Ho Chi Minh vs Juba - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Ho Chi Minh	Juba
🚶 Cost of living one person	$735	$513
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2016	$1263
🏠 One person rent	$376	$224
🏘️ Family rent	$815	$423
🍽️ Food expenses	$210	$204
🚐 Transport expenses	$72.4	$36.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$487	$387
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	66	10
😀 Quality of life	65	13
🏙️ Population	9.39M	459K

The cost of living in Ho Chi Minh is 43% more expensive than in Juba. Cities ranked 6739th and 8527th ($735 vs $513) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Vietnam and South Sudan, respectively. Check Vietnam vs South Sudan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Ho Chi Minh compared to 0.8 months in Juba. Ho Chi Minh ranked 1st best city to live in Vietnam vs Juba ranked 1st in South Sudan, while ranked 4253rd and 9116th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ho Chi Minh vs Juba

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	Ho Chi Minh	Juba
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.17	$3.14
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$23.4	$19.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.72	$4.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.18	$1.77
☕ Cappuccino	$1.88	$1.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.5	$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$459	$213
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$281	$146
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1102	$469
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$634	$305
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$50.1	$38.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$77.2	$58.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.54	$26.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.56%	12.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4334	$1526
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2039	$907
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.27	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.9	$12.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.97	$6.15
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.89	$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.54	$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.06	$0.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$1.14
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.49	$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$6.89
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.66	$4.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$6.64
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$2.18
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$1.2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$1.02
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$0.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$0.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.82	$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.7	$7.77
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.93	$1.4
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.3	$2.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.78	$3.52
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.41	$2.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.12	$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.89	$1.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21.4	$23
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.32	$4.18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$20.2	$13.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.65	$3.79
👖 Brand Jeans	$41.1	$26.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$59.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$277	$88.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14143	$2876

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Ho Chi Minh

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Thu Dau Mot	$530
25 km or 15 mi	Bien Hoa	$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

Cities near Juba

Distance	City	Cost of living
152 km or 94 mi	Bor	$506
216 km or 134 mi	Arua	$585
245 km or 152 mi	Gulu	$594
354 km or 220 mi	Yambio	$495
395 km or 245 mi	Bunia	$801
498 km or 310 mi	Isiro	$843
507 km or 315 mi	Mbale	$605
508 km or 316 mi	Kira Town	$646
510 km or 317 mi	Wau	$508
516 km or 321 mi	Kampala	$698
521 km or 324 mi	Malakal	$496
523 km or 325 mi	Jinja	$562
539 km or 335 mi	Beni	$785
542 km or 337 mi	Entebbe	$558
544 km or 338 mi	Tororo	$602
544 km or 338 mi	Kasese	$573
584 km or 363 mi	Butembo	$768
596 km or 370 mi	Mumias	$490
632 km or 393 mi	Eldoret	$483
652 km or 405 mi	Kisumu	$522
658 km or 409 mi	Jimma	$654
735 km or 457 mi	Byumba	$613
738 km or 459 mi	Ruhengeri	$492
756 km or 470 mi	Nakuru	$500
773 km or 480 mi	Gisenyi	$381
776 km or 482 mi	Kigali	$771
798 km or 496 mi	Awasa	$886
808 km or 502 mi	Kibuye	$479
826 km or 514 mi	Ad-Damazin	$836
827 km or 514 mi	Nyanza	$518
832 km or 517 mi	Mwanza	$625
854 km or 530 mi	Butare	$413
858 km or 533 mi	Meru	$541
860 km or 534 mi	Kisangani	$910
868 km or 539 mi	Muyinga	$650
869 km or 540 mi	Cyangugu	$496
872 km or 542 mi	Bukavu	$759
884 km or 549 mi	Ngozi	$648
895 km or 556 mi	Thika	$589
895 km or 556 mi	Nairobi	$760