Ho Chi Minh vs Kabul - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ho Chi Minh Kabul
🚶 Cost of living one person
$734
$458
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1845
$1016
🏠 One person rent
$387
$195
🏘️ Family rent
$684
$267
🍽️ Food expenses
$202
$153
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.5
$76.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$336
$104
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
66
30
😀 Quality of life
66
33
🏙️ Population
9.39M
4.27M

The cost of living in Ho Chi Minh is 60% more expensive than in Kabul. Cities ranked 6928th and 8842nd ($734 vs $458) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Vietnam and Afghanistan, respectively. Check Vietnam vs Afghanistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Ho Chi Minh compared to 0.2 months in Kabul. Ho Chi Minh ranked 1st best city to live in Vietnam vs Kabul ranked 1st in Afghanistan, while ranked 4947th and 8609th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ho Chi Minh vs Kabul

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Ho Chi Minh Kabul
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.9
$2.45
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.6
$11.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.81
$4.48
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.14
$2.4
☕ Cappuccino
$1.85
$1.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$0.36
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$499
$93.7
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$280
$62.8
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$921
$172
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$508
$111
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$54.3
$30.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$83.8
$48.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.41
$95.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.06%
12.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3891
$505
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1915
$260
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.27
$0.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.4
$10.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.93
$7.78
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.84
$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.43
$0.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.95
$0.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$1.9
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.45
$1.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$4.11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.67
$3.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$6.13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.75
$0.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$0.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$0.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$0.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$0.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$0.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.79
$0.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.8
$1.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$0.75
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.23
$2.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.73
$3.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.35
$3.88
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.08
$1.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.93
$1.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$19.4
$10.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.8
$2.23
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$23.9
$15.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.8
$3.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$44.5
$18
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.5
$34.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$286
$19.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13093
$1486

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$519
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
105 km or 65 mi Gardez
$401
119 km or 74 mi Jalalabad
$354
129 km or 80 mi Ghazni
$396
150 km or 93 mi Khost
$393
163 km or 101 mi Puli Khumri
$404
223 km or 138 mi Peshawar
$334
235 km or 146 mi Kohat
$364
246 km or 153 mi Kunduz
$428
266 km or 166 mi Mardan
$354
293 km or 182 mi Mingora
$351
304 km or 189 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$470
336 km or 209 mi Wah
$344
368 km or 229 mi Islamabad
$443
369 km or 229 mi Qurghonteppa
$684
374 km or 232 mi Rawalpindi
$416
389 km or 242 mi Sheberghan
$432
425 km or 264 mi Sargodha
$376
450 km or 280 mi Tursunzoda
$680
451 km or 280 mi Dushanbe
$712
451 km or 280 mi Mirpur
$277
456 km or 284 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$326
458 km or 285 mi Kandahar
$436
467 km or 290 mi Jhang
$294
474 km or 294 mi Chiniot
$372
476 km or 296 mi Baramulla
$265
499 km or 310 mi Gojra
$351
501 km or 312 mi Hafizabad
$363
503 km or 313 mi Faisalabad
$333
505 km or 314 mi Gujrat
$320
517 km or 321 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$254
520 km or 323 mi Srinagar
$340
523 km or 325 mi Quetta
$291
526 km or 327 mi Multan
$403
534 km or 332 mi Sahiwal
$303
536 km or 333 mi Gujranwala
$302
538 km or 334 mi Khanewal
$362
546 km or 340 mi Sialkot
$311
549 km or 341 mi Sheikhupura
$368
550 km or 342 mi Kamoke
$316
553 km or 344 mi Lashkargah
$439