Ho Chi Minh vs Kampala - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Ho Chi Minh	Kampala
🚶 Cost of living one person	$735	$698
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2016	$1738
🏠 One person rent	$376	$314
🏘️ Family rent	$815	$645
🍽️ Food expenses	$210	$255
🚐 Transport expenses	$72.4	$78.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$487	$178
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	34 km
🎓 Higher education	66	53
😀 Quality of life	65	44
🏙️ Population	9.39M	1.68M

The cost of living in Ho Chi Minh is 5% more expensive than in Kampala. Cities ranked 6739th and 6903rd ($735 vs $698) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Vietnam and Uganda, respectively. Check Vietnam vs Uganda comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Ho Chi Minh compared to 0.3 months in Kampala. Ho Chi Minh ranked 1st best city to live in Vietnam vs Kampala ranked 1st in Uganda, while ranked 4253rd and 6624th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ho Chi Minh vs Kampala

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	Ho Chi Minh	Kampala
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.17	$2.45
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$23.4	$27.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.72	$8.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.18	$1.37
☕ Cappuccino	$1.88	$2.65
🥤 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	$352
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$281	$200
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1102	$1184
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$634	$387
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$50.1	$25
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$77.2	$39
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.54	$59.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.56%	21.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4334	$1111
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2039	$976
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.27	$0.82
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.9	$40.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.97	$2.68
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.89	$1.45
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.54	$0.68
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.06	$1.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$1.34
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.49	$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$4.09
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.66	$4.73
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$4.11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$2.64
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$1.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$1.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$1.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$1.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$1.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.82	$1.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.7	$10.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.93	$1.16
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.3	$2.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.78	$4.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.41	$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.12	$1.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.89	$1.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21.4	$42.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.32	$6.39
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$20.2	$17
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.65	$5.64
👖 Brand Jeans	$41.1	$17.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$33.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$277	$125
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14143	$4369

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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 Kampala

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi	Kira Town	$646
32 km or 20 mi	Entebbe	$558
70 km or 44 mi	Jinja	$562
183 km or 114 mi	Tororo	$602
197 km or 122 mi	Mbale	$605
212 km or 131 mi	Mumias	$490
246 km or 153 mi	Kisumu	$522
274 km or 171 mi	Gulu	$594
288 km or 179 mi	Kasese	$573
294 km or 183 mi	Bunia	$801
301 km or 187 mi	Eldoret	$483
317 km or 197 mi	Mwanza	$625
347 km or 216 mi	Beni	$785
350 km or 217 mi	Byumba	$613
355 km or 220 mi	Arua	$585
366 km or 227 mi	Butembo	$768
377 km or 234 mi	Kigali	$771
384 km or 238 mi	Ruhengeri	$492
393 km or 244 mi	Nakuru	$500
431 km or 268 mi	Muyinga	$650
432 km or 269 mi	Nyanza	$518
432 km or 269 mi	Gisenyi	$381
446 km or 277 mi	Kibuye	$479
452 km or 281 mi	Butare	$413
471 km or 293 mi	Ngozi	$648
494 km or 307 mi	Ruyigi	$648
503 km or 313 mi	Nairobi	$760
510 km or 317 mi	Gitega	$651
514 km or 320 mi	Cyangugu	$496
516 km or 321 mi	Juba	$513
517 km or 321 mi	Bubanza	$648
520 km or 323 mi	Bukavu	$759
523 km or 325 mi	Thika	$589
545 km or 339 mi	Bujumbura	$719
551 km or 343 mi	Rutana	$648
559 km or 348 mi	Machakos	$408
563 km or 350 mi	Uvira	$803
564 km or 351 mi	Meru	$541
583 km or 362 mi	Makamba	$647
613 km or 381 mi	Arusha	$638