Ho Chi Minh vs Lagos - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Ho Chi Minh	Lagos
🚶 Cost of living one person	$735	$1113
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2016	$3096
🏠 One person rent	$376	$598
🏘️ Family rent	$815	$1649
🍽️ Food expenses	$210	$280
🚐 Transport expenses	$72.4	$183
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$487	$162
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	66	47
😀 Quality of life	65	40
🏙️ Population	9.39M	15.1M

The cost of living in Ho Chi Minh is 34% less expensive than in Lagos. Cities ranked 6739th and 4761st ($735 vs $1113) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd 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 0.1 months in Lagos. Ho Chi Minh ranked 1st best city to live in Vietnam vs Lagos ranked 1st in Nigeria, while ranked 4253rd and 6935th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ho Chi Minh vs Lagos

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	Ho Chi Minh	Lagos
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.17	$2.72
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$23.4	$49.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.72	$8.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.18	$0.78
☕ Cappuccino	$1.88	$2.15
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.5	$0.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$459	$870
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$281	$451
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1102	$2294
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$634	$1391
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$50.1	$28.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$77.2	$42.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.54	$34.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.56%	16.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4334	$1797
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2039	$1310
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.27	$0.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.9	$36.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.97	$18.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.89	$0.74
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.54	$2.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.06	$1.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$2.03
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.49	$1.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$5.75
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.66	$4.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$5.01
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$3.68
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$2.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$1.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$2.38
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$2.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$1.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.82	$0.56
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.7	$4.82
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.93	$0.76
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.3	$1.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.78	$1.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.41	$1.15
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.12	$0.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.89	$0.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21.4	$31.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.32	$6.43
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$20.2	$11.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.65	$2.24
👖 Brand Jeans	$41.1	$22.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$64.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$277	$83.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14143	$2289

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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 Lagos

Distance	City	Cost of living
78 km or 48 mi	Abeokuta	$1030
87 km or 54 mi	Porto-Novo	$670
109 km or 68 mi	Cotonou	$709
120 km or 74 mi	Ibadan	$776
165 km or 102 mi	Oyo	$677
171 km or 106 mi	Ife	$779
176 km or 109 mi	Abomey	$590
195 km or 121 mi	Osogbo	$695
203 km or 126 mi	Save	$613
217 km or 135 mi	Akure	$634
239 km or 148 mi	Ado Ekiti	$666
243 km or 151 mi	Lome	$755
245 km or 152 mi	Benin	$558
254 km or 158 mi	Owo	$651
261 km or 162 mi	Ilorin	$535
278 km or 173 mi	Atakpame	$647
280 km or 174 mi	Warri	$881
310 km or 193 mi	Kpalime	$632
324 km or 201 mi	Ho	$354
332 km or 206 mi	Hohoe	$575
355 km or 221 mi	Sotouboua	$649
375 km or 233 mi	Onitsha	$972
376 km or 234 mi	Sokode	$651
388 km or 241 mi	Tema	$553
389 km or 242 mi	Ashaiman	$560
406 km or 252 mi	Awka	$805
407 km or 253 mi	Koforidua	$588
408 km or 253 mi	Accra	$729
416 km or 258 mi	Owerri	$1611
422 km or 262 mi	Kara	$658
441 km or 274 mi	Port Harcourt	$679
452 km or 281 mi	Enugu	$462
463 km or 288 mi	Umuahia	$883
463 km or 288 mi	Aba	$621
495 km or 307 mi	Minna	$743
536 km or 333 mi	Abuja	$1502
555 km or 345 mi	Kumasi	$433
562 km or 350 mi	Obuasi	$551
570 km or 354 mi	Calabar	$384
572 km or 356 mi	Tamale	$507