Hargeisa vs Ho Chi Minh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hargeisa Ho Chi Minh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$694
$734
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1632
$1845
🏠 One person rent
$221
$387
🏘️ Family rent
$337
$684
🍽️ Food expenses
$273
$202
🚐 Transport expenses
$70
$70.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$345
$336
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
11
66
😀 Quality of life
17
66
🏙️ Population
760K
9.39M

The cost of living in Hargeisa is 5% less expensive than in Ho Chi Minh. Cities ranked 7132nd and 6928th ($694 vs $734) 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 0.5 months in Hargeisa compared to 0.5 months in Ho Chi Minh. Hargeisa ranked 1st best city to live in Somalia vs Ho Chi Minh ranked 1st in Vietnam, while ranked 9161st and 4947th 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
$5.02
$1.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.5
$22.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.47
$3.81
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.86
$1.14
☕ Cappuccino
$1.5
$1.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.95
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$234
$499
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$154
$280
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$420
$921
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$232
$508
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.7
$54.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.4
$83.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20
$9.41
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.16%
9.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3786
$3891
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8606
$1915
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$29.7
$11.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.1
$5.93
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.03
$0.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.14
$0.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.6
$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.72
$1.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$11.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.01
$3.67
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.54
$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.52
$2.75
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$1.15
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$1.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.52
$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.09
$0.79
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.02
$12.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.95
$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1
$1.23
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.31
$1.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.77
$3.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.51
$1.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.19
$0.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.5
$19.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$26.6
$3.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.5
$23.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$46.6
$8.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.5
$44.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$26.5
$94.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$31.5
$286
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$545
$13093

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$559
280 km or 174 mi Obock
$560
375 km or 233 mi Aden
$517
446 km or 277 mi Taiz
$522
490 km or 304 mi Ibb
$512
515 km or 320 mi Dessie
$1039
522 km or 324 mi Zabid
$499
555 km or 345 mi Dhamar
$500
587 km or 365 mi Addis Ababa
$1289
595 km or 369 mi Al Hudaydah
$522
624 km or 388 mi Sayyan
$498
643 km or 400 mi Sanaa
$560
663 km or 412 mi Mekelle
$826
676 km or 420 mi Awasa
$1031
719 km or 446 mi Baidoa
$724
763 km or 474 mi Bahir Dar
$864
781 km or 485 mi Mukalla
$500
795 km or 494 mi Gondar
$1016
820 km or 510 mi Sa'dah
$498
821 km or 510 mi Mendefera
$498
822 km or 511 mi Jimma
$802
838 km or 521 mi Massawa
$499
849 km or 527 mi Mogadishu
$715
850 km or 528 mi Asmara
$533
881 km or 548 mi Najran
$860
921 km or 572 mi Keren
$500
977 km or 607 mi Abha
$911
1058 km or 657 mi Kassala
$971
1066 km or 662 mi Bareq
$903
1067 km or 663 mi El-Gadarif
$925
1089 km or 677 mi Ad-Damazin
$829
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$918
1222 km or 759 mi As Sulayyil
$1008
1274 km or 792 mi Meru
$549

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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