi Jimma
$746
838 km or 521 mi Massawa
$484
849 km or 527 mi Mogadishu
$721
850 km or 528 mi Asmara
$513
881 km or 548 mi Najran
$864
921 km or 572 mi Keren
$483
977 km or 607 mi Abha
$871
1058 km or 657 mi Kassala
$947
1066 km or 662 mi Bareq
$873
1067 km or 663 mi El-Gadarif
$872
1089 km or 677 mi Ad-Damazin
$753
1171 km or 728 mi Bisha
$890
1222 km or 759 mi As Sulayyil
$993
1274 km or 792 mi Meru
$543

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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