Ho Chi Minh vs Kabul - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Ho Chi Minh	Kabul
🚶 Cost of living one person	$735	$474
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2016	$1052
🏠 One person rent	$376	$203
🏘️ Family rent	$815	$302
🍽️ Food expenses	$210	$158
🚐 Transport expenses	$72.4	$81.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$487	$218
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	66	30
😀 Quality of life	65	14
🏙️ Population	9.39M	4.27M

The cost of living in Ho Chi Minh is 55% more expensive than in Kabul. Cities ranked 6739th and 8769th ($735 vs $474) 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 0.7 months in Ho Chi Minh compared to 0.5 months in Kabul. Ho Chi Minh ranked 1st best city to live in Vietnam vs Kabul ranked 1st in Afghanistan, while ranked 4253rd and 9071st 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	$2.17	$2.38
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$23.4	$9.34
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.72	$4.64
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.18	$3.11
☕ Cappuccino	$1.88	$1.53
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.5	$0.32
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$459	$140
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$281	$90
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1102	$312
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$634	$141
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$50.1	$43.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$77.2	$66.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.54	$59.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.56%	18.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4334	$404
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2039	$202
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.27	$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.9	$18.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.97	$7.27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.89	$0.88
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.54	$0.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.06	$0.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$1.18
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.49	$1.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$4.36
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.66	$3.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$5.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$0.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$0.77
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$0.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$0.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$0.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$0.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$0.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.82	$0.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.7	$8.12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.93	$1.49
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.3	$2.38
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.78	$2.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.41	$3.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.12	$1.01
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.89	$1.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21.4	$12.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.32	$2.15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$20.2	$13.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.65	$2.79
👖 Brand Jeans	$41.1	$16.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$34.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$277	$17.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14143	$1356

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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 Kabul

Distance	City	Cost of living
105 km or 65 mi	Gardez	$386
119 km or 74 mi	Jalalabad	$303
129 km or 80 mi	Ghazni	$389
150 km or 93 mi	Khost	$366
163 km or 101 mi	Puli Khumri	$381
223 km or 138 mi	Peshawar	$346
235 km or 146 mi	Kohat	$379
246 km or 153 mi	Kunduz	$394
266 km or 166 mi	Mardan	$366
293 km or 182 mi	Mingora	$364
304 km or 189 mi	Mazar-i-Sharif	$408
336 km or 209 mi	Wah	$382
368 km or 229 mi	Islamabad	$442
369 km or 229 mi	Qurghonteppa	$596
374 km or 232 mi	Rawalpindi	$401
389 km or 242 mi	Sheberghan	$414
425 km or 264 mi	Sargodha	$458
450 km or 280 mi	Tursunzoda	$593
451 km or 280 mi	Dushanbe	$605
451 km or 280 mi	Mirpur	$354
456 km or 284 mi	Mandi Bahauddin	$355
458 km or 285 mi	Kandahar	$468
467 km or 290 mi	Jhang	$292
474 km or 294 mi	Chiniot	$389
476 km or 296 mi	Baramulla	$273
499 km or 310 mi	Gojra	$342
501 km or 312 mi	Hafizabad	$380
503 km or 313 mi	Faisalabad	$306
505 km or 314 mi	Gujrat	$373
517 km or 321 mi	Dera Ghazi Khan	$297
520 km or 323 mi	Srinagar	$354
523 km or 325 mi	Quetta	$266
526 km or 327 mi	Multan	$392
534 km or 332 mi	Sahiwal	$305
536 km or 333 mi	Gujranwala	$308
538 km or 334 mi	Khanewal	$361
546 km or 340 mi	Sialkot	$281
549 km or 341 mi	Sheikhupura	$374
550 km or 342 mi	Kamoke	$321
553 km or 344 mi	Lashkargah	$476