Ho Chi Minh vs Kigali - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Ho Chi Minh	Kigali
🚶 Cost of living one person	$735	$771
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2016	$1896
🏠 One person rent	$376	$419
🏘️ Family rent	$815	$803
🍽️ Food expenses	$210	$218
🚐 Transport expenses	$72.4	$98.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$487	$253
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	66	28
😀 Quality of life	65	45
🏙️ Population	9.39M	1.16M

The cost of living in Ho Chi Minh is 5% less expensive than in Kigali. Cities ranked 6739th and 6562nd ($735 vs $771) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Vietnam and Rwanda, respectively. Check Vietnam vs Rwanda 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 Kigali. Ho Chi Minh ranked 1st best city to live in Vietnam vs Kigali ranked 1st in Rwanda, while ranked 4253rd and 6577th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ho Chi Minh vs Kigali

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	Ho Chi Minh	Kigali
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.17	$2.63
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$23.4	$28.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.72	$6.04
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.18	$1.07
☕ Cappuccino	$1.88	$2.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.5	$0.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$459	$461
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$281	$342
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1102	$1132
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$634	$634
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$50.1	$30.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$77.2	$46
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.54	$22.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.56%	16.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4334	$17658
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2039	$945
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.27	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.9	$26.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.97	$14.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.89	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.54	$0.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.06	$1.06
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$1.3
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.49	$1.63
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$4.12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.66	$4.45
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$3.41
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$2.68
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$1.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$1.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$0.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$0.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.82	$1.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.7	$8.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.93	$0.87
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.3	$1.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.78	$4.58
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.41	$2.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.12	$0.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.89	$0.94
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21.4	$31
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.32	$3.56
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$20.2	$16
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.65	$1.78
👖 Brand Jeans	$41.1	$16.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$26.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$277	$152
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14143	$9282

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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 Kigali

Distance	City	Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi	Byumba	$613
56 km or 35 mi	Nyanza	$518
69 km or 43 mi	Ruhengeri	$492
80 km or 50 mi	Butare	$413
80 km or 50 mi	Kibuye	$479
95 km or 59 mi	Gisenyi	$381
104 km or 65 mi	Muyinga	$650
109 km or 68 mi	Ngozi	$648
142 km or 88 mi	Cyangugu	$496
145 km or 90 mi	Bubanza	$648
148 km or 92 mi	Bukavu	$759
164 km or 102 mi	Gitega	$651
170 km or 105 mi	Ruyigi	$648
177 km or 110 mi	Bujumbura	$719
191 km or 119 mi	Uvira	$803
219 km or 136 mi	Rutana	$648
243 km or 151 mi	Kasese	$573
244 km or 152 mi	Makamba	$647
246 km or 153 mi	Butembo	$768
281 km or 174 mi	Beni	$785
322 km or 200 mi	Mwanza	$625
348 km or 216 mi	Entebbe	$558
377 km or 234 mi	Kampala	$698
388 km or 241 mi	Kira Town	$646
392 km or 244 mi	Bunia	$801
438 km or 272 mi	Jinja	$562
451 km or 280 mi	Kalemie	$747
473 km or 294 mi	Kindu	$746
544 km or 338 mi	Tororo	$602
554 km or 344 mi	Mumias	$490
561 km or 348 mi	Kisumu	$522
562 km or 349 mi	Arua	$585
568 km or 353 mi	Mbale	$605
581 km or 361 mi	Gulu	$594
593 km or 368 mi	Isiro	$843
607 km or 377 mi	Kisangani	$910
642 km or 399 mi	Eldoret	$483
693 km or 431 mi	Nakuru	$500
748 km or 465 mi	Yambio	$495
752 km or 467 mi	Arusha	$638