Ho Chi Minh vs Kinshasa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Ho Chi Minh	Kinshasa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$735	$1120
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2016	$3075
🏠 One person rent	$376	$578
🏘️ Family rent	$815	$1557
🍽️ Food expenses	$210	$281
🚐 Transport expenses	$72.4	$182
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$487	$975
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	66	31
😀 Quality of life	65	40
🏙️ Population	9.39M	14.6M

The cost of living in Ho Chi Minh is 34% less expensive than in Kinshasa. Cities ranked 6739th and 4732nd ($735 vs $1120) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Vietnam and the DR Congo, respectively. Check Vietnam vs the DR Congo comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Ho Chi Minh compared to 0.9 months in Kinshasa. Ho Chi Minh ranked 1st best city to live in Vietnam vs Kinshasa ranked 1st in the DR Congo, while ranked 4253rd and 6909th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ho Chi Minh vs Kinshasa

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	Ho Chi Minh	Kinshasa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.17	$5.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$23.4	$39.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.72	$4.45
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.18	$2.13
☕ Cappuccino	$1.88	$5.09
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.5	$0.9
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$459	$919
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$281	$304
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1102	$1898
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$634	$1189
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$50.1	$134
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$77.2	$209
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.54	$17.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.56%	13.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4334	$6139
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2039	$726
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.27	$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.9	$63.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.97	$11.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.89	$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.54	$1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.06	$1.79
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$1.41
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.49	$2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$5.09
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.66	$3.95
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$7.96
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$3.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$1.15
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$2.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$1.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$1.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$2.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$0.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.82	$1.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.7	$11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.93	$2.07
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.3	$4.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.78	$1.59
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.41	$2.56
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.12	$1.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.89	$0.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21.4	$42.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.32	$8.19
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$20.2	$44.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.65	$5.17
👖 Brand Jeans	$41.1	$24.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$61
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$277	$106
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14143	$4674

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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 Kinshasa

Distance	City	Cost of living
8 km or 5 mi	Brazzaville	$580
61 km or 38 mi	Kinkala	$520
114 km or 71 mi	Mbanza-Ngungu	$812
197 km or 122 mi	Madingou	$519
225 km or 140 mi	Kayes	$523
260 km or 162 mi	Gamboma	$522
261 km or 162 mi	Matadi	$844
302 km or 188 mi	Boma	$821
371 km or 230 mi	Cabinda	$676
386 km or 240 mi	Pointe-Noire	$569
396 km or 246 mi	Kikwit	$876
421 km or 262 mi	N'zeto	$788
460 km or 286 mi	Ambriz	$863
551 km or 343 mi	Luanda	$1012
590 km or 366 mi	Mbandaka	$850
650 km or 404 mi	Tshikapa	$934
809 km or 503 mi	Kananga	$976
829 km or 515 mi	Port-Gentil	$625
836 km or 520 mi	Libreville	$668
914 km or 568 mi	Lobito	$645
924 km or 574 mi	Bata	$1121
937 km or 582 mi	Benguela	$671
938 km or 583 mi	Mbuji-Mayi	$1011
939 km or 584 mi	Huambo	$577
948 km or 589 mi	Mwene-Ditu	$843
958 km or 595 mi	Berberati	$482
971 km or 603 mi	Luena	$634
977 km or 607 mi	Gemena	$767
995 km or 618 mi	Gandajika	$828
1004 km or 624 mi	Yaounde	$747
1033 km or 642 mi	Bangui	$513
1075 km or 668 mi	Bumba	$806
1085 km or 674 mi	Sao Tome	$900
1090 km or 677 mi	Trindade	$900
1121 km or 697 mi	Douala	$1265
1149 km or 714 mi	Limbe	$655
1156 km or 718 mi	Malabo	$741
1162 km or 722 mi	Buea	$601
1187 km or 737 mi	Kindu	$746
1191 km or 740 mi	Kumba	$764