Ho Chi Minh vs Honiara - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ho Chi Minh Honiara
🚶 Cost of living one person
$735
$1411
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2016
$2862
🏠 One person rent
$376
$843
🏘️ Family rent
$815
$1293
🍽️ Food expenses
$210
$444
🚐 Transport expenses
$72.4
$32.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$487
$571
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
66
6
😀 Quality of life
65
32
🏙️ Population
9.39M
84.5K

The cost of living in Ho Chi Minh is 48% less expensive than in Honiara. Cities ranked 6739th and 3836th ($735 vs $1411) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Vietnam and the Solomon Islands, respectively. Check Vietnam vs the Solomon Islands comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Ho Chi Minh compared to 0.4 months in Honiara. Ho Chi Minh ranked 1st best city to live in Vietnam vs Honiara ranked 1st in the Solomon Islands, while ranked 4253rd and 7824th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ho Chi Minh vs Honiara

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Ho Chi Minh Honiara
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.17
$7.04
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$23.4
$46.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.72
$10
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.18
$3.17
☕ Cappuccino
$1.88
$3.54
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$1.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$459
$585
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$281
$561
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1102
$1228
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$634
$852
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$50.1
$161
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$77.2
$249
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.54
$116
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.56%
15.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4334
$1471
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2039
$899
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.27
$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.9
$26
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.97
$10.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.89
$1.31
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.54
$2.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.06
$1.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.38
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.49
$5.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$3.43
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.66
$9.13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$17.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$6.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$2.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$6.55
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$3.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$1.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$3.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.82
$4.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.7
$11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.93
$2.1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.3
$4.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.78
$3.81
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.41
$4.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.12
$2.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.89
$2.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.4
$89.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.32
$2.94
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.2
$28.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.65
$12.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$41.1
$24
👟 Brand Sneakers
$105
$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$277
$94
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14143
$2702

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$530
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
110 km or 69 mi Auki
$1401
1036 km or 644 mi Luganville
$1946
1253 km or 779 mi Yaren
$669
1291 km or 802 mi Port Vila
$1938
1404 km or 872 mi Port Moresby
$547
1459 km or 906 mi Lae
$531
1569 km or 975 mi Paita
$1604
1575 km or 979 mi Dumbea
$1604
1587 km or 986 mi Noumea
$1652
1745 km or 1084 mi Cairns
$1335
1786 km or 1110 mi Townsville
$1667
1847 km or 1148 mi Rockhampton
$1411
1849 km or 1149 mi Gladstone
$1478
1879 km or 1167 mi South Tarawa
$514
1894 km or 1177 mi Bundaberg
$1557
1915 km or 1190 mi Hervey Bay
$1638
2047 km or 1272 mi Sunshine Coast
$1709
2060 km or 1280 mi Caloundra
$1683
2093 km or 1301 mi Caboolture
$1748
2098 km or 1304 mi Lautoka
$660
2102 km or 1306 mi Nadi
$977
2116 km or 1315 mi Vaiaku
$661
2118 km or 1316 mi Funafuti
$659
2133 km or 1325 mi Brisbane
$2016
2158 km or 1341 mi Ipswich
$1677
2172 km or 1350 mi Southport
$2067
2177 km or 1353 mi Gold Coast
$2239
2182 km or 1356 mi Toowoomba
$1504
2216 km or 1377 mi Suva
$808
2219 km or 1379 mi Nasinu
$810
2222 km or 1381 mi Majuro
$1488
2234 km or 1388 mi Djarrit
$1494
2236 km or 1389 mi Byron Bay
$1781
2260 km or 1404 mi Jayapura
$420
2426 km or 1508 mi Coffs Harbour
$1963
2495 km or 1550 mi Armidale
$1185
2552 km or 1586 mi Port Macquarie
$1681
2743 km or 1705 mi Newcastle
$1448
2794 km or 1736 mi Dubbo
$1702
2846 km or 1768 mi Dee Why
$2099