Hargeisa vs Ho Chi Minh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hargeisa Ho Chi Minh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$815
$702
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2039
$1978
🏠 One person rent
$281
$349
🏘️ Family rent
$503
$750
🍽️ Food expenses
$249
$211
🚐 Transport expenses
$109
$67.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$367
$457
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
11
66
😀 Quality of life
11
66
🏙️ Population
760K
10.4M

The cost of living in Hargeisa is 16% more expensive than in Ho Chi Minh. Cities ranked 6334th and 6786th ($815 vs $702) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd 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 0.7 months in Ho Chi Minh. Hargeisa ranked 2nd best city to live in Somalia vs Ho Chi Minh ranked 1st in Vietnam, while ranked 9249th and 4217th 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
$2.83
$1.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.4
$22.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.04
$4.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$10.1
$1.07
☕ Cappuccino
$0.94
$2.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.65
$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$329
$428
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$150
$258
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$673
$1064
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$297
$568
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$67.7
$46.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$72.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.5
$11
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.46%
9.9%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2502
$4519
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$773
$2063
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.25
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$79.7
$7.56
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.1
$5.78
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.58
$1.51
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.06
$1.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.64
$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.69
$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.51
$3.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.94
$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.33
$3.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$1.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.99
$1.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$1.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$1.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$1.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.47
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.12
$0.87
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.01
$9.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.95
$0.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1
$1.23
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.42
$2.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.9
$3.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.55
$1.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.23
$0.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.3
$26.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5
$4.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$171
$31.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$59.7
$3.08
👖 Brand Jeans
$29.9
$36.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$25
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$43.2
$306
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$961
$16779

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$602
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$702
214 km or 133 mi Harar
$676
230 km or 143 mi Ali Sabieh
$524
241 km or 149 mi Dire Dawa
$705
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$551
253 km or 157 mi Dikhil
$524
280 km or 174 mi Obock
$522
375 km or 233 mi Aden
$486
446 km or 277 mi Taiz
$490
490 km or 304 mi Ibb
$481
515 km or 320 mi Dessie
$820
522 km or 324 mi Zabid
$466
555 km or 345 mi Dhamar
$470
587 km or 365 mi Addis Ababa
$923
595 km or 369 mi Al Hudaydah
$489
624 km or 388 mi Sayyan
$467
643 km or 400 mi Sanaa
$523
663 km or 412 mi Mekelle
$800
676 km or 420 mi Awasa
$840
719 km or 446 mi Baidoa
$805
763 km or 474 mi Bahir Dar
$883
781 km or 485 mi Mukalla
$468
795 km or 494 mi Gondar
$885
820 km or 510 mi Sa'dah
$467
821 km or 510 mi Mendefera
$466
822 km or 511 mi Jimma
$871
838 km or 521 mi Massawa
$467
849 km or 527 mi Mogadishu
$819
850 km or 528 mi Asmara
$498
881 km or 548 mi Najran
$1047
921 km or 572 mi Keren
$466
977 km or 607 mi Abha
$923
1058 km or 657 mi Kassala
$1061
1066 km or 662 mi Bareq
$920
1067 km or 663 mi El-Gadarif
$959
1089 km or 677 mi Ad-Damazin
$857
1171 km or 728 mi Bisha
$938
1222 km or 759 mi As Sulayyil
$1085
1274 km or 792 mi Meru
$486

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Thu Dau Mot
$550
25 km or 15 mi Bien Hoa
$479
72 km or 45 mi Vung Tau
$534
96 km or 60 mi Svay Rieng
$694
113 km or 70 mi Sa Dec
$515
127 km or 79 mi Can Tho
$463
141 km or 88 mi Long Xuyen
$509
153 km or 95 mi Soc Trang
$522
162 km or 100 mi Prey Veng
$711
167 km or 104 mi Phan Thiet
$566
181 km or 112 mi Mui Ne
$553
184 km or 114 mi Kampong Cham
$555
189 km or 117 mi Rach Gia
$518
198 km or 123 mi Bac Lieu
$516
205 km or 127 mi Phnom Penh
$802
233 km or 145 mi Da Lat
$512
244 km or 151 mi Ca Mau
$520
257 km or 160 mi Buon Ma Thuot
$521
270 km or 168 mi Phan Rang-Thap Cham
$526
271 km or 168 mi Kampot
$569
300 km or 186 mi Phu Quoc
$524
309 km or 192 mi Stung Treng
$628
320 km or 199 mi Nha Trang
$554
343 km or 213 mi Sihanoukville
$755
414 km or 257 mi Siem Reap
$587
433 km or 269 mi Qui Nhon
$518
452 km or 281 mi Battambang
$539
488 km or 303 mi Ko Chang
$614
502 km or 312 mi Serei Saophoan
$579
527 km or 327 mi Ubon Ratchathani
$534
533 km or 331 mi Quang Ngai
$436
584 km or 363 mi Klaeng
$619
592 km or 368 mi Hoi An
$547
605 km or 376 mi Da Nang
$601
637 km or 396 mi Hue
$422
663 km or 412 mi Nong Prue
$653
664 km or 413 mi Chaophraya Surasak
$647
668 km or 415 mi Pattaya
$665
670 km or 416 mi Laem Chabang
$648
676 km or 420 mi Nakhon Ratchasima
$518