Ho Chi Minh vs Kano - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Ho Chi Minh	Kano
🚶 Cost of living one person	$735	$553
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2016	$1362
🏠 One person rent	$376	$208
🏘️ Family rent	$815	$429
🍽️ Food expenses	$210	$218
🚐 Transport expenses	$72.4	$92.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$487	$154
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	66	24
😀 Quality of life	65	13
🏙️ Population	9.39M	4.35M

The cost of living in Ho Chi Minh is 33% more expensive than in Kano. Cities ranked 6739th and 8204th ($735 vs $553) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 27th in Vietnam and Nigeria, respectively. Check Vietnam vs Nigeria 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 Kano. Ho Chi Minh ranked 1st best city to live in Vietnam vs Kano ranked 12th in Nigeria, while ranked 4253rd and 9094th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ho Chi Minh vs Kano

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	Ho Chi Minh	Kano
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.17	$2.67
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$23.4	$7.78
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.72	$4.26
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.18	$0.87
☕ Cappuccino	$1.88	$4.68
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.5	$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$459	$372
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$281	$134
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1102	$851
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$634	$283
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$50.1	$11.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$77.2	$18
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.54	$14.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.56%	21.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4334	$1825
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2039	$1308
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.27	$0.81
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.9	$25.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.97	$8.44
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.89	$0.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.54	$2.56
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.06	$1.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$1.61
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.49	$1.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$2.09
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.66	$1.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$4.72
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$4.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$1.17
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$0.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$1.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$3.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$1.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.82	$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.7	$4.96
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.93	$0.75
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.3	$2.23
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.78	$1.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.41	$1.07
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.12	$0.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.89	$0.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21.4	$25.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.32	$3.41
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$20.2	$3.33
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.65	$1.75
👖 Brand Jeans	$41.1	$12
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$52.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$277	$35.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14143	$1380

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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 Kano

Distance	City	Cost of living
137 km or 85 mi	Zaria	$526
148 km or 92 mi	Katsina	$579
202 km or 125 mi	Kaduna	$371
202 km or 126 mi	Gusau	$587
206 km or 128 mi	Zinder	$974
227 km or 141 mi	Maradi	$972
233 km or 145 mi	Jos	$820
237 km or 147 mi	Bauchi	$759
341 km or 212 mi	Minna	$743
346 km or 215 mi	Abuja	$1502
375 km or 233 mi	Sokoto	$426
376 km or 234 mi	Damaturu	$553
504 km or 313 mi	Maiduguri	$609
553 km or 344 mi	Mubi	$665
583 km or 362 mi	Ilorin	$535
607 km or 377 mi	Ado Ekiti	$666
612 km or 380 mi	Garoua	$556
625 km or 388 mi	Owo	$651
628 km or 390 mi	Enugu	$462
639 km or 397 mi	Osogbo	$695
641 km or 399 mi	Akure	$634
653 km or 406 mi	Maroua	$533
664 km or 413 mi	Awka	$805
664 km or 413 mi	Ife	$779
676 km or 420 mi	Onitsha	$972
683 km or 424 mi	Oyo	$677
692 km or 430 mi	Bol	$485
698 km or 434 mi	Bamenda	$553
708 km or 440 mi	Benin	$558
711 km or 442 mi	N'Djamena	$523
715 km or 444 mi	Niamey	$1019
718 km or 446 mi	Ibadan	$776
728 km or 452 mi	Umuahia	$883
743 km or 461 mi	Owerri	$1611
756 km or 470 mi	Bafoussam	$555
761 km or 473 mi	Ngaoundere	$527
772 km or 480 mi	Bongor	$486
776 km or 482 mi	Aba	$621
782 km or 486 mi	Abeokuta	$1030
782 km or 486 mi	Warri	$881