Ho Chi Minh vs Khartoum - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Ho Chi Minh	Khartoum
🚶 Cost of living one person	$735	$888
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2016	$2035
🏠 One person rent	$376	$410
🏘️ Family rent	$815	$686
🍽️ Food expenses	$210	$302
🚐 Transport expenses	$72.4	$118
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$487	$197
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	66	48
😀 Quality of life	65	32
🏙️ Population	9.39M	5.35M

The cost of living in Ho Chi Minh is 17% less expensive than in Khartoum. Cities ranked 6739th and 6100th ($735 vs $888) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 8th in Vietnam and Sudan, respectively. Check Vietnam vs Sudan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Ho Chi Minh compared to 0.2 months in Khartoum. Ho Chi Minh ranked 1st best city to live in Vietnam vs Khartoum ranked 1st in Sudan, while ranked 4253rd and 7844th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ho Chi Minh vs Khartoum

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	Ho Chi Minh	Khartoum
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.17	$6.29
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$23.4	$30.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.72	$7.32
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.18	$2
☕ Cappuccino	$1.88	$3.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.5	$0.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$459	$604
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$281	$261
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1102	$1119
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$634	$459
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$50.1	$28.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$77.2	$44.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.54	$51.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.56%	21.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4334	$1145
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2039	$800
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.27	$0.69
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.9	$19.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.97	$10.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.89	$1.31
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.54	$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.06	$1.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$1.69
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.49	$2.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.66	$7.42
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$6.84
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$5.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$1.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$1.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$1.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$1.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$0.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.82	$2.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.7	$3.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.93	$1
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.3	$1.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.78	$3.82
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.41	$4.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.12	$1.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.89	$1.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21.4	$23.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.32	$6.62
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$20.2	$17
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.65	$3.97
👖 Brand Jeans	$41.1	$27.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$66.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$277	$63.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14143	$2064

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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 Khartoum

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi	Omdurman	$908
12 km or 7.4 mi	Khartoum North	$877
271 km or 169 mi	Kosti	$860
282 km or 175 mi	Atbara	$1131
353 km or 219 mi	El-Gadarif	$943
366 km or 228 mi	El-Obeid	$855
415 km or 258 mi	Kassala	$1006
470 km or 292 mi	Ad-Damazin	$836
629 km or 391 mi	Gondar	$897
634 km or 394 mi	Keren	$488
668 km or 415 mi	Port Sudan	$1003
680 km or 422 mi	Mendefera	$487
682 km or 424 mi	Malakal	$496
685 km or 426 mi	Asmara	$520
690 km or 429 mi	Bahir Dar	$752
740 km or 460 mi	Massawa	$486
783 km or 487 mi	Mekelle	$662
803 km or 499 mi	Al-Fashir	$960
915 km or 568 mi	Nyala	$974
915 km or 569 mi	Dessie	$838
944 km or 587 mi	Aswan	$329
962 km or 598 mi	Jeddah	$1146
995 km or 618 mi	Addis Ababa	$1180
999 km or 621 mi	Jimma	$654
1005 km or 625 mi	Mecca	$979
1008 km or 627 mi	Wau	$508
1049 km or 652 mi	Bor	$506
1066 km or 662 mi	Bareq	$902
1100 km or 683 mi	Abha	$910
1103 km or 685 mi	Yanbu	$829
1122 km or 697 mi	Al Hudaydah	$505
1122 km or 697 mi	Luxor	$335
1150 km or 715 mi	Awasa	$886
1170 km or 727 mi	Zabid	$482
1173 km or 729 mi	Bisha	$905
1175 km or 730 mi	Qena	$362
1176 km or 731 mi	Dikhil	$542
1200 km or 746 mi	Juba	$513
1207 km or 750 mi	Ali Sabieh	$542
1208 km or 751 mi	Sa'dah	$482