Ho Chi Minh vs Kabul - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ho Chi Minh Kabul
🚶 Cost of living one person
$762
$473
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1930
$1051
🏠 One person rent
$409
$200
🏘️ Family rent
$723
$280
🍽️ Food expenses
$205
$163
🚐 Transport expenses
$71
$75.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$340
$120
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
67
33
😀 Quality of life
69
25
🏙️ Population
14M
5.33M

The cost of living in Ho Chi Minh is 61% more expensive than in Kabul. Cities ranked 6919th and 8823rd ($762 vs $473) 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 0.4 months in Ho Chi Minh compared to 0.3 months in Kabul. Ho Chi Minh ranked 1st best city to live in Vietnam vs Kabul ranked 1st in Afghanistan, while ranked 4450th and 8992nd 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
$1.95
$2.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.8
$9.56
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.35
$5.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.15
$2.79
☕ Cappuccino
$1.86
$1.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.54
$0.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$547
$108
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$289
$72.2
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1009
$196
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$526
$127
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59
$35
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$90.8
$53.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.58
$85.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.52%
12.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4266
$579
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1950
$300
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.27
$0.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.5
$12.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.91
$6.53
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.86
$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.51
$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.96
$0.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.61
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.47
$1.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$4.77
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.61
$4.05
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$6.32
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.67
$0.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$0.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$0.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$0.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$0.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$0.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.82
$1.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.5
$2.07
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$0.87
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.35
$2.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.74
$3.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.35
$3.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.1
$1.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.95
$1.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$20.4
$11.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.48
$2.45
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$27.5
$15.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.79
$3.13
👖 Brand Jeans
$46.8
$15.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$96.9
$39.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$329
$20.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14995
$1540

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$540
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$419
72 km or 45 mi Vung Tau
$525
96 km or 60 mi Svay Rieng
$708
113 km or 70 mi Sa Dec
$519
127 km or 79 mi Can Tho
$456
141 km or 88 mi Long Xuyen
$514
153 km or 95 mi Soc Trang
$523
162 km or 100 mi Prey Veng
$760
167 km or 104 mi Phan Thiet
$500
181 km or 112 mi Mui Ne
$506
184 km or 114 mi Kampong Cham
$501
189 km or 117 mi Rach Gia
$535
198 km or 123 mi Bac Lieu
$512
205 km or 127 mi Phnom Penh
$882
233 km or 145 mi Da Lat
$572
244 km or 151 mi Ca Mau
$526
257 km or 160 mi Buon Ma Thuot
$535
270 km or 168 mi Phan Rang-Thap Cham
$543
271 km or 168 mi Kampot
$587
300 km or 186 mi Phu Quoc
$530
309 km or 192 mi Stung Treng
$652
320 km or 199 mi Nha Trang
$541
343 km or 213 mi Sihanoukville
$764
414 km or 257 mi Siem Reap
$679
433 km or 269 mi Qui Nhon
$519
452 km or 281 mi Battambang
$575
488 km or 303 mi Ko Chang
$763
502 km or 312 mi Serei Saophoan
$629
527 km or 327 mi Ubon Ratchathani
$583
533 km or 331 mi Quang Ngai
$410
584 km or 363 mi Klaeng
$768
592 km or 368 mi Hoi An
$613
605 km or 376 mi Da Nang
$660
637 km or 396 mi Hue
$380
663 km or 412 mi Nong Prue
$846
664 km or 413 mi Chaophraya Surasak
$823
668 km or 415 mi Pattaya
$874
670 km or 416 mi Laem Chabang
$838
676 km or 420 mi Nakhon Ratchasima
$610

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Distance City Cost of living
105 km or 65 mi Gardez
$433
119 km or 74 mi Jalalabad
$368
129 km or 80 mi Ghazni
$425
150 km or 93 mi Khost
$423
163 km or 101 mi Puli Khumri
$429
223 km or 138 mi Peshawar
$323
235 km or 146 mi Kohat
$379
246 km or 153 mi Kunduz
$454
266 km or 166 mi Mardan
$370
293 km or 182 mi Mingora
$369
304 km or 189 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$488
336 km or 209 mi Wah
$360
368 km or 229 mi Islamabad
$464
369 km or 229 mi Qurghonteppa
$704
374 km or 232 mi Rawalpindi
$427
389 km or 242 mi Sheberghan
$457
425 km or 264 mi Sargodha
$381
450 km or 280 mi Tursunzoda
$702
451 km or 280 mi Dushanbe
$735
451 km or 280 mi Mirpur
$279
456 km or 284 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$338
458 km or 285 mi Kandahar
$463
467 km or 290 mi Jhang
$302
474 km or 294 mi Chiniot
$378
476 km or 296 mi Baramulla
$264
499 km or 310 mi Gojra
$367
501 km or 312 mi Hafizabad
$371
503 km or 313 mi Faisalabad
$348
505 km or 314 mi Gujrat
$330
517 km or 321 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$257
520 km or 323 mi Srinagar
$353
523 km or 325 mi Quetta
$298
526 km or 327 mi Multan
$417
534 km or 332 mi Sahiwal
$318
536 km or 333 mi Gujranwala
$308
538 km or 334 mi Khanewal
$382
546 km or 340 mi Sialkot
$308
549 km or 341 mi Sheikhupura
$379
550 km or 342 mi Kamoke
$326
553 km or 344 mi Lashkargah
$467