Ho Chi Minh vs Kumasi - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Ho Chi Minh	Kumasi
🚶 Cost of living one person	$735	$433
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2016	$1301
🏠 One person rent	$376	$135
🏘️ Family rent	$815	$412
🍽️ Food expenses	$210	$210
🚐 Transport expenses	$72.4	$49.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$487	$313
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	66	38
😀 Quality of life	65	34
🏙️ Population	9.39M	444K

The cost of living in Ho Chi Minh is 70% more expensive than in Kumasi. Cities ranked 6739th and 8890th ($735 vs $433) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 9th in Vietnam and Ghana, respectively. Check Vietnam vs Ghana comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Ho Chi Minh compared to 0.7 months in Kumasi. Ho Chi Minh ranked 1st best city to live in Vietnam vs Kumasi ranked 4th in Ghana, while ranked 4253rd and 7682nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ho Chi Minh vs Kumasi

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	Ho Chi Minh	Kumasi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.17	$3.24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$23.4	$32.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.72	$6.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.18	$0.69
☕ Cappuccino	$1.88	$0.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.5	$0.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$459	$67.3
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$281	$83.8
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1102	$228
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$634	$372
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$50.1	$24.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$77.2	$38.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.54	$30.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.56%	24.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4334	$4001
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2039	$2470
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.27	$0.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.9	$19.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.97	$10.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.89	$0.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.54	$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.06	$1.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$1.23
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.49	$1.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$5.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.66	$3.94
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$4.86
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$1.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$0.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$0.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$1.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$1.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$1.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.82	$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.7	$1.61
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.93	$1.03
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.3	$0.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.78	$4.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.41	$1.18
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.12	$1.4
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.89	$1.02
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21.4	$19.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.32	$7.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$20.2	$7.96
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.65	$3.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$41.1	$13.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$28.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$277	$64
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14143	$5465

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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 Kumasi

Distance	City	Cost of living
54 km or 34 mi	Obuasi	$551
163 km or 101 mi	Koforidua	$588
197 km or 122 mi	Sekondi-Takoradi	$577
198 km or 123 mi	Accra	$729
206 km or 128 mi	Ashaiman	$560
208 km or 129 mi	Abengourou	$889
210 km or 130 mi	Tema	$553
231 km or 143 mi	Ho	$354
237 km or 147 mi	Hohoe	$575
249 km or 155 mi	Kpalime	$632
286 km or 178 mi	Grand-Bassam	$881
299 km or 186 mi	Agboville	$882
306 km or 190 mi	Abidjan	$1022
314 km or 195 mi	Tamale	$507
317 km or 197 mi	Atakpame	$647
320 km or 199 mi	Lome	$755
341 km or 212 mi	Dabou	$882
355 km or 221 mi	Sotouboua	$649
393 km or 244 mi	Bouake	$937
396 km or 246 mi	Sokode	$651
402 km or 250 mi	Abomey	$590
404 km or 251 mi	Yamoussoukro	$887
424 km or 263 mi	Divo	$906
444 km or 276 mi	Kara	$658
447 km or 278 mi	Cotonou	$709
468 km or 291 mi	Porto-Novo	$670
477 km or 296 mi	Save	$613
481 km or 299 mi	Gagnoa	$904
494 km or 307 mi	Leo	$753
539 km or 335 mi	Korhogo	$916
551 km or 342 mi	Abeokuta	$1030
555 km or 345 mi	Lagos	$1113
557 km or 346 mi	Manga	$774
580 km or 360 mi	Bobo-Dioulasso	$757
616 km or 383 mi	Ibadan	$776
624 km or 388 mi	Koudougou	$743
625 km or 389 mi	Oyo	$677
631 km or 392 mi	Ouagadougou	$869
635 km or 395 mi	Fada N'gourma	$772
674 km or 419 mi	Dedougou	$735